10 rock songs that turn 25 years old in 2019
10. Backwater - Meat Puppets
I remember hearing this one a lot on WAAF 107.3 FM Boston back when I lived in New England. It got fairly heavy rotation there, and deservedly so because the song is just plain cool.
I'll admit the mix of this song isn't the best (the vocals are slightly too loud and bass too quiet), but it has a very cool groove to it.
Something unique to this song is that the vocals are smooth sounding. There isn't screaming or "belting" anywhere that just adds to the overall cool vibe of it.
The guitar tone totally uses the tried and true amp-to-mic technique. I can tell just from the sound that everything was recorded the old school way. No direct-to-mixer stuff here.
Great song overall.
Published 2019 Mar 4
