Whoa, this is my first Exec Recs entry. I vaguely considered making a "Best of Green Day" list, but I won't subject you to my fangirlery. Instead, I'll focus on the super rad Rock on the Range lineup this year. Here are the bands that I'm dying to see, which are mostly '90s bands (shocker).
1. Soundgarden
Ah, we meet again. I skipped Arcade Fire's set at Lollapalooza 2010 to see these guys because I was convinced that I'd never get the chance to see them again. Apparently I was wrong. Now that Chris Cornell and company have a new album (which isn't too bad), a more extensive tour is in order. Hopefully I'll get to hear my favorite song this time around.
2. Smashing Pumpkins
Okay, so this isn't the ideal Smashing Pumpkins lineup. It's just Billy Corgan and some other guys. But I was still pissed about missing the recent Columbus show. So SP headlining Rock on the Range kind of feels like an apology to me. Yes, I'm implying that a band with no knowledge of my existence is playing a festival just for me. But I really hope this won't be an entire set dedicated to Oceania. I need to hear some Mellon Collie tracks, guys.
3. Alice in Chains
I'm not too keen on seeing Alice in Chains without Layne Staley. I've actually been avoiding it. But the word on the street is that the new singer is awesome and I'm a dummy for not seeing this band live. Oh, and can I just say that if I do catch Alice in Chains' set in May, I will have seen three out of the four major grunge bands live (because I will obviously never see Nirvana). This is a proud moment.
4. Korn
I'll admit that I like Korn. I've never been big on nu-metal in general, but Korn is actually pretty good. Maybe it's all that bass in every song. I do have a love affair with heavy bass bands (see my Primus obsession). Plus, Korn's live shows are supposed to be pretty intense. Let's OPEN THIS PIT UP. Well, not really. Let's headbang at a safe distance.
5. Bush
Bush opened for Nickelback not too long ago, so I'm not too heartbroken about missing that show. But now I can finally see Gavin Rossdale in all his glory without having to deal with Nickelback fans. My quest to see as many '90s bands as possible continues. (Fun fact: I had a brief conversation about Bush with one of my English professors last semester. We both agreed that the only really great Bush album is Sixteen Stone.)
