clovesbud

Love and Rockets, Lush, Cocteau Twins, Pixies, Smiths, Siouxsie, Naked Raygun, Dead Can Dance, Big Black, Alien Sex Fiend, etc. All those pre-Nevermind bands. We took them a little for granted back in the day. That was a mistake. But, to be honest, we didn't see the Good Charlotte/Avril/Pearl Jam train coming. When I was a kid, jocks didn't even like music. They claimed to be into Zeppelin, but they only knew a couple of tunes. Football players would dutifully sit at home and masturbate to the lingering scent of their locker neighbor, and leave us alone. We went to our Dinosaur Jr. and Sonic Youth concerts and complained about the industry. Maybe we should have done a little less complaining and a little more grabbing the reigns. Our laziness opened the door for Creed and Dave Matthews. And John Mayer IS the reason we are on orange alert. They don't say it on the news, but it's true.

Sometime around The Unforgettable Fire, Bono would have come and saved us.

But, who will save us now?



(The Flaming Lips are trying, and I love them for that. Props!)