I've just ordered three CDs from Amazon:

-Nirvana, Nevermind
-Smashing Pumpkins, Siamese Dream
I've already owned these before, but loaned them out and never saw them again. Not very bright of me. Anyway, you already know about these. Together, they basically are the Holy Bible of 80% of the rock groups out there now. I don't really need to say much else.

-Neutral Milk Hotel, In The Aeroplane Over The Sea
I read a very enthusiastic review of this record on Jakob Battick's page (he's the singer and guitarist for 1800s Sea Monster) and I downloaded "In The Aeroplane…

I’m normally fairly balanced as a writer, but I gush like a 10-year-old fangirl when talking about the immaculate My Bloody Valentine. They appeared out of nowhere in the mid-80’s, cut a few beguiling singles, two extraordinary albums (Isn’t Anything and Loveless), then vanished. Kevin Shields, the band’s resident guitar god, blended the swirling distortions of 80’s indie rock, the dreamy soundscapes of the Cocteau Twins, folk, dance and minimalism into a sound that pushed guitar (and music, really) further than anyone had ever dared to venture before, while vocalist Bilinda Butcher wrote beautifully impressionistic lyrics and sang them in…

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GirlfriendAvril LavigneThe Best Damn Thing

Yay for inconsistency! I know that yesterday, I made a big case in support of this single, but this song has me so conflicted. In my opinion, 'Girlfriend' is one of the year's best and worst singles. So let's look at why this song has earned itself a Total Trash column:

-Avril's vocals: The peppy cheerleader thing gets old. Quick. As a result, 'Girlfriend' doesn't hold up to repeat listens and will probably slip down the charts fairly quickly.
-The lyric: Perhaps the ugliest, meanest, nastiest song in recent pop history, 'Girlfriend' features…