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| RFA tagged me to submit my top 5 favorite albums of all time.?If you don?t know RFA, he can always be found earblissing to some cool ass tunes I?ve most likely never heard of.?Sometimes, I notice he?s listening to something I recognize and for about 3 minutes I feel "in" with him..never lasts long though ?cause before I know it he?s back in his underground music grotto ~ and I?m on the outside, merely pressing my nose to the glass ear poppin?to some mainstream junk.?I know he will read this and markedly laugh and point at my choices...Mind you, I am not declaring the best music of ALL time, just the best music of MY time, in MY world.?It was tough narrowing my selections to five but I did ~ with a few honorable mentions thrown in at the end.5.Elliott Smith ~ New Moonreleased post humously in 2007Favorite Track *tie* Whatever (Folk Song in C) & Georgia GeorgiaSteven Paul "Elliott" Smith (August 6, 1969 October 21, 2003) was an American singer-songwriter and musician.Smith had a distinctive vocal style characterized by his "whispery, spiderweb-thin delivery" and use of multi-tracking to create vocal harmonies.Smith battled with depression, alcoholism and drug addiction for years, and these topics often appeared in his lyrics.Not gonna lie, if you weren?t depressed before you listen, you willbe afterwards ~ Not for everyone, particularly those on the brink.At age 34, he died in Los Angeles, California from two stab wounds to the chest.The autopsy evidence was inconclusive as to whether the wounds were self-inflicted.Smith was nominated for an Academy Award for "Miss Misery" in 1996 (the year of Titanic & Celine Dion?s heart going on)4.John Mayer ~ ContinuumFavorite Track ~ BeliefJohn Mayer is an American guitarist and singer-songwriter.Mayer began his career performing mainly acoustic rock and pop, but gradually began a transition towards the blues genre in 2005 by collaborating with renowned blues artists such as B. B. King and forming the John Mayer Trio.The blues influence can be heard on his album Continuum, released in September 2006. |
| The blues influence can be heard on his album Continuum, released in September 2006.3.N.W.A ~ Straight Outta ComptonFavorite Track ~ Fuck Tha Police (Ironically)N.W.A (Niggaz with Attitude) were a Compton, California-based hip hop group widely considered one of the seminal acts of the gangsta rap sub-genre.Active from 1986 to 1991, the group endured controversy due to the explicit nature of their lyrics.They were subsequently banned from many mainstream U.S. radio stations and even at times prevented from touring - yet the group has still sold over 9 million units in the U.S. alone.2.Beastie Boys ~ Licensed to IllFavorite Track ~ No Sleep ?Til BrooklynThe Beastie Boys are a hip hop group from New York City.1.Billy Joel ~ The StrangerFavorite Track ~ Scenes From An Italian RestuarantAmerican pianist and singer-songwriter.?He is the sixth best-selling recording artist in the United StatesAlmost Made The Lists:Okkervil River ~ Black Sheep BoyFavorite Track ~ *tie* For Real & BlackOkkervil River is an indie rock band from Austin, TexasMike Doughty ~ Haughty MelodicFavorite Track ~ Your MisfortuneMike Doughty is an American singer and songwriter.He led the band Soul Coughing in the 1990sWearying of the band and addicted to heroin, Doughty broke up Soul Coughing in 2000, and was promptly dropped by Warner Brothers.A few years later, he beat his addiction and started touring as a solo artistThe Submarines ~ Declare A New StateFavorite Track ~ Darkest ThingsThe story behind this album is why I love it so much.Full of emotion from life experience.The Submarines are an indie pop band from Los Angeles, California.Working as solo artists in Boston, the two members of the band, John Dragonetti and Blake Hazard, were introduced through a mutual friend.Dragonetti and Hazard soon become romantically involved, and toured Europe together as members of each other?s band.The relationship lasted for four years, but ended in the fall of 2004 when the pair moved to L.A. After the break-up, both Hazard and Dragonetti continued writing songs, and because Hazard still recorded her music in Dragonetti?s home studio, the pair quickly discovered the songs they had written were about each other and their sadness in having broken up.Knowing this, the duo decided to work on a few songs together and eventually got back together. |
| Knowing this, the duo decided to work on a few songs together and eventually got back together.Declare a New State, The Submarines?first album, is what came out of these recording sessions.The album was mastered by a friend as a wedding present, and released in 2006 on the Nettwerk label.The artist info I lifted from wikipedia.org ****You all know how these tag blogs work..It is now my right to musically TAG some of you****Who?s playin??1.Jason ~ complicated drinking game, vertical toast, daddy ~ whatever you want me to call you2.MotherLoveBone 3.Aimee - the hottie in the glasses4.Conundrum5.Ryan(almost as bitter as myself with being single)(I get three more choices cuz I did 8)6.Sandie ~ Just because I want to see if she choses "Country Grammar" or "Sweat Suit"7.Jimmy Jimmy Bo Bimmy8.Ring Now, get to crackin? |
| Ring Now, get to crackin?~ or not...your choice (our friendship does not hinge on it..hahahaha)??? |
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