I almost feel badly choosing one song of theirs – “Down with the Sickness” and “Are You Breathing” are both as worthy of a headbang as “Stupify,” but if I break the rules for one band, I have to break them for all the bands, and that’s time consuming, and I’d like to write something today that doesn’t make me quake with shame. They were the band you listened to when you wanted to like, punch the headrest of the seat in front of you in a moving car. Of all of the bands on this list, I think Disturbed is the poster band of this era. One of my most popular Tumblr posts is a visual play on the song’s lyrics (Cut my frog into pieces/This is my lab report Cut my life into peaches/This is my last fruit tart Cut my life into pizza/This is my plastic fork). But “Last Resort” became a meme so I’m basically required by internet law to mention it here. I didn’t want to pick “Last Resort” – my favorite song by Papa Roach (yes, I just said that) is “ Between Angels and Insects,” that song used to make me rally hard. I think it was featured in a Gatorade commercial once, so that might be where I got that impression. “Alive” makes me think of an extreme sports bro who’s about to embark on some really dangerous and unique skateboard trick. But like hell if I didn’t get all “P.O.D. “Alive” had strong spiritual/religious undertones – a very “So grateful to be here, I feel you God” vibe which, if I’m honest, made me feel a bit uncomfortable. P.O.D., aka TEAM EXTREME, was known for I guess, these sort of troubled youth anthems. These bands gave me something to listen to while I Wednesday Addams’ed the eff out. I liked headbanging and black nail polish and like, wearing plaid. My adolescent years wouldn’t have been the same without these bands. They’re embarrassing now, but at the time people liked this music. I’ll be honest – I was hating on these bands last night at the bar, but while compiling this list I was kind of confronted by the fact that I genuinely like a lot of these songs. They also coincided with the release of some of the most embarrassing awesome!! rock music of my lifetime.
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