MeatTracks of the Decade: the 2000s Continued

Continuing profiling some of my favorite songs of the past decade, it is hard to believe it has been ten years since Y2K. Haha remember that scare? People stocking up on water and supplies and claiming the apolcolypse was upon us. A lot has changed since then, and yet a lot still remains the same. Last entry with the MeatTracks marked the halfway point of the list, hard to believe it is almost the end of the year and the start of another decade. Anyway, enough bable, here are more of my fave cuts of the past 10 years. These ten will have more of a rock flavor.

-Incubus’s “Stellar” (2000)
"Drive" was their bigger hit on this CD, but "Stellar" is my favorite Incubus song. The hopeless romantic in me loved the lyrics. I liked the whole otherworldly theme of the song, and they made the video express this very well.

-Vertical Horizon’s “Everything You Want” (2000)
Again, during the hopeless romantic stage of my life. When I felt invisible and had the "best friend syndrome." I truly thought I was the right guy for a lot of girls...just not right then to them. Maybe five years in the future. Okay enough of the sappiness (starting to sound pathetic, haha)...great song and really dug the guitar effects in the intro.

-The White Stripes’s “Fell In Love With a Girl” (2002)
Probably one of the cooler videos this decade (this one and that OKGo video with the treadmills). Legos rock. Short, fast, uppity song that really gets you going for the two minute run time.

-Thursday’s “Standing on the Edge of Summer” (2002)
This song actually reminds me of the time right before the end of my freshman year of college. A lot of contemplation on where my life was heading. A lot of late nights driving and thinking. Funny that it's called "Standing on the Edge of Summer," back then I truly was.

-Finch’s “What It Is to Burn” (2003)
First heard this band riding around with Vince. This song stood out to me and I'm not sure why. Maybe the raw emotion in the lyrics that matched the intensity of the instrumental parts of the song.

-My Chemical Romance’s “I’m Not Okay (I Promise)” (2004)
Great song and I loved the whole movie trailer themed video. I love its fast pace. Very fun to hear on the highway or to sing along to.

-The All-American Rejects’s “Dance Inside” (2005)
My favorite Rejects song. I love this song but I have had conversations with my brother about this song...we don't know exactly what the song is about. I figure it's about a special night with a lover by the mentions of touching and tangles, but I have no real idea.

-Red Jumpsuit Apparatus’s “Face Down” (2006)
For a song about an abusive relationship, it is very catchy. I think originally I downloaded a demo version of this song, which featured more screamo elements. I liked the demo better than the one that comes on the radio.

-Three Days Grace’s “Never Too Late” (2007)
A song about hope. This song reminds me a lot of a friend of mine in the past. He doesn't talk to me anymore, but sometimes I think about him especially when this song and a couple other songs come on my iTunes/iPod/iPhone.

-Paramore’s “Misery Business” (2007)
Very catchy, love the pacing of the song (I don't know why, something about a fast song gets me going). Sometimes I catch myself singing along to this on my way to work if it comes up on my iPod.


If you missed the previous entries, here are the songs on the MeatTracks list so far:
-Linkin Park’s “My December” (2000)
-Linkin Park’s “Pushing Me Away” (Original 2000, Remix 2002, Live 2007)
-Alien Ant Farm’s “Smooth Criminal” (2001)
-Eve 6’s “Here’s To The Night” (2001)
-Fabolous's "Young'n (Holla Back)" (2001)
-Jagged Edge's "Where the Party At? (featuring Nelly)" (2001)
-Usher’s “U Got It Bad” (2001)
-Clipse's "Grindin'" (2002)
-Coldplay’s “The Scientist” (2002)
-50 Cent’s “In Da Club” (2002)
-Jimmy Eat World’s “A Praise Chorus” (2002)
-Jimmy Eat World’s “Sweetness” (2002)
-Justin Timberlake’s “Cry Me a River” (2002)
-Nelly’s “Hot in Herre” (2002)
-Jay-Z's "La La La (Excuse Me Miss Again)" (2003)
-Mae’s “Summertime” (2003)
-R. Kelly’s “Ignition (Remix)” (2003)
-Blink 182’s “Miss You” (2004)
-Finley Quaye and William Orbit’s “Dice” (2004)
-Franz Ferdinand’s “Take Me Out” (2004)
-Fat Joe’s “Lean Back (Remix featuring Lil Jon, Eminem, & Mase) (2004)
-Green Day’s “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” (2004)
-Jay-Z’s “Dirt Off Your Shoulder” (2004)
-Jimmy Eat World’s “23” (2004)
-Modest Mouse’s “Float On” (2004)
-Snoop Dogg’s “Drop It Like It’s Hot (featuring Pharrell)” (2004)
-Thrice’s “Stare at the Sun” (2004)
-Acceptance’s “So Contagious” (2005)
-The Dandy Warhols’s “We Used to Be Friends” (2005)
-Fall Out Boy’s “Sugar, We’re Going Down” (2005)
-The Foo Fighters’s “Best of You” (2005)
-Kanye West’s “Gold Digger (featuring Jamie Foxx)” (2005)
-The Killer’s “Smile Like You Mean It” (2005)
-Youngbloodz's "Presidential (featuring Lil Jon)" (2005)
-Fort Minor’s “Where’d You Go?” (2006)
-Justin Timberlake's "My Love (featuring T.I.)" (2006)
-The Killers’s “When You Were Young” (2006)
-Nelly Furtado’s “Say It Right” (2006)
-Ne-Yo’s “Sexy Love” (2006)
-Taking Back Sunday’s “MakeDamnSure” (2006)
-T.I.'s "What You Know" (2006)
-Anberlin’s “Godspeed” (2007)
-Chris Brown’s “Kiss Kiss (featuring T-Pain)” (2007)
-Kanye West’s “Stronger” (2007)
-One Republic’s “Apologize” (2007)
-Rihanna’s “Umbrella (Remix featuring Jay-Z and Chris Brown)” (2007)
-Shop Boyz's "Party Like a Rockstar" (2007)
-The Starting Line’s “Island” (2007)
-Lady Gaga's "Just Dance" (2008)
-Rick Ross's "The Boss (featuring T-Pain)" (2008)


Look out next entry, the Meat Life will be closing out the summer with the rest of the summer movie reviews.


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College Football Preview: the Meat Life's Five Predictions

Tebow: "Who is that loser in the middle without a Heisman?"
Bradford: "I don't know...Frankie Muniz?"


Continuing a look at the upcoming college football season, the Meat Life will make 5 BOLD predictions. Last year I called it the Meatrodomus Five Fortune-Telling Truths. Well, this year I won't go as far as saying they will be truths (I only was about 48% correct). And if you read last season's preview, you know it is really about 20 different predictions rolled into five sections. So in honor of the coming season of greatness...here it is!

the Meat Life's Five Predictions:

1. The Big 12 South will NOT have another three-way tie.
Although it would be a great story to have lightning strike twice, it is highly unlikely it will happen. The press will have you believe it is highly plausible to have OU, Oklahoma State, and Texas all will one loss at the end of the season in a round-robin similar to the Texas Tech/OU/Texas scenario we had at the end of the regular season last year. Everywhere you can read that Texas will beat OU, OU will beat OSU, and OSU will beat Texas. I'm going to go out on a limb and say this won't happen again...at least this season. For a three way tie, those teams will have to beat each other in that way and somehow have the same record. There will be one team to have an extra loss, and I think that will be the Cowboys (that defense still has to prove itself). And not to play homer, but I believe the Sooners will be victorious in Dallas in October and in December will have their unmatched seventh Big 12 crown, the fourth in a row.

2. There will not be a repeat Heisman Trophy winner this year.
Historically, Heisman voters hold previous winners to a higher standard, which is why there hasn't been a repeat winner other than Archie Griffin. Of course on this prediction I could be wrong (I predicted last year there wouldn't be another sophomore Heisman winner and lo-and-behold redshirt sophomore Sam Bradford wins the thing). And the media has all but anointed Tim Tebow as college football's savior (I'm sorry but if I hear another story on ESPN about how he visits prisons and conducts open heart surgery on third-world children I'll have to steal a whole bunch of Florida Gators/Tim Tebow memorabilia and start a bonfire in my backyard). Colt McCoy is also looking to be in the mix, but he would probably be my pick for Heisman out of a pity vote by voters since the Longhorns will again have no run support and McCoy will do his best impression of Vince Young (and win something he didn't).

3. The BCS National Championship Game will be a rematch of last year.
My homerism again comes out, but many agreed that it could happen. The Florida Gators are stacked with talent and returning starters, and Oklahoma can say much the same. It would be a dream rematch for redemption for Sooner fans. I just think outside of Texas no other team has a real shot of getting to the championship game (at least before the season begins). USC usually reloads but has no proven QB. Ohio State has a lot of new names on offense and defense. Virginia Tech has the mystery of how far along QB Tyrod Taylor has developed. Sexy picks like Oklahoma State and Ole Miss will probably stumble along the way a couple times. So my picks are Gators and Sooners, and of course homer pick OU victory 30-24.

4. The Conference Champions:
Big East: Cincinnati - There seems to be no dominate team, but the Bearcats look solid.
Big Ten: Ohio State - A toss-up between the Bucks and Penn State. I will go with Terrelle Pryor.
Big 12: Oklahoma - Record SEVENTH Big 12 title, Record FOURTH in a row. Mark it down.
ACC: Virginia Tech - VTech is in a similar conference streak, going for their third in a row.
SEC: Florida - I hate to say it because I've come to hate that team, but too much experience.
Pac10: Cal - I'm going out on a limb and saying the Bears will steal it away from USC this year.
Mountain West: Utah - Last year's non-BCS darlings have the personnel to do it again.
WAC: Boise State - Has been too dominant over this conference for too long not to win it.
Conference USA: Houston - Dynamic offense poised to make a move this season.
MAC: Buffalo - They can do it again under Turner Gill.
Sun Belt: Troy - I don't know why, and nor do I think I care that much either.

5. The best games will again showcase the Big 12 South.
There might not be the same three-way tie scenario as last season (at least in my predictions) but that's not to say that there won't be any drama. Three of the best matchups of the year will be when Texas visits Oklahoma State, the Red River showdown when Oklahoma and Texas collide in Dallas, and when Oklahoma State visits Oklahoma (think Stoops will call out the fans again to get that extra home-field edge like against Texas Tech last year?).


Well, I said bold predictions, but a lot of these kind of seem like chalk picks. And they are. But what can I say? Hope everyone enjoys the upcoming season! Next entry, the continuation of the Meat Tracks of the Decade and a special music list from the past.

BOOMER!!!

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