Red Hot Chili Peppers – Californication. This band was somewhat listenable in the ‘80s but this left a permanent stain on popular rock music. The video looks like a crappy Sims mod and the solo sounds like Anthony Kiedis sold John Frusciante’s fingers for smack money
1987 Hoddle St Massacre. Our singer Chris and I had some time to kill so we went on our own walking tour of Clifton Hill. We drank a beer out the front of Julian Knight’s house at the time, had a few in his local pub, and poured some out for the victims.
Live – Lightning Crashes. Nirvana and Pearl Jam are celebrated as bringing an end to ‘80s cock rock and bringing in a more alternative sound to the ‘90s, but considering what their kind of music spawned I’m not sure it was worth it. At least they managed to write a hit with the word “placenta” in it.
Bobby Helms – Jingle Bell Rock. First of all the song doesn’t even rock. The original Jingle Bells rocks harder than this. One of the first negative experiences of my life was finding out there was a Christmas song called Jingle Bell Rock only to be treated with this sack of coal.
Columbine High School Massacre. The last example in recent memory of extensive moral panic over teenage fashion trends, music and video games. Blame was placed on now seemingly harmless ‘90s relics such as Marilyn Manson and Duke Nukem. It really was a simpler time.
