More Movie Distractions

Evolution is over....on a scale of one to ten awesomes, I give it five awesomes. The commercial at the end was the best part. Dan and I have now moved... Read this entry (37 words)

Paul McCartney - Tripping the Live Fantastic

My first Paul McCartney CD, care of my membership in the BMG Music Club. This is how I heard a lot my now-favorite Beatles tunes for the first time,... Read this entry (102 words)

Pete Yorn - musicforthemorningafter

This is the other CD that we rocked out to with Amanda last summer. Actually, we mostly rocked out to For Nancy. I found this CD at the same... Read this entry (124 words)

Blues Traveler - Four

Here's another one that was recommended by my uncle. About the same time Run Around came on the radio, he mentioned that I might enjoy this CD. I went... Read this entry (118 words)

Ben Kweller - Sha Sha

Last summer, Dan and I visited Amanda in Pennsylvania. While there, she played two CDs in her car; one was Sha Sha. I'd heard of Ben Kweller before, and... Read this entry (102 words)

Not Giving Up Yet

So far, Evolution has been funny for all the wrong reasons. I'm not sure if we'll be sticking with this.... Read this entry (20 words)

Movie Break

Dan and I are checking out Evolution. I've seen parts of it, but never from the start, and we're both feeling like laughing. I will update periodically on whether it... Read this entry (33 words)

James Lipton Is Rapping On TV Now!

So this Ali G show is pretty damn funny - I'm wondering right now how much of it is scripted and how much is just improvised. Either way, there's some... Read this entry (97 words)

About To Fall Behind

I have squandered my lead over the necessary schedule to get 50 records posted by 9 AM, so now I'll have to do some catch up. Later. Right now, there... Read this entry (35 words)

Halfway There?

I just realized that it's past 9 PM, which means that I am halfway through this thing. Halfway? I serisouly feel like this thing is just about over. This could... Read this entry (32 words)

HBO On Demand has corrupted me

Dan and I are on our third consecutive epidsode of Ali G. We may watch them all. That would be an event worthy of the Blogathon.... Read this entry (26 words)

Still Watching Ali G...

"Isn't it hypocritical that so many nuns work as strippers?"... Read this entry (10 words)

Blogging Without A Theme

This is hard. Dan's here, we're watching some old Ali G episodes...and that's it. "If she cheat on me, I will crush her."... Read this entry (23 words)

Adventures in Counting

I don't think that I realized how big a number 50 really is before now. I've got 28 album writeups (plus two guest writeups!) in the can, with 22 to... Read this entry (106 words)

Ghostbusters 2 - Original Soundtrack

My brother and I were insanely into Ghostbusters when we were little kids; we had all the toys, watched all the cartoons, drank the Ecto Cooler Hi-C...you name it.... Read this entry (163 words)

The Eagles - Hell Freezes Over

While I consider myself a moderate Eagles fan, and I do throroughly enjoy this record, I'm not including it on this list because of any association I have with... Read this entry (108 words)

Blogathon Participation

Even though I'm not technically participating in the Blogathon, I pretend I am by making sure that I comment on every one of these album entries, whether I really have... Read this entry (134 words)

Jeff Buckley - Grace

Amanda played this for me during the week when we weren't yet quite going out, but there was definitely something going on, so listening to this reminds me of... Read this entry (72 words)

U2 - Pop

This was the first U2 record I ever bought, and I still don't understand why some people consider it their worst effort. Granted, it's different, but that's hardly an... Read this entry (113 words)

Harry Connick Jr. - She

Before Napster, I'd hear songs on the radio all the time that I didn't know. Occasionally, I'd hear it often enough to do some research and find out what... Read this entry (143 words)

Counting Crows - August and Everything After

Heyhey, this is Dan; I'm guestblogging, too! Sticking with the theme of albums, I'd like to hereby declare my love for "August and Everything After" by Counting Crows. This album... Read this entry (218 words)

R.E.M. - New Adventures in Hi-Fi

This is the first record that I recall really getting excited about before its release. According to Amazon, it came out September 10, 1996. All I remember is that... Read this entry (127 words)

Tori Amos - from the choirgirl hotel

Hi, I'm Amanda, and I've decided, at AJ's request, to do some guest-blogging on this auspicious day. Anybody that knows me knows I love Tori. Practically every Tori fan... Read this entry (160 words)

Weird Al Yankovic - Off The Deep End

In fifth grade, my friend Brandon got into Weird Al and brought this CD into school. Mr. Cancro was cool enough to let us listen to it during snack... Read this entry (94 words)

Dinner Time

Pizza has arrived, so I'm taking a short break to eat with Amy. Back within 30 minutes!... Read this entry (17 words)

Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights

And now we come to my current soundtrack, and the newest record of this list, Interpol's Turn on the Bright Lights. I've got this one on in my car... Read this entry (88 words)

U2 - All That You Can't Leave Behind

The other half of my soundtrack for summer 2001 is by one of my all-time favorite bands, U2. All That You Can't Leave Behind kicked major ass in consecutive... Read this entry (105 words)

Train - Drops of Jupiter

The Summer of 2001 did not have a single soundtrack of its own; it had two. The first was Train's Drops of Jupiter. The songs on this record I... Read this entry (100 words)

Santana - Supernatural

If Third Eye Blind was the soundtrack of the summer of 1998, Supernatural was the soundtrack of the summer of 1999. I saw Santana open for Dave Matthews Band... Read this entry (138 words)

David Gray - White Ladder

Dave Matthews started his record label with one artist: David Gray. Surprisingly, I didn't buy this record because Dave Matthews liked it. I heard very good things about it... Read this entry (107 words)

Howie Day - Australia

In keeping with the theme of "Artists I found directly or indirectly through my obsession with Dave Matthews Band," I submit Howie Day. I'd never heard of him when... Read this entry (161 words)

Pat McGee Band - General Admission

During my insane Dave Matthews Band obsession phase, I was a member of the nancies listserv. I can't find any information on it now, so I assume it's since been... Read this entry (176 words)

Bela Fleck and the Flecktones - Left of Cool

While there isn't a story behind this CD beyond the one I already told, it's made this list because of the many ways it can be listened to. In... Read this entry (123 words)

A Reminder

Just a reminder to anyone keeping up with my insane experiment today: if you buy any of these records via a link provided on my page, I will donate 20%... Read this entry (58 words)

Bela Fleck and the Flecktones - Three Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Interestingly enough, I found about the Flecktones through my obsession with Dave Matthews Band, and my admiration of the Flecktones has outlasted my facination with DMB. I didn't know... Read this entry (162 words)

Dave Matthews Band - Under The Table And Dreaming

For the longest time, I was almost violently anti-Dave Matthews Band. Though I'd never listened to them extensively, I wasn't a fan of the stuff on the radio, and... Read this entry (131 words)

Cherry Poppin' Daddies - Zoot Suit Riot

First time I heard this record was on the way back from Seaside Heights in Spencer Stone's car on the day before junior year of high school started. I... Read this entry (129 words)

Genesis - We Can't Dance

Almost everything I've done to this point was really just an attempt to prove that, yes, my taste in music is pretty decent. This is where I tear all... Read this entry (124 words)

Radiohead - The Bends

Shortly after I discovered the internet, I got on USENET and quickly gravitated to rec.music.rem. Everybody was talking about this band Radiohead, a band that I'd never heard of... Read this entry (92 words)

Ben Folds - Rockin' The Suburbs

I probably listened to this record over a hundred times before I ever knew what I was listening to. Freshman year of college, Dan and I had an unspoken... Read this entry (137 words)

Barenaked Ladies - Stunt

Another flashback to the summer of 1998. My brother, Dan, had gone away to bowling camp that year and came back with knowledge of the summer's hottest song, One... Read this entry (114 words)

Billy Joel - Greatest Hits

The first double CD set I've ever owned, this was also one of the first CDs I ever ordered through the Columbia House music club (to which I have... Read this entry (119 words)

Reel Big Fish - Why Do They Rock So Hard?

For New Year's Eve 1998, a bunch of friends and I went to upstate New York for a Lutheran (yes, it's true) retreat. While I actually had a pretty... Read this entry (134 words)

Third Eye Blind - Third Eye Blind

The soundtrack of my life during the summer of 1998. I doubt if a day went by when I did not listen to this record from start to finish.... Read this entry (151 words)

Independence Day - Original Soundtrack

I'd been excited about Independence Day from the first time I heard about it, probably sometime in late 1995. I'd loved Stargate (still do) and, really, what could be... Read this entry (132 words)

Buddy Holly - Greatest Hits

I never actually owned this CD. My parents had it on cassette tape, and I discovered it when I was way too young to know anything about it besides... Read this entry (132 words)

R.E.M. - Eponymous

If you know me, you could probably have guessed that this would be the first on my list. The first CD I owned, I was given this by my uncle,... Read this entry (121 words)

Much Better

I was playing with a cookie sheet as a reflector to get a better signal on the porch, and it played havoc with everything. My house has aluminum siding, so... Read this entry (52 words)

Hi, Murphy

And things have begun to go wrong. The wi-fi router is not operational for some reason, so I'm currently confined to my room. Not a good start.... Read this entry (27 words)

Not Enough Time

I never realized how short a period of time 30 minutes really is (I need to post every 30 minutes to remain active in the Blogathon). If I had to... Read this entry (62 words)

And So It Begins

The Blogathon is upon us. I've only just gotten out of the shower, so there will be no record posted until around 9:30. Until then, please don't forget to sponsor... Read this entry (47 words)