I thought the Spin Doctors were awesome when they came out while I was in junior high. They rode this goodwill right up to the release of their follow-up, which I listened to exactly once with predictable results.
I also liked the Doors and Wall-era Pink Floyd a lot in high school, until the arbiters of media hipdom convinced me to shun them. I've been listening to both again lately though, tying in to Chris Rock's theory that the music you liked when you started getting laid will be the music you like forever. I think that's true with me to an extent, except in my case the "getting laid" part was purely theoretical. Yes, I know Jim Morrison is completely ridiculous, but that ties into the appeal... to an extent. Vocally, although certainly not lyrically, he's still a better template for rock n roll singers than, say, The Guy From the Arcade Fire. I'm also placing the blame for the droney, post-grunge singers on Pearl Jam's door, not Morrison's.
