HondoJoe's 60 Favorite-ish Albums

  #38: Harvey Danger--Where Have All the Merrymakers Gone?  (1997) Top-Notch Tracks:  "Jack the Lion," ( HJ200  #161), "Old Hat," "Carlotta Valdez," "Flagpole Sitta," "Private Helicopter" Album Depth:  "Problems and Bigger Ones," "Woolly Muffler," "Radio Silence," "Terminal Annex" Weak Link:  "Wrecking Ball" Stand-Out Lyrics: "Finally get a moment alone with the old man. He's having trouble breathing, and he's not the only one."--"Jack the Lion" "Been around the world and found that only stupid people are breeding, the cretins cloning and feeding, And I don't even own a tv."--"Flagpole Sitta" "I'll follow anywhere, that is until you climb too high, 'cause I get vertigo. Vertigo! Vertigo!"--"Carlotta Valdez" "I forget what my friends look like, and they forget why they like me. But that's old hat, I...

  #39: Old 97's--Fight Songs  (1999) Top-Notch Tracks:  "Murder (Or a Heart Attack)" ( HJ200  #176), "Oppenheimer," "Crash On the Barrelhead," "Let the Idiot Speak" Album Depth:  "Nineteen," "Lonely Holiday," "Indefinitely," "Busted Afternoon," "Valentine," "Jagged" Weak Links:  "Alone So Far," "What We Talk About" Stand-Out Lyrics:  "And the whole, damn, complicated situation could have been avoided if I'd only shut the window."--"Murder (Or a Heart Attack)" "And the day's gonna be today. And the time is gonna be right now. No, I'm never gonna fall for anyone else but her."--"Oppenheimer" "We got busted by your mother--though you're 29 years old."--"Indefintely" "If you don't love me, would you please pretend?"--"Lonely Holiday" "You're gonna wake up in yo...

  #40: Men At Work--Cargo  (1983) Top-Notch Tracks:  "Overkill," ( HJ200 # 96), "High Wire," "It's a Mistake," "Dr. Heckyll & Mr. Jive," "I Like To" Album Depth:  "Settle Down My Boy," "Blue For You," "Upstairs In My House," "No Restrictions" Weak Link:  "No Signs of Yesterday" Stand-Out Lyrics:  "It really isn't too much fun, sittin' 'round waiting for the night to come. It's almost time to put on my suit of cool. I may be an idiot, but indeed I am no fool."--"High Wire" "Alone between the sheets only brings exasperation. It's time to walk the streets. Smell the desperation."--"Overkill" "Whistle your favorite tune. We'll send a card and flower."--"It's a Mistake" "Tell us, general, is it party time?"--"It's a Mistake" "He loves the world, except for all the peopl...

  41: Billy Joel--Turnstiles  (1976) Top-Notch Tracks:  "Prelude/Angry Young Man," ( HJ200 #50), "Summer, Highland Falls," ( HJ200  #19), "Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out On Broadway)," "Say Goodbye To Hollywood," "James" Album Depth:  "All You Wanna Do Is Dance," "New York State of Mind," "I've Loved These Days" Weak Links:  Nope Stand-Out Lyrics:  "They say that these are not the best of times, but they're the only times I've ever known."--"Summer, Highland Falls" "And as we stand upon the ledges of our lives with our respective similarities, it's either sadness or euphoria."--"Summer, Highland Falls" "He's been stabbed in the back, he's been misunderstood. It's a comfort to know his intentions are good."--"Prelude/Angry Young Man" "But that was so many years ago--before we all lived here in Florida. Before the...

  #42: Daryl Hall & John Oates--Private Eyes  (1981) Top-Notch Tracks:  "Did It In a Minute," "Head Above Water," "Friday Let Me Down," "I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)," "Private Eyes" Album Depth:  "Your Imagination," "Tell Me What You Want," "Mano a Mano," "Looking For a Good Sign" Weak Links:  "Unguarded Minute," "Some Men" Stand-Out Lyrics:  "If two can be one, who is the one two becomes?"--"Did It In a Minute" "You've got the body, now you want my soul. Don't even think about it, say no go."--"I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)" "Dial your number. Tape reply. 'I'm not at home right now but leave your name and I will call you Friday night.'"--"Friday Let Me Down" "You're caring too much about what I say. You're wondering too much about what I do."--"Your Imaginat...

  #43: Midnight Oil--Capricornia  (2002) Top-Notch Tracks:  "Too Much Sunshine," "Say Your Prayers," "Golden Age," "Capricornia" Album Depth:  "Luritja Way," "Mosquito March," "Been Away Too Long," "World That I See," "Under the Overpass," "Poets and Slaves" Weak Link:  "Tone Poem" Stand-Out Lyrics:  "Haven't had so much fun since my daddy took the V8 away."--"Too Much Sunshine" "It might be catastrophic. It might be too damn bad. Say your prayers."--"Say Your Prayers" "All the screens are filled with heroes and losers, but the sky's still filled with stars."--"Golden Age" "Have you ever built your house in a town called Pissitaway?"--"Too Much Sunshine" Midnight Oil: Capricornia Album Cover:  8 out of 10. Why so high? Because it's a cow, damnit! A cow!!! (Phil Collins should try a cow f...

  #44: Harvey Danger--King James Version  (2000) Top-Notch Tracks:  "Authenticity" ( HJ200 #131) , "Sad Sweetheart of the Rodeo," "(Theme from) Carjack Fever," "Pike St./Park Slope" Album Depth:  "(This Is) The Thrilling Conversation You've Been Waiting For," "You Miss the Point Completely I Get the Point Exactly," "Humility On Parade," "Loyalty Bldg." Weak Links:  "Underground" Problematic Song:  "Meetings With Remarkable Men (Show Me the Hero)" Stand-Out Lyrics:  "When you like something, it's an opinion, but when I like something, it's a manifesto. Pomposity is when you always think you're right; arrogance is when you know."--"Pike St./Park Slope" "The Marlboro Man died of cancer, aand he wasn't a rocket scientist when he was healthy. Ha, ha, ha."--"Sad Sweetheart of the Rodeo" "You don't need a passport to know what...