This time out, yes we stole a bit from High Fidelity…
It’s not a full rip-off, or so we’re going to tell ourselves. We added the caveat that our songs also had to be off the artist’s first studio album. Once again, we came up with three interesting lists with surprisingly little overlap.
Zack’s List:
5. Linkin Park, “Papercut”, Hybrid Theory
4. Ed Sheeran, The A-Team”, +
3. Beastie Boys, “Rhymin’ & Stealin'”, License to Ill
2. Weezer, “My Name Is Jonas”, Weezer
1. Metallica, “Hit the Lights”, Kill ’em All
Jeremy’s List:
5. Paul Simon, “I Am A Rock”, The Paul Simon Songbook
4. Living Colour, “Cult of Personality”, Vivid
3. Salt-N-Pepa, “Push It”, Hot, Cool & Vicious
2. Kiss, “Strutter”, Kiss
1. Guns ‘n Roses, “Welcome to the Jungle”, Appetite for Destruction
Dan’s List:
5. Metallica, “Hit the Lights”, Kill ’em All
4. Tom Waits, “Ol’ 55”, Closing Time
3. Foo Fighters, “This is a Call”, Foo Fighters
2. Wu-Tang Clan, “Bring da Ruckus”, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
1. The Beatles, “I Saw Her Standing There”, Please Please Me
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