7 dec 07

i was recently cleaning out the spare bedroom closet and i came across a shopping bag full of cassettes. i have absolutely no use for them at this point, but i hang on to them, i suppose for the exercise in nostaligia. i found a mix tape that i made from the radio (!) over the course of a year 91-92. for some strange reason, i could receive a signal from this upstart station in omaha that was steeped in the alternative/college rock genre of the day. since i can no longer listen to the tape, i thought i would share the contents here, via youtube videos. enjoy!

first up, chapterhouse's pearl: i don't recall anyone at school being into shoegaze at the time, so i'm not sure where this song came from. i just liked it. i also have always thought that the breakdown in the middle is very similar to the one in siouxsie's kiss them for me



next up, james' frustration. i remember at the time the dj talking about how james had several albums (up to that point) but everyone in the states thought that they were new. my james fandom was rather short-lived, however. i just never really got into 'em.



until i had unearthed the tape, i had totally forgotten about the next song, omd's pandora's box. i remember listening to this song a lot in high school. why didn't i get fullyfledged into OMD at the time? i had a little problem known as an all-consuming obsession with all things cure. obviously, i still listened to other music, but not very often.



and of course, the aforementioned kiss them for me was on the tape. this was really my first exposure to siouxsie and the banshees. even being as obsessed with the cure as i was, i didn't know much about the history of both bands and it wasn't until i was firmly ensconced in the goth gang that i became aware of the connection that the two bands shared.



i have to say that i really don't harbor much of a feeling for cracker or teen angst, but i remember that this song was all over the place, including my mix tape.



how sad is that the next video -the soup dragons divine thing makes me long for the days of early 90's fashion? it certainly makes me sad that i long for the days of alice bands, babydoll dresses and obnoxiously huge earrings. it also makes me sad that i was listening to this rather bland band instead of someone really cool like primal scream. but that came later. all is well.



to be continued...