Saliva: 50 Best Songs From Their Career (So Far)

25. "King Of The Stereo" - Blood Stained Love Story

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIT6jB1O1ms Saliva have been known for their spontaneous song writing and outrageous talent at producing songs that aren't naturally fit into their album's theme, but more so a halftime song dedicated to weaving a new strand of awesomeness that isn't directly related to the overall theme. At the half-way spot at #25, "King Of The Stereo" is one of their halftime songs, almost splitting Blood Stained Love Story in half to remit a song about something other than sentiment. "King Of The Stereo" is personally one of my favorite Saliva songs of all time, simply because of its subjective nature. It's a complete rock-fest of hard rock riffs and stylized vocals that has Josey Scott doing his best nu-metal impression since Every Six Seconds. It's much more streamlined in 2007, offering Scott more latitude in how to verse his lyrics and vocals into a song that beats just as heavily as the instrumentals do. Wayne Swinny's solo after the second chorus is also rousing, bringing out the air guitar skills in all of us. While "King Of The Stereo" may be Blood Stained Love Story's most awkwardly produced tune, it's undeniably one of it's funnest.

24. "Forever And A Day" - Cinco Diablo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Od_Li7gO7XM Going back into Saliva's emotional roots, Cinco Diablo is light on the themes that the band are relatively use to in their earlier albums. How Could You? was their first shot at going back to familiar territory with their content, and "Forever And A Day" is their final attempt at making Cinco Diablo relative to previous material. "Forever And A Day"'s understanding is rather simple to decipher at this point: the drive to fight for love and go any distance to find that love and be one with it again. Up to this point in their career, Saliva has made it public knowledge that their biggest connective theme in music is the theme of love and companionship. And six albums in, that theme is still prevalent in music. But what makes "Forever And A Day" so special and past the halfway point on this list is memory. I remember a time where this song connected emotionally with me during the high school days, during a time where heavy emotions and feelings stirred on an everyday basis.

23. "Flesh" - In It To Win It

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKtjRxR2Nps Previously I've noted that uniqueness plays a big part in this article, with Saliva's most notable songs being of something they've never sung about before, or least sung in detail. In It To Win It successfully played off this advantage in a big way, thanks in part to Bobby Amaru and a much aggressive sound from their latest attempt back in 2011. "Flesh" is unique in how it describes sex as its theme. While Saliva has made references to this act in the past several times before, they never outright made a whole song revolve around it. "Flesh" is their first full delve into this territory, and it's very effective. Its unique way of cataloging sexual acts is unlike anything Saliva has ever attempted, and Amaru's intense, compulsive vocals only heighten the need for the hormone/testosterone mixture to initiate.