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One of THOSE people
Love stats and being mercurial
“Shit human” for my taste in REM albums
Snotty commentary at https://thebestthing.blog
One of THOSE people
Love stats and being mercurial
“Shit human” for my taste in REM albums
Snotty commentary at https://thebestthing.blog
Look what happens with no @bestalbumbrackets.bsky.social mandated listening
December 1, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Look what happens with no @bestalbumbrackets.bsky.social mandated listening
On occasion of his birthday, I am listening to Hendrix and reminded how, as a Classic Rock kid reaching drinking age, disappointed I was in this beer
Of course, not paying attention at the time that it was a “raspberry wheat beer,” I’d know better now
Of course, not paying attention at the time that it was a “raspberry wheat beer,” I’d know better now
November 27, 2025 at 7:10 PM
On occasion of his birthday, I am listening to Hendrix and reminded how, as a Classic Rock kid reaching drinking age, disappointed I was in this beer
Of course, not paying attention at the time that it was a “raspberry wheat beer,” I’d know better now
Of course, not paying attention at the time that it was a “raspberry wheat beer,” I’d know better now
Was listening to the Best Album of 2001 earlier
November 27, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Was listening to the Best Album of 2001 earlier
Told you all I wasn’t crazy for keeping and buying CDs
November 25, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Told you all I wasn’t crazy for keeping and buying CDs
By the looks of the voting it was a very unreasonable decision.
In any event, someone somewhere today thinks a lot of both of these albums, which makes it seem like either one is a reasonable decision
In any event, someone somewhere today thinks a lot of both of these albums, which makes it seem like either one is a reasonable decision
November 18, 2025 at 3:17 PM
By the looks of the voting it was a very unreasonable decision.
In any event, someone somewhere today thinks a lot of both of these albums, which makes it seem like either one is a reasonable decision
In any event, someone somewhere today thinks a lot of both of these albums, which makes it seem like either one is a reasonable decision
I don’t know what you’re talking about
November 18, 2025 at 1:34 AM
I don’t know what you’re talking about
I won’t claim perfection - at least on any objective basis - but these are my favorite albums from the year I turned 16. The death knell of Britpop
November 16, 2025 at 8:50 PM
I won’t claim perfection - at least on any objective basis - but these are my favorite albums from the year I turned 16. The death knell of Britpop
According to rateyourmusic, the official top 4 albums of 1989
November 15, 2025 at 3:54 PM
According to rateyourmusic, the official top 4 albums of 1989
First CD I bought. It was a single and bought at Armadillo Records (RIP) in Kettering Ohio after my mom received assurance from the clerk that it was “appropriate”
November 3, 2025 at 1:50 PM
First CD I bought. It was a single and bought at Armadillo Records (RIP) in Kettering Ohio after my mom received assurance from the clerk that it was “appropriate”
I’d read good reviews of this book and saw it won the Kirkus Prize so I picked it up from the library and it’s stunning. Unhinged and wild and clever and somehow never gets lost in itself
November 1, 2025 at 11:13 PM
I’d read good reviews of this book and saw it won the Kirkus Prize so I picked it up from the library and it’s stunning. Unhinged and wild and clever and somehow never gets lost in itself
1989 and adjacent Discogs haul. Where’s that 1989 is a bad misc year fucker now?
October 31, 2025 at 11:18 PM
1989 and adjacent Discogs haul. Where’s that 1989 is a bad misc year fucker now?
Also an excellent album and not obscure which makes it even stranger that it didn’t make it
October 29, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Also an excellent album and not obscure which makes it even stranger that it didn’t make it
Primo ad placement here
October 27, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Primo ad placement here
More No Kings from Dayton OH
October 18, 2025 at 6:36 PM
More No Kings from Dayton OH
From my brother…proud of Dayton (and if my brother for going)
October 18, 2025 at 6:14 PM
From my brother…proud of Dayton (and if my brother for going)
An old friend I haven’t listened to in a long while since nothing sounds good to me this morning. I got this album in high school and had a portable cd player hooked up to my dad’s old wood cabinet speakers and I would sit and vaguely stare off into space listening to this album.
October 17, 2025 at 2:34 PM
An old friend I haven’t listened to in a long while since nothing sounds good to me this morning. I got this album in high school and had a portable cd player hooked up to my dad’s old wood cabinet speakers and I would sit and vaguely stare off into space listening to this album.
Found it at my library and at a used record store on campus in college. The continued existence of Wilco ensures Uncle Tupelo’s position at the formation of alt-country but their debut - this is their second and my first find - released the same time as No Depression. They broke up after this.
October 15, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Found it at my library and at a used record store on campus in college. The continued existence of Wilco ensures Uncle Tupelo’s position at the formation of alt-country but their debut - this is their second and my first find - released the same time as No Depression. They broke up after this.
Little free library for the win
October 14, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Little free library for the win
Literally reading about this now in this excellent book
October 4, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Literally reading about this now in this excellent book
Evidently a long album title patch
October 4, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Evidently a long album title patch
Disc 3 is out of control from the very beginning
September 16, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Disc 3 is out of control from the very beginning