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The 11 Best Songs By Deer Tick

Posted on Thursday, July 15, 2010 in Uncategorized

 Mel Gibson is nuts.  Or is he?  Like everyone on this planet, I’ve now heard a few of Mel Gibson’s rants and tirades to his girlfriend/ex-wife/floozy/mistrees.  I’ve heard them set to a slide show of Mel Gibson movies.  I’ve even heard them inserted into an episode of Dora the Exploerer (check youtube).  But is Mel Gibson is as crazy as he sounds?  Or was he baited?  I have a very hard time believing that Oksana was able to completely maintain a calm cool voice through-out the entire conversation…unless she had motive to do so.  She knew that the conversation was being taped, therefore she was on her best behavior.  Purposely.  And it’s not hard to believe that she didn’t call him first…push his buttons…get him angry…then hang up…wait for him to call back pissed…and then tape the conversation.  Trust me, my dad’s a divorce attorney…this is something people do all the time.

 My feeling on the situation…Oksana and Mel deserve each other…sadly, their kid does not.

 Here are the 11 Best Songs By Deer Tick:

 1.  Baltimore Blues No. 1 (War Elephant)

2.  Long Time (War Elephant)

3.  Easy (Born On Flag Day)

4.  Art Isn’t Real (War Elephant)

5.  Friday XIII (Born On Flag Day)

6.  Smith Hill (Born On Flag Day)

7.  Still Crazy After All These Years (B-Side) 

8.  Dirty Dishes (War Elephant)

9.  Beautiful Girls (CMG Podcast)

10.  Little White Lies (Born On Flag Day)

11.  The Ghost (Born On Flag Day)

 Buy Deer Tick’s new album, the Black Dirt Sessions…now!! (only 5.99!!!)

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Dec 7

The 11 Best Albums of 2009: 12-22 (Part 4)

Posted on Monday, December 7, 2009 in Uncategorized

I’ve noticed that my excitement for new releases is much lower than it used to be. When a new Pearl Jam album came out…I lined up at midnight at Tower Records just to be the first to buy it. I still go buy albums the day they come out…but it’s usually a Tuesday ritual rather than a special treat. But this year…there were a few albums that got my juices going. The 4 unreleased Beck albums were quite nice since they were unavailable in a store. But these were given away for free. So, as cool as they were…anyone could get them. But there was another unreleased album that I got fanatic over. That would be the Sparklehorse/DangerMouse album…why? Because it was never available anywhere. Not to download. Not to buy. Getting a copy wasn’t just exciting…it was like a treasure hunt. For those few days while I tracked down each song, I was excited over a new release since…as I had been when waiting in line at midnight.

 
New month means new $5 albums. Check out the store for the new Lady Gaga, 50 Cent, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Alec Ounsworth, Major Lazer, new Green Day, Wale, Dodos, My Morning Jacket, and a buttload of Christmas albums.

 Here is the 11 Best Albums of 2009: 12-22 (Part 4):
12. Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest
13. Deer Tick – Born On Flag Day (Straight Into A Storm)
14. The Black Crowes – Before The Frost…Until the Freeze
15. The Dead Weather – Horehound
16. White Rabbits – It’s Frightening
17. Tegan and Sara – Sainthood
18. Regina Spektor – FAR
19. Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse – Dark Night of the Soul (Revenge)
20. Pearl Jam – Backspacer
21. Depeche Mode – Sounds of the Universe
22. Magnolia Electric Co. – Josephine (Little Sad Eyes)
If you haven’t added your picks for 2009…do so now!  Just put them in the comment section of the blog!
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