Tag: 2000s rock

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Hidden Gems From The B-Side.. Life Side (Week 11)

Tonic 🎶 Take Me As I Am 🎶 Knock Down Walls…

Hey yall 🤠 hope all is well…

We’re still digging into Tonic — and there is so much gold left to be found..
You know how it is… you’ve got to get to know someone before you marry them — believe you me 💯

So I’ve got two more sweet ones for you today…

🎶 “Take Me As I Am”
Year released: 2o02
Album.. Head on Straight (Tonic’s third studio album)
Album release date.. September 24.. 2o02

🎶 “Knock Down Walls”
Year released.. 1999
Album.. Sugar (Tonic’s second studio album)
Album release date.. November 9.. 1999

And just a cool little fact about me…
Pretty much every song I’ve ever shared with yall on this blog —
I also play and sing myself…
me and my guitar 🎸

Hope you enjoy… I truly appreciate you…

This song has the F word in it.. just once.. at the 1:37 mark.. it’s not bad.. it’s quick.. 👇

💔🚶‍♀️➡️🛣️
🗣️🙂👌
👗💍👩‍❤️‍👨🚫
🎭😔
🔄😵‍💫
🔥🔌❄️🔌                  
🧒📢🚫
🛣️🧪
💸❤️
🧱⬇️🫵
🙏❤️
🧱⬇️🫵
🔥❤️
🤏🫴🧍‍♂️🧍‍♂️🧍‍♂️
🎮♟️
🍀🔄
🔁🔁⬇️⬇️
🧠❌
🫵🔧🧍‍♂️
🧱⬇️🫵
🙏❤️
🧱⬇️🫵
🔥❤️
💔🧍‍♂️⬇️
❤️🪓
🐾⬇️
🎭🚫❤️
🛣️🧪
💸❤️
🧱⬇️🫵
🙏❤️
🧱⬇️🫵
🙏❤️
🙏❤️
🙏❤️
🧱⬇️🫵🫵
🙏❤️…….. Knock Down Walls… lyric tower..

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Hidden Gems From The B-Side.. Life Side (Week 9)

Tonic 🎶 Head On Straight 🎶 Lemon Parade…

Hey yall… so I have two more great songs from Tonic for you…

“Head on Straight”
• Album: Head on Straight
• Year: 2o02

“Lemon Parade”
• Album: Lemon Parade
• Year: 1996

And here’s some cool facts about the band…

• The name “Tonic” comes from music theory — the tonic is the home note of a scale.. They chose it because they wanted their songs to feel grounded.. centered.. and real…

• “If You Could Only See” became one of the most-played rock songs of the late ’90s.. but the band actually thought deeper tracks like “Lemon Parade” better represented who they really were…

• Emerson Hart (lead singer) wrote many of their songs while dealing with personal struggles — addiction.. recovery.. and relationships — which is why their lyrics hit with that raw… honest edge….

• They turned down being over-polished… Labels wanted them slicker… but Tonic pushed to keep their sound emotional and imperfect — part of why they connect so well with listeners who love real feeling over radio gloss…

• They reunited after a long break because fans never stopped asking for them — and when they came back… they kept the same heart instead of chasing modern trends…

I hope you enjoy 😉 `.°~

© 2026 Bryan H. All Rights Reserved.