Era-defining song Options

[cmac]

If you could name one song that may define an era in your life what would it be?

For me The Cranberries-Zombie kind of defines the 90s for me. I'm not sure why, just that when I hear it it takes me back to that time.

[Oasis]

God, where do I start?

Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit. Say what you want about the song, but it got me off Whitney Houston and Vanessa Williams and in to grunge.

King Missile - Detachable Penis. I still remember being scared as hell when this song came on the radio and I was in the car with my mom going to school in 6th grade

Local H - High Fivin MF

Afghan Whigs - Debonair

The entire Alice In Chains - Jar Of Flies album. I was so obsessed with AIC that I was one of the first 5000 or so to buy the special edition CD with plastic flies in it. In retrospect, I should have sold it on Ebay for $100 after Layne died.

Pantera - Far Beyond Driven. The entire album. I remember putting it on during our middle school's Halloween festival and pissing everyone off.

Jane's Addiction - Stop

Descendents - Coffee Mug. I could listen to that song on the way to school about 35 times, since it was only thirty seconds long

Oasis - D'you Know What I Mean, Supersonic, Acquiesce, etc.

Nirvana - Rape Me.

Offspring - Self Esteem

White Zombie - Astrocreep 2000. Everything on it. Still one of my favorite albums of all time

Monster Magnet - Negasonic Teenage Warhead. Listened to it on repeat the entire time I was at Sea Camp in 8th grade

Green Day - Dookie. The album that got me into playing drums.

Green Jello - Three Little Pigs.

Anthrax - The Sound Of White Noise. The whole album

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Suck My Kiss. The first time I ever made out with a girl was to this song in 6th or 7th grade.

Nine Inch Nails - Wish. Still one of the heaviest songs I've ever heard.


I could think of a million more that the second I hear them, it takes me back 10+ years to a better time