The 4th Golden Age of Rock: 1997—The Perfect Drug

  In which the Curmudgeons step back a quarter of a century to analyze the tail end of a very special era for rock 'n' roll. Radiohead ascended. U2 and Oasis descended. Lillith Fair proved women could lead the festival charge. And The Verve got royally screwed in the most "Bitter Sweet" of ways.    Songs discussed during this episode include:   Angel Olson, "Big Time"   Built to Spill, "Fake Records of Rock & Roll"   Radiohead, "Paranoid Android"   Sleater-Kinney, "One More Hour"   Modest Mouse, "Trailer Trash"   Pavement, "Stereo"   Built to Spill, "Randy Described Eternity"   Yo La Tengo, "Moby Octopad"   The Prodigy, "Firestarter"   The Chemical Brothers, "Setting Sun"   Daft Punk, "Da Funk"   Oasis, "All Around the World"   Blur, "Song 2"   Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, "Green Eyes"   U2, "Mofo"   The Beta Band, "Drive the Rain"   The Verve, "Bittersweet Symphony"     Join our Curmudgeonly Community today! facebook.com/curmudgeonrock   Now hosted on Podbean! curmudgeonrock.podbean.com     Subscribe to our show on these platforms: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-curmudgeon-rock-report/id1551808911 https://open.spotify.com/show/4q7bHKIROH98o0vJbXLamB?si=5ffbdc04d6d44ecb https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy80MW