Hating on "Happy" is like hating on ice cream, sweet grandmas, and sunny, warm, humidity free days. But even if it were a horrible song, no one from the utter mediocrity that is Chastity Belt should be pointing fingers. Anyway…

Ah, Will Smith…"Soft?/Microsoft"
Yes, that Will Smith. Pass. Next!

Probably my favorite edition of HateSong.

Funny, it always struck me as a "You're broke? Next!" song.
Still does. And let's leave it at that…

THIS!

I always saw it as "You must be kidding if you think I'm gonna hook up with your broke ass." Broke being the most important criteria to the protagonist.

This dude is too kind. "No Scrubs" is some ghetto ass, materialistic bullshit. No more, no less. TLC should've never gotten a pass for this.

Yes, indeed. Also, don't forget "Achin' to Be".
Back in the day, liking 3 songs was enough to make me buy an album. Hence my purchase of Don't Tell a Soul. And on cassette, no less.

Hmm…
The Replacements actually released more studio albums on Sire (4) than they did on Twin/Tone (3). The Sire quartet is pretty interesting as it's comprised of two solid records (Tim and Pleased to Meet Me ); a weak one (Don't Tell a Soul) and a decent Westerberg solo album in all but name (All Shook Down).

Hmm…Let's see…

Latter period 'Mats is better than people remember it. That being said Don't Tell a Soul is barely salvageable.

I began watching the show this past week and was really enjoying it until this
particular episode. Peter Russo's death and the downfall that led to it
was, for me, too dark for a show of this nature. The funny thing is,
before I saw this episode I told a friend the series came across as 'The
West Wing' meets 'The…

Like Josh Modell, I really wanted to like the Foos. And I did: I saw them 5 times while they toured behind the first three albums. (The only ones I own, by the way: I haven’t enjoyed the vast majority of their 21st century output.) But the first, self-titled album remains special to me and each subsequent listen…

It's not fair to remind him…

"Close to the Edge" is the national anthem of prog.

One of the all-time great 3-4 album runs, up there with Jimi (Are You Experienced? to Electric Ladyland), the Stones (Beggars to Exile), Pink Floyd (Dark Side to The Wall), Iron Maiden (Killers to Piece of Mind), Metallica (the first five albums) and The Cure (Head on the Door to Wish).

At the risk of sounding corny, when I first heard the music of Yes—particularly their 1971-1973 output—it was the equivalent of aural magic. Suffice to say it had a profound effect on me that carries on to this day. And Chris Squire, monster talent that he was, was a big part of that. Man…

I didn't know they still made actual country records, as opposed to that pop/rock with a twang that passes for country these days. Not bad.

Cheers, Will Harris.

re: Sandler
Kudos, Mike Vago.