My Ears

Today I think I'm gonna make my first song recommendations. So without further ado I present my list:

• My first selection is from Nirvana's 1991 album "Nevermind", I'm of course talking about their number one hit: "Smells Like Teen Spirit". Kurt Cobain has been praised before for being the 90's greatest lyricist with his complex and profound words and this song is no exception even though I find that lyrics written a few minutes before the actual recording are close to being devoid of any deep meaning at all (I mean the song barely rhymes but sounds good). Regardless of this, this track effectively ended the Glam/Hard Rock era that had ruled in the 80's and paved the way for Punk Rock, Nu Metal, Alternative Rock and Grunge bands. So here is one of the most important rock songs of our generation :
  

Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana - Nevermind

• My second choice is by the US indie rock band Great Northern and off their album ''Remind Me Where The Light Is'', this is : ''Snakes''. What first attracted me to this particular track are the truly unique vocals and ambient feel of the instrumentals, and after listening to this fifty times, the lyrics seem to have sexual undertones to me but you can make up your own minds. The album was released back in 2009 after I had almost lost my faith in this generation's originality when it comes to music production but this song is a small step towards my recovery. More popular in the underground scene, Great Northern are slowly moving towards the mainstream and have not sold-out. Hope you enjoy :

Snakes - Great Northern - Remind Me Where The Light Is

• My third recommendation is by Aerosmith and taken from their 1989 album ''Pump'' and is one of their most controversial songs in terms of it's lyrical content and it's subject matter, this is ''Janie's Got A Gun''. As you can imagine it talks about a young gun-wielding girl who takes revenge on an abusive father. Upon it's release, it caused quite a stir among fans and critics due to it's social impact and how it differed from previous Aerosmith works. In my opinion, this is one of their greatest songs, true to the band's creativity and shear playing ability: Steven Tyler can still hit those epic notes and Joe Perry killed the guitar.
  So here is the Aerosmith classic :

Janie's Got A Gun - Aerosmith - Pump

_ Xero & The Boombox Theorists