via//chicago hall of fame - "Freak Scene"
There are songs that brighten your day no matter how dark it may have been before you pressed 'play'. There are songs that immediately call to mind a smell, a touch, a feeling, a love - even if its painful. There are songs that changed the way you approached music forever. There are songs that remind you what it means to live. This is a celebration of those songs. The first ever inductee into the via//chicago hall of fame is:
Dinosaur Jr - "Freak Scene"
"Sometimes I don't thrill you Sometimes I think I'll kill you Just don't let me fuck up will you Cause when I need a friend it's still you"
Those four lines are the exact moment when everything great about this song all comes together in one spectacular couplet of awesomeness. Sure, the song has had this killer melody going all the way through, but there's just something about those earnest sentiments coming just after that killer guitar solo. And just before that other killer guitar solo. Even if Dinosaur Jr had never recorded another song after this one it wouldn't have mattered, because they'd have already justified their entire existence and guaranteed their place in the indie rock pantheon for all time. Thankfully they're still around (and back in the classic lineup that produced this gem!) and kicking out the jams for us to love. Play this one loud!
("Freak Scene" can be found on Bug)
(also watch for the forthcoming album Beyond on Fat Possum)
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