I still listen to the THUG soundtrack, shifting away from the NOFX/QOTS/Bad Religion/Social Distortion bands I was into when I played as a teen, towards other songs I overlooked:

• Stiff Little Fingers - Suspect Device

  • Literally written during and about the Troubeles in N Ireland, fantastic punk/protest song.
  • https://www.50thirdand3rd.com/stiff-little-fingers-suspect-device/
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=on6DxBgfsDY

• Smoke Blow - Circle of Fear

  • My first foray into Kraut Rock. This whole German Angst album is pretty good.
  • https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=6ruaKlr3Pms

• Mastodon - Crusher Destroyer

  • Not their greatest song, but it defintely opened me up to their rest of their stuff.
  • https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=5m4-5WSkJDg (this song gets good for exactly 30 seconds at the 1:00 mark)

• Assorted Jelly Beans - Rebel Yell

  • This song used to irritate the hell out of me when I first heard it. Babyish, lazy, unfocused?

  • https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=iPRkURH8pCk

  • As I got older, I started to appreciate the creativity and the many mood shifts within it. I count at least 5 distinct shifts. It's a patchwork of several different songs squashed together brilliantly.

  • Plus, try to match the tempo of the singer when he sings at 0:37:

    The spotlight's shining, heard you had something to say
    The hourglass is pouring, your boring crowd fades away

    It's harder than it sounds