The 1960's had
The Beatles. The 1970's had many of
Queen's greatest hits. The 1980's had a bevy of hugely successful music ranging from
Aerosmith to
Journey. And among the biggest musical acts at the tail end of the 20th century and in the first few years of the 21st century was...
Smash Mouth. A band that's mainly a punchline today and has only released one album since 2006. From 1997 to sometime around 2002 though, man, these guys were everywhere. They tapped into the zeitgeist of the era like fee bands at the time did. In fact, I'd argue their work was so linked to the era in which they were produced that it's hard for their music to work in a modern context. Not only is there not a whole lot in terms of vocals or interesting lyrics to take in, but it truly feels like only in the brief era in which they were so popular could they have flourished so greatly.
