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Jenn in the Big Q
So--What do you remember about '97? Depending on who you ask, I'm guessing I, like anyone, had my ups and downs. I figure I can account for at least a good half of it. Then again, it depends on which one of us you talk to.
You see, somewhere around April, after yet another poor excuse for a boyfriend started going on and on with his "you're insane" this, and his "you need help" that, well, c'est la vie. You know how it goes. It's not like he was fillin' any voids in my life if you know what I mean.
Sometime after that there was somewhat of a depression period. I tried to get by one minute at a time one way or another. Mostly there was just sleep. I guess time has a way of flying regardless of whether you're having fun or passed out in a gutter somewhere in a drunken, and/or drug-induced coma. Only, as I mentioned earlier, with the former, you get to hold on to your memories.
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The Top Tens
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Aaron's Top Ten
(no particular order)
Amon Tobin - Bricolage (Ninja Tune)
Buck-O-Nine - Twenty-Eight Teeth (TVT)
Cheater Slicks - Forgive Thee (In The Red)
Cherry Poppin' Daddies - Zoot Suit Riot (Mojo)
Dandy Warhols - The Dandy Warhols Come Down... (Capitol)
Pinhead Circus - Detailed Instructions For The Self-Involved (BYO Records)
Skeleton Key - Fantastic Spikes Through Balloon (Capitol)
Wormhole Effect - Wormhole Effect(Accretions)
X-25 - Tidy (Paradigm)
Zen Guerrilla - Invisible "Liftee" Pad/ Gap-Toothed Clown (Alternative Tentacles)
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The Pop Monster Top Ten
1. Faith No More - Album Of The Year (Slash/Reprise)
2. Size 14 - Size 14 (Volcano)
3. Deus - In A Bar, Under The Sea (Island)
4. Pigeonhed - The Full Sentence (SubPop)
5. The Pietasters - Willis (Hellcat/Epitaph)
6. Coldcut - Let Us Play (NinjaTune)
7. Tindersticks - curtains (London)
8. Spiritualized - Ladies and gentlemen we are floating in space (Arista/Dedicated)
9. The Mighty Mighty Bosstones - Let's Face It (Mercury)
10. Radiohead - O.K. Computer (Capitol)
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Jon's music pix
Top 10 types:
Cult Junk Cafe-Cult Junk Cafe (Gentle Giant)
Cradle of Filth-Dusk and Her Embrace (Fierce-Futurist)
Greg Garing-Alone (Paladin-Revolution/WB)
Jayhawks-Sound of Lies (American)
Kepone-Kepone (Quarterstick-Touch and Go)
Prince Charming-Prince Charming presents Psychotropical Heatwave (Wordsound)
Mitchell Rasor-Waterloo in Reverse (Big Deal-Paradigm)
The Slackers-Red Light (Hellcat-Epitaph)
Switchblade Symphony-Bread and Jam for Frances (Cleopatra)
Scott Walker-Tilt (Drag City)
Hon. mention:
Bludgers-Set Your Sights Low (Hammerhead)
Craw-Map, Monitor, Surge (Cambodia Recordings)
Hurl-Not a Memory (My Pal God)
June Panic-Glory Hole(Secretly Canadian)
Thingy-Songs about Angels, Evil and Running Around on Fire (Headhunter-Cargo)
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Willie's Pick Ten
Chemical Brothers-Dig Your Own Hole (Astralwerks-Caroline)
Depeche Mode-Ultra (Reprise)
Geezer-Black Science (Metal Blade)
Machine Head-The More Things Change (Roadrunner)
The Muffs-Happy Birthday to Me (Reprise)
Oxbow-Serenade in Red (SST)
Prince-Emancipation (NPG/EMI)
Silver Chair-Freak Show (Epic)
Stone Fox-Dirty Pillows (self-released)
Wu Tang Clan-Wu Tang Forever (Loud/RCA)
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Brian's Top Ten
1. Aphex Twin-Come To Daddy (Sire)
2. Dandy Warhols-The Dandy Warhols Come Down... (Capitol)
3. Radiohead-OK Computer (Capitol)
4. Portishead-Portishead (Go! Beat/London)
5. Chemical Brothers-Dig Your Own Hole (Astralworks/Caroline)
6. Prodigy-Fat Of The Land (Maverick)
7. DJ Vadim-U.S.S.R. Reconstruction (Ninja Tune)
8. Morphine-B-Sides And Otherwise (Rykodisk)
9. NOFX-So Long And Thanks For All The Shoes (Epitaph)
10. Wormhole Effect-Wormhole Effect (Accretions)
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Chris and
the Mountain
Chris went into the mountains on the east side named the Sandias, partaking in the fungus of vision quality, where he soon desired nothing but to sit among the rocks, trees, insects, dirt, and sun, feeling the thick droplets oozing from his mind. And the sun did shine warmly with the rocks fending off the wind, and insects crawled about with inquisitive demeanor and no malevolent intentions. 2 Chris did sit with legs crossed seeking only occasional nourishment from the water he had provided for himself and a desire to describe the bliss he felt within himself and his near surroundings with paper and pen. The thoughts came too fast for any man to scribe; the written word was too slow and clumsy for true expression.
3 Instead of abandoning the words, Chris allowed the them to continue to flow without intent, or meaning, or clarity; and the words amused him. They came alive, a jester of sorts, pointing out but a fraction of what was experienced; Chris smiled upon his words as he did with all around him. 4 The words did play and charm putting phrases such as "I'm only here for the feeling," "I've come for my angels, my bliss, my addiction," and "Why did I have to get here? Why couldn't I just be here?" Chris was pleased with his words, his beautiful fools; they were, however, not his focus and could not be, for focus was a task too angry, too demanding, too cold.
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