Drew's Top 25 Songs: Part 2/5
Sorry to interrupt with the Wilburys post, but I bought it and it truly was worth the 15 bucks I paid for it. Anyhow, on with the countdown.
20. The Smiths - "Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want"
The first Smiths song I heard was "Half a Person," which I instantly enjoyed. However, I didn't really get into the Smiths until I downloaded what I thought was Weezer doing some song called "Please, Please, Please..." After I got it, I realized it was much darker than any other Weezer song I knew, and it sounded really familiar (which I later found out was because The Dream Academy's cover was featured in the art museum scene in Ferris Bueller's Day Off). So I googled it and found out the song was actually done by the Deftones, and that it was really a cover of a Smiths song. After this, I found as much Smiths as I could and eventually a friend (props to Lisa) bought me their first Singles collection. I think my favorite part of the song is Marr's mandolin part. At least I'm pretty sure it's a mandolin.
Buy this album.
19. Built to Spill - "Car"
This was a hard decision. I really like BTS and I would put Martsch in my top five influences when it comes to guitar. While there are so many other songs by them I like, Car is always a good standby. I've been questioned a few times over why I like There's Nothing Wrong With Love over Perfect and Keep It, and I'll say the same thing I have before: I dig pop songs. While I really love the songs, it's hard to listen to really long tracks very often. The moment when the strings/distorted guitar comes in after the one minute mark kicks so much ass.
Buy this album.
18. Weezer - "You Gave Your Love To Me Softly"
I really don't know what there is to say about this. Weezer is my favorite band. It's kind of embarrassing to say after "Beverly Hills," but it's true. If there was no Weezer, I might not have started taking guitar or music seriously. This was a b-side on the "El Scorcho" single and also used in the movie Angus instead of "Wanda" (which was written for the film's original script). Thanks for giving me something to do with my teenage years, Rivers. By the way, I put the El Scorcho version up which has two guitars. If you want the version with a synthesizer added in, check out the Angus soundtrack.
Buy this album.
17. Pavement - "Gold Soundz"
I had heard about Pavement a few years ago and at first, I didn't really care for them. I had five of their songs, and two of them were mostly just screaming. The other three I thought were alright, but didn't care enough to check out more. Last year I finally decided to try an entire album, so I got "Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain." A minute and ten seconds in (when Malkmus' voice enters "Silence Kid", which I believe to be the greatest five most beautiful seconds of sound ever recorded), I thought "I was wrong." After the third song, I was convinced I was a moron in high school. Gold Soundz really got to me because it, like most of my favorite songs, had a part where it kicked in. As soon as they come to the chorus and the drums and guitar octaves start I just get so excited. It's the kind of song that I would love to play live, but would feel bad because I know I couldn't do it justice.
Buy this album.
16. Elliott Smith - "Bottle Up and Explode!"
Elliott Smith is the best songwriter of my generation. There's really not much else to say. This song is great, just like all of his other music. I'm sad to say that I started listening to him through a friend very shortly before he died. I don't know what to say about it all, except that he is missed.
Buy this album.
Hopefully I'll get part three up within a week.
20. The Smiths - "Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want"
The first Smiths song I heard was "Half a Person," which I instantly enjoyed. However, I didn't really get into the Smiths until I downloaded what I thought was Weezer doing some song called "Please, Please, Please..." After I got it, I realized it was much darker than any other Weezer song I knew, and it sounded really familiar (which I later found out was because The Dream Academy's cover was featured in the art museum scene in Ferris Bueller's Day Off). So I googled it and found out the song was actually done by the Deftones, and that it was really a cover of a Smiths song. After this, I found as much Smiths as I could and eventually a friend (props to Lisa) bought me their first Singles collection. I think my favorite part of the song is Marr's mandolin part. At least I'm pretty sure it's a mandolin.
Buy this album.
19. Built to Spill - "Car"
This was a hard decision. I really like BTS and I would put Martsch in my top five influences when it comes to guitar. While there are so many other songs by them I like, Car is always a good standby. I've been questioned a few times over why I like There's Nothing Wrong With Love over Perfect and Keep It, and I'll say the same thing I have before: I dig pop songs. While I really love the songs, it's hard to listen to really long tracks very often. The moment when the strings/distorted guitar comes in after the one minute mark kicks so much ass.
Buy this album.
18. Weezer - "You Gave Your Love To Me Softly"
I really don't know what there is to say about this. Weezer is my favorite band. It's kind of embarrassing to say after "Beverly Hills," but it's true. If there was no Weezer, I might not have started taking guitar or music seriously. This was a b-side on the "El Scorcho" single and also used in the movie Angus instead of "Wanda" (which was written for the film's original script). Thanks for giving me something to do with my teenage years, Rivers. By the way, I put the El Scorcho version up which has two guitars. If you want the version with a synthesizer added in, check out the Angus soundtrack.
Buy this album.
17. Pavement - "Gold Soundz"
I had heard about Pavement a few years ago and at first, I didn't really care for them. I had five of their songs, and two of them were mostly just screaming. The other three I thought were alright, but didn't care enough to check out more. Last year I finally decided to try an entire album, so I got "Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain." A minute and ten seconds in (when Malkmus' voice enters "Silence Kid", which I believe to be the greatest five most beautiful seconds of sound ever recorded), I thought "I was wrong." After the third song, I was convinced I was a moron in high school. Gold Soundz really got to me because it, like most of my favorite songs, had a part where it kicked in. As soon as they come to the chorus and the drums and guitar octaves start I just get so excited. It's the kind of song that I would love to play live, but would feel bad because I know I couldn't do it justice.
Buy this album.
16. Elliott Smith - "Bottle Up and Explode!"
Elliott Smith is the best songwriter of my generation. There's really not much else to say. This song is great, just like all of his other music. I'm sad to say that I started listening to him through a friend very shortly before he died. I don't know what to say about it all, except that he is missed.
Buy this album.
Hopefully I'll get part three up within a week.
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