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On High School Music: Year 1

Welcome to my continued journey back into my musical past. This time I am going back to glory days of 2002. I was a plucky, little freshman just getting my feet wet with different genres of music. One style I really latched onto was Ska. I think it was because while I like/liked punk  it just wasn’t upbeat enough for me. In comes Ska with it’s oft fast, two-tone beats, horn accompaniment, and mix of punk in the third-wave bands. I was all in. So, here is my top 5-ish albums from my freshman year in high school.

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Reel Big Fish – Turn the Radio Off

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Reel Big Fish – Why Do They Rock So Hard?

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Reel Big Fish – Cheer Up!

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Less Than Jake – Hello Rockview

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Less Than Jake – Losing Streak

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Mustard Plug – Yellow #5

These are still some of my favorite albums. They are extremely fun and definitely worth the listen.

UPDATE: After thinking about the matter further there is one album I forgot to put in the mix which deserves to be there just as much as the rest. So, it has been added and should be respected as much as the others.

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On 8th Grade Music.

I have a pretty big catalog of music, or at least I think I do. I know it pales in comparison to some real music fans who have devoted much more time than I have to their collections. I have been thinking about when I actually started really getting into music. That brings me to 8th grade. That’s as far back as I can remember when I started seriously listening, examining, and enjoying music.  I decided to extract my top 5 albums that stand the test of time. These were awesome back then and are still amazing even now. I must clear up that these albums may have not been released when I was in 8th grade, these are simply when I discovered them. Also, they have no place value.

Weezer – Blue Album

Weezer – Green Album

The Ataris – Blue Skies, Broken Hearts…Next 12 Exits

The Strokes – Is This It

Coldplay – Parachutes

If you have never listened to these I highly recommend them. I plan on doing more of these. It’s really a chance to connect with a younger me and make awesome musical suggestions. Well, I did it. 2 posts in one week. Hopefully this makes up for my lack of post the week before.

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Track of the Week for 4/20/09

The Dismemberment Plan

The Dismemberment Plan – Crush

I am excited about this week’s Track of the Week because The Dismemberment Plan is one of my favorite bands ever. Following in the tracks of last week (pun fully intended) this is another cover, and again of a pop song. This one has had so much radio play I doubt anyone has not heard it. If you do take a listen to the original you may not even listen to the lyrics but may be shaking your behind to the beat. Upon listening to The Plan’s cover you uncover a deeper meaning to the lyrics with their slowed down tempo, minimalist backing, and often creepy vibe. The track is off a joint album between The Dismemberment Plan and Juno aptly named The Dismemberment Plan/Juno. It’s a pretty awesome and very curt album coming in at only 4 tracks. There is an awesome cover of High Noon by DJ Shadow done with real instruments. Pretty cool indeed. As always, download is on the right sidebar.