It's, what, fine? Although it's a lot of background my music if we're being honest. Actually, no, it's not fine. Whoever selected this album branded damn near half the albums on this list with 1 ratings. Maybe more than half. And THIS is the hill they're willing to die on?

I'll come back to this one when I'm not tripping balls.

I used to swear by these guys. We all make mistakes.

This is the album that showed me how to soar with my strengths. And scold a child.

Oddly enough, I got Romeo Void vibes listening to this thing. I might like it better if we slept together.

It's, what, fine? Although it's a lot of background my music if we're being honest. Actually, no, it's not fine. Whoever selected this album branded damn near half the albums on this list with 1 ratings. Maybe more than half. And THIS is the hill they're willing to die on?

Put it on the official list. It belongs there. A real hidden gem.

TL: DR

I'll give it more spins, especially since this was surprisingly fun.

This is the album that showed me how to soar with my strengths. And scold a child.

I was told these dealers choice albums were a mixed bag. But some of you are not taking this seriously. And I'm all here for it. Love random shit I've never even heard of before.

Oddly enough, I got Romeo Void vibes listening to this thing. I might like it better if we slept together.

This was resoundingly great. No notes!

These deserves to be on the list instead of Kraftwerk. Experimental bubble gum pop, which is apparently right in my wheelhouse.

I'll need more time, but I left happy.

Good times I should have had already.

I used to swear by these guys. We all make mistakes.

I'll come back to this one when I'm not tripping balls.

I get it now. I finally get it with this band. That's not necessarily an endorsement or an admission I've fallen in love. But I get it now. Maybe this is the least emo output these fellas released upon the masses.

My divorce fucked me up so badly that I went through an intense Decemberists phase. I bought more Decemberists songs than should have been allowed from iTunes. None are from this album, however. I was more into The Crane Wife era Decemberists, and even saw them live. Once. I've never felt so judged. People would come up to me and say, "Oh Big Dawg. Who are you, trying to push this pretentious music on all of your friends? What happened to the guy I know who worked blue and made mix tapes with Kiss songs? Maybe you should get back together with your ex-wife." That didn't happen. Yet. Matthew Weiner must have gone through a Decemberists phase, too. He oddly used a Decemberists song during a scene in a season 2 episode of Mad Men. The only time he didn't use a period era song. He eventually got divorced, too. Nothing lasts.

There are no real cons to hitch hiking. Unless you can't bum a ride.

Let's be honest. They were never going to be giants.

If you play this during the orgy scene of Eyes Wide Shut, it makes both the movie and album better. After listening to this album, Spotify immediately played "Angst in my Pants" by this very band, which is better than any song on this album.

Smoke didn't rise for me. Something else did...

Right in my wheelhouse, the sort of thing I'd have taken a chance on thumbing through albums at a used record store. Shame on everyone in my life for never introducing me to this previously.

I kept expecting this to build to extraordinary. No idea why, but it didn't happen.

Now I'm wondering why it never made the original list.

This didn't really happen. This never happened.

Fuck and yes! It's like my dad always said. You can't please anyone so you've got to please yourself. He might have been talking about orgasms now that I think about it.

I appreciate the effort.

I was expecting the musical stylings of the late comedic actor John Ritter. Thankfully, this was certainly better.

TLDR

I used to swear by this album, especially, "Jeannie's Diary" which the former me would try to convince you is better than anything Leonard Cohen wrote. That's still the hill I'm willing to die on.

I feel guilty for becoming spotty on checking in since finishing this project, and that's out of jealousy more than anything else. Jealous that I didn't choose a damn good album like this one to add to the list. Shame on me. Props to whoever chose this one.

Better than it deserves to be.

Not working here, this album.

But it's not Alex Chilton.

I'll jump back in when another interesting album appears. This ain't it.

It's helping the algorithms. So far.