krista4
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Some highlights from the first half of the #6s:
- I'm hit or miss on Brandi Carlile, but "The Eye" was a huge hit for me. That simple, repeating guitar part overlaid with the stunning three-part harmonies gave me all the feels.
- I've listened to "Blame It on the Tetons" by Modest Mouse three times now, which is not something that happens much when I'm trying to get through a 5000-song playlist. I can't decide if I'd like it better with a slightly better - not good but just slightly better - singer or if his flaws fit perfectly. Most likely the latter. This was definitely a WOW song for me in any case.
- At #7, I said something like "could there be six Decemberists songs I like more than this one?" The answer is there is at least one. Holy ****, this is amazing. I owned this record way back when, so I've no idea how I didn't remember it. Love that bass line, those harmonies, and every other damn thing. Another WOW.
- "Jacob's Ladder" was a good Rush song. I should probably say more than that, but that's what I got. I can't quite figure out how I distinguish which Rush songs I like and which I don't, but this is in the "like" column.
- The Big Thief vocalist sounds very much like Iris DeMent on "Certainty." That's a good or bad thing depending upon your tastes, but I happen to like Iris DeMent.
- I loved how "Derezzed" by Daft Punk was there and then it suddenly wasn't. Lots of fun packed in that <2 minutes.
- I have to admit that, while I've enjoyed listening, many of the Taylor Swift songs are same-y to me. The melody progressions are often very similar. "Vigilante ****" was nothing like the others! Loved it. It was sultry and had, if I might say so, menace.
- Either/Or is my favorite Elliott Smith album, so you know I love "No Name No. 5." I do not have a favorite Chicago album, but "Saturday in the Park" is a masterpiece, though my favorite Chicago songs are "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?" and another not posted yet. The Rick Beato description of "Saturday" was spot-on.
- "Skin Deep" was another argument for how incredibly varied and interesting the Stranglers' sounds were. JML called it "lush," which was a perfect word for it.
- I swear I've never heard "Master Blaster" from Stevie before.
- I didn't listen to the lyrics of "Keep Your Hand off My Power Supply," but was it a euphemism? Good song, anyway.
- I'm hit or miss on Brandi Carlile, but "The Eye" was a huge hit for me. That simple, repeating guitar part overlaid with the stunning three-part harmonies gave me all the feels.
- I've listened to "Blame It on the Tetons" by Modest Mouse three times now, which is not something that happens much when I'm trying to get through a 5000-song playlist. I can't decide if I'd like it better with a slightly better - not good but just slightly better - singer or if his flaws fit perfectly. Most likely the latter. This was definitely a WOW song for me in any case.
- At #7, I said something like "could there be six Decemberists songs I like more than this one?" The answer is there is at least one. Holy ****, this is amazing. I owned this record way back when, so I've no idea how I didn't remember it. Love that bass line, those harmonies, and every other damn thing. Another WOW.
- "Jacob's Ladder" was a good Rush song. I should probably say more than that, but that's what I got. I can't quite figure out how I distinguish which Rush songs I like and which I don't, but this is in the "like" column.
- The Big Thief vocalist sounds very much like Iris DeMent on "Certainty." That's a good or bad thing depending upon your tastes, but I happen to like Iris DeMent.
- I loved how "Derezzed" by Daft Punk was there and then it suddenly wasn't. Lots of fun packed in that <2 minutes.
- I have to admit that, while I've enjoyed listening, many of the Taylor Swift songs are same-y to me. The melody progressions are often very similar. "Vigilante ****" was nothing like the others! Loved it. It was sultry and had, if I might say so, menace.
- Either/Or is my favorite Elliott Smith album, so you know I love "No Name No. 5." I do not have a favorite Chicago album, but "Saturday in the Park" is a masterpiece, though my favorite Chicago songs are "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?" and another not posted yet. The Rick Beato description of "Saturday" was spot-on.
- "Skin Deep" was another argument for how incredibly varied and interesting the Stranglers' sounds were. JML called it "lush," which was a perfect word for it.
- I swear I've never heard "Master Blaster" from Stevie before.
- I didn't listen to the lyrics of "Keep Your Hand off My Power Supply," but was it a euphemism? Good song, anyway.
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Apparently she places the same order every year. How the hell Ms. Stewart or her people found this little place outside of Seattle to get their Dungeness is a mystery.
And the Thumper Rule was only supposed to be a prophylactic so that I didn’t make any more enemies on the board and reminded myself to have a big brain and not a critiquing and relentless one. Needed to open up my mind a bit. Wasn’t supposed to be a hard-and-fast thing. 
