Yesterday I checked out a new record store called F.Y.E. Music (For Your Entertainment Music). I expected it to be like most stores, mostly mainstream stuff with the occasional indie and some classic rock stuff, but I was completely wrong. They had an unbelievable amount of indie and lesser known stuff. I picked up "March to Fuzz" by Mudhoney and "Washing Machine" by Sonic Youth, and I'm loving them both. I'm listening to "I Have To Laugh" off the Mudhoney album right now because I'm at home sick, but I'm not sick enough that I won't party. I've got "March To Fuzz" in the CD player right now, and it f*****g rocks. I listened to most of "Washing Machine" yesterday, and it was very good, but it doesn't surpass "Daydream Nation". Song just changed to "Sweet Young Thing", and I need to share the badassery In fact, here are the covers.
MUDHONEY "MARCH TO FUZZ"

It's so obvious why Mudhoney was such a big influence and one of the favorites of famous names like Kurt Cobain. This is a two disc set, the first one being a 22 song greatest hits collection, and the other being a 30-song B-Sides and rarities disc. It rocks extreme socks. I never allow Greatest Hits albums in my top ten, but if I did, I would definitely consider putting this in there. I like it so much, that I think I'll get more individual studio albums. I'll pick up "Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge" as soon as I find a copy (F.Y.E. had this, "Piece of Cake", "Under a Billion Suns", and "Mudhoney", but this was such a good deal I had to take it, 52 songs for $18), and if it matches the quality of this beast, I'll definitely consider it for top ten material. It seems that I'm getting into so many great bands recently that whenever I get into them, a new album gets into the top ten.
I don't want to prematurely score this, but it could get a perfect 10.
SONIC YOUTH "WASHING MACHINE"

This is definitely a high quality album, and one of SY's best. It has some softer, more melodic songs than usually come from SY, and has Kim Gordon singing a lot more, which is great considering her aggressive, rough, and bottom kicking voice. I definitely like this album, but "Daydream Nation" is still the reigning champ of Sonic Youth, and the reigning champ of the '80s. "Washing Machine" is next in line, and one of the top 50 albums of the '90s. I've listened to this over a couple times and give it about a 9.0/10. I'll fully review these albums later.
"March To Fuzz" is still rocking out.
RADIOHEAD'S COMING TO L.A. NEXT JULY AND I GET TO SEE THEM!!! Tickets haven't gone on sale, but I have money, and my parents said I can go. Hopefully it's on a weekend, but even if not, I can still go. In my excitement, here are some badass live Radiohead videos.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=HDS4wOd_o1I (best RH song ever)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=JiRuNTh7Uzo (best song of last year)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=PWsPyLHIEcs (eerily awesome song)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=H6GUYHunE1c (gotta love that riff)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=w2M9aeMBV1w (gotta get something from "Pablo Honey", it's a good song, not really the Radiohead sound)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=6BOw-PkohqY&feature=related (best RH guitar song)
1. OK Computer
2. In Rainbow
3. The Bends
4. Kid A
That's how I order the Radiohead albums. They're all good, but for some reason "Kid A" just doesn't wow me. I know it's unusual, but I find Radiohead to be best when they mix electronic and rock, rather than doing one or the other specifically.
On a different topic than music, I finally got around to pre-ordering Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

Nintendo Power gave this a 10/10, as have multiple other gaming mediums. I'm getting impatient for this, so I'll have to pass time playing the awesome Zack and Wiki.
I'll finish up with some guess the liners. For the first time, I have different categories to guess from : music, movies, andTV shows.
MUSIC:
"I wanna feed you so much chocolate until I go blind"
"He acts the hero/we paint a zero on his hand"
"No I'm not your preacher and I'm not your physician/I'm just trying to reach ya/I'm a rebel with a mission"
"Alone, listless, breakfast table in an otherwise empty room"
"I' have a bad bad feeling that my baby don't live here no more/She ain't comin' about is she/that's alright I still got my guitar"
"She wears a *name of song*/Specter on the wind/Waits on me so patiently/I no longer can pretend"
MOVIES (all from last year):
"What's the most you ever lost on a coin toss?"
"Sorry, I'm talking on my cheeseburger phone."
"I assume you all have guns and crack!"
"How was I supposed to know?!? I am a figment of your imagination! You did not know so how could I!"
"See, ya are what ya are in this world. That's either one of two things: Either you're somebody, or you ain't nobody."
"I was elected to lead, not to read...NUMBER 3!"
TV Shows (just name the show, not the episode):
"What kind of question is that? Of course Vietnam was fun!"
"Nobody ever calls me a fizzle and gets away with it!"
"Something was said...not good...DON'T YELL AT HOMER!!!...no that's okay...slow...they called you slow!!!"
"Oh no! I've hurt my wrist very badly! Oh please no one post this on You Tube!"
"It combines the fun of standing, with the popularity of mowing."
(Hint: the last two shows are related very closely)
That's all for today, bye.
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