Music Geek: The Albums That Defined My Teen Years Pt. 1

The Zero Nation (original sketch made in 2003):
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This is a personal entry: Music has always meant the world to me, lately I’ve been lost in thought about certain albums, songs, memories that have defined what my teen years were like, I haven’t really thought much about my teen years in awhile, but I recently started thinking about all of the memories, the good and bad, and how the music was always there, from moving around place to place, feeling lost, in search of myself, finding art, finding an escape, the music was always there, through and through, always there. I wanted to just sit here for awhile and put together a list of albums that I found my way to during those times, I love all these albums, they all have a story to tell, a memory to share. So, as usual, I’ve included my 3 favorite songs from each album on this list. So here is part one of two entries, I found my way to these albums between age 13 to 19, 1997 to 2004, this list has taken me a very long time to compile, so many memories.

Enjoy.

Albums 100-51

100. The Dandy Warhols – Thirteen Tales From Urban Bohemia

GODLESS/ BOHEMIAN LIKE YOU/ NIETZSCHE

99. Fiona Apple – When the Pawn…

ON THE BOUND/ PAPER BAG/ GET GONE

98. The Damned – Damned Damned Damned

NEW ROSE/ FAN CLUB/ BORN TO KILL

97. M83 – Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts

RUN INTO FLOWERS/ GONE/ NOISE

96. Rammstein – Sehnsucht

ENGEL/ BUCK DICHE/ SEHNSUCHT

95. Cradle of Filth – Cruelty and the Beast

THE TWISTED NAILS OF FAITH/ BATHORY ARIA/
BENEATH THE HOWLING STARS

94. David Bowie – Heathen

HEATHEN (THE RAYS)/ EVERYONE SAYS ‘HI’/ A BETTER FUTURE

93. The White Stripes – White Blood Cells

HOTEL YORBA/ DEAD LEAVES AND THE DIRTY GROUND/ LITTLE ROOM

92. Paradise Lost – Gothic

GOTHIC/ SHATTERED/ RAPTURE

91. Garbage – Version 2.0

YOU LOOK SO FINE/ MEDICATION/ I THINK I’M PARANOID

90. Nirvana – In Utero

SCENTLESS APPRENTICE/ ALL APOLOGIES/ RAPE ME

89. The Clash – London Calling

TRAIN IN VAIN/ LONDON CALLING/ HATEFUL

88. Godhead – 2000 Years of Human Error

THE RECKONING/ PENETRATE/ I HATE TODAY

87. The Jesus and Mary Chain – Psychocandy

JUST LIKE HONEY/ THE HARDEST WALK/ SOME CANDY TALKING

86. Flogging Molly – Drunken Lullabies

IF I EVER LEAVE THIS WORLD ALIVE/ DRUNKEN LULLABIES/ THE KILBURN HIGH ROAD

85. The Offspring – Ixnay on the Hombre

ALL I WANT/ THE MEANING OF LIFE/ GONE AWAY

84. Marilyn Manson – The Golden Age of Grotesque

THIS IS THE NEW SHIT/ DOLL-DAGGA BUZZ-BUZZ ZIGGETY-ZAG/ SPADE

83. Bad Religion – No Substance

SHADES OF TRUTH/ THE HIPPY KILLERS/ STRANGE DENIAL

82. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Fever to Tell

MAPS/ BLACK TONGUE/ Y CONTROL

81. Ramones – Road to Ruin

I DON’T WANT YOU/ I’M AGAINST IT/ QUESTIONINGLY

80. Holly McNarland – Stuff

NUMB/ ELMO/ COWARD

79. Iggy Pop – Lust For Life

LUST FOR LIFE/ THE PASSENGER/ NEIGHBORHOOD THREAT

78. The Distillers – Coral Fang

HALL OF MIRRORS/ BEAT YOUR HEART OUT/ DRAIN THE BLOOD

77. Bad Brains – Bad Brains

SAILIN’ ON/ PAY TO CUM/ LEAVING BABYLON

76. Zwan – Mary Star of the Sea

DECLARATIONS OF FAITH/ EL SOL/ COME WITH ME

75. Joy Division – Unknown Pleasures

DISORDER/ SHADOWPLAY/ INTERZONE

74. Bauhaus – The Sky’s Gone Out

ALL WE EVER WANTED WAS EVERYTHING/ SPIRIT/ EXQUISITE CORPSE

73. The Raveonettes – The Chain Gang of Love

NOISY SUMMER/ REMEMBER/ HEARTBREAK STROLL

72. Misfits – Static Age

BULLET/ ATTITUDE/ RETURN OF THE FLY

71. The Suicide Machines – Destruction by Definition

NO FACE/ THE REAL YOU/ BREAK THE GLASS

70. Alkaline Trio – Good Mourning

THIS COULD BE LOVE/ BLUE IN THE FACE/ ALL ON BLACK

69. Joey Ramone – Don’t Worry About Me

WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD/ DON’T WORRY ABOUT ME/
I GOT KNOCKED DOWN (BUT I’LL GET UP)

68. Nine Inch Nails – Pretty Hate Machine

DOWN IN IT/ TERRIBLE LIE/ SIN

67. Joan Jett and the Blackhearts – I Love Rock N’ Roll

I LOVE ROCK N’ ROLL/ CRIMSON AND CLOVER/ (I’M GONNA) RUNA WAY

66. AFI – The Art of Drowning

MORNINGSTAR/ THE DAYS OF THE PHOENIX/ A STORY AT THREE

65. Hole – Live Through This

DOLL PART/ ROCK STAR/ GUTLESS

64. Depeche Mode – Ultra

BARREL OF A GUN/ USELESS/ HOME

63. The Cure – Bloodflowers

BLOODFLOWERS/ THE LOUDEST SOUND/ THE LAST DAY OF SUMMER

62. Misfits – Project 1950

MONSTER MASH/ THIS MAGIC MOMENT/ RUNAWAY

61. Ramones – Brain Drain

PET SEMETARY/ IGNORANCE IS BLISS/ ZERO ZERO UFO

60. The Cranberries – No Need to Argue

ZOMBIE/ I CAN’T BE WITH YOU/ ODE TO MY FAMILY

59. Alkaline Trio – Goddammit

CRINGE/ SOUTHERN ROCK/ COP

58. The Sisters of Mercy – First and Last and Always

SOME KIND OF STRANGER/ MARIAN/ NO TIME TO CRY

57. Pixies – Surfer Rosa

GIGANTIC/ BROKEN FACE/ WHERE IS MY MIND?

56. Rancid – Indestructible

SPIRIT OF ’87/ ARRESTED IN SHANGHAI/ INDESTRUCTIBLE

55. Minor Threat – Complete Discography

FILLER/ I DON’T WANT TO HEAR IT/ IN MY EYES

54. Pansy Division – Wish I’d Taken Pictures

KEVIN/ SIDEWALK SALE/ THE ACHE

53. Bif Naked – I Bificus

VIOLENCE/ LUCKY/ ANY DAY NOW

52. Depeche Mode – Exciter

THE DEAD OF NIGHT/ DREAM ON/ THE SWEETEST CONDITION

51. The Cure – Wish

TO WISH IMPOSSIBLE THINGS/ APART/
FROM THE EDGE OF THE DEEP GREEN SEA

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Albums 50-1

To be continued…

-Dandy Jon-

Music Geek: 50 Essential Albums/My Summer Music

The first day of summer: http://dandy-jon.deviantart.com/art/The-First-Day-of-Summer-462573811

Summer Music Entry:
So, its summer around here, as much as I don’t want to acknowledge it, haha. I’m more a fall & winter kind of guy. I am not a big fan of humid weather, but one thing I do like in the summer is listening to certain songs and albums that bring back good memories and ones that create new ones. I figured why not make a music geek entry sharing my favorite music that I tend to play more around this time of year than any other time, these are my ‘summer’ songs/albums, although I do enjoy these all year round its just that they take on a different meaning around this time for me. There is no theme to this music entry other than these are albums I really enjoy during the summer. So, these albums range from punk to metal to alternative to folk to whatever. Also, I included mentioning my 3 favorite songs from each album.

Enjoy. 🙂

50. Zombina and the Skeletones – Monsters On 45

ZOMBIE HOP/ RED PLANET/ COUNTING ON YOUR SUICIDE

49. M83 – Before the Dawn Heals Us

TEEN ANGST/ DON’T SAVE US FROM THE FLAMES/ A GUITAR AND A HEART

48. Tsunami Bomb – The Definitive Act

DAWN ON A FUNERAL DAY/ 5150/ MY MACHETE

47. NOFX – The War On Errorism

FRANCO UN-AMERICA/ THE SEPARATION OF CHURCH & SKATE/ WHOOPS I OD’D

46. Bloodsucking Zombies from Outer Space – Monster Mutant Boogie

TECHINCOLOUR TERROR/ CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST/ MUTANT MONSTER BOOGIE

45. T.S.O.L. – Dance With Me

CODE BLUE/ SOUND OF LAUGHTER/ DIE FOR ME

44. Iron Maiden – The Number of the Beast

HALLOWED BE THY NAME/ THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST/ RUN TO THE HILLS

43. Neko Case – Middle Cyclone

THIS TORNADO LOVES YOU/ I’M AN ANIMAL/ MIDDLE CYCLONE

42. Star Fucking Hipsters – Until We’re Dead

TWO CUPS OF TEA/ ZOMBIE CHRIST/ THIS WAL-MART LIFE

41. Hole – Celebrity Skin

PETALS/ BOYS ON THE RADIO/ MALIBU

40. The Casualties – On the Front Line

TOMORROW BELONGS TO US/ WE DON’T NEED YOU/ SOUNDS FROM THE STREETS

39. Wednesday 13 – Transylvania 90210: Songs of Death, Dying, And the Dead

THANK YOU SATAN/ BURIED BY CHRISTMAS/ I WALKED WITH A ZOMBIE

38. The Brains – Zombie Nation

WE GOTTA GO/ WE’LL RISE/ UNDEAD NATION

37. Dead Kennedys – Frankenchrist

MTV GET OFF THE AIR/ JOCK-O-RAMA/ SOUP IS GOOD FOOD

36. The Clash – The Clash

JANIE JONES/ JAIL GUITAR DOORS/ I FOUGHT THE LAW

35. GBH – Leather, Bristles, Studs & Acne

SICK BOY/ SLIT YOUR OWN THROAT/ RACE AGAINST TIME

34. Joey Ramone – Don’t Worry About Me

WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD/ DON’T WORRY ABOUT ME/
I GOT KNOCKED DOWN (BUT I’LL GET UP)

33. The Offspring – Ixnay on the Hombre

ALL I WANT/ THE MEANING OF LIFE/ GONE AWAY

32. AFI – Sing the Sorrow

THE LEAVING SONG/ SILVER AND COLD/ THIS TIME IMPERFECT

31. The Sounds – Living In America

FIRE/ ROCK N ROLL/ RIOT

30. City and Colour – Sometimes

SOMETIMES (I WISH)/ CASEY’S SONG/ SAM MALONE

29. The Distillers – Coral Fang

HALL OF MIRRORS/ BEAT YOUR HEART OUT/ DRAIN THE BLOOD

28. Black Flag – Damaged

TV PARTY/ RISE ABOVE/ POLICE STORY

27. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Fever to Tell

MAPS/ BLACK TONGUE/ Y CONTROL

26. Tiger Army – Music From Regions Beyond

PAIN/ AS THE COLD RAIN FALLS/ WHERE THE MOSS SLOWLY GROWS

25. Flogging Molly – Drunken Lullabies

IF I EVER LEAVE THIS WORLD ALIVE/ DRUNKEN LULLABIES/ THE KILBURN HIGH ROAD

24. The Damned – Machine Gun Etiquette

LOVE SONG/ SMASH IT UP (PARTS 1 & 2)/ MELODY LEE

23. Pansy Division – Total Entertainment!

HE WHIPPED MY ASS IN TENNIS (THAN I FUCKED HIS ASS IN BED)/
SPIRAL/ WHO TREATS YOU RIGHT

22. The Cramps – Bad Music For Bad People

HUMAN FLY/ GARBAGEMAN/ GOO GOO MUCK

21. Pixies – Bossanova

ROCK MUSIC/ VELOURIA/ THE HAPPENING

20. The Subways – All or Nothing

LOSTBOY/ GIRLS & BOYS/ I WONT LET YOU DOWN

19. Anti-Flag – Die For the Government

FUCK POLICE BRUTALITY/ YOU’VE GOT TO DIE FOR THE GOVERNMENT/
YOUR DADDY WAS A RICH MAN, YOUR DADDY’S FUCKING DEAD

18. The Raveonettes – Pretty In Black

MY BOYFRIEND’S BACK/ RED TAN/ HERE COMES MARY

17. Elliott Smith – Either/Or

2:45 AM/ ANGELES/ BETWEEN THE BARS

16. HorrorPops – Hell Yeah

GHOULS/ WHERE THEY WANDER/ PSYCHOBITCHES OUTTA HELL

15. Tim Armstrong – A Poet’s Life

AMONG THE DEAD/ TRANSLATOR/ HOLD ON

14. The White Stripes – White Blood Cells

HOTEL YORBA/ DEAD LEAVES AND THE DIRTY GROUND/ LITTLE ROOM

13. Koffin Kats – Koffin Kats

GRAVEYARD TREE/ NEEDLES & BLADES/ ONE REVIVED

12. Marilyn Manson – The Golden Age of Grotesque

THIS IS THE NEW SHIT/ DOLL-DAGGA BUZZ-BUZZ ZIGGETY-ZAG/ SPADE

11. Alkaline Trio – Goddamnit

CRINGE/ SOUTHERN ROCK/ COP

10. The Cure – The Cure

THE END OF THE WORLD/ LOST/ BEFORE THREE

9. Smashing Pumpkins – Zeitgeist

TARANTULA/ BLEEDING THE ORCHID/ UNITED STATES

8. Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros – Streetcore

REDEMPTION SONG/ LONG SHADOW/ GET DOWN MOSES

7. The Adicts – Sound of Music

EASY WAY OUT/ CHINESE TAKEAWAY/ JOKER IN THE PACK

6. Misfits – Project 1950

MONSTER MASH/ THIS MAGIC MOMENT/ RUNAWAY

5. Plasmatics – Maggots: The Record

YOU’RE A ZOMBIE/ THE DAY OF THE HUMANS IS GONE/ BRAIN DEAD

4. Ramones – Pleasant Dreams

7-11/ THE KKK TOOK MY BABY AWAY/ ITS NOT MY PLACE (IN THE 9 TO 5 WORLD)

3. The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart – Belong

BELONG/ MY TERRIBLE FRIEND/ EVEN IN DREAMS

2. Rancid – Indestructible

SPIRIT OF ’87/ ARRESTED IN SHANGHAI/ INDESTRUCTIBLE

1. Zwan – Mary Star of the Sea

DECLARATIONS OF FAITH/ EL SOL/ COME WITH ME

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This was a fun list to compile.

-Dandy Jon-

The Top 50 Albums of 2013: A Music Geek Blog.

And so continues on with my yearly ‘Best of’ music list.
2013 had a great variety of releases. Music is my obsession, I am always looking for new and interesting variety of bands and singers to check out.
This was a rather hard list to compile as there was a good amount of music that came out this year.
These selections are my favorites that have been released throughout the year.
So, here it is, my top 50 albums, I will also include my 3 favorite songs from each album.
I have also included my top 5 EPs of 2013, and my 2 favorite live albums of 2013.

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EPs

5. My Dying Bride – The Manuscript EP

4. Tarantula X – Tarantula X EP

3. Ghost – If You have Ghost

2. Active Child – Rapor EP

1. Pixies – EP1

Additional releases:
TWO LIVE ALBUMS I NEED TO MENTION
Also, my three favorite tracks from them.

2. Misfits – DEA.D. ALIVE!

VIVID RED/ DEATH RAY/ SCIENCE FICTION-DOUBLE FEATURE

1. Smashing Pumpkins – Oceania Live In NYC

THE CELESTIALS/ SPACE ODDITY/ WILDFLOWER

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The top 50 albums of the year.
Also, my top 3 favorite songs from each album.

50. CHVRCHES – The Bones of What You Believe

YOU CAUGHT THE LIGHT/ TETHER/ THE MOTHER WE SHARE

49. Sharon Needles – PG-13

HAIL SATAN!/ DEAD GIRLS NEVER SAY NO/ EVERYDAY IS HALLOWEEN

48. My Bloody Valentine – M B V

NOTHING IS/ IN ANOTHER WAY/ NEW YOU

47. Calabrese – Born With A Scorpion’s Touch

BORN WITH A SCORPION’S TOUCH/ I WANNA BE A VIGILANTE/ LONER AT HEART

46. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Mosquito

SLAVE/ DESPAIR/ SACRILEGE

45. Depeche Mode – Delta Machine

WELCOME TO MY WORLD/ ANGEL/ ALONE

44. Bastille – Bad Blood

LAURA PALMER/ THINGS WE LOST IN THE FIRE/ OVERJOYED

43. Ministry – From Beer to Eternity

THANX BUT NO THANX/ HAIL TO HIS MAJESTY (PEASANTS)/ PERMAWAR

42. She & Him – Volume 3

SNOW QUEEN/ LONDON/ SOMEBODY SWEET TO TALK TO

41. Casey Stratton – Sea Into Sky

CIMMERIAN DARKNESS/ NIGHTINGALES/ GRACE

40. Deptford Goth – Life After Defo

FEEL REAL/ BLOODY LIP/ OBJECTS OBJECTS

39. My Ruin – The Sacred Mood

GOD IS A GIRL WITH A BUTCHER KNIFE/ MONOLITH OF WRATH/ HONEY OF THE HUMAN SOUL

38. Combichrist – No Redemption (Official DMC Devil May Cry Soundtrack)

ZOMBIE FISTFIGHT/ BURIED ALIVE/ HOW OLD IS YOUR SOUL?

37. Pure Love – Anthems

BURY MY BONES/ HANDSOME DEVILS CLUB/ BURNING LOVE

36. Bad Religion – True North

FUCK YOU/ PAST IS DEAD/ ROBIN HOOD IN REVERSE

35. Holograms – Forever

LAY US DOWN/ A SACRED STATE/ MEDITATIONS

34. Dropkick Murphys – Signed and Sealed in Blood

THE BOYS ARE BACK/ ROSE TATTOO/ DON’T TEAR US APART

33. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Specter at the Feast

LET THE DAY BEGIN/ TEENAGE DISEASE/ SOME KIND OF GHOST

32. Skinny Puppy – Weapon

WORNIN’/ ILLISIT/ GLOWBEL

31. The Underground Youth – The Perfect Enemy For God

IN THE DARK I SEE/ RODION/ IN SOFIA’S REFLECTION

30. F. Virtue – We Are Not the Shame

ANITA BRYANT/ CAN TELL/ BIRTHDAY CANDLES

29. Old English – Prose & Kahns

WE CAN NEVER HAVE IT ALL/ WE’VE BEEN HERE BEFORE/ LOTTERIES AND TENTS

28. Soviet Soviet – Fate

HIDDEN/ 1990/ SOMETHING YOU CAN’T FORGET

27. The KVB – Immaterial Visions

SHADOWS/ I ONLY SEE LIGHTS/ PRAY TO THE LIGHT MACHINE

26. Night Sins – To London or the Lake

AIR DANCE/ HEAVEN IN THE SNOW/ DEAR MARQUIS

25. Placebo – Loud Like Love

ROB THE BANK/ EXIT WOUNDS/ LOUD LIKE LOVE

24. Black Sabbath – 13

DAMAGED SOUL/ GOD IS DEAD?/ AGE OF REASON

23. Moby – Innocents

THE PERFECT LIFE/ EVERYTHING THAT RISES/ SAINTS

22. VNV Nation – Transnational

EVERYTHING/ LOST HORIZON/ IF I WAS

21. Glasvegas – Later…When the TV turns to static

I’D RATHER BE DEAD (THAN BE WITH YOU)/ LATER… WHEN THE TV TURNS TO STATIC/ IF

20. Arcade Fire – Reflektor

PORNO/ AFTERLIFE/ ITS NEVER OVER (OH ORPHEUS!)

19. Rob Zombie – Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor

TRADE IN YOUR GUN FOR A COFFIN/ ROCK AND ROLL (IN A BLACK HOLE)/ LUCIFER RISING

18. AFI – Burials

THE SINKING NIGHT/ HEART STOPS/ I HOPE YOU SUFFER

17. Kavinsky – OutRun

NIGHTCALL/ BLIZZARD/ PROTOVISION

16. Joan Jett and the Blackhearts – Unvarnished

BAD AS WE CAN BE/ SOULMATES TO STRANGERS/ TMI

15. Sigur Rós – Kveikur

BRENNISTEINN/ BLAPRAOUR/ STORMUR

14. Neko Case – The Worse Things Get, the Harder I Fight, the Harder I Fight, the More I Love You

CALLING CARDS/ CITY SWAN/ AFRAID

13. Alkaline Trio – My Shame Is True

SHE LIED TO THE FBI/ KISS YOU TO DEATH/ UNTIL DEATH DO US PART

12. White Lies – Big TV

BIG TV/ BE YOUR MAN/ HEAVEN WAIT

11. How to Destroy Angels – Welcome Oblivion

HOW LONG?/ AND THE SKY BEGAN TO SCREAM/ WELCOME OBLIVION

10. City and Colour – The Hurry and The Harm

DEATH’S SONG/ TAKE CARE/ THE GOLDEN STATE

9. Gary Numan – Splinter (Songs from a broken mind)

I AM DUST/ LOVE HURT BLEED/ HERE IN THE BLACK

8. ERAAS – Initiation

OLD MAGIC/ THE DREAM/ INITIATION – PETTIBON

7. Miss Kittin – Calling From the Stars

MIND STRETCHING/ WHAT YOU SEE/ MANEKI NEKO

6. Ghost – Infestissumam

MONSTRANCE CLOCK/ YEAR ZERO/ DEPTH’S OF SATAN’S EYES

5. Nine Inch Nails – Hesitation Marks

WHILE I’M STILL HERE/ COPY OF A/ ALL TIME LOW

4. Chris Garneau – Winter Games

PAS GRAVE/ WINTER SONG 2/ CATHERINE

3. David Bowie – The Next Day

THE NEXT DAY/ (YOU WILL) SET THE WORLD ON FIRE/ DIRTY BOYS

2. David Lynch – The Big Dream

WISHIN’ WELL/ LAST CALL/ ARE YOU SURE

1. Chelsea Wolfe – Pain is Beauty

DESTRUCTION MAKES THE WORLD BURN BRIGHTER/ FERAL LOVE/ WE HIT A WALL

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This was a hard list to compile, (EPs and Top 50, AND the two live albums, but I am happy with it.)
May 2014 be a good year for music too, peace.

Also, here are the previous music geek posts:
Top Albums of 2012 (REVISED): https://dandyjon.wordpress.com/2013/03/14/the-top-50-of-2012-revised-a-music-geek-entry/
Top Albums of 2012: https://dandyjon.wordpress.com/2012/12/06/the-top-50-of-2012-a-music-geek-blog/
Top Albums of 2011: http://dandyjon.blogspot.ca/2011/12/my-top-15-of-2011-music-geek-note.html
Top Albums of 2010: http://dandyjon.blogspot.ca/2011/12/my-top-15-of-2010-music-geek-note.html
Top Albums of 2009: http://dandyjon.blogspot.ca/2011/12/my-top-15-of-2009-music-geek-note.html

-Dandy Jon-