Tune In Saturdays: Songs from my Youth

For those of you keeping up with Tune In Saturdays, you get a pretty good run down of what sort of music I like, and what I've been listening to. But how did I I get here?

Ahh, the Dallas local music scene of the mid-90's. I fucking loved it, and those are the bands that shaped my early musical leanings. So, because I'm sure most of you haven't heard of these local boys, I thought I'd share.

The very first band I ever really got into big time was UFOFU. A little band in the day, but with members that moved along to bigger and better things. The brothers in this band, Ben and Brandon Curtis, went on to form one of the larger bands in the indie world, the Secret Machines.

UFOFU - King of Sex (mp3)

Next, Tripping Daisy. These guys were my favorites, which was a further solidified position after UFOFU broke up, and Ben Curtis took over the drum kit. This particular song was by far their biggest hit. A couple of these guys started the Polyphonic Spree.
Tripping Daisy - I Got A Girl

On the other side of the UFOFU split, Brandon Curtis left to join Captain Audio, where he found future drummer of the Secret Machines, Josh Garza.
Captain Audio - Bugs

And, of course, the Toadies, who were actually pretty big back then. They were as important to me as Tripping Daisy or UFOFU, but if you lived in Dallas, you were a fan by default, I think.
Toadies - Backslider

And then, during my short-lived "metal" period, I had a dalliance with a few one ton bands, my favorite of which was Slow Roosevelt.
Slow Roosevelt - Boys Lie Girls Steal

There you go. That's tune in saturdays, cat-bloggified.