Had a lobger drive than usual this morning, coming from Dothan back down to Mobile, and I am in the process of making some mixes for my sister for Christmas, so I loaded the CD changer with some albums I hadn't heard in a while, and decided to listen to them in their entirety:
Beach Boys "Pet Sounds" - I know everyone loves this album (except say, Billzebub and Elvis Fu, who hate everything) and I know that the fact that Brian cut 128787 takes to get the glockenspiel just right on the Good Vibrations single and all, but I think the Pet Sounds/Poopoo Bear production distracts a bit from what a fookin great set of songs this is. Maybe distracts isn't the word, but a lot of it seems superfluous. Hey Brian, it was the drugs causing your search for perfection, not vice versa.
Mercury Rev - "Deserter's Songs" This album still kicks major ass, and listening to songs like Hudson Line, while watching the sun rise, while driving too fast on narrow, fog clouded roads is really what music is all about for me. Holds up real well, and while it also has some superflous production flourishes, I really dig this album
The Butthole Surfers - "Electric Larryland" - While I know to many this symbolizes the Surfers at their money grab worst, I fucking love this album. The soundtrack to the Summer of 1996. And its still pretty fucking jail. Yeah, its catchy, no Gibby's not singing into a bullhorn, but the songs are awesome; reminds of of some great times, and bad times too. Mostly just drunk times.
The Chemical Brothers - "Surrender" - This was after whatever kind of music they make was supposed to take over the world, and still easily my favorite album of theirs. Maybe it was what i was on, or maybe because there are singers and songs on here. Let Forever Be and the song with Hope Sandoval are stand outs. I think this one may creep into heavy rotation.
This was all before 8am...
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