Hello! Today we have a two-for-one going folks, just like a Patty Deutsch special-guest-appearance on Match Game! Firstly, let’s look at Sebadoh’s “Skull”, shall we now? Far be it from me to enjoy the music of Sebadoh, Dinosaur JR, or even Folk Implosion for that matter…but regardless yo, “Skull” is one awesome little reflective Folk-Rocking crusty jam. I am for certain that Lou Barlow is an extremely mean individual, but this particular song is one of the most kindly of friends an individual could ever hope to meet in this lifetime, and quite probably the next as well. It is almost Jangle Pop, if you will, and Lou’s half-assed English accent is really a nice touch, might I add. Perfect Pop structure as well, as it is over in under the three minute mark, the sort of song one could conceivably hear in a Pepsi commercial. And certainly, very much far and away from the annoying joke that was “Ocean”.

“Shoe Salesman” by the original Alice Cooper Group line-up, long before Alice went solo and started to golf more often, could easily be a Sebadoh jam in the vein of “Skull”, as there’s this sort of fake sentiment and vague detached vocal approach, that is yet perfectly melodic as well. What perhaps makes “Shoe Salesman” the superior cut are the pleasant little Jazz-Rock tendencies that it dips into, I’m talking about a real toe-tapping number right here, friends. And here we go again with the perfect Pop structure in terms of song length, as it is just under three minutes as well. I would say that both cuts have a vague sort of lyrical content that could have multiple meanings, making each song, if one wishes it to be, an educational experience. And for a chap like Alice Cooper, it is nice to know that he did have the ability to be rather musically diverse before it became purely a gimmick with the dead babies and whatnot…

Do any of you filthy cum sluts agree? Bye now!

Dinosaur, Alice Cooper, Sebadoh, Jr., Lou Barlow

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