"She Stands There" by DGeneration

DGeneration were a band that tried and tried so hard and you really wanted so bad to succeed, but alas huge alternative rock stardom always alluded them. Which was sad, because they really wrote some of the catchiest songs of the 1990's. It's nice that these days Jesse Malin is at least well respected in the punk rock community.

While attending UConn in 1996 I received a Radio 104 compilation CD at a concert on the student union mall. I remember knowing DGeneration because 104 had played "No Way Out" from their last album a little bit. I recall not caring about any other song on the CD, becasue "She Stands There" was surely a standout track. Driving and melodic, the track really holds up 13 years later and is still a staple of long car rides.

And if you want further evidence of how awesome DGeneration was, listen to "The Party's Over" by Murphy's Law (DGen guitarist Rick Bacchus was the guitarist on this album, and makes it all the sweeter of an album).

Download: "She Stands There"