Day 5: Too late for grunge and too early for emo. Oleander - Why I'm Here
(www.youtube.com)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rg-BIg-XmCcI'm trying to review songs I'm betting you either haven't heard, or forgot about. Released in 1999. Short song. Simple intersting guitar intro. Verse then :38 starts a freaking violin and familiar chord progressions. It isn't a real change to a chorus, it's like a interlude and the verse again. Interesting composition. V2 almost the same as 1. 1:07 the interlude, then 1:16 heavy chorus intro. It's like the Pixies, hushed, restrained verses, and explosive, wailing choruses.
1:30 right back to the psychedelic verse guitar and meandering vocals and guitars. 2:00 again familiar interlude, then heavy chorus at 2:09. This one goes a bit longer and has a medicore guitar solo. Back and forth chorus a but, then finally back to the origonal riff. realle mellow finish. It's a really satisifying listen while driving, or just chilling.
This is a huge memory from a time where music was dominated by shit pop music, and boy bands. Check this list out:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Year-End_Hot_100_singles_of_1999 With the exception of #18 and #23 (I will review them later) it is a complete list of absolute shit.
