Wednesday, November 23, 2016

BONUS: Live 105's "Thanks for 30 Years" Weekend (Part 1)

10 years ago, Live 105 celebrated its 20-year anniversary by playing the top 10 songs of each year every hour. After the October 1 date passed this year without any kind of celebration, I kind of figured Live 105 had forgotten about its own anniversary. Turns out, they were saving it for later.

This Thanksgiving Weekend, Live 105 is doing a "Thanks for 30 Years" Weekend, where they play songs from each year of its existence every hour. It's not in a structured list form (especially since they stopped doing year-end lists in 2008) but rather songs that exemplified those particular years. (Some of these songs weren't even getting airplay in the years represented, but they at least came out in those years.) Live 105 has been around for 30 years, and the alternative format has gone through many phases. It's fun seeing them all captured here.

I'm going to list what's been played so far here. After that, I may limit it to just some interesting song selections.

NOON (1995)

Green Day- Brain Stew/Jaded

Goo Goo Dolls- Name

Smashing Pumpkins- Bullet with Butterfly Wings

Primus- Wynona's Big Brown Beaver

Weezer- Say it Ain't So

Tripping Daisy- I Got a Girl

Bush- Machinehead

Presidents of the United States of America- Peaches

Oasis- Wonderwall

Silverchair- Tomorrow

No Doubt- Just a Girl

Spacehog- In the Meantime

1 P.M. (1988)

Jane's Addiction- Jane Says

When in Rome- The Promise

R.E.M.- It's the End of the World As We Know it

The Church- Under the Milky Way

New Order- Blue Monday (Actually 1983)

Fugazi- Waiting Room (Actually 1989)

Depeche Mode- Strangelove

The Pixies- Where is My Mind?

U2- Desire

Cowboy Junkies- Sweet Jane

INXS- Devil Inside

2 P.M. (1998)

The Offspring- The Kids Aren't Alright

New Radicals- You Get What You Give

Beastie Boys- Intergalactic

Cake- Sheep Go to Heaven

Harvey Danger- Flagpole Sitta

Fuel- Shimmer

Everlast- What it's Like

Folk Implosion- Natural One (Definitely not a 1998 song.)

Green Day- Good Riddance

The Flys- Got You Where I Want You

Eve 6- Inside Out

Pearl Jam- Last Kiss

3 P.M. (2006)

The Killers- When You Were Young

Muse- Starlight

Yeah Yeah Yeahs- Gold Lion

Red Hot Chili Peppers- Dani California

Plain White T's- Hey There Delilah

Silversun Pickups- Lazy Eye

Raconteurs- Steady As She Goes

Death Cab for Cutie- I Will Follow You into the Dark

Three Days Grace- Never Too Late

30 Seconds to Mars- The Kill (Bury Me)

4 P.M. (1993)

Porno for Pyros- Pets

Counting Crows- Mr. Jones

Smashing Pumpkins- Today

Beck- Loser

Nirvana- All Apologies

Stereo MC's- Connected

Red Hot Chili Peppers- Soul to Squeeze

The Cranberries- Dreams

Rage Against the Machine- Killing in the Name

Cracker- Low

Stone Temple Pilots- Plush

5 p.m. (2003)

The Killers- Mr. Brightside (Actually 2004)

Linkin Park- Numb

White Stripes- Seven Nation Army

Yeah Yeah Yeahs- Maps

The Postal Service- Such Great Heights

Evanescence- Bring Me to Life

Caesars- Jerk it Out

The Ataris- The Boys of Summer

The Roots- The Seed (2.0)

Jet- Cold Hard Bitch

No Doubt- It's My Life

The Strokes- Reptilia

6 P.M. (1997)

Blur- Song 2

311- Beautiful Disaster

White Town- Your Woman

Everclear- I Will Buy You a New Life

Foo Fighters- Everlong

Sublime- Doin' Time

Smashing Pumpkins- 1979 (Actually 1995)

Depeche Mode- It's No Good

Reel Big Fish- Sell Out

Soundgarden- Burden in My Hand

7 P.M. (2010)

Black- Keys- Tighten Up

Mumford and Sons- The Cave

AWOLNATION- Sail

Foster the People- Pumped Up Kicks

Young the Giant- Cough Syrup

Arcade Fire- Ready to Start

Walk the Moon- Anna Sun

Linkin Park- Waiting for the End

Middle Class Rut- New Low

The Limousines- Internet Killed the Video Star

Vampire Weekend- Holiday

Cage the Elephant- Shake Me Down

8 P.M. (1992)

Radiohead- Creep

House of Pain- Jump Around

Nirvana- Come as You Are

Lemonheads- Mrs. Robinson

Red Hot Chili Peppers- Under the Bridge

King Missile- Detachable Penis

Pearl Jam- Even Flow

Beastie Boys- So What'cha Want

Gin Blossoms- Hey Jealousy

Alice in Chains- Would?

The Cure- Friday I'm in Love

Stone Temple Pilots- Sex Type Thing

9 P.M. (1986)

Beastie Boys- You Gotta Fight for Your Right to Party

Depeche Mode- Shake the Disease

The Smiths- Bigmouth Strikes Again

Talking Heads- Wild Wild Life

The Cure- Close to Me

XTC- Dear God

Pet Shop Boys- West End Girls

The Cult- She Sells Sanctuary

INXS- What You Need

New Order- Bizarre Love Triangle

The Cure- Boys Don't Cry














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