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HalfRight73
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Fan of music, my family, marijuana, crows and other stuff. Elliott Smith superfan, Tottenham Hotspur supporter, Criminal Defense attorney, general glutton for punishment. Here for the music. 💙✌🏽
#5albums70sfinal

This absolute banger is only about the 4th best song on this incredible album. I hope Electric Warrior does well in the poll. It’ll be 1 or 2 for me.
April 28, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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The 10 albums in play for my five spots . . .
April 15, 2025 at 2:59 PM
March 21, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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#MusicChallenge

Day 15 - not ranked

Bob Dylan

Bringing It All Back Home (1965)
Highway 61 Revisited (1965)
Blonde on Blonde (1966)
February 23, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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Day 14 - not ranked

Elliott Smith, part 2

I did the first 3 albums on day 3, how about the last 3 today.

XO (1998)
Figure 8 (2000)

And my favourite album of all time . . .

From A Basement On the Hill (2004)
February 22, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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Day 14 - not ranked

Elliott Smith, part 2

I did the first 3 albums on day 3, how about the last 3 today.

XO (1998)
Figure 8 (2000)

And my favourite album of all time . . .

From A Basement On the Hill (2004)
February 22, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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#MusicChallenge

Day 13 - not ranked

The Stooges

The Stooges (1969)
Funhouse (1970)
Raw Power (1973)
February 21, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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Day 12 - not ranked

The Kinks

The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society (1968)

Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) 1969

Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part 1 (1970)
February 20, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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Day 11 - Unranked

Uncle Tupelo

No Depression (1990)
Still Feel Gone (1991)
March 16-20, 1992 (1992)

Jay and Jeff’s first three albums together. The 4th one was great also.
February 19, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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Day 10 - Unranked

Yo La Tengo

Painful (1993)
Electr-O-Pura (1995)
I Can Hear Your Heart Beating As One (1997)
February 18, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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Pixies

Surfer Rosa (1988)
Doolittle (1989)
Bossanova (1990)

Surfer Ross is an all-timer, Doolittle is probably the best album of the 80s, and Bossanova ain’t bad either.
February 17, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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Day 8 - Unranked

Leonard Cohen

Songs of Leonard Cohen (1967)

Songs from a Room (1969)

Songs of Love and Hate (1971)
February 16, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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Day 7 - Unranked

John Prine

John Prine (1971)
Diamonds In The Rough (1972)
Sweet Revenge (1973)

One of the best to ever write songs. He is missed.
February 16, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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Day 6 - Unranked

Galaxie 500

Today (1988)
On Fire (1989)
This Is Our Music (1990)
February 14, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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Day 5 - Unranked

Husker Du

Metal Circus (1983)
Zen Arcade (1984)
New Day Rising (1985)

And in case Metal Circus doesn’t count because it’s an EP, I’m including Flip Your Wig (1985) as an alternate.
February 13, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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Day 4 - Unranked

Silver Jews

The Natural Bridge (1996)
American Water (1998)
Bright Flight (2001)
February 13, 2025 at 2:48 AM
February 12, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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Day 3 - Unranked

I say unranked but if I was ranking, this would be #1.

Elliott Smith

Roman Candle (1994)
Elliott Smith (1995)
Either/Or (1997)
February 11, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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Day 2 - Unranked

Mazzy Star

She Hangs Brightly (1990)
So Tonight That I Might See (1993)
Among My Swan (1996)
February 11, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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Unranked - Day 1

Wilco

Summerteeth (1999)
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002)
A Ghost Is Born (2004)

Three different styles of album as this band evolved into one of the greatest bands.
February 10, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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The top 3 albums are guaranteed to be in my top 5. Last 2 spots from the remaining 7. Make your case for one of those albums. If you want.
February 10, 2025 at 3:13 AM
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At first look, my top 5 will come from these 10 albums:
February 9, 2025 at 7:37 PM
This quote from Slaughterhouse Five, especially the first line, has stuck with me and seems especially relevant in today’s world.
February 7, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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