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Fall of 1993. I was beginning my second year at my third university, living at home, working for minimum wage at a used CD shop, driving my beat-to-hell 1984 black Ford Thunderbird. No girlfriend, my buddy Adam’s old driver’s license so I had a fake ID and I was living the high life.
This is what I was listening to on some AM station in Milwaukee back then. Maybe it was WLZR-AM?
- Bob Marley & The Wailers – “Iron Lion Zion” – 06:12
- Belly – “Feed the Tree” – 03:19
- Smashing Pumpkins – “Disarm” – 02:56
- Pearl Jam – “Rearviewmirror” – 04:34
- The Cranberries – “Dreams” – 04:23
- Radiohead – “Stop Whispering” – 05:07
- Pet Shop Boys – “Can You Forgive Her?” – 03:44
- Prince – “17 Days” – 05:14
- Big Country – “The One I Love” – 04:55
- Jellyfish – “The Ghost At Number One” – 03:25
- The Breeders – “Cannonball” – 03:23
- Dinosaur Jr. – “Start Choppin” – 05:20
- Tears for Fears – “Break It Down Again” – 04:11
- Ub40 – “Higher Ground” – 03:43
- Stereo MC’s – “Connected” – 04:28
- A Tribe Called Quest – “Electric Relaxation” – 03:11
- American Music Club – “Over and Done” – 03:01
- U2 – “The First Time” – 03:22
- Crowded House – “Pineapple Head” – 03:27
“Not with a whisper, but with a bang.” Heavily inspired by the post-punk sounds included in the oeuvre of director Richard Kelley in movies such as Donnie Darko and Southland Tales,