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[Paul]

Living By The Hour I Stop For Every Flower

#233.




Jets To Brazil

SOMBies Say:

"My fave lyricist of all-time is Blake Schwarzenbach who used his bands Jawbreaker and Jets to Brazil as his own personal diary. His years fronting the former with their more punkish sound, however, put such a strain on his vocal chords that he needed an operation. Following the dissolution of Jawbreaker, he formed Jets to Brazil, but not wanting to make the same mistake a second time, chose a much more subdued sound and actual singing as opposed to screaming. Whether he's mourning his own lost potential, his lasting legacy, or just sad songs about girls, no one is affecting as Schwarzenbach, like in the song I Typed For Miles where he first states 'They're playing love songs on your radio tonight/I don't get those songs on mine' and ends it by wailing 'You keep fucking up my life!'" - caley

[worrywort]

who?

[Saskadelphia]

who?

I'm glad I wasn't the only one thinking that.

[Paul]

I Loved The Words You Wrote To Me
But That Was Bloody Yesterday

#232.




Billy Bragg

SOMBies Say:

"I'm big on Bragg...love both Taxman and Playtime but am partial to his early 90's more pop/less folk works- William Bloke and his best album Don't Try This At Home" - Elemeno P.T.

"Worker's Playtime is the best album, but you just have to start with Back To Basics, you can't do it the other way around." - DrJimmy

[scarymuppet]

The real question is who the fuck voted for them. JTB, lol.

[Montana]

Ridiculous juxtaposition there.

you mean townes van zandt sandwiched between all that awesomeness?

Yes, a legend that Bob Dylan loves and covers sandwiched between one hit wonder generic indie bands.

Come On Eilleen merited a top 250 inclusion? Huh?

Best post I've ever seen from Loblaw.

[worrywort]

#232.
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Billy Bragg

when somebody had that pic as their avatar (Hans C Anderson?) I always assumed it was AC Newman

[Paul]

Causin' More Family Feuds Than Richard Dawson

#231.




Wu-Tang Clan

SOMBies Say:

"There are so many good Wu Tang-related records its out of control. Some bad ones too of course." - ddd

"My high-school American History teacher based his entire year coursework off the song C.R.E.A.M. (Cash Rules Everything Around Me). Literally, we would use the phrase in answers to essay questions on exams. pretty accurate representation of political ongoings if you ask me." - le chaton

"I wrote a large essay in high school English comparing Wu-Tang Clan to the poet Wallace Stevens. It was pretty clear in the essay that I knew more about Wu than Wallace." - Duff.

"RIP ODB" - Vivian Darkbloom

[M_Rots]

Ridiculous juxtaposition there.

you mean townes van zandt sandwiched between all that awesomeness?

Pretty much

Yes, a legend that Bob Dylan loves and covers sandwiched between one hit wonder generic indie bands.

Tell me the two of us are not the only ones terrified to see that the proposed Dylan album-by-album threadstarter doesn't like or, apparently, understand the music Dylan loved and listened to.

[Paul]

I Was Scared But It Felt Sweet

#230.




Jawbreaker

SOMBies Say:

"Since when has Raj even recommended anything that isn't all-around embarassing? All he listens to is Jawbreaker and 'country music.'" - Pavement Ist Rad

"I look at the line-up pic above and I think about that Jawbreaker song lyric: "Selling kids to other kids." I find it rather sad." - themeparkexperience (re: a picture of Panic! At The Disco circa Feb. 2006)

[Paul]

Sometimes I Hold My Arms And I Say
Mmmmm Hmmmm Hmmmm

#229.




Al Green

SOMBies Say:

"Al Green in his prime could wear anything and still be more man than ten men. Holla." - yancy

"i like "call me" a lot. it's one of those perfect records to me, but whenever i listen to it it always gets me down. i think i prefer "i'm still in love with you" by just a little bit, cos it's more of a happy, loving kind of record. has a very nice sexyheartwarming feel to it." - Artem

[Montana]

Ridiculous juxtaposition there.

you mean townes van zandt sandwiched between all that awesomeness?

Pretty much

Yes, a legend that Bob Dylan loves and covers sandwiched between one hit wonder generic indie bands.

Tell me the two of us are not the only ones terrified to see that the proposed Dylan album-by-album threadstarter doesn't like or, apparently, understand the music Dylan loved and listened to.

lol. It explains this list perfectly, doesn't it?

[Mitchell]

BIG JAW CRACKING YAWN

[Montana]

BIG JAW CRACKING YAWN

Don't forget to wipe.

[velocity]

Come On Eilleen merited a top 250 inclusion? Huh?

Which immediately reduced to zero any guilt I may have felt about my boy Chris Whitley.

[Paul]

Clipside Of The Pinkeye Fountain

#228.




The Mars Volta

SOMBies Say:

"Maybe I've just addled my brain with drugs and sex and all that, but The Mars Volta seems to get a really raw deal on the internet." - hollowchatter

"I found Frances to be so awful, its made me really reconsider that first album, which I don't hold in nearly the esteem that I used to. I still enjoy it, and it definitely has more than its share of moments, but it grates at me a bit more than it used to." - Diesel

"so many fucking little punks grew fros, started wearing girl jeans, and played their guitars for hours because of this band." - gil-scott heroin

[UselessRocker]

1,2,3,4. Who's punk? What's the score?

[Agrimorfee]

If their music was as fun as their song and album titles, I'd like this band more.

[Paul]

But The Day May Come
When You've Got Something To Lose

#227.




Social Distortion

SOMBies Say:

"'Far Behind' plays during the scene where they all go shopping." - Red Lobster (in the thread entitled "new Social Distortion song in BRATZ movie)

[Paul]

There Is Thunder In Our Hearts

#226.




Kate Bush

SOMBies Say:

"Even though she's been the only artist I've ever geeked over and I started dating the woman who became my wife because she looked like Kate, I gotta say if a person's only exposure to her is through "Wuthering Heights" I can understand not being impressed." - Meldrick Lewis

"Kate Bush is fucking great. Awesome song writer and totally charming." - fakeconcerns