90's nostalgia
Twice this year I have witnessed live music moments that made the crowd explode in ecstasy.
1. David Guetta at WMC in Miami playing Smells Like Teen Spirit. It was rainy, it was cold, and everyone danced with a sheer frenzy, myself included. At the time, I thought that it was that David Guetta controlled a crowd like few djs I'd ever seen. But then,
2. Polyphonic Spree at 9:30 Club, playing a fairly straight up cover of Lithium. The hippies had mostly been loving them all along, but this really exploded it to the next level. Myself included.
I've been in the throes of 90s nostalgia since hearing Mother Love Bone on KEXP (Kings of Leon are the new MLB, discuss) since buying the Afghan Whigs greatest hits comp, since hearing Chris Cornell on Howard Stern. But if someone would have told be 6 months ago that something would happen that would make me want to play "Nevermind" again, I'd have denied denied denied.
I'm also making a cd for a friend's 9-year old son, so I'm putting PUSA's Peaches on it. Here come the 90s!
posted by jamie @ 10:07 PM
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