328. Fumbling Towards Ecstasy ~ Sarah McLachlan (last listen: 5+ years): This cd always reminds me of the television show Felicity. For those of you who watched and loved Felicity, well, you know why. For those of you who don't...it comes down to this little recapped passage from TWoP,
Ben marches out of his room and shouts, "You've got to tell me what she sees in the guy because, seriously, Greg can kiss my ass." Meghan says, "Mine too, any time he wants." Sean advises, "Calm yourself down, roast a few marshmallows." Ben snaps, "I don't want marshmallows." Meghan interjects, "You want Felicity." Meghan tells him that Felicity wants him too. She says that as Felicity's roommate, she has the inside track. She launches into a lengthy tale about how whenever Felicity is interested in Ben, she listens to Sarah McLachlan CDs. If I cared enough about Miss Lilith Fair, I'd repeat what Meghan says verbatim, but basically it boils down to the fact that whenever Felicity is enamored of Ben, she listens to her Sarah McLachlan CDs exclusively. Ben thinks it is the dumbest theory he's ever heard, while Sean thinks it may be valid. Meghan thinks Ben should tell Felicity how he feels. Ben agrees and storms out. When he's gone, Sean asks Meghan if her theory is real. Meghan snorts and rolls her eyes which makes Sean laugh.
And scene.
329. Live at Blueberry Hill ~ Javier Mendoza (last listen: 5+ years): My friend Rochelle gave this to me a while ago. Mendoza is a local musician who has a pretty good local following. I think I might have to catch one of his shows after relistening to this double disc.
330. Question the Answers ~ The Mighty Mighty Bosstones (last listen: 5+ years) I think I bought this cd after I happened to catch these guys at Lollapalloza. What I now recall was I must have been on drugs because this cd is not so much good.
331. Greatest Hits 1974-1978 ~ Steve Miller Band (last listen: 5+ years): I was kind of dreading listening to this disc but I found that the time went by fairly quickly. I am sad (?) to say I must have listened to this disc a lot because I remembered the words to almost every song. But seriously, I really do love your peaches and I wanna shake your tree.
332. Blue ~ Joni Mitchell (last listen: 3-5 years) I am not ashamed to admit that I pretty much bought this cd because it was on one of those lists. You know the ones; the lists that say top 50 cds by women you should have. I remember having a lot of the cds on that list and then coming across Joni Mitchell and realizing I'd never listened to her before. So I bought this cd. And then I realized it wasn't really my cup of tea. I mean I liked a few of the songs but on the whole, I felt rather eh. I get why people are so into her but she's not really for me.
333. Good ~ Morphine (last listen: 0-3 months): What can I say about Morphine that I haven't already said? I love this bad. Even though Mark Sandman, the lead singer, died almost nine years ago (god, has it been that long?) I still always have one of their cds in my car. Always. I remember the first time I saw them at Mississippi Nights. It was like an orgasm in my ears. It was brilliant and beautiful and perfect. And I was hooked. I saw them live five more times and it was never enough. When Sandman died I mourned for days. I listened to their music non-stop. I almost got into fisticuffs with a guy when he said they sucked. I would have won that fist fight. It makes me sad that all I have are eight cds for the rest of my life. I suppose I should be grateful that I even got that much but I am selfish. And I wish Mark Sandman was still here to seduce me with his gorgeous voice. Picking favorite songs off these discs is going to be hard but I am going to try to limit the number to four.
Favorite songs on Good: Good, You Speak My Language, You Look Like Rain, Do Not Go Quietly Unto Your Grave
334. Cure for Pain ~ Morphine (last listen: 0-3 months):
With only a drum set, a saxophone, and a two string bass these guys rocked harder than most bands do with the "normal" band accoutrements.
Favorite songs: Buena, I'm Free Now, Cure for Pain, A Head With Wings, In Spite of Me
335. Yes ~ Morphine (last listen: 0-3 months):
Favorite songs: Honey White, Yes, Super Sex, Radar, All Your Way
336. Like Swimming ~ Morphine (last listen: 1-3 years)
Favorite songs: Potion, Wishing Well, French Fries with Pepper, Early to Bed, Like Swimming
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