A Baker’s Dozen (maybe more) of Hard Rock Songs You Might Have Missed But Must Hear Before You Die.

Before I got a law degree and had kids, I used to go to lots and lots of rock shows. Over the years, I acquired what I’m told is a “wealth of useless musical knowledge.” So, instead of just helping my team win Zoom trivia night by dominating the “one-hit wonders” category, I thought I’d put some of that useless knowledge to some good use. Over the next few weeks, I will provide a baker’s dozen of songs, one a week with the link to the song, from some hard rock artists you know (and some you may not) that the cosmos demands you listen to before you die. 

Week one: 

Soundgarden – Mind Riot. From the late 1980s’ to the 1990s, Soundgarden went from indie-art-rock-grunge band to rock powerhouse. Chris Cornell (RIP) and the rest of the gang cranked out the complicated tunes that really rocked. But before Black Hole Sun and a bunch of other megahits in the mid-90s, there was the album Badmotorfinger. Sitting at track 9 was the pure brilliance of Mind Riot. When you are overwhelmed by the world, as many of us are now, know you aren’t alone, and give it a listen. “I was slipping through the cracks of a stolen jewel. I was tightrope walking in two ton shoes. Now somebody is talking about a third world war. I’ve been caught in a mind riot.” It’s practically a religious experience. Don’t be a heretic. Your attendance at the Church of Soundgarden is required to rock out to Mind Riot. And, by the way, be a good Soundgarden parishioner, and respect your mother!