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Song of the Day #6,401: ‘6th Avenue Heartache’ – The Wallflowers

Continuing a countdown of my favorite albums of 1996…

#8 – Bringing Down the Horse – The Wallflowers

The mid-90s was the greatest time for alt-rock bands with a pop sensibility and one of my favorites was The Wallflowers. The band got a lot of press because lead singer Jakob Dylan was Bob’s son, but their self-titled 1992 debut didn’t make much of a splash.

That changed with sophomore release Bringing Down the Horse, which went 4X Platinum and spawned radio hits in ‘6th Avenue Heartache,’ ‘One Headlight,’ and ‘The Difference.’ ‘One Headlight’ even won the band a pair of Grammys.

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Song of the Day #1,907: ‘One Headlight’ – The Wallflowers

wallflowers_brining_horse‘One Headlight’ came on in my car today and I thought that despite what a great song it is, I was pretty sure I’d never featured it on the blog. Turns out I’ve featured only six Wallflowers songs, period, over the past five years.

I tend to schedule my posts according to themes rather than just post really good music. Hell, last week I dedicated five slots to bad music.

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