So, I got "tagged" by Brooks to make a list of my five current favorite songs, so here they are in no particular order:

1.  Statistics, "Final Broadcast".  The rest of the album is a bit ho-hum, although I may like it a lot more with future listens.  However, this song freakin' rocks.  An excellent take on the Loud/Quiet/Loud trend of the early ninetys, only moreso.  To get the full impact, play in your car as loud as you can possibly take it.  You'll see what I mean.

2.  Smoke or Fire, "Above the City".  I couldn't pick just one song so I chose the entire album.  Sue me.  Every once in a while a band comes along and blasts a hole in the hipster haze, allowing the pure white light of punk to shine through and remind me why I love rock n' roll so much in the first place.  This record has a few bad apples (note to all punkers: acoustic ballads belong on Cat Stevens records NOT on your anarcho/hardcore rock album), but overall a great record.  Me likey.

3.  Kelly Clarkson, "Since U Been Gone" .  Yeah, that's right: Kelly American Fucking Idol Clarkson.  I haven't heard any of her other stuff, but this song is awesome, and, face it, the lady can sing. Poppy, but a tiny bit punky, this song is fun.  Remember: don't hate the playa', hate the game.

4.  The Pixes, "Brick Is Red".  Yes, the Pixes are the best band ever.  No, really jackass.  They are.  This song, hidden away at the end of "Surfer Rosa", always reminds me of that warm, one-with-the-world feeling you can only get on a balmy summer evening.  Listen to this over and over as you watch the sun set and realize how awesome life can be.

5.  Jane's Addiction, "Summertime Rolls".  Actually, I haven't heard this song in a year or two, but I was singing it to Audrey today and it reminded me of what a great summer album "Nothing's Shocking" is.  This tune in particular is so sunny and sweet it reminds me of many long gone summers, and then I remember all over again why I loved Jane's Addiction so much in the first place.

So there it is-my current top five.