Track 5: Lithium:

I've already posted "In Bloom" as one of my songs of the day, but most of the album is worthy. Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl were musical geniuses to put together this sound and as I said in my "In Bloom" post, they are probably the most influential band of the 1990s.

They put a sound and a face to the angst and apathy felt by my generation. (Actually I think I speak for late generation X & early generation Y.) What else were we to do? We're NOT "the greatest generation", and we do not deserve the title. We did not fight and win WWII. We are a fraction of the size of the "baby boomers" who have pretty much called the shots as long as we have been alive. Most of us work in an office now I would think, essentially caught in a system not of our design or desire. Most of us are probably just trying to live as good a life as our parents did and probably finding it difficult to do in these times. Hard work only gets you so far. It often seems like you either have to get lucky or screw someone over to "make it", and why bother? Bigger house? Bigger car? More money? Will it will make you happy? Will it solve your problems or fix the world? We humans are never ever satisfied! "When you have everything, you want something more—more exotic, more perfect, more specific" – Agent Ballard in Dollhouse

I think we were right to be apathetic and angst driven. I think we still are deep down inside (or we're kidding ourselves).

Tie that to the fact that most of us are college educated and living a life our great-grandparents would consider spoiled in comparison. Most of us have food, shelter, clothing, and are not being drafted to go fight a war half a world away. I myself live in a house and a place that seems almost Utopian. As I type away on my laptop, in the office in my house, chomping on a bag of corn chips, I feel like a poser. Perhaps I am spoiled.

Whatever. Justified or not, I listen to Nirvana's "Nevermind" now and it still feels relevant and true.

Here are my 6 favorites from the album, with "Lithium" being my favorite. (I usually list 5, but "Drain You" is just too good to cut.)

Track 1: Smells Like Teen Spirit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPQR-OsH0RQ

Track 2: In Bloom
http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/search/nirvana+in+bloom/video/x1pwt7

Track 3: Come As You Are
http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/search/nirvana+come+as+you+/video/x7zge4

Track 5: Lithium
http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/search/nirvana+lithium/video/x1kpn

Track 6: Polly
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdXy75VrQho

Track 8: Drain You
hhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfgbV1ZB0Ds

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Nirvana - Nevermind