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Sidetrack(ed)

On the last Album, India.Arie does a lovely cover of “The Heart of the Matter” by Don Henley. Which led me and the husband to on an adventure to listen to Don Henley's greatest hits. The End of The Innocence was one of the albums I would listen to with my Dad. 

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#88

India.Arie

Testimony: Volume 1, Life & Relationship

I think that this is a case of me buying the next album because I loved the first album so much. I don’t hate it... but I also am not in love with it. While listing to a cover she did of a Don Henley song (Yeah, the guy from the Eagles), we got sidetracked and ended up listening to his tops songs halfway through... Sorry India.Arie.

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#148

Missy Elliot

Under Construction

Sunday's cleaning extravaganza was sponsored by Missy Ellior. I was really excited about this one. It was one of my favorites in high school. My best friend from HS, Nikki, loved it too. It was another one of those albums we would blast on full volume throughout town.

Upon closer inspection of my CD case, I saw that I had 2 copies. Odd... One was the actual disk. The second was a burned copy. This is what it looked like.

It says “I ❤️ U nic” ❤️Chris. I was like, ok, first... this is Nikki’s copy. Second... Who the fuck is Chris?! Then it hit me!

It’s Nikki’s Ex. I must have gotten it after they broke up.

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I, of course, immediately sent a text with the photo and we had a good laugh. Because that is what best friends do.

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Week 1 Recap

March 20-26

This week I listened to 21 albums.

Overall this was a mixed bag genre-wise. The only ones that didn’t hold up were the R&B albums. I don’t really have any memories tied to them.

I am really looking forward to next week's selection.

Keep reading to see the list of albums.

#173: Panic! At The Disco • A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out

#204: Joe Budden • Joe Budden

#222: Three 6 Mafia • Most Known Unknown

#17: All-American Rejects • Move Along

#25: The Beatle • Love

#69: Fall Out Boy • Take This To Your Grave

#157: Nappy Roots • Watermelon, Chicken, & Gritz

#298: Kings of Leon •  Only By Night

#66: en vogue •  EV3

#13: Alanis Morissette •  Jagged Little Pill

#102: Jimi Hendrix •  Experience Hendrix the Best of Jimi Hendrix

#85: Hellogoodbye • Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs!

#192: R. Kelly • TP-2.com

#51: Copeland • Beneath Medicine Tree

#156: My Chemical Romance • Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge

#217: System Of A Down • Hypnotize

#139: Maroon 5 • It Won’t Be Soon Before Long

#278: Mix CD •  I Believe in a Thing Called Love

#160: John Legend • Get Lifted

#7: 50 Cent • Get Righ or Die Tryin’

#48: Cold Play • A Rush of Blood To the Head

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#48

Coldplay

A Rush of Blood To The Head

It was bound to happen. A good amount of these CDs were acquired in the early/mid 2000s, when I spent a lot of time with my best friend which was then my boyfriend. We spent a lot of time together riding around in his white Ford Escort hatchback listening to music. This was one of the albums we really liked listening to together. There were a lot of good memories tied to that time and that car. I learned a lot about myself in the summer of 2004. Were bad decisions made? Yeah. Do I have regrets? Absolutely not.

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#7

50 Cent

Get Rich or Die Tryin’

Me (listing to this album for the first time since the mid 2000s):

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This was a great album. You should listen to it. My favorite song is "Blood Hound."

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#106

John Legend

Get Lifted

I sang along to this album like I listened to it last week. It was probably the only R&B album that I really enjoyed. I mean... there was a lot of Piano and we know how I feel about that. John has an amazing voice. It’s hard not to like.

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#278

MIX CD!

I Believe In A Thing Called Love

Amongst my collection, I found a few mixes. Some with titles that give me a hint of what is on them. Some flat out unlabeled. 

Bold move past me, Bold move.

I had no idea what was on this one but was excited to see what weird collection I curated for myself.

Since this is the first mix, I am still trying to figure out how I want to list the tracks. So I’m just going to (for time's sake) list them. Maybe I’ll make a playlist later.

Track 1: “Break Out” • Foo Fighters Track 2: “You Don’t Love Me” • The Kooks Track 3: “Feeling Good” • The Muse Track 4: “Fortune Faded” • Red Hot Chili Peppers Track 5: “On Top” • The Killers Track 6: “All My Life” • Foo Fighters ⭐Track 7: “Get Your Hands Off My Woman” • The Darkness ⭐ Track 8: “Bury Me With It” • Modest Mouse Track 9: “If Only” • The Kooks Track 10: “Cochise” • Audioslave Track 11: “Ole Black ‘N’ Blue Eyes” • The Fratillis Track 12: “I Believe In A Thing Called Love” • The Darkness Track 13: “Between Angels and Insects” • Papa Roach Track 14: “Raido Song” • Jet Track 15: “Everybody Knows You Cried Last Night” • The Fratillis Track 16: “Reptilia” • The Strokes Track 17: “Don’t Go Away” • Oasis Track 18: “On Call” • Kings of Leon Track 19: “Road Trippin” • Red Hot Chili Peppers Track 20: “Fire It Up” • Modest Mouse

⭐= Favorite Track

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#139

Maroon 5

It Won’t Be Soon Before Long

This album exists in my collection and I am not sure exactly why. I could speculate... but I don't feel like it.

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#217

System Of A Down

Hypnotize

No matter how my taste in music changes, SOAD remains to be my favorite band. I just love them to much!

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It’s been a dream to see them in concert. So when they were playing a concert in Rio and airing it on tv, Jem and I stayed up to watch them. It was as close to that dream as I could get. I danced around the living room and sang my heart out. It was a blast. 

Up next was Guns N’ Roses. We waited until 2 am to watch them because I never liked Guns N’ Roses and knew Axl was a wreck.

So he came out in his cute little yellow raincoat and proceeded to just bomb. It was so bad. Look at him. Isn’t he adorable?

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#156 ❤️

My Chemical Romance

Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge

I played this three times because I got sad every time it ended.

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#51

Copeland

Beneath Medicine Tree

Back in college, someone said to me, “you really like piano in your music, huh?” Well, I guess. What's wrong with some Piano?! Then I noticed it. Nearly most of the music I was listing at that time featured some rocking piano. So I had a phase. Not mad. No Regerts! 

I saw this band live a couple of times. My college hosted concerts every now and then. Copeland made an appearance a few times. I was a Christian school so of course, they would have a Christian band play. Please note that at the time I didn’t know that they were a Christian band. This information didn’t change the fact that they made good music.

This was a good listen. I was particularly calming after the whole R. Kelly Listen.

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#192

R. Kelly

TP-2.com

Out of the gate... I learned that R. Kelly is good at counting. Knowing what i know about R. Kelly... it was hard to not feel uncomfortable during some songs, i.e. "Feelin' On Yo Booty." If you recall, at the end he just repeats "feelin' of yo booty" over and over. I'm gonna go shower now. A regular shower... get your mind out the gutter.

Also, I am slowly learning that my love for R&B has not held up... or maybe my taste in R&B was bad. I guess we’ll have to wait and find out.

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#85

Hellogoodbye

Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs!

I definitely sang along to this entire album. If I weren’t tied to my desk, I would be dancing around my home office. I should take a dance break... I could probably use the exercise since I have been moving less due to self-quarantining.

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#102

The Legend

Jimi Hendrix

Experience Hendrix The Best of Jimi Hendrix

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#66

en vogue

ev3

I only recognize one song on this album. "Don't Let Go (Love)." Not sure it really warented the purchase of the full album on a middle schooler's income. Also not sure why I still have it. Guessing I was under the influence of young love or something.

Overall, I'm not into this one. Moving on to the next #.

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#298

Kings of Leon

Only By The Night

This album. THIS ALBUM! This album accompanied me to my first year of grad school. It was almost permanently in my car for the first few months. When I close my eyes I can feel the chill of the fall air, the smell of the crisp leaves, and hear myself belting out the lyrics as I sing along.