#ArtistFave15 Yellowcard With just 15, stuff is lost. Acoustic guitar ballads get unspoken bonus points. L&S was a great album, but this wins from that album. #9: How I Go youtu.be/f-5ppz6Wi2I?...

#ArtistFave15 Yellowcard My fav WYTTSY track. "Like a slow song starting to accelerate" - YC can do that; it resonates. YC has made both super-fast punk songs, and beautiful slow ballads. Aligns with my taste - as YC has over the last 24 years. #10: With You Around youtu.be/f-5ppz6Wi2I?...

#ArtistFave15 Yellowcard EXTRA The prior extra was the oldest to me, and this one is one of the newest. My fav track on the new album. It evokes nostalgia, the vibe is good... and among YC-only, it reminds me a bit of the upcoming #10... Bedroom Posters youtu.be/eI08BaiUYz4?...

#ArtistFave15 Yellowcard Third single from the breakthrough album. One of my favs from first listen of that album. The album version is great. The acoustic version is even better, esp when you experience it live, paired with another one that's coming up. #11: Only One youtu.be/RJLkcPhVi9w?...

#ArtistFave15 Yellowcard 2nd fav WYTTSY* track In the vein of "Something of Value.” Got #6 from me that year but seems like it deserved higher; Foster the People, Guster, Gaga, Adele got in the way. But when I think of 2011 musically, stands tall... #12: Hang You Up youtu.be/9qndx2CNGeo?...

#ArtistFave15 Yellowcard Thematically, it's essentially the same as the last, except I don't have any personal connection to it. This was from one of those cool "Punk Goes..." compilations that did well in the early 2000s. #13: Firewater youtu.be/6Mo5du76zfg?...

#ArtistFave15 Yellowcard This song was perfect to me just a few months after the album came out and I latched onto it. #14: Keeper youtu.be/kFiX3anjpIk?...

----- #ArtistFave15 Yellowcard Good way to kick it off. The extra I posted was my introduction; that plus "Star Struck" had me eager for more. What was delivered next? This one. It kicked off the OA album and that era in the summer of '03. #15: Way Away youtu.be/k4t5qqdP7As?...

Obligatory youtu.be/VwxrEmmWzdk?...

#ArtistFave15 Yellowcard EXTRA / PREVIEW Pre-countdown, here's an honorable mention. This is where it all started for me with this band. Christmas break of '01/'02, someone IMed me and suggested I check out this song. I became a fan instantly. youtu.be/h8vj_gC5OwM?...

#ArtistFave15 Yellowcard For the next one, I'm doing Yellowcard! This one encompasses the whole career (more precisely, the period both Ryan and Sean have been involved), save for leaving off the Oct. 10 album release to avoid recency bias.

#EUrOcktober #MusicChallenge Prompt: Day 30: Europe any song referring to any CITY in the EU is ok (bandname, title, lyrics) Going with “The Ballad of John and Yoko” here… “From Paris to the Amsterdam Hilton Talking in our beds for a week…” youtu.be/v-1OgNqBkVE?...

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#Howl-A-Ween Oct. 30 Prompt: colors of the season R.E.M. / Orange Crush youtu.be/_mSmOcmk7uQ?...

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#Howl-A-Ween Oct. 29 Prompt: singer born in October Lennon. A cool Beatles B-side. One of the best B-sides ever, if not the best. youtu.be/cK5G8fPmWeA?...

Hey, all #MusicChallenge / #musicsky people! I’ve decided a #newmusicchallenge is in order for December. Announcing now to give you prep time. I’ve doing lists like this - with varied audiences - for years & been excited about them. Let’s have fun! (A few other thoughts in thread below 👇🏻)

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#Howl-A-Ween Oct. 27 Prompt: haunted "Bradley said it's haunted / the house upon the hill / and if we met at 4 a.m., they we would know for sure..."

Toad the Wet Sprocket / Is It For Me? youtu.be/4LMhUvqZbhg?...

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#Howl-A-Ween Oct. 26 Prompt: Spirits The Strumbellas / Spirits It's a good song for sure, but I've maintained it's my second weakest pick for year-end #1 (2016). (The weakest is def. "All Star" / 1999.) youtu.be/F9kXstb9FF4?...

Take me back to that wild old rhythm

New music is exciting Initial 3 or 5 plays of Brandi’s new album indicate it’s positive. It seems to outdo what I’d chronologically call “the middle three” of the prior seven. Comparing to 2 and 6… too early to tell. Comparing to 1 and 7 - that’ll take time because they were so good.

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#Howl-A-Ween Oct. 25 Prompt: Bones Discovered these guys when they opening for Twenty One Pilots in 2014. This was the first song I knew - and most knew. It's good. Very good. Vinyl Theatre / Breaking Up My Bones. youtu.be/UaMGfjiD1p8?...

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#Howl-A-Ween Oct. 24 Prompt: Dreams Could go for the obvious Cranberries... but here's some great 80s pop... Johnny Hates Jazz / Shattered Dreams youtu.be/ctwqa3QCwMw?...

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#Howl-A-Ween Oct. 23 Prompt: Devilish This is almost certainly only second to “Never Tear Us Apart” as my fav track from “Kick.” INXS / Devil Inside youtu.be/hv_zJrO_ptk?...

I like music, but I like urbanist things too - here’s a diversion. And one I share for those who have connections to Chi. Been watching YouTube videos from @nerd4cities.bsky.social religiously* for a while & have found several of his videos awesome. From last week… youtu.be/QEIhHB-j_PU?...

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#Howl-A-Ween Oct. 22 Prompt: Sweet Sarah McLachlan / Sweet Surrender One of her best. I almost said it’s *the* best with hesitation… then I looked back… youtu.be/h2JWJYLNUq4?...

#EUrOcktober #MusicChallenge Oct 20 Latvia Another obv artist pick from me I shared this upon release a few weeks ago and I’m sharing it again. Edovann. Of course. Glory Days. This song has had quite an impact on me in the three-ish weeks it’s been around. Love it! youtu.be/dz2wkNeQgUo?...

I’ve posted something like this before and got some ❤️s, but not an answer, so… #musicchallenge community: 1. Is there any established hashtag for year-end songs that runs in December? Or… 2. Can a relative newbie like me make one and gain traction? So…

Oct. 20 Prompt: witchy I feel like I'm grabbing the low-hanging fruit here, but... it was significant in my childhood as "that song after 'Take It Easy' on the GH 😃 The Eagles - Witchy Woman youtu.be/clqsYJfQ6GQ?...

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#Howl-A-Ween Oct. 19 Prompt: strange Best song on the “Monster” album. R.E.M. / Strange Currencies youtu.be/j4iuG7StmPc?...

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#Howl-A-Ween Oct. 17 Prompt: Fear Well, obviously I have to pick a Toad the Wet Sprocket track from the album named that... So as not to stomp on my toes later if I ever do a top 15 of TTWS, let’s go with a deep cut that is great, yet not likely 15. youtu.be/n7hiDaN3NH8?...

youtu.be/9Li1qSlp9AM?... Can’t promote this live cover enough. ❤️

Upcoming… Yellowcard gets the big list for November. I have two other challenges to which I’m partly contributing this month. Not aiming to do another this month, but this could change. Whether or not any hashtags are involved, December will feature a year-end singles list, as I’ve been…

Hey #ArtistFave15 participants: Reply to this thread with who you ranked this month so everyone can recap if they want and maybe discover more lists they might’ve missed — It’s been fun! (And I am not hijacking anything; had a DM exchange with Drew before posting this.)

#EUrOcktober #MusicChallenge Oct 15 Sweden This lines up perfectly. Sweden - there's only one band that had a chance at this (despite, yeah, a few others did good things). Roxette! Except I don’t know how to do this post… 🤔. Have a link to a prior post, I guess: bsky.app/profile/just...

#ArtistFave15 Roxette The breakthrough has to be the win... There was nothing like it, and there hasn't been since... #1: The Look (Look Sharp!, 1988/89) youtu.be/LlVI7ZNiFlI?...

#ArtistFave15 Roxette I'll do a recap, but I also had made an extended list. I expanded it top a top 60 as I was wrapping this up, so I'll share that. I'm not sure it's perfect.

#ArtistFave15 Roxette EXTRA. In no way does this one deserve the attention among the top five, but... it's kinda been shunned, and I want to talk about it. In the extended list, I have it at #35. "Almost Unreal." Much more to say… see comments… youtu.be/El7GVPUl-r0?...

I am sorry I haven’t commented much on posts recently. I as logged out against my will on my laptop — I never log out of anything and hate password games.

#ArtistFave15 Roxette Hello, you fool, I love you... The impact of this song - in its release month, I bought some orange poster board & made some cutouts of the band name as on the cover. That lasted in my childhood bedroom for a while. #2: Joyride (Joyride, 1991) youtu.be/xCorJG9mubk?...

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#Howl-A-Ween Oct. 14 Prompt: creepy This seems like too easy a pick… but… it’s the pick. I don’t think I’ve given this song my undivided attention in a decade or three. Doing that as I write this, I am reminded it really good. TLC / Creep. youtu.be/LlZydtG3xqI?...

#EUrOcktober #MusicChallenge Oct 13 Austria Wien (Vienna) is the capital city. One of those tracks that was never a single, but is loved by many. From watching the (8-hour, yikes) documentary, I learned about Billy's relationship with his father. Billy Joel / Vienna youtu.be/3jL4S4X97sQ?...

Ain’t it funny (lyrical reference…) how certain songs can be linked to certain times… “No Scrubs” is the Calc 2 song, because it was on the radio before I went to do the final exam for that class. “Straight Up” is the Jenga song, because video was on while I played it in 1989. 🤔

I don’t wanna get undressed for a new person all over again Best singles this year… should not reveal

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#Howl-A-Ween Oct. 13 Prompt: bad luck You’d think I’d know the lyrics by now, but, no, watching this video was enlightening. 🤷🏻‍♂️ “Kintsugi” deep cut… Matt Jaffe / Enough Bad Luck youtu.be/KeV210ijeZ4?...

#ArtistFave15 Roxette Highest-ranking deep cut! One that matters a lot to me. #3: Paint (Look Sharp!, 1988/89/90) youtu.be/oDMtjhG1dkc?...

New Yellowcard album is good, based on first two listens. It def fits the YC sound. (It’s the correct length too.) Initial impression is the best two tracks are “Bedroom Posters” and “Big Blue Eyes.” The

A CD from Amazon actually arrived without a cracked case. 😳

#EUrOcktober #MusicChallenge Oct 12 Spain First where I reference lyrics/title, not artist home country. (Second, next.) Discovered this via the greatest hits album I bought on a whim. Hadn't heard prior. It's standout late on that. Counting Crows / Holiday in Spain youtu.be/bJatv7CUhys?...

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#Howl-A-Ween Oct. 12 Prompt: blood The important people in our lives matter. And, ooh, a video *can* have a sensible aspect ratio, instead of ridiculously wide nonsense that is shoved upon us most of the time anymore. Bon Jovi / Blood on Blood youtu.be/OqhHdbkTZGE?...

#ArtistFave15 Roxette This is the reason I'm doing this list in October (story noted in the intro). #4: Listen To Your Heart (1988/89) youtu.be/yCC_b5WHLX0?...

#ArtistFave15 Roxette Time for the huge hits...haha. Originally a Christmas song. I guess Per was asked to write a song for a movie, cut some jingle bells, changed "Christmas day" to "winter's day," and we got a summer hit #5: It Must Have Been Love (Pretty Woman, ‘90) youtu.be/k2C5TjS2sh4?...