Power 96 Cool One

On Wednesday the Power 96 Cool One was "Follow You Down" from the Gin Blossoms. This single comes from their hit album Congratulations... I'm Sorry, which went to No. 10 on the U.S. Billboard 200. The Cool One peaked at No. 22 on the U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart, No...

The Refreshments, an alternative rock band out of Arizona, was Tuesday's Power 96 Cool One with their song "Banditos." From their February 27, 1996, major label release, Fizzy Fuzzy Big and Buzzy, the Cool One climbed the charts to No. 14 on the U...

It's been a long time since I last heard Seven Mary Three's single "Cumbersome," so I thought it would be good to give it a listen as Monday's Power 96 Cool One. Taken from their album American Standard, yesterday's Cool One was the lead single and topped out at No...

Friday's Power 96 Cool One came from Seattle's alternative rock band, Alice in Chains. From their self-titled and third studio album I chose their single "Grind" as my Cool One. It was the lead single and opening track on the album. Written and sung by Jerry Cantrell with Layne Staley backing him up, "Grind" made it to No...

Your Thursday afternoon Power 96 Cool One was Silverchair's "Tomorrow" from their debut studio Frogstomp. The members of this Australian alternative rock band were only 15 years old when this album was released in 1995. The album topped out at No...

Tuesday's Power 96 Cool One was "Breaking the Law" from Judas Priest's latest live album, Battle Cry. This is their sixth live album, recorded during their 2014 Redeemer of Souls tour, and was released on March 25 of this year. The album peaked at No...

My daughter got married over the weekend, so I took a couple of days off last week to help get things ready for her wedding. Here's a brief recap of the Power 96 Cool Ones I featured during that time, along with Monday's choice. On Thursday I tracked an early tune from Canadian heavy metal band, Helix, called "Billy Oxygen...

Wednesday's Power 96 Cool One came from the heavy metal band W.A.S.P. It was my pleasure to track a little ditty called "Blind in Texas," which by the way, was written in St. Paul by lead singer Blackie Lawless. Lawless is the only remaining member of the original line-up...

On Tuesday I wasn't sure what song I wanted to feature as my Power 96 Cool One. I decided to peruse some compilation discs we have here at the station when I came across this short-lived band from New York City, formed in the early '90s, called Gods Child...

I started off the week of Power 96 Cool Ones with "Self Esteem" from The Offspring's  third studio album, Smash, which they released on April 8, 1994. The album, released on the Epitaph label, topped out at No. 4 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and had worldwide sales of over 11 million, making it the best-selling independent label album of all time and gained them international popularity...