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September 4th, 2008 · 8 Comments

Yesterday was a brutally mid numbing day of dealing with a customer that won’t listen to reason, and insists on making demands based on inadequate or incomplete requirements. As an IT architect, I live and die by requirements, and the solutions I give to a customer is only as good as the requirements given to me. So I had a monster headache yesterday, and had a need to put together a list to bang my head to. Most of the tunes are from late 90’s and early 00’s, and are pretty much from that era when alternative started to turn into that nu-metal stuff. It’s all good, all aggressive, and all rockin’. Enjoy!




  1. Staind - For You
  2. Disturbed - Voices
  3. Everclear - You Make Me Feel Like A Whore
  4. Primus - John The Fisherman
  5. Dinosaur Jr. - Out There
  6. Sebadoh - Violet Ececution
  7. Rocket From The Crypt - Can You Hear It
  8. Eels - Not Ready Yet
  9. Reverand Horton Heat - I Can’t Surf
  10. Pennywise - Fuck Authority

Tags: 90's · Alternative

8 responses so far ↓

  • 1 A.J // Sep 4, 2008 at 3:26 pm

    fuck authority is one of the best fuck you tunes of all time, never fails to cheer me up when faced the massed gormlessness of the people i have to work with, does playing a tune like fuck authority when you are in a position of authority count as zen?
    A.J

  • 2 Robert Lindsey // Sep 4, 2008 at 3:28 pm

    I hate the term “nu-”anything. I like this music a lot though. Staind and Everclear especially. I have several tattooed hot rod friends that really like Reverend Horton Heat. Faith No More is possibly my favorite in this flavor.

    Robert Lindsey’s last blog post..McCain Picks Palin, I Wonder…

  • 3 Infonistacrat // Sep 4, 2008 at 4:09 pm

    @Robert Lindsey:

    I had never even heard of the whole “nu-” thing until about 9 months ago. I always jus thought it was the natural progression of alternative getting a little harder as time went by.

    I’m with you…I am not a metal fan, but I generally love to crank this stuff up.

  • 4 Infonistacrat // Sep 4, 2008 at 4:17 pm

    @A.J:

    I don’t know about zen, but it’s one hell of a great dose of irony! I’m in the same boat there…I’m in a position of authority at work, but I still think like that young punk I was at 18…and that song pretty much says it all.

  • 5 Jim // Sep 4, 2008 at 7:35 pm

    I always thought that the “nu-” should have an umlaut like Motley Crüe … “nü-metal.”

  • 6 Infonistacrat // Sep 4, 2008 at 7:46 pm

    @Jim:

    Now see, that makes a lot of sense, and it also takes me back to 1980 and my German I class!

  • 7 Jeff // Sep 4, 2008 at 9:33 pm

    As an IT Architect you should know you’re supposed to build what I mean, not what I write down or say. Come on!

    A Business User

  • 8 Infonistacrat // Sep 5, 2008 at 5:07 am

    @Jeff:

    lol That made my week! That’s pretty much the mode I’ve been operating in for the past 2 weeks. Which is fine…I mean, that is pretty much what they pay me for. Anyone can do what their told…figuring out what someone really means is a whole other talent!

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