Superdrag’s “Regretfully Yours” will be re-released on vinyl. (Contributed Image)
It’s time for another trip through the weird synapses of my record collection.
One of the most underrated rock bands that sprang out of the 1990s is Superdrag. The Knoxville, Tenn. band was best known for the song “Sucked Out,” with the intense chorus that makes your throat hurt just thinking about it.
“Sucked Out” has been stuck in my head ever since I heard about the upcoming vinyl release “Regretfully Yours,” the band’s album that houses that track, plus goodies like “Slot Machine,” “Destination Ursa Major” and “Carried.”
Here’s “Sucked Out”:
If you dig aggressive power pop, I highly recommend 2000’s “In the Valley of Dying Stars” and the more melodic “Last Call for Vitriol.”
Now for something completely different. I am a big pro football fan. I’m from Baltimore and rep the Ravens (5-1, baby!), but I also have a number of fantasy football teams, because I’m a giant football nerd and I actually co-manage a team with my dad, who lives outside of Baltimore. It’s our bonding time.
On Sunday, we were down by 110 points (we faced a team that had Shonn Greene, Michael Vick and Wes Welker) going into the Green Bay/Houston game. We have QB Aaron Rodgers and WR Jordy Nelson on our team. I figured we were sunk, but my dad didn’t stop believing, and with Rodgers’ 6 touchdowns (3 of them). He kept calling me talking about our comeback.
That was a very long story just to get to this song, which is LL Cool J’s “Mama Said Knock You Out,” which starts off with “Don’t call it a comeback/I’ve been here for years.” It’s been in my head since last night.
By the way, we ended up losing by 15 points, but it was a pretty epic try.