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5 songs for feeling angry
angry. an·gry. ang-gree. feeling or showing anger or strong resentment; expressing, caused by, or characterized by anger; wrathful.
5. "Kill You" by Eminem
There's a playfulness to the anger of this song which somehow doesn't manage to dilute its simple and oft-repeated core message: "You don't wanna fuck with Shady or Shady will fuckin' kill you." Released as the second track on his sophomore album in 2000 (and the first one containing actual music,) I didn't really hear this song until several years later, sometime in the middle of college. In addition to being modified to be![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
thablueguy's theme song at one point, its also the song that provided the tipping point for my admitting I liked Eminem.
4. "There's No 'I' In Team" by Taking Back Sunday
If the anger in the last song is playful, then this one exemplifies the ways in which I am an Emo Potato (I am both angry and sad.)
As a side note: Taking Back Sunday is one of the only bands I can un-ironically say I liked better before they sold out. This song is from their 2002 sophomore album Tell All Your Friends. Later the band would lose two of its core members (they went on to form Straylight Run) and to this day I have no earthly idea why they didn't simply change their name -- except the obvious reason, they had gained some popularity with the name and were looking to capitalize on it. In my opinion, however, the band that began releasing albums in 2004 and continues to tour under the name Taking Back Sunday bears little resemblance to the original. But I digress.
This song was written as a response to an earlier intra-band dispute, a response to Brand New's "Seventy Times Seven" which is supposedly about the very same fight. And while both are songs of betrayal and frustration, there is an underlying rage in the Taking Back Sunday song that firmly earns it the number four spot on this list. "Best friends means I pulled the trigger," howl the dual vocals. "Best friends means you get what you deserve."
3. "Napoleon" by Ani Difranco
In Nick Hornby's High Fidelity there's a moment where the protagonist, Rob, describes via inner monologue being so angry that he doesn't end up seeming angry at all. So angry that he's shaking, that his voice quivers, and so the overall impression is of someone experiencing an entirely different kind of emotion. That quiet anger, the anger which seethes, is what this song is all about. I'm not ashamed to admit that for a long time in my life I turned to Ani Difranco when I wanted music that was genuinely about feeling something, and I still turn back to her from time to time. This song is from here seventh studio album, Dilate, released in 1996 and then covered on the first CD of her 1997 live album Living In Clip. I am perhaps ashamed to admit how much (and for how long) I over-identified with the lyric: "And I guess that you dialed my number 'cause you thought for sure that I'd agree. And I say 'baby y'know I still love you, but how dare you complain to me?'"
2. "Bro" by Goldfinger
Now we're getting to the good stuff. I may not have much in the way of out-and-out angry music in my collection (its never really been my thing.) But this song, from Goldfinger's third album Stomping Ground (released in 2000) is always good for a little turning on, cranking up and just screaming. Its not complicated, and perhaps its not all that good (Goldfinger, like me, was just dabbling in angry music.) Still, before I had Linkin Park to work with, I had Goldfinger and their simple injunction: "Don't fuckin' smile, just get the fuck away from me! Get! The fuck! Away!" It worked then and, to their credit, it still works now.
1. "Ventilator" by Acumen Nation
I remember distinctly the first time I ever heard this song, crammed in between several people in a car with the volume turned up to just the right level of insanity (loud enough to make the bones in your skull ache, but not to actually make your ears bleed.) I had been living withthablueguy less than a year and had begun to absorb some of his taste in industrial, but after an initially bad experience was doing so slowly and cautiously. I knew that I liked vnv nation, that I didn't much care for Skinny Puppy. I knew that the more ridiculously 80s a band was the more likely I was to at least be able to enjoy it. So Acumen Nation, a solidly industrial band from Chicago, came as something of a surprise to me. I have no idea what album this song is from, when it was released. I'm not entirely confident of all the lyrics (although some, like "If you think you're hurting now you ain't seen nothin' yet" are unmistakable.) But its etched into my soul and I love it unreservedly. Its 6:00 minutes of pure angry musical perfection.
Next week: 5 songs for feeling annoyed.
5. "Kill You" by Eminem
There's a playfulness to the anger of this song which somehow doesn't manage to dilute its simple and oft-repeated core message: "You don't wanna fuck with Shady or Shady will fuckin' kill you." Released as the second track on his sophomore album in 2000 (and the first one containing actual music,) I didn't really hear this song until several years later, sometime in the middle of college. In addition to being modified to be
thablueguy's theme song at one point, its also the song that provided the tipping point for my admitting I liked Eminem.4. "There's No 'I' In Team" by Taking Back Sunday
If the anger in the last song is playful, then this one exemplifies the ways in which I am an Emo Potato (I am both angry and sad.)
As a side note: Taking Back Sunday is one of the only bands I can un-ironically say I liked better before they sold out. This song is from their 2002 sophomore album Tell All Your Friends. Later the band would lose two of its core members (they went on to form Straylight Run) and to this day I have no earthly idea why they didn't simply change their name -- except the obvious reason, they had gained some popularity with the name and were looking to capitalize on it. In my opinion, however, the band that began releasing albums in 2004 and continues to tour under the name Taking Back Sunday bears little resemblance to the original. But I digress.
This song was written as a response to an earlier intra-band dispute, a response to Brand New's "Seventy Times Seven" which is supposedly about the very same fight. And while both are songs of betrayal and frustration, there is an underlying rage in the Taking Back Sunday song that firmly earns it the number four spot on this list. "Best friends means I pulled the trigger," howl the dual vocals. "Best friends means you get what you deserve."
3. "Napoleon" by Ani Difranco
In Nick Hornby's High Fidelity there's a moment where the protagonist, Rob, describes via inner monologue being so angry that he doesn't end up seeming angry at all. So angry that he's shaking, that his voice quivers, and so the overall impression is of someone experiencing an entirely different kind of emotion. That quiet anger, the anger which seethes, is what this song is all about. I'm not ashamed to admit that for a long time in my life I turned to Ani Difranco when I wanted music that was genuinely about feeling something, and I still turn back to her from time to time. This song is from here seventh studio album, Dilate, released in 1996 and then covered on the first CD of her 1997 live album Living In Clip. I am perhaps ashamed to admit how much (and for how long) I over-identified with the lyric: "And I guess that you dialed my number 'cause you thought for sure that I'd agree. And I say 'baby y'know I still love you, but how dare you complain to me?'"
2. "Bro" by Goldfinger
Now we're getting to the good stuff. I may not have much in the way of out-and-out angry music in my collection (its never really been my thing.) But this song, from Goldfinger's third album Stomping Ground (released in 2000) is always good for a little turning on, cranking up and just screaming. Its not complicated, and perhaps its not all that good (Goldfinger, like me, was just dabbling in angry music.) Still, before I had Linkin Park to work with, I had Goldfinger and their simple injunction: "Don't fuckin' smile, just get the fuck away from me! Get! The fuck! Away!" It worked then and, to their credit, it still works now.
1. "Ventilator" by Acumen Nation
I remember distinctly the first time I ever heard this song, crammed in between several people in a car with the volume turned up to just the right level of insanity (loud enough to make the bones in your skull ache, but not to actually make your ears bleed.) I had been living with
thablueguy less than a year and had begun to absorb some of his taste in industrial, but after an initially bad experience was doing so slowly and cautiously. I knew that I liked vnv nation, that I didn't much care for Skinny Puppy. I knew that the more ridiculously 80s a band was the more likely I was to at least be able to enjoy it. So Acumen Nation, a solidly industrial band from Chicago, came as something of a surprise to me. I have no idea what album this song is from, when it was released. I'm not entirely confident of all the lyrics (although some, like "If you think you're hurting now you ain't seen nothin' yet" are unmistakable.) But its etched into my soul and I love it unreservedly. Its 6:00 minutes of pure angry musical perfection.Next week: 5 songs for feeling annoyed.
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