List (all 32 tracks, you'll see) Submitted.
Last Five Out:
Rain
"Rain" was in there and plausibly should still be. But at the end, I made the executive decision to limit songs from their first album to 6. Which, to be fair, is 2 more than any other album (see also below). So "Rain" can also stand in for all the songs off "Candlebox" that didn't make it.
Blinders
This one was also in heavy consideration. Obviously, at this current point, it just wasn't quite enough. It's a song about personal growth, about being overly focused on one path and (thanks to metaphorically having blinders on) not seeing other, possibly more 'risky', paths.
Surrendering
It was near a coin flip between this and another song from
Into the Sun. A mellow and comforting song, about loneliness and self-isolation. But also finding someone worthy of, well, surrendering to, of confiding in.
Featherweight
"Featherweight" never appeared on an album, being only released as a B-side single.
The Bridge
Hello. I've waited here for you. Okay, the similarities stop after a few seconds, with Candlebox going their own way. But it's still a taste of their (later) influences and style.
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Breakdown of 31 songs:
Candlebox - 6
Lucy - 4
Happy Pills - 4
Into the Sun - 3
Love Stories & Other Musings - 2
Disappearing In Airports - 4 (Includes one song from
Disappearing Live)
Wolves - 3
A Little Longer Goodbye - 3 (Two of them also on
The Long Goodbye)
Misc - 2
Includes one cover. Though I don't know what chance there is of having heard the original. Or any of the other 13 versions.
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