“I’m Writing a Novel” by Father John Misty
The best thing about this album, for me, is that I bought it before I knew it was Tillman’s new work. That and the artwork. I can definitely hear some Fleet Foxes in there, but I’m glad he’s got his own sound.
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I just ate two kiwis and now my mouth feels weird.
More than just the creator of one of the most popular pool games every, this guy traveled the world. Well, the known world. He even met Kublai Khan. Maybe. Frankly, when reading any Medieval travelogue, you gotta take it with a grain of salt. Luckily, I’m not reading The Travels of Marco Polo as a guide, unless it’s a guide to entertainment. My only complaint is that Rustichello da Pisa is always left out. I mean, I get it. They’re the travels of Marco Polo, and most people don’t care who originally wrote them down, but to me, finding out Marco Polo didn’t actually write the book was kind of like when I learned Alexandre Dumas didn’t solely write most of his works. But no one wants to hear about Auguste Maquet.
“Clear Eyes, Full Heart” by The Forecast
I just got this album in the mail today. I think “eeeee!” is appropriate in this scenario. Let the whisky drinking begin.
(0 plays)Best is in quotes, because it’s clearly subjective. This is just a list of some of my favorite albums from the 90’s. Been on a weird 90’s kick lately. Rock music was “evil” in my household and the households of most of my friends, so I didn’t really get into music until I was around fifteen or sixteen; thus, most of my musical influence is from the early 2000’s and late 90’s. I didn’t get into most 90’s music until later. So here’s my list of favorite 90’s albums. They’re in no particular order, of course. If they were, I wouldn’t have started with a Built to Spill album and nearly ended with a Elliott Smith album.
There’s Nothing Wrong With Love by Built to Spill (1994)
Recommended songs - “Big Dipper,” “Car,” &”Dystopian Dream Girl”
Do You Know Who You Are? By Texas is the Reason (1996)
Recommended songs - “Johnny On the Spot,” “There’s No Way I Can Talk Myself Out of This One Tonight,” “Back and To the Left”
Diary by Sunny Day Real Estate (1994)
Recommended songs - “In Circles,” “Seven,” “Pheurton Skeutro”
The Colour and the Shape by Foo Fighters (1997)
Recommended songs - “Everlong,” “Up in Arms,” “Hey, Johnny Park!”
Whatever and Ever Amen by Ben Folds Five (1997)
Recommended songs - “Brick,” “Song for the Dumped,” “Fair”
Something to Write Home About by The Get Up Kids (1999)
Recommended songs - “I’m a Loner Dottie, A Rebel,” “Close to Home,” “I’ll Catch You”
Dude Ranch by blink-182 (1997)
Recommended songs - “Dammit,” “Enthused,” “Apple Shampoo”
Dookie by Green Day (1994)
Recommended songs - “When I Come Around,” “Burnout,” “Basket Case”
Still Feel Good by Uncle Tupelo (1991)
Recommended songs - “Still Be Around,” “Looking for a Way Out,” “Gun”
Bringing Down the Horse by The Wallflowers (1996)
Recommended songs - “Josephine,” “6th Ave Heartache,” “Bleeders”
Mic City Sons by Heat miser (1996)
Recommended songs - “Half Right,” “Plainclothes Man,” “Pop in G”
24 Hour Revenge Therapy by Jawbreaker (1993)
Recommended songs - “Jinx Removing,” “Boxcar,” “Do You Still Hate Me?”
Clarity by Jimmy Eat World (1999)
Recommended songs - “For Me This is Heaven,” “Your New Aesthetic,” “Crush”
Car Button Cloth by The Lemonheads (1996)
Recommended songs - “The Outdoor Type,” “If I Could Talk I’d Tell You,” “Knoxville Girl”
In the Aeroplane Over the Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel (1998)
Recommended songs - “Two Headed Boy,” “The King of Carrot Flowers Pt I,” “In the Aeroplane Over the Sea”
Nothing Feels Good by The Promise Ring (1997)
Recommended songs - “Nothing Feels Good,” “B is for Bethlehem,” “Pink Chimneys”
Superstar Car Wash by Goo Goo Dolls (1993)
Recommended songs - “Cuz You‘re Gone,” “Girl Right Next to Me,” “Another Second Time Around”
Hello Bastards by Lifetime (1995)
Recommended songs - “It’s Not Funny Anymore,” “Irony is for Suckers,” “(The Gym Is) Neutral Territory”
Sunburn by Fuel (1998)
Recommended songs - “Shimmer,” “Bittersweet,” “Sunburn”
Through Being Cool by Saves the Day (1999)
Recommended songs - “Shoulder to the Wheel,” “Third Engine,” “Banned from the Back Porch”
So Much for the Afterglow by Ever clear (1997)
Recommended songs - “Amphetamines,” “So Much for the Afterglow,” “Sunflowers”
It’s Hard to Find a Friend by Pedro the Lion (1998)
Recommended songs - “Bad Diary Days,” “Of Minor Prophets and their Prostitute Wives,” “Secret of the Easy Yoke”
Destination Failure by The Smoking Popes (1997)
Recommended songs - “Pretty Pathetic,” “Let‘s Hear it for Love,” “I Know You Love Me”
Either/Or by Elliott Smith (1997)
Recommended songs - “Say Yes,” “Angeles,” “Ballad of Big Nothing”
Understand This is A Dream by The Juliana Theory (1999)
Recommended songs - “Duane Joseph,” “For Evangeline,” “This is Not a Love Song”
I just played through the demo for I Am Alive. I can’t say it’s a bad game, because the graphics and game-play are excellent. It just doesn’t seem like the type of game I could see myself playing all the way through. I’m torn though, because while I’m intrigued and would like to see how it progresses, like I said, I’m not sure that I wouldn’t just get bored. It just seems so slow. Ha. This from the guy who once walked from the northern most part of the map to the southern most part in Fallout 3, just because.
Pictures from our trip to Tryon Creek State Park and the Chinese restaurant we went to afterwords. We saw so many slugs. At the park, not the Chinese place.
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“45” by The Gaslight Anthem
I am super excited for this album.
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Just watched Kevin Smith: Burn in Hell. I didn’t think Red State was the best movie in the world, but he’s definitely improved in his directorial skills. I kinda wish Red State had had the ending he described in Burn in Hell, but that’s okay. The ending pretty good. It’s a solid Q&A, but I enjoyed An Evening with Kevin Smith 2: Evening Harder the most, though it’s hard to really review a Q&A session, so I’ll just stop.
