#Ed's playlist is 55 songs long and growing

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Edward has a playlist on Spotify. You can find it here. 

RED - Unstoppable 

Break down, only alone I will cry out now You'll never see what's hiding out Hiding out deep down (yeah)

I know, I've heard that to let your feelings show Is the only way to make friendships grow But I'm too afraid now (yeah)

I'll put my armor on Show you how strong I am I'll put my armor on I'll show you that I am

I'm unstoppable I'm running with no brakes I'm invincible Yeah, I win every single game I'm so powerful I don't need batteries to play I'm so confident, yeah, I'm unstoppable today Unstoppable today, unstoppable today I'm unstoppable today, I'm unstoppable today Unstoppable today, unstoppable today I'm unstoppable today, I'm unstoppable today

NateWantsToBattle:- The Wrecked And The Worried

One time for the saints and the sinners You know you gotta put it down like a winner Chances taken, smile 'til you fake it

My mind's running all the time And I don't really like anything I find Got time? 'Cause I'm out of mine Had my ducks in a row, now they're slowly falling out of line

All day talking to myself And I found that I don't really know me well Flip through try to find a spell Now we're stated, overrated Now we're spawning from a special kind of hell

One time for the saints and the sinners You know you gotta put it down like a winner Chances taken, smile 'til you fake it None of this seems right Two times for the wrecked and the worried Your tainted mind will be your judge and your jury Chances taken, smile 'til you fake it Sick of it yet, I keep coming back Oh, but I keep coming back

Five Finger Death Punch - Wrong Side of heaven

I spoke to God today and she said that she's ashamed What have I become What have I done I spoke to the devil today and he swears he's not to blame And I understood 'cause I feel the same

Arms wide open I stand alone I'm no hero and I'm not made of stone Right or wrong I can hardly tell I'm on the wrong side of heaven and the righteous side of hell The wrong side of heaven and the righteous side The righteous side of hell

Bastille - Icarus

Standing on the cliff face Highest foe you'll ever grace It scares me half to death

Look out to the future But it tells you nothing So take another breath

Your hands protect the flames From the wild winds around you

Icarus is flying too close to the sun And Icarus's life, it has only just begun This is how it feels to take a fall Icarus is flying towards an early grave

You put up your defenses when you leave You leave because you're certain Of who you want to be

PVRIS -  What's Wrong

When did I get so pitiful Just a goddamn corpse in a centerfold You got my back against the wall And now I can't ever get comfortable No I never sold my soul If I ever do throw my bones to the wolves No I never sold my soul No I never sold mine

I know it's so wrong but I'm so far gone Don't need you to tell me I'm so cynical Quit being so over-skeptical Don't need a metaphor for you to know I'm miserable

Starset - Telepathic

And if I had my way I would run to the rescue It never works that way When you call a bluff

Oh, all the fools rush in It’s a battle to surround you And all the fools want in But I’m not giving up

Imagine Dragons - Bleeding Out

When the day has come But I've lost my way around And the seasons stop and hide beneath the ground When the sky turns gray And everything is screaming I will reach inside Just to find my heart is beating

You tell me to hold on Oh you tell me to hold on But innocence is gone And what was right is wrong'

Cause I'm bleeding out Said if the last thing that I do Is to bring you down I'll bleed out for you So I bear my skin And I count my sins And I close my eyes And I take it in And I'm bleeding out I'm bleeding out for you (for you)

Three Days Grace - Nothing to lose but You

I stay up every night I should've thought twice when I put our lives on the line I'm a mess You're the only hope that I hold inside The self-destruction, the damage I've done You're the reason I'm still alive

And I lose it everyday inside of my head I don't know if I'll be alright I wanna leave it all behind I've got nothing to lose

I've got nothing to lose but you Nothing to lose but you I know that I can't undo The self-destruction, the damage I've done I've got nothing to lose but you

3 Doors Down - The Silence Remains

This is from both brother’s POV

Edward to Alphonse:

This world asks for so much Despite what you give it’s just never enough Then you’re left cold tired and alone Searching for something that’s already gone You try not to be afraid Bound down by all of these things that they say And you feel like you’re all by yourself But I’ll be right here when there’s nothing else

Chorus: (Both)

Lay down Rest here in peace in my arms now Knowing you’re safe From the storms and the rain And from all of your pain And I’ll be here when only the silence remains Only the silence remains

Alphonse to Edward:

Your fears they know that you’re scared Wherever you go they seem to meet you there And you face them all on your own Never the weak always the strong And you win most of the time Never once claiming that victory’s mine And you carry this burden alone But this candle’s burned at both ends for so long

Chorus (Both)

Five Finger Death Punch - A Little Bit Off 

I'm a little pissed off today and there ain't nothing you can do about it I'm a little put off today and I could not tell you why Got a really short fuse today, everyone around me's fucking crazy I'm a little ticked off today, a little pissed off today (I'm a little bit off today) I told a little white lie today, I smiled and told someone I loved them I had to say goodbye today to someone that I love I couldn't even cry today, I think my heart is finally broken Didn't need a reason why today, I don't need a reason why today

Hey yeah, hey yeah Hey yeah, don't ya know? (I'm a little bit off) Hey yeah, hey yeah Hey, you gotta let it go (I'm a little, just a little bit off)

tagged by Stolen from: @dolcetters​ because I breathe muse music  check out my tag tagging: this can turn into a  mess so whoever wants to tackle it can do it and tag me so I can see your jams! muse music is so fun to me!

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weird asks that say a lot from @julietgiulia​

1. coffee mugs, teacups, wine glasses, water bottles, or soda cans? Coffee mugs

2. chocolate bars or lollipops? Chocolate 

3. bubblegum or cotton candy? Neither

4. how did your elementary school teachers describe you? Shy, conscientious, perfectionist

5. do you prefer to drink soda from soda cans, soda bottles, plastic cups or glass cups? Glasses

6. pastel, boho, tomboy, preppy, goth, grunge, formal or sportswear? All contributors

7. earbuds or headphones? Earbuddies :)

8. movies or tv shows? Movies

9. favourite smell in the summer? Hot soil, flowering plants, fruit and needle trees, post rain, towel after ocean swim, wind through car window driving through forest(ed highway)

10. game you were best at in p.e.? Hockey, soccer, california kickball, high jump and arm hang? 

11. what you have for breakfast on an average day? Usually oatmeal or millet with omegas, fruit and oat milk or avocado bagel with black pepper and nutritional yeast

12. name of your favourite playlist? A nice mix for ness

13. lanyard or key ring? Key ring

14. favourite non-chocolate candy? Licorice, candied fennel or anise seeds

15. favourite book you read as a school assignment? Les miserables, The thief lord, The cellist of Sarajevo - off the top

16. most comfortable position to sit in? Slumpy posture, one leg over or under the other, knee tuck or apple sauce

17. most frequently worn pair of shoes? Hiking boots or black sambas

18. ideal weather? Sunny after rain a little windy

19. sleeping position? No pillow usually on my left or on my back or front with one leg bent 

20. preferred place to write (i.e., in a note book, on your laptop, sketchpad, post-it notes, etc.)? Notebook or notes app

21. obsession from childhood? Fairies and making homes

22. role model? Opa

23. strange habits? Not sure what qualifies as strange

24. favourite crystal? Not really into them but maybe jade or quartz 

25. first song you remember hearing? I turned out a punk or something by Joe Strummer

26. favourite activity to do in warm weather? Backpacking

27. favourite activity to do in cold weather? Cuddling, snowy adventuring, dancing

28. five songs to describe you? Hazel (bob dylan), Planted a thought (arthur russell), Junie (solange), Corridor of dreams (the cleaners from venus), Even cowgirls get the blues (emmylou harris)

29. best way to bond with you? Quality time, presence, care, spontaneity / silly curiousity

30. places that you find sacred? Oma and Opa’s yard and greenhouse, forest, Veluwe, ocean

31. what outfit do you wear to kick ass and take names? Floral dress, nice earrings with sambas and sweatshirt or hiking boots, wool socks and over shirt, with shorts and tank top

32. top five favourite vines? Fresh avocado is the only one that comes to mind

33. most used phrase in your phone? Yay sweet and or That’s funny

34. advertisements you have stuck in your head? Can’t think of any

35. average time you fall asleep? 2am

36. what is the first meme you remember ever seeing? Probably one of those justgirlythings ones here or Fb I have no idea

37. suitcase or duffel bag? Suitcase

38. lemonade or tea? Tea

39. lemon cake or lemon meringue pie? Lemon tart

40. weirdest thing to ever happen to you at your school? High school - Maybe bear spray yoe evac? authority figure telling me what I was wearing was inappropriate? psych teacher crying in class? Post sec - Tiktok famous boy makes a tiktok of me knitting in psych class? boy crushing steals my textbook just to get me to go to his car so he can return it to me? 

41. last person you texted? Daisy 🌼

42. jacket pockets or pants pockets? BOTH

43. hoodie, leather jacket, cardigan, jean jacket or bomber jacket? Hoodie

44. favourite scent for soap? Rose, patchouli, rosemary, lavendar, mint, etc.

45. which genre: sci-fi, fantasy or superhero? Fantasy

46. most comfortable outfit to sleep in? Naked 

47. favourite type of cheese? Cashew cheese or if I could brie

48. if you were a fruit, what kind would you be? White nectarine but there are so many to try!

49. what saying or quote do you live by? “She walked with her entire body as if to gain momentum for an event in which her entire body would participate.” - Anaïs Nin (A spy in the house of love)

50. what made you laugh the hardest you ever have? Probably my kid best friend

51. current stresses? Health issues, unstable income

52. favorite font? Freight rn

53. what is the current state of your hands? Coffee shakes

54. what did you learn from your first job? Hundreds of PLU’s, how to pack groceries, how messy and wasteful people are, that everyone should have to do a customer service job in their lifetime, how really great and awful people are, that I shouldn’t let other people’s stresses make me feel like I should be stressed, that quitting is good sometimes

55. favourite fairy tale? The six swans, Vasalisa the wise, Baba yaga, Bluebeard, Rumpelstiltskin, The red shoes, The velvet ribbon, Goldilocks and the three bears, and many many more

56. favourite tradition? Writing letters and cards, dressing up for halloween, celebrating birthdays

57. the three biggest struggles you’ve overcome? Eating disorder, depression and heartbreak (although these are things I still need to keep being overcome)

58. four talents you’re proud of having? Writing, taking notes, learning about my body, feeling for what resonates

59. if you were a video game character, what would your catchphrase be? Heyo, how bout that!

60. if you were a character in an anime, what kind of anime would you want it to be? Nausicaä of the valley of the wind (hayao miyazaki)

61. favourite line you heard from a book/movie/tv show/etc.? Recently found on my Tumblr feed from a book waiting on my shelf: “I want to believe, walking those aimless nights, that I was praying. For what I’m still not sure. But I always felt it was just ahead of me. That if I walked far enough, long enough, I would find it–perhaps even hold it up, like a tongue at the end of its word.” - Ocean Vuong (On earth we’re briefly gorgeous)

62. seven characters you relate to? In no particular order, not long thought out: 1) Sabina (A spy in the house of love), 2) Elio (Call me by your name), 3) Patti (Just kids), 4) Sally (The ruby in the smoke), 5) Camille (Un amour de jeunesse), 6) Dani (Midsommar), 7) Orla (Derry Girls)

63. five songs that would play in your club? I follow rivers - the magician remix (lykke li), JA! (bizzey), Gasolina (daddy yankee), Nice for what (drake), This must be the place - naive melody (talking heads) / love my way (psychedelic furs)

64. favourite website from your childhood? Myscene, Club penguin - those free gaming websites 

65. any permanent scars? A few on my face from tables and my dog, one on my knee from flip flops on a boat launch, a few burns here and there that probably aren’t permanent

66. favourite flower(s)? Always changing, echinacea and yellow roses rn

67. good luck charms? Change on the ground, nice earrings, well worn shoes, spotting flowers or animals

68. worst flavour of any food or drink you’ve ever tried? Cream of mushroom

69. a fun fact that you don’t know how you learned? Popped in my head, maybe not the most fun - the flower bud in the centres of apple tree fruiting spurs make the king fruit (the biggest and best apple from each spur) and if you pick the king blossom then all the surrounding blossoms will be bigger and better 

70. left or right handed? Right

71. least favourite pattern? Galaxy?

72. worst subject? Economics

73. favourite weird flavour combo? Miso and apple, blueberries and coconut curry, orange juice and beer (I don't know if its really possible to find a “weird” combo maybe it’s more like “not found in my culture”)

74. at what pain level out of ten (1 through 10) do you have to be at before you take an advil or ibuprofen? 5 if 0 is no pain (I don't think I’ve been above 8.5)

75. when did you lose your first tooth? No idea

76. what’s your favourite potato food (i.e. tater tots, baked potatoes, fries, chips, etc.)? Gnocchi or boerenkool

77. best plant to grow on a windowsill? Flowering plants

78. coffee from a gas station or sushi from a grocery store? Station coffee

79. which looks better, your school id photo or your driver’s license photo? School id

80. earth tones or jewel tones? Earth

81. fireflies or lightning bugs? I don't think I have much experience with either

82. pc or console? I cannot either way

83. writing or drawing? This is my kryptonite question

84. podcasts or talk radio? Podcasts if I had to choose

84. barbie or polly pocket? Polly pocket

85. fairy tales or mythology? Mythology (stories are linked more)

86. cookies or cupcakes? Cookies

87. your greatest fear? My health issues keep accumulating and getting worse forever

88. your greatest wish? My health issues resolve

89. who would you put before everyone else? Myself, Suzmom or Marleymoon

90. luckiest mistake? Choosing mini school, don't regret it but maybe not the best decision

91. boxes or bags? Bags

92. lamps, overhead lights, sunlight or fairy lights? Sunlight and rocksalt lamps

93. nicknames? Ness, nessie, nessa, bean, bear, benjamin, kindje, sweet pea

94. favourite season? Late spring or late summer

95. favourite app on your phone? Flo, Spotify, Google maps, notes, weather, find my

96. desktop background? Santa Catalina Island off the coast of Southern California

97. how many phone numbers do you have memorized? 7+

98. favourite historical era? I love revolutions and renaissances but all of em have hard times and good times

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oh? oh??? 

1. coffee mugs, teacups, wine glasses, water bottles, or soda cans?

2. chocolate bars or lollipops?

3. bubblegum or cotton candy?

4. how did your elementary school teachers describe you? energetic

5. do you prefer to drink soda from soda cans, soda bottles, plastic cups or glass cups? 

6. pastel, boho, tomboy, preppy, goth, grunge, formal or sportswear? 

7. earbuds or headphones?

8. movies or tv shows?

9. favorite smell in the summer? flowers

10. game you were best at in p.e.? four square

11. what you have for breakfast on an average day? eggs in some form, but it’s my breakfast AND lunch because i get home form work around 11:30am, and I’m generally not hungry at 4:30am when I leave, so.

12. name of your favorite playlist? “Current favs”

13. lanyard or key ring? 

14. favorite non-chocolate candy? hot tomales tied with sour gummy worms

15. favorite book you read as a school assignment? A Tale of Two Cities

16. most comfortable position to sit in? tummy-down on the floor

17. most frequently worn pair of shoes? VERY ratty blue converse

18. ideal weather? sunny and windy

19. sleeping position? on left side/ on back/ sometimes on tummy

20. preferred place to write (i.e., in a note book, on your laptop, sketchpad, post-it notes, etc.)? 

21. obsession from childhood? Danny Phantom & mermaids

22. role model? Joan of Arc, and lotsa others

23. strange habits? fingerspelling, brushing my teeth for like 15 min

24. favorite crystal? quartz

25. first song you remember hearing? the lullaby that came out of my stuffed rabbit

26. favorite activity to do in warm weather? swim/ nap

27. favorite activity to do in cold weather? go on walks/ nap

28. five songs to describe you? Self Portrait by Stephanie Smith, Glorious by David Archuleta, Shatter Me by Lindsay Stirling, My, Myself and Time by Demi Lovato, and Paper Tigers by Owl City 

29. best way to bond with you? let me talk about my favorite things

30. places that you find sacred? LDS temples, esp the Orlando temple

31. what outfit do you wear to kick ass and take names? My spider-man hoodie and sweats 

32. top five favorite vines? I don’t know any vines…(sweats)

33. most used phrase in your phone? K

34. advertisements you have stuck in your head? none 

35. average time you fall asleep? Like how long it takes to fall asleep? If it’s a good night, like 10 min; if it’s a bad night, several hours

36. what is the first meme you remember ever seeing? oh gosh. I remember where I was when I heard the term meme for the first time. It was about rage comics, I think it was the freaking troll face in like, 2011.

37. suitcase or duffel bag? 

38. lemonade or tea?

39. lemon cake or lemon meringue pie?

40. weirdest thing to ever happen at your school? One time I came to class a few minutes late and nobody was there and the whiteboard said “class is longboarding outside” and i was really confused…walked back out of the room, saw my whole class down the hall laughing at me…It was April Fool’s Day.

41. last person you texted? my sister and brother in law, with whom i have a text conversation solely to send them the weirdest images i can find

42. jacket pockets or pants pockets? 

43. hoodie, leather jacket, cardigan, jean jacket or bomber jacket?

44. favorite scent for soap? Christmas tree scent

45. which genre: sci-fi, fantasy or superhero? 

46. most comfortable outfit to sleep in? sweats and t-shirt tho i often wake up to find i have stripped in the night

47. favorite type of cheese? mozzarella

48. if you were a fruit, what kind would you be? Apple

49. what saying or quote do you live by? decisions determine destiny

50. what made you laugh the hardest you ever have? it’s called the boob game and it’s what my family plays on car trips and i invented it and for some reason it was/is hilarious despite it’s immaturity; you just look around at billboards and signs and replace one word with the word ‘boob’

51. current stresses? i gotta grade some papers for my TA job and I’m procrastinating it

52. favorite font? comic sans

53. what is the current state of your hands? clipped unpainted nails (the way i like); probably need some lotion

54. what did you learn from your first job? money is nice

55. favorite fairy tale? The Boy Who Drew Cats

56. favorite tradition? decorating cookies at Christmas

57. the three biggest struggles you’ve overcome? ED, rejection from animation program, LDS missionary service

58. four talents you’re proud of having? drawing, writing essays, writing stories, listening

59. if you were a video game character, what would your catchphrase be? listen up buddy

60. if you were a character in an anime, what kind of anime would you want it to be? mermaids/mythical creatures

61. favorite line you heard from a book/movie/tv show/etc.? From The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness: “In this world of numbness and information overload, the ability to feel is a rare gift indeed”

62. seven characters you relate to? Hiccup (HTTYD), Kiki (Kiki’s Delivery Service), Ned (SM:Hoco), Kit (Unicorn Store), Aunt Cass (BH6), Danny (DP)

63. five songs that would play in your club? It would be an Owl City only club

64. favorite website from your childhood? neopets, baby

65. any permanent scars? In my left armpit I have a long scar from a heart surgery when I was a baby

66. favorite flower(s)? I adore the smell of daffodils 

67. good luck charms? a leaf necklace given to me by a friend 

68. worst flavor of any food or drink you’ve ever tried? i hate tootsie rolls

69. a fun fact that you don’t know how you learned? human DNA and banana DNA is 50% identical

70. left or right handed? right

71. least favorite pattern? don’t have a least fav

72. worst subject? statistics

73. favorite weird flavor combo? this is more texture than flavor, but i like eating cake in a bowl of milk 

74. at what pain level out of ten (1 through 10) do you have to be at before you take an advil or ibuprofen? 6

75. when did you lose your first tooth? in childhood (i don’t remember)

76. what’s your favorite potato food (i.e. tater tots, baked potatoes, fries, chips, etc.)? 

77. best plant to grow on a windowsill? ur asking me? idk, i can’t grow stuff

78. coffee from a gas station or sushi from a grocery store?

79. which looks better, your school id photo or your driver’s license photo? 

80. earth tones or jewel tones?

81. fireflies or lightning bugs?

82. pc or console?

83. writing or drawing?

84. podcasts or talk radio?

84. barbie or polly pocket?

85. fairy tales or mythology?

86. cookies or cupcakes?

87. your greatest fear? hopelessness 

88. your greatest wish? happiness

89. who would you put before everyone else? my nephew and niece

90. luckiest mistake? tumblr…lucky bc of the homies

91. boxes or bags? 

92. lamps, overhead lights, sunlight or fairy lights?

93. nicknames? Bean/Beanie, Spoons, Good Cop

94. favorite season? Spring

95. favorite app on your phone? whichever one holds my current obsession 

96. desktop background? President Nelson on a swing (Russel M Nelson is the current prophet of the Church and he’s an adorable old man who i love)

97. how many phone numbers do you have memorized? Two, mine and my mom’s

98. favorite historical era? I don’t think I have one

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31 Days of Dead 2020 | Project Wrap-Up & Links

I want to take the opportunity to express my thanks to all of you for following this year’s edition of the Unofficial 31 Days of Dead and for all of the messages and kind words that you have sent me. It was a fun ride and we covered a lot of ground. Here are some quick stats:

31 Days 70 Songs 26 Different years represented 8 hours, 35 minutes of music

1.16 GB of music

11 Years doing these projects

As in past years, I have provided a full track listing and zipped and uploaded all of the mp3 files so that you can download for your future listening pleasure. 

WHAT WERE YOUR FAVORITE TRACKS???? I would love to hear what your favorites were this year. Some of you have reached out already and I truly appreciate it. I’m always curious what you liked and what you didn’t like so that I can make improvements in the future.

THANK YOU!! These projects are a big undertaking and there is no way I could do it all on my own. I want to take this opportunity to recognize two key people who helped out. First, a big thank you to Brian Levine who has been providing the artwork since I started doing these projects in 2010. Each year his artwork gets better. He obviously takes our tagline very seriously – “When they go high, we go higher.”

I also owe a huge debt of gratitude to my long-time friend, Jason Freitag, who hosts these projects on his blog, Liner Notes Music Blog. The blog provides an online home where you can reference these projects anytime you want. Also, if you like the 31 Days887 of Dead then you should be sure to check out “Grateful Dead Monthly” which is a fun side project that J and I collaborate on each month that features a GD show on the anniversary of that particular show. So, if you are not already following Liner Notes Music Blog, then I urge you to do so. Not only can you get your Grateful Dead fix but there are articles and playlists that cover the musical spectrum from Jazz to Indie. Link is below.

Liner Notes Music Blog: https://linernotesmusicblog.wordpress.com/

CONTACT: Please forward any requests or comments to me at 31daysofdead@gmail.com. 

If you are having 31 Days withdrawal then you can get your fix by following me on Instagram @31daysofdead.

Wishing you much health, peace, love and lots of music in the New Year!

Ed

2020 Track Listing

1.    Technical Difficulties (4.15.70 – Winterland Arena • San Francisco, CA)

2.    Help on the Way > Slipknot! > Franklin’s Tower (8.4.76 – Roosevelt Stadium • Jersey City, NJ)

3.    Box of Rain (9.17.70 – Fillmore East • New York, NY)

4.    New Speedway Boogie (5.1.70 – Alfred College • Alfred, NY)

5.    Comes A Time (10.26.85 – Sun Dome, Univ. of South Florida • Tampa, FL)

6.    Lost Sailor > Saint Jam > Saint Of Circumstance > Estimated Jam (12.11.79 – Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall • Kansas City, KS)

7.    Eyes Of The World > The Music Never Stopped (10.15.76 – Shrine Auditorium • Los Angeles, CA)

8.    He’s Gone (7.2.89 – Sullivan Stadium • Foxboro, MA)

9.    Goin’ Down the Road Feeling Bad (4.28.80 – Boutwell Auditorium • Birmingham, AL)

10. Revolution (10.12.83 – Madison Square Garden • New York, NY)

11. Bird Song (9.25.80 – Warfield Theater • San Francisco, CA)

12. Turn On Your Lovelight (with Janis Joplin; 7.16.70 – Euphoria Ballroom • San Rafael, CA)

13. Foxy Lady Jam (4.21.69 – The Ark • Boston, MA)

14. Jack Straw (4.22.79 – Spartan Stadium • San Jose, CA)

15. Dear Mr. Fantasy > Hey Jude > Dear Mr. Fantasy > Truckin’ (9.7.85 – Red Rocks Amphitheatre • Morrison, CO)

16. The Weight (7.23.90 – World Music Theatre • Tinley Park, IL)

17. Band Introduction > Feel Like A Stranger (9.14.90 – Madison Square Garden • New York, NY)

18. Take A Step Back (7.12.87 – Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ)

19. Band Introduction > Bertha (10.19.71 – Northrop Auditorium, Univ. of Minnesota • Minneapolis, MN)

20. Beat It On Down The Line (10.27.73 – State Fair Coliseum • Indianapolis, IN)

21. One More Saturday Night (2.17.79 – Oakland Coliseum Arena • Oakland, CA)

22. Brokedown Palace (6.21.80 – West High Auditorium • Anchorage, AK)

23. Victim or the Crime (12.31.89 – Oakland Colisum Arena • Oakland, CA)

24. Space > U.S. Blues (9.15.85 – Devore Field, Southwestern U • Chula Vista, CA)

25. (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction (9.5.82 – US Festival @ Glen Helen Regional Park • San Bernardino, CA)

26. Rockin’ Pneumonia & The Boogie Woogie Flu (9.3.72 – Folsom Field, U. of Colorado • Boulder, CO)

27. Corrina (7.9.95 – Soldier Field • Chicago, IL)

28. Drums > Scarlet Begonias > Fire on the Mountain (6.12.80 – Memorial Coliseum • Portland, OR)

29. Phil’s Earthquake Space (4.18.82 – Civic Center • Hartford, CT)

30. It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue (12.31.84 – San Francisco Civic Auditorium • San Francisco, CA)

31. Man Smart (Woman Smarter) (12.31.85 – Oakland Coliseum Arena • Oakland, CA)

32. Kansas City (10.28.85 – Fox Theatre • Atlanta, GA)

33. Stealin’ (7.17.66 – Fillmore Auditorium • San Francisco, CA)

34. Pigpen Speaks (5.2.70 – Harpur College, SUNY • Binghamton, NY)

35. I’m A King Bee (12.8.93 – Los Angeles Sports Arena • Los Angeles, CA)

36. Stage Banter > Dire Wolf (1.31.70 – The Warehouse • New Orleans, LA)

37. Black Peter (12.3.81 – Dane County Coliseum • Madison, WI)

38. Let It Grow (5.1.81 – Hampton Coliseum • Hampton, VA)

39. Morning Dew (9.11.73 – College of William & Mary • Williamsburg, VA)

40. Bill Graham Intro (2.24.74 – Winterland Arena • San Francisco, CA)

41. Dancin’ In The Streets (5.6.70 – Kresge Plaza, M.I.T. • Cambridge, MA)

42. What’s Going On? (9.24.88 – Madison Square Garden • New York, NY)

43. Wavy Gravy Chatter  > China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider (2.9.73 – Roscoe Maples Pavilion, Stanford University • Palo Alto, CA)

44. Introduction (12.6.80 – Recreation Center • Mill Valley, CA)

45. Cassidy (12.6.80 – Recreation Center • Mill Valley, CA)

46. Bird Song (12.6.80 – Recreation Center • Mill Valley, CA)

47. Ripple (12.6.80 – Recreation Center • Mill Valley, CA)

48. It’s Weird Up Here (2.27.69 – Fillmore West • San Francisco, CA)

49. Dark Star > Kesey’s Eulogy Jam (10.31.91 – Oakland Coliseum Arena • Oakland, CA)

50. The Wheel > I Need A Miracle > Uncle John’s Band (7.4.86 – Rich Stadium • Orchard Park, NY)

51. Space With Tripping Chick & Banjo Lessons (10.17.78 – Winterland Arena • San Francisco, CA)

52. If I Had The World To Give (11.20.78 – Cleveland Music Hall • Cleveland, OH)

53. Jingle Bells Tuning (12.27.81 – Oakland Auditorium Arena • Oakland, CA

54. Hell in a Bucket > Jerry Thanks (with Clarence Clemmons; 5.27.89 – Oakland Coliseum Stadium • Oakland, CA)

55. Heaven Help The Fool (10.31.80 – Radio City Music Hall • New York, NY)

56. Sage and Spirit (10.31.80 – Radio City Music Hall • New York, NY)

57. Little Sadie (10.31.80 – Radio City Music Hall • New York, NY)

58. Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door (11.17.78 – Rambler Room, Loyola Univ. • Chicago, IL)

59. Big Boy Pete (11.17.78 – Rambler Room, Loyola Univ. • Chicago, IL)

60. Jack-A-Roe (11.17.78 – Rambler Room, Loyola Univ. • Chicago, IL)

61. Dark Hollow (11.17.78 – Rambler Room, Loyola Univ. • Chicago, IL)

62. Oh Boy (11.17.78 – Rambler Room, Loyola Univ. • Chicago, IL)

63. Oh Babe, It Ain’t No Lie (3.28.84 – Marin Veterans Memorial Auditorium • San Rafael, CA)

64. Walking The Dog (3.29.84 – Marin Veterans Memorial Auditorium • San Rafael, CA)

65. New Orleans (6.21.84 – Kingswood Music Theater • Maple, Ontario, CAN)

66. So Many Roads (10.1.94 – Boston Garden • Boston, MA)

67. Throwing Stones > Touch of Grey (10.11.83 – Madison Square Garden • New York, NY)

68. Not Fade Away (7.17.89 – Alpine Valley Music Theatre • East Troy, WI)

69. Good Lovin’ (9.2.78 – Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ)

70. My Sisters and Brothers – JGB  (7.23.77 – Keystone • Palo Alto, CA)

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[kurome-in-wonderland]

Tagged by @pr1nc3-ed thank you so much :3

Rules: Answer these 92 statements and tag 20 people.

THE LAST: 1. Drink: Water 2. Phone call: My mom 3. Text message: A friend 4. Song you listened to: My playlist on Tumblr 5. Time you cried: A couple of weeks ago

HAVE YOU: 6. Dated someone twice: Hmm dating is not something I usually do… Actually I’ve never dated anyone XD

7. Kissed someone and regretted it: Kisses and I don’t get along well XD

8. Been cheated on: Nah

9.Lost someone special: yes

10. Been depressed: yes

11. Gotten drunk and thrown up: I kinda gotten drunk (but I was conscious of what I was doing and saying so I wasn’t THAT drunk and I don’t usually drink) but I never threw up

LIST 3 FAVORITE COLORS: 12-14: black, indigo and yellow/light green (you know that weird color that sometime apples have XD)

IN THE LAST YEAR HAVE YOU: 15. Made new friends: Kinda

16. Fallen out of love: I haven’t fallen in love in the first place this past year XD

17. Laughed until you cried: I don’t remember but it probably happened lol

18. Found out someone was talking about you: Nah

19. Met someone who changed you: yes

20. Found out who your friends are: yes

21. Kissed someone on your Facebook list: No, my Facebook list is very short

GENERAL: 22. How many of your Facebook friends do you know in real life: I mostly have ex classmates of High School there XD

23. Do you have any pets: Yes! Seven cats. yes, I’m a crazy cat lady :P

24. Do you want to change your name: I like the meaning of my name but not the way it sounds so… I really like name whose sound is sweet like Céline or Jennie XD

25. What did you do for your last Birthday: I spent some time with my old classmates and my closest friends

26. What time did you wake up: I think it was 7 and a half but I came back to sleep and slept until 9 and a half. I usually wake up at 8 am

27. What were you doing at midnight last night: I was with a friend in the center of my town (There is a nice Jazz Festival that is kinda famous in Italy :3)

28. I can’t wait for: I can’t wait to… eat #storyofmylife

29. When was the last time you saw your mom: Now

30. What is one thing you wish you could change in your life: Just one? :O I wish I had already finished university XD

31. What are you listening to right now: My parents chatting in the other room

32. Have you ever talked to a person named Tom: Who is Tom??? Every time I see this post I wonder why Tom hahaha

33. Something that is getting on your nerves: Nah

34. Most visited website: Youtube, Instagram (I have an Instagram btw XD), Tumblr

35. Mole/s: I have some moles but they’re small so you don’t really notice them. I have one mole on my pinkie though XD One on my neck and one on my cheekbone :3

36. Mark/s: Not anymore. I had a mark on my forehead when I was younger

37. Childhood dream: I wanted to be a writer, then a photographer, then I wanted to be a journalist/photographer XD Then I wanted to have a caffetteria :D Then a lawyer and now… I just hope I’ll find a job without having to move outside my country… #growingup XD

39. Long or short hair: Very long

40. Do you have a crush on someone: Do celebrity crushes count? Otherwise not right now XD

41. What do you like about yourself: My hair maybe and I’m usually very kind.

42. Piercings: nah

43. Blood type: Zero

44. Nickname: I don’t have any. My name’s too short

45. Relationship status: Single for eternity

46. Zodiac: Cancer

47. Pronouns: She/her

48. Favorite TV Show(s): Game of Thrones (?)

49. Tattoos: I’d like to have one, nothing too showy though. I think I’ll make a tattoo once I’ll be free from university :3

50. Right or left hand: right handed

51. Surgery: No

52. Hair dyed in different color: I like to play with my hair color so my natural color is brown but I dyed it red several times (A natural shade of red though) and now I have some blue/green shades

53. Sport: I don’t play any sports

55. Vacation: I’m heading to Lisboa in a few days :3

56. Pair of trainers: What do you mean? XD

MORE GENERAL: 57. Eating: I ate lunch some time ago 58. Drinking: Coffee 59. I’m about to: Study 61. Waiting for: Food and sleep as always 62. Want: Freedom, Financial Indipendence and Happiness. Easy, isn’t it? XD 63. Get married: Maybe. I’d like to get married but… I’m very romantic and pessimistic at the same time so I know there aren’t many chances for me to get married XD 64. Career: Who knows

WHICH IS BETTER 65. Hugs or kisses: Hugs 66. Lips or eyes: Hmm both 67. Shorter or taller: I don’t really care about height but since I’m short I’m going to say taller XD 68. Older or younger: That really depends… I’d say younger but being older usually means you’re more mature so I can’t choose 70. Nice arms or nice stomach: Hmm Nice stomach? 71. Sensitive or loud: Sensitive 72. Hook up or relationship: relationship 73. Troublemaker or hesitant: Hesitant

HAVE YOU EVER: 74. Kissed a Stranger: No, I’m a shy person 75. Drank hard liquor: Ehhh kinda but not too much and I DO NOT USUALLY DRINK. Don’t get me wrong XD 76. Lost glasses/contact lenses: Not yet but it could happen 77. Turned someone down: Probably 78. Sex on the first date: Hahahahahah… me? I haven’t even kissed anyone and I’m 20 yo XD 79. Broken someone’s heart: No, I’m a kind and sensitive human being :3 81. Been arrested: No 82. Cried when someone died: Yes 83. Fallen for a friend: Yes (I’m an idiot and I know it :D)

DO YOU BELIEVE IN: 84. Yourself: I wish I did 85. Miracles: Not sure 86. Love at first sight: Not love… I think you can feel something “special” at first sight, like an intuition but not love.That takes lot of time to grow 87. Santa Claus: Hmm sorry to disappoint you but not really :P 88. Kiss on the first date: Not if that’s the first time I meet that person.

OTHER: 90. Current best friend name(s): My closest friends have always been Melissa, Giada, Alessandra and now Agata ^.^ 91. Eye color: Green/brown 92. Favorite movie: Hmm I don’t have one, I have to think about it.

I’m going to tag some of you this time. I hope you don’t mind! And of course it’s optional to do it :3

@vanus-et-elisus @japan-overload @refresh321 @intrnette :) 

I ran out of imagination so I’m gonna tag just four people because honestly I have no idea about who I should tag XD

[ikkkkk]

85 truths tag

rules: answer these 85 statements about yourself, then tag 20 people.

i was tagged by the lovely @indecisivefangirling

last

1. drink - water (삼다수) 2. phone call - my brother; he wished me happy birthday  3. text message - Julian Yee!!  4. song you listened to - 가로수 그늘 아래 서면, 김연우 나가수 버젼 5. time you cried - February 27th; on the plane as I left Kuching

ever

6. dated someone twice - no 7. kissed someone and regretted it - no 8. been cheated on - no 9. lost someone special - yes 10. been depressed - I don’t think so

11. gotten drunk and thrown up - no

fave colours

12. orange 13. green 14. most colours; depends on the combination

in the last year have you…

15. made new friends - yes 16. fallen out of love - no 17. laughed until you cried - no 18. found out someone was talking about you - no 19. met someone who changed you - don’t think so 20. found out who your true friends are - always knew  21. kissed someone on your facebook friends list - no

general

22. how many of your facebook friends do you know irl - nearly everyone 23. do you have any pets - no 24. do you want to change your name - no 25. what did you do for your last birthday -  I celebrated it at my favourite restaurant with my friends 26. what time did you wake up today -  11+ 27. what were you doing at midnight last night - k.o. ed 28. what is something you can’t wait for - to feel comfortable here 30. what are you listening to right now - a playlist of legendary korean songs on youtube 31. have you ever talked to a person named tom - yes! mummy  32. something that’s getting on your nerves - nothing for the past week 33. most visited website - youtube and ikoreantv  34. hair colour - not black black but black  35. long or short hair - medium; I’m growing it out  36. do you have a crush on someone - no, oh wait yes, the Korean speed skater that won gold few days ago  37. what do you like about yourself - still trying to figure it out; don’t worry I don’t hate myself (most of the times)  38. want any piercings? - yes 39. blood type - AB 40. nicknames - smee, sming, schmit, 돼지 41. relationship status - pringle  42. zodiac - aquarius 43. pronouns - she/her 44. fave tv shows - Game of thrones, Stranger  45. tattoos - not yet 46. right or left handed - right 47. ever had surgery - yes 48. piercings - ears 49. sport - badminton, tennis, yoga  50. vacation - Vietnam last November  51. trainers - vans 

more general

52. eating - pasta and cheese and also soupy korean food  53. drinking - water, tea, sprite  54. i’m about to watch - nah  55. waiting for - comfort  56. want - comfort  57. get married - yes!!  58. career - someone really great 

which is better

59. hugs or kisses - hugs 60. lips or eyes - eyes 61. shorter or taller - taller 62. older or younger - older 63. nice arms or stomach - arms 64. hookup or relationship - relationship 65. troublemaker or hesitant - hesitant

have you ever

66. kissed a stranger - no 67. drank hard liquor - yes 68. lost glasses - no 69. turned someone down - yes 70. sex on first date - no 71. broken someone’s heart - no 72. had your heart broken -no 73. been arrested - no 74. cried when someone died - yes 75. fallen for a friend - no

do you believe in

76. yourself - sometimes  77. miracles - yes 78. love at first sight - yes 79. santa claus - no 80. kiss on a first date - yes 81. angels - no

other

82. best friend’s name - sheena 83. eye colour - dark brown  84. fave movie - null 85. fave actor - null 

[bowiebwe-blog]

Bowie’s Favorite Albums of 2017 Big List! (Intro, #60-41)

Alright! One of my favorite times of the year is actually this list haha. It’s when I finally get to unleash on the world some of my collected thoughts on what came out in the music world this year, and there are a lot of them! I used to just post this list on Facebook in previous years, but this year’s list is a whole new monster. A monster waaaayyy too big for Facebook.

Out of all the years in my life, 2017 was probably my favorite year in music so far (2013 taking 2nd place). Maybe that’s just because I’ve become more invested in it since years past, but either way, it blew me away. I knew last year about some of the big names preparing for releases this year (Eminem, Ed Sheeran, Imagine Dragons, Taylor Swift, etc.), so of course expectations were high, but those got beat! And I’m lovin’ it! SUCH A GOOD YEAR IN MUSIC!! And my band released our first EP earlier this year too, but out of fairness and all that jazz that won’t be included on here. But hey, I’m a fan ;)

So here I’ve got my top-60 favorite albums of 2017. I listened to around 65 or so new albums this year, but some honestly weren’t good enough to be included and sixty’s a nice, pleasant number haha. Please understand that these are my OPINIONS, so even if it sounds like I’m saying something that could be taken as a fact, like, “this album is amazing,” it’s really not a fact at all. I believe that there really aren’t definitive answers for music. It’s all about how it hits us individually. To say a song is or isn’t great as a fact is kinda dumb. The closest guide I use is what I once heard John Mayer say, which is “the public is never wrong.” And that’s all I’m going to say about that.

So here I’m going to give you the album artist and title, my thoughts on the release, and a few (or one, or whatever I feel like, dang it) of my favorite songs from the album. Just because I like them doesn’t necessarily mean I’d recommend them though. We’re all different, and I try to make my recommendations very personalized. So take a quick look, read every word, skip to number one, or whatever you’d like. It’s all here for you. Enjoy!

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Honorable Mention:

Coldplay - Kaleidoscope EP

The only reason this isn’t on the main list is because it’s not actually a full-scale “album.” That’s. It. Coldplay still consistently makes some of the best music out there today (the public is never wrong), and this EP is full of solid songs. Well, besides the live version of “Something Just Like This,” I just don’t feel like that was necessary here and takes away from the cohesiveness of the EP. But the rest of the songs push Coldplay’s songwriting to new limits, seeing how far they can stretch it without losing who they are at heart. “Aliens” might just be their most experimental song to date, “All I Can Think About Is You” feels like the beautiful love child of “Atlas” and their old “Blue Room EP,” and “Hypnotized” I’ll be babbling about later. Great EP.

*All I Can Think About Is You, Hypnotized

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60. Julien Baker - Turn Out The Lights

I was intrigued to listen to this one after hearing her debut album a while back, but it’s not an album to lose any sleep over. Most every song uses similar guitar tones, effects, and patterns on top of repetitive singing tones and patterns. It’s one of those albums I wouldn’t mind just having in the background of a chill session (is that a thing?) for a little bit, but that’s about it for me.

*Claws In Your Back

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59. Kesha - Rainbow

Good album, not great. Somehow it creaked into Rolling Stone’s top-10, but hey, to each their own haha. Kesha went out and made a very self-empowering album here, and she very clearly states she’s done takin’ y'all’s crap. It has it’s very cool moments (“Praying”), and very possibly the most charming song of the year (“Godzilla”), but it’s just a “good” album to me.

*Praying, Godzilla, Old Flames

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58. Migos - Culture

Maybe this album will grow on me, buuuut I’m not there yet haha. It’s not a bad album, I just don’t get all the hype that’s been around it. But like I said, maybe I will someday. There are interesting ideas and concepts in here, and definitely some interesting uses of onomatopoeia (never predicted I’d use that word on this list) though, and it makes it an album to at least check out. I don’t see this album changing rap forever like some have claimed, but it is interesting.

*Big On Big, Slippery

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57. AJR - The Click

Ya know, this album gets a lot better when I forget about the hat. AJR are an interesting band. They’re part of that new generation/movement that has access to an incredible amount of digital sounds and decides to use a very high, diverse selection of them. I mean, Native Instruments might as well sponsor these guys at this point with how often they show off their Maschine and all the sounds the got from it during their live shows. So it’s an interesting album. But it’s also pretty good. Not all great, but mostly “good.” Think Twenty One Pilots’ little eccentric cousin. I dunno. It’s good haha. Definitely a bit fascinating to listen to for the production choices if not much else. And they use an overture, which I actually really dig. Definitely one of the harder albums here to wrap your mind around, for better or worse.

*Overture, The Good Part

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56. Phoenix - Ti Amo

I just found out Phoenix is from France. Huh. Anyway, Phoenix has built a reputation as being a consistently solod alternative band. They go for a bit of a change of sound this time around, and it makes me kinda think of an 80’s high school dance -type thing. But they do it really well, and even though that was probably a terrible comparison, it does sound modern and groovey. Definitely a much more colorful, bright album than their previous albums. Phoenix just makes good albums.

*Fior Di Latte, Ti Amo, Tuttifrutti

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55. Margo Price - All American Made

I checked this album out because Rolling Stone named it their #1 country album of the year, and though I don’t quiiiite agree with that placement, I’m glad I did. Simple, genuine, charming. Definitely an honest album from the artist, and it gives a good insight on her views on some of the social issues out there today. And in a world that’s losing that “old country” feel, albums like this keep it alive, and it’s a beautiful thing.

*Learning to Lose

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54. Maroon 5 - Red Pill Blues

2017. This album in one word. There’s been a lot of distaste by listeners for Maroon 5 over the past few years because of their draw towards pop trendiness instead of the way they used to be in the early 00’s, and I can’t say I blame ‘em, but Maroon 5 is still Maroon 5, and you can’t get as big as they are without making at least “pretty good” music. (What a big run-on sentence.) I mean, you can still occasionally hear the old Maroon 5 somewhere deep in here but it’s too often buried beneath the biggest sounds and trends of 2017, and that really does detract from the heart of everything. But still, the album has it’s good moments and is generally enjoyable. Definitely not their best, but it’s still a decent pop album.

*Denim Jacket, Lips On You

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53. Andy Grammer - The Good Parts

Alright, we’ve all heard Andy Grammer on the radio before, and that’s pretty much what you get. No big changes or evolutions, no big surprises, but you get an enjoyable, radio-factory, cookie-cutter pop album. Basically like any AG album haha. He follows the national trend with this one and has gone more electronic and all that, and that’s as new as you’ll get, but he still does those feel-good vibes probably better than anyone else on pop radio these days (and I actually believe him). I wish he’d sometimes take a step back from overreaching for a catch at the expense of an emotional center (I’m looking at you, “The Good Parts”), but I still enjoyed listening to this one.

*Fresh Eyes, Workin On It

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52. The War On Drugs - A Deeper Understanding

Nah, I get it. I really do. Some people adore this album and it’s near the top of their “Best of 2017” lists. But I don’t quite feel it as much. Probably the main issue I’ve got with it is that it’s just. too. long. The average song on here is six minutes long. For me, I don’t mind long songs at any given time if there’s some sort of change in them, something that expands its reach and says something else within that spectrum (Green Day’s “Jesus Of Suburbia” comes to mind). These songs sometimes just kinda feel like they take forever to say what they need to say. So it’s hard to sit down with this album and thoroughly enjoy it without checking my watch, but the songs themselves are good songs I wouldn’t mind having shuffled in my playlists on occasion. Despite its length and lack of strong melodies, it is a well-made album and worthy of the praise it’s gotten, but it just doesn’t click with me super well.

*Pain

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51. Zac Brown Band - Welcome Home

If you know Zac Brown Band, you know what you’re getting here. If not, this is another upbeat, fun, warm album from one of the best country groups out there today. Not really anything suprising here or any big changes of formula from the usual ZBB, but it’s still a very enjoyable album to just throw on and have a good day to.

*Long Haul, All The Best

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50. Prophets Of Rage - Prophets Of Rage

You think these guys voted democrat?

I’m a huge Rage Against The Machine fan, so I was pretty excited when I heard about these guys coming together to form this project. It’s a hard-hitting, no punches pulled, fists in the air, solid rap/rock album. Just be prepared to deal with strong opinions, because pretty much every track on this album is exactly that. It’s pure disruption. These guys do what they do very well though, and no matter your social stances, it’s a fun time getting into. (Please note though, the songs I chose for this album are purely based off musical preferences.)

*Living On The 110, Hail To The Chief

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49. William Patrick Corgan - Ogilala

“William *Patrick* Corgan.” This is not the same Willy/Billy I’ve ever heard haha. No more of The Smashing Pumpkins’ grungey guitars or hard-hitting drums here. No more drums here. He took a huge step back here and made a true solo album that is primarily just piano and guitar, and it actually makes his songwriting glow a bit. It’s probably the simplest album on this list, and it’s kind of refreshing to listen to at times. Solid effort, Willy/Billy. Solid effort.

*Aeronaut

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48. Mansionz - Mansionz

If you haven’t listened to this just because of the cover art, I can’t say I blame you haha. These guys (Mike Posner and Blackbear, actually really good artists) are throwing all popular opinions and expectations out the window and making sure you know it. Seems like they literally just got together, said “**** it, let’s make a crazy album,” and did it. But here’s the shocking thing, is it’s actually pretty good. Not all of it was all that great, but it’s mostly an enjoyable experience. Mike Posner is also one of the artists out there I’m most fascinated by these days (“I’m Thinking About Horses”), and it’s interesting to see what these two guys made together.

*I’m Thinking About Horses, Rich White Girls, White Linen

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47. Linkin Park - One More Light

It’d be really easy to write a glowing opinion on this one because of what happened with Linkin Park this year, but I’m going to try to drop all sentimentality for a sec. Linkin Park went pop here. Though not to the levels of Chainsmokers or whatever, that’s what they did. These artists who are filled up with so much fire and rage in their youth grow up, and if they’re being honest their music grows up with them, which usually means it mellows out at least a bit (look at Eminem). So pop seems like it was just the place where what they were feeling and wanted to express happened to fit at the moment. WHICH IS TOTALLY FINE. And it breaks my heart now like it broke my heart when this album came out that a lot of their fans don’t seem to understand that. Or probably moreso. Linkin Park made a really good album here, but rather than supporting the band at heart and looking at this album for what it really is, a lot of their fans supported their own idea of what they wanted to the band to be instead and ripped on this one, which makes me really sad. It’s a good album. Sure, I definitely wouldn’t grade it anywhere near as high as “Hybrid Theory,” but Linkin Park are still Linkin Park here, and Linkin Park makes dang good music. If this is going to be Linkin Park’s last album, they ended on a different, but strong note.

*Good Goodbye, One More Light, Sorry For Now

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46. Rise Against - Wolves

Well, they’re not exactly trying to make an “Abbey Road” here or anything like that, but I do love me some Rise Against! Rise Against is one of those bands that has a formula for themseleves that works and that they do very well, and they stick to it rather than try to re-create themselves all the time. But hey, that’s perfectly fine by me. There will always be a nice spot on my lifting playlists for their songs. And, “if it ain’t broke…”

*Wolves, Miracle

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45. Beck - Colors

Considering the tone of Beck’s previous album, the excellent “Morning Phase,” this one was a bit of a surprise. He got a lot groovier, and I dig it. It’s a very bright, fun album. Definitely more reliant on synthetic sounds this time around, but that’s not a bad thing. Beck’s still out there making great albums.

*Seventh Heaven, Up All Night

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44. Russ - There’s Really A Wolf

Russ is an intriguing guy. This isn’t some amazing, instant-standout rap album. But! It is a good rap album. And Russ strikes me as a guy who has worked his butt off to get where he is and who will continue to work his butt off to get where he wants to be. It feels like the beginning of something. Will he get hits later and make it to arenas? I dunno. He writes, produces, mixes and engineers all of his songs himself though, and that is enough to impress me with the level these songs are at. It’s a promising start to his mainstream career.

*There’s Really A Wolf, Pull The Trigger

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43. The National - Sleep Well Beast

This album feels kinda like taking a warm bath. It’s nice and relaxing, but not quite “hot,” you know? But don’t get me wrong, it is definitely a good album. There aren’t really many standout songs, or any that stand out significantly to me, but the album as a whole is the kind of solid piece of art we’ve come to know and love from The National. I’d recommend playing it in the background of a chill night.

*Carin At The Liquor Store, Dark Side Of The Gym

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42. The Chainsmokers - Memories… Do Not Open

Love 'em or hate 'em, there’s no denying The Chainsmokers are good at what they do, which is making hits. If you want 2017 pop radio summed up in an album, this would probably be a decent one to pick. They’ve got catchy choruses, big drops, the works. It’s not exactly a Da Vinci of an album, but hey, I enjoy dipping my feet in it on rare occasion.

*Something Just Like This, Paris

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41. St. Vincent - Masseduction

Yeah, no, this is a pretty dang good alternative album. Definitely not the usual album out that’s out there. Has it’s own vibe going. Kinda strange (not in a bad way), and kinda empowering. It’s not *all* my cup of tea, but there are some really good songs on here (“Los Ageless”) for sure. This is the first St. Vincent album I’ve listened to and it’s good enough for me to want to keeo checking out more of them. So even though it’s not quite all the way up my alley, I can see why it’s held in such high regard.

-Slow Disco, Los Ageless

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