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on 1 Oct 2010 05:53

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25 things that got me through high school

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1. Two Things at Once - Descendents

When I discovered this it pretty much changed my life.

7.7

2. Alkaline Trio - Alkaline Trio

I still won't admit to myself that these guys now suck.

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3. Pretty Hate Machine - Nine Inch Nails

Spectacular combination of seething anger and heartache. Just what any teenage boy needs to listen to, right?

7.8

4. Don't Turn Away - Face To Face

Just bought my 3rd copy of this...why do people keep stealing my shit?

7.7

5. Losing Streak - Less Than Jake

Great live act and all kinds of fun.

7.9

6. Scream, Dracula, Scream! - Rocket from the Crypt

Still pissed I never caught them live. R.I.P. RFTC!

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7.6

7. Wish - The Cure

I still can't listen to "Letter to Elise" without thinking of numerous high school break-ups.

8.1

8. The Moon and Antarctica - Modest Mouse

I liked them first!

7.6

9. Life Won't Wait - Rancid

The only rancid album I can still listen to front to back.

10. Don't Let The Bastards Grind You Down (D.L.T... - The Toasters

6.6

11. Xtort - Kmfdm

Pretty sure I carved most of the lyrics to "Dogma" into my english class desk.

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7.4

12. Pinkerton - Weezer

This album was emo before there was emo. And it was the only good album they ever made. But damn, was it good.

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13. Kill the Musicians - Screeching Weasel

6.8

14. Version 2.0 - Garbage

Soundtrack to Carrie's car! I still love you Carrie!

15. Strapped Live! - The Pietasters

Probably responsible for beginning my brief love affair with gin.

16. Goddamnit - Alkaline Trio

17. Question the Answers - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones

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18. Revenge Is Sweet, and So Are You - The Mr. T Experience

6.3

19. Hoss - Lagwagon

I always felt it was cooler to like Lagwagon than it was to like NOFX. Kinda still feel that way.

20. Very Emergency - Promise Ring

A quietly awesome album.

5.7

21. Stranger Than Fiction - Bad Religion

Still great.

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7.7

22. The Fragile - Nine Inch Nails

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7.3

23. White Light, White Heat, White Trash - Social Distortion

Mike Ness is very nearly as good at being Johnny Cash as Johnny Cash.

24. Operation Ivy (Dig) - Operation Ivy

25. Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash - The Replacements

Hometown heros. And plain fucking great.

10+ years later I don't apologize for any of them...except maybe the Mr. T Experience...they do kinda suck. But thank god for these albums!

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Comments

the giraffe

Posted: 2 years, 4 months ago at Feb 9 20:37

Pretty Hate Machine & Stranger than Fiction helped me get through high school too.

Xanadon't

Posted: 2 years, 4 months ago at Feb 10 2:40

Right on man! Glad I'm not alone on that!

"So you're/feeling unimportant/and you've/got nothing to say..."

Ah, sweet nostalgia!

the giraffe

Posted: 2 years, 4 months ago at Feb 10 13:16

Ah yes..."slumber" and "hooray for me" too..."can you imagine/for a second/trying half the things/you ever wanted to?/well that's just what i do so hooray for me/and fuck you!" :D

milica

Posted: 7 months, 2 weeks ago at Nov 2 5:25

Those were the days! :)

Quote Unquote Sir

Posted: 5 months ago at Jan 17 21:41

I still think MTX rule. And so does their album you listed, which I consider their best. Shame on you for flip-flopping on them. Stick to your guns!