Not to be confused with my other favorite Bryan Adams, Ryan Adams is a country and rock and roll singer/songwriter. I haven’t heard of him or his music until one of his songs was featured in the first season of Alias (yeah I know, Alias has given me a wonderful selection of tunes to post on this blog).
Admittedly, Ryan’s music did not quite appeal to me. However, the song I’m featuring in this post, called La Cienega Just Smiled, is an exception. When I heard it on Alias, it immediately caught my ears due to its beautiful laid-back and easy-listening nature. It’s a song to kickback and relax to. I hope you enjoy it.
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Give You Back is yet another great song from the soundtrack of the first episode of Alias. It was an immediate favorite and I had to check out the band, called Vertical Horizon. I listened to more of their stuff. They play alternative rock along the lines of Goo Goo Dolls (another favorite band of mine, who by the way I haven’t featured yet!).
For more great stuff from Vertical Horizon, check out the recommended songs section.
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One of the things I’ve learned by recommending fabulous music for you guys is to always pay attention to interesting songs featured in movies or TV shows. I have previously featured several songs that are taken from the soundtracks of popular movies.
Today’s featured song is from the soundtrack of the immensely popular TV show Alias. I havn’t been able to watch the entire 5 seasons of the show when it was running, so I recently got them and started watching season 1. On the very first episode, a short but catchy song, by the Irish alternative rock band The Cranberries, was featured in a love scene between Sydney (the main character) and her boyfriend.
I looked up the song. It’s called Never Grow Old. It was the first song on The Cranberries’ 2001 record Wake Up and Smell the Coffee (mmm!). Honestly, the lyrics of this song are nothing to write home about. What I mainly like about it though is Dolores O’Riordan’s whisper-like singing voice and the song’s overall chilled-out style.
It’s really a shame the guys in this band went their separate ways in 2003. They had this unique quality in their music that you won’t find in any other band. Some of my best moments in college come back to me when I play back their songs (see recommended songs below).
I vividly remember a night when I was home after a long day of classes and we had a building blackout. Obviously I couldn’t do nothing but lie down and wait. But then I remembered that I copied The Cranberries album to my (then new) Pocket PC mobile. So I turned it on and started playing their songs. Without realizing, my phone’s battery ran out as well, and I risked losing all phone data (because that phone would lose all data if its battery completely runs out). So I had to quickly over to my friend’s place to recharge it. At the end of the day, the album was saved :)
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