The Best Album I Own
I’ve been writing a lot today because I keep procrastinating on cleaning my closet. Pictures are most likely to come, because it’s absurd the amount of crap I’ve thrown out. 5 full garbage bags. Yes, I know I should donate it somewhere, but I’m lazy. So in the trash it goes. If anybody has use for a circa 1994 collection of “Word Star: 3rd Grade” CD-ROMs (Win 3.1 compatible!) let me know and I’ll dig them out.
But honestly, the best album I own is Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco. I know, it’s not A Ghost is Born, or Mermaid Avenue or even A.M., all of which are supposedly “better” than YHF. But, it’s possibly the best (and more importantly, most consistant) music I have.
There are things I don’t like about it: the standard Wilco noise that ends the first track, “I am trying to break your heart”. But it’s not that awful, and the opening beat of “Kamera” makes me happy again. The lyrics are super-catchy, and just fun. When I first heard the album back in 2002, “Jesus, etc.” was my “favorite” song, but every playlist I’ve created lately in iTunes has either “Poor places” or “Reservations” on it.
Anyways, it’s good. So good. Me like. Go buy.
