It was quite popular.
I said then that a part 2 was in order. So here it is!
K's Choice wis a band from Belgium that had some notoriety in the mid to late 90s. The biggest album was 1995's Paradise in Me which gave us the hit "Not An Addict". This was a huge song for me during my Sojourn in Hell period, for what should be obvious reasons. My biggest issue with K's Choice is that for years I swore they were Canadian. This is the European version of the video which I prefer.
Speaking of the 90s, no one, and I mean no one, does angry like Tori Amos. Don't think so? Listen to her lyrics sometime, especially songs like "Me and A Gun", "Pass the Mission", "Spark" and "Cornflake Girl" or to a lesser degree "Crucify". Taylor Swift sings about someone and it is fodder for Twitter. Tori Amos sings about someone and it is Primal Scream Therapy.
Though the song that always gets me is the first time I saw her. "Silent All These Year" from the phenomenal Little Earthquakes.
My scream got lost in a paper cup
You think there's a heaven
Where some screams have gone
Never fails to get to me.
I am not all about pathos. Last time I mentioned my love of Siouxsie Sioux and the Banshees. That is still true. But I was thinking back to the first song I ever heard of theirs. Without a doubt it has to be "Cities in Dust". I remember hearing this all the time in the hey of MTV. I actually sat down to listen to the lyrics once and realized it was about Volcano Day.
At this point do I really need to explain why I am including Stevie Nicks? No. Ok good. But I will add that this is my favorite song from the fantastic The Other Side of the Mirror. This is a more adult and more mature Stevie. This is a woman that knows who she is and where life is going. At 31 she was more interesting than the "Wild Heart" girl of her early to mid 20s.
Last time I also mentioned Joan Jett, but I really need to give a shout out to the band that gave us Joan Jett, Lita Ford and Cherie Currie, The Runaways. The Runaways have been given their due more lately. There was the bio-pic in 2010 and appearances of their signature song "Cherry Bomb" in both Lollipop Chainsaw and Guardians of the Galaxy. The version from the movie is not too bad, but lacks something raw that original had in droves.
Taylor Momsen may have gotten her start as "Cindi Lou Who" but thankfully for all of us she sold her soul to darkness. Just kidding...mostly. Well years later she is fronting the band Pretty Reckless and she seems to be constantly trying to shed that wholesome image. She is, in some sense, the spiritual successor to The Runaways. She looks like Cherie Curry and tries to sing like Joan Jett. She isn't bad and the band has some good songs. "Heaven Knows" might be the most recognizable.
So who are your favorites?
Your two lists cover many of the essentials. (As long as Patti Smith and Debbie Harry are there, it'd be hard to argue.) If you do a third edition, I'd love to see Belly and the Breeders in there!
ReplyDeleteBreeders. Excellent choice. I have mentioned my love of Kim and Kelly Deal many times in the past.
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