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Was listening to this last night, forgot how good of an album this was. Blues Saraceno fit extremely well into Poison's sound, and I like this better than any of the comeback albums with CC.

The thread about self-love songs made me wonder, are anthemic songs in general fading? Not just in the pop world, but even in other genres we see less songs that could be considered "anthems" (at least in the traditional sense, ie, Smells Like Teen Spirit, Fighter), and instead we have a lot more somber songs. I understand self-reflection is important, so I'm not attacking the bands, it's just odd that in this day and age we dont have many of them (you'd think we'd get some angrier ones at least). I think Metal (and maybe punk) is the only genre making these anymore.

Streaming has obviously killed the idea of the Greatest Hits album for the most part, but if they were still a thing, which 2010s artists would have ones by now? I can definitely see Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande, and Drake releasing ones, and we would at least get a Taylor Swift: Best of the country years collection too probably.

Might as well jump onto this trend (and ironically Motorhead's Ace of Spades actually DOESNT qualify).

Marvin died in April 1984, one month before the comic book's first issue.

Thoughts on this debut album? Though the production isnt great, I like this rawer sound a bit more than their polished major label albums.

What are some genres or subgenres where the focus isnt on the music style but lyrical content? For example, all of the various Christian music genres like Christian Rock, Christian Metal, Christian Rap, etc, there's no actual "style" to Christian music, the only difference is in the lyrics. Gangsta Rap used to be simply based off of the "gangsta" lyrics, but eventually developed it's own sound and style.

Who are some artists (or oddball songs) that show up on a movie soundtrack you think they otherwise wouldnt be on? For example, the Butthole Surfers song Who Was In My Room Last Night was in Son in Law, which is more or less a family-oriented film.

I havent heard many people discuss this album, but I think it's kind of underrated. It was refreshing seeing them go back to the old sound after Slang, and there are some real classics on here like Demolition Man, Promises, Paper Sun, Day After Day, and Kings of Oblivion. Of course, there are some negatives like too many ballads, and I really dont like All Night, but otherwise, I think it's solid and definitely better than X.

Ok, I dont want to get into a debate where MJ is guilty or innocent, this is more about his general popularity. IF the allegations in 1993 hadn't happened, would MJ had remained popular throughout the 90s? Some say he was too big to fall at that point, but remember, Nirvana's Nevermind was the album that knocked him off the number one spot, and 92-93 was when a LOT of the 80s pop culture was starting to get a major backlash or at least decline in popularity rapidly (with Bush 1 losing the election pretty much being the last scrap of 80s pop culture gone). Not to mention his larger than life image may have looked bloated and ridiculous. Of course, once the 2000s hit, 80s nostalgia would have helped him regain some level of popularity.

While punk in its rawest form wasnt trying to have hits, were there any bands in this genre that did have notable one hit wonders (it may get easier if you include pop punk and ska punk)?

Would it be safe to say that Michael Bolton has suddenly gotten a bit more respect? I mean, yeah, some of that is due to him leaning into the jokes about him and having a great sense of humor (Jack Sparrow, the Funny or Die parody of Office Space, his Netflix Valentine's Day special), but I've also seen people, if just begrudingly, admit he has a good singing voice and some good songs. The AOR/hard rock albums from early in his career are seen as minor classics in some circles. I dont think he's going to be seen on the level of a Neil Diamond (who also got a huge re-evaluation in the 2000s), but I can see a Phil Collins-like resurgance.

Just realized that Zoot Suit Riot may be the only OHW to start with the letter Z. That said, would it be possible to make a playlist of one hit wonders using each letter of the alphabet? I dont think we've had one starting with Q or X yet.

Cartman gets an anal probe aired on 8/13/97, Volcano aired on 8/20/97, and Weight Gain 4000 aired on 8/27/97. Diana died on 8/31/97.

Has anyone ever done a deep dive and watched every episode of SNL (in full, not edited versions)? I cant say I have, though I imagine it would likely be hard to do (seasons 1-5 are on DVD and Peacock, and the Internet Archive USED to have a whole catalog of episodes but it's dwindled down now). That said, I have been a loyal fan since I first started watching the live show (I started out watching the Comedy Central reruns) in 94-95 (yes. THAT season), I checked out a bit in the mid-2000s but came back around 2008.