Dishwalla

On my somewhat recent obsession with 90's music, I found one of the best bands ever. If you haven't heard of Dishwalla (apparently the name comes from a Hindi term for a person providing cable television to a neighborhood), you've missed out until now (and I will be trying to convince you to give them a try). I lament not having found them before now. I first heard Dishwalla on Charmed in Season 2 and since then I've loved their music, but it wasn’t until lately that I’ve really gotten into it. The lyrics, the beat, the lead singer's entrancing voice, everything about them is just amazing. Many people compare them to the likes of the rock greats, The Goo Goo Dolls. Dishwalla is best known for their hit song ‘Counting Blue Cars’ released in 1996 on the album Pet Your Friends which was frequently played on the radio. The track earned them a Billboard Award for "Best Rock Song" for 1996 and two ASCAP Awards for "Rock Track of the Year" in both 1996 and 1997. Several of their songs have been in movies and on TV shows such as NCIS, Smallville, and The OC. I love all their songs, but my favorites are ‘Angels or Devils’,‘Give’ , and 'Until I Wake Up'. (Click on the links to listen to the songs or else)

See how I just made a new paragraph? That was to give you a chance to listen to the songs (and hopefully like them) before I continue. Or you could read and listen at the same time; that works too. So on another note, I got a Twitter recently and J.R. Richards (lead singer of Dishwalla) himself followed me! (He's the one on the far right of the picture) I was so excited and obviously I followed him back. This also made me curious as to what he’s been doing lately, so I went to do what I always do when I’m curious: research. And to do this the obvious place you can go is Google. So when I Googled him, I found out that he just released a solo album titled “A Beautiful End”. So next I went to YouTube and typed this in to find his songs. Once I listened to them, I instantly fell in love with his music all over again. Now I’m obsessed (Thanks a lot J.R.! XD) and I can’t stop listening to all his songs on repeat. His songs are filled with passion and the lyrics are also very deep and catchy. Hopefully through all this, you’ve listened to the songs and liked them. If not, I’m sad about that, but at least you gave them a try and that’s all I can ask. And if you did like the music, listen to more of it just by searching Dishwalla on YouTube or another site you listen to music on (such as Playlist.com), and spread the word!