Blind List – Guess the Album from a One Sentence Blurb

100 – It all changed when I had kids.
99 – Went to store and bought the record my parents would least object to.
98 – I’m forgetful and hardly remember my kids’ toddler years.
97 – We had MTV before anyone else!
96 – A defense of imitation in music-making.
95 – I’ve had a lot of jobs.
94 – I used to be a lot crazier.
93 – Many critics are people who were unsuccessful at creating art.
92 – I was a teen-age nerd.
91 – My band played a festival with MC Lyte.
90 – You can’t judge a book (or album) by its cover.
89 – My dad’s church, and a new, improved JC.
88 – You’ll get used to it.
87 – Rock Music: the only art form in constant existential crisis.
86 – I was young and hip once.
85 – Your high school music stays with you – for better or worse.
84 – Regrets (and girlfriends) … I’ve had a few …
83 – Musicians can be athletes, despite what some dumb football coach said.
82 – Rock music: the only arena where fans think you were better when you had LESS experience!
81 – I work hard at being a bullshitter.
80 – My steel town roots forced me to listen to bad music in the 80s.
79 – You’ll never be cool if you have to ask how.
78 – I am Pennsylvania Dutch, but I’ve evolved.
77 – My dad didn’t think the albums in my sister’s milk crate contained music.
76 – I like to write, but some stuff’s so great it’s hard to write about.
75 – I used to be up to date on new music.
74 – Say yes to one possibility and you say yes to all possibilities.
73 – A series of letters to my younger selves.
72 – Sadly, I missed the boat on good 80s music – but I caught it later.
71 – I worked at a chocolate factory.
70 – I took few risks as a teenager.
69 – Hey, look, I didn’t get everything correct on this list.
68 – In defense of posers: death as a motivator.
67 – Beatlesque.
66 – Childhood is like drunken amnesia.
65 – It was all a dream, man.
64 – Stuff that used to seem crazy seems less so when you get older.
63 – Rules are for fools.
62 – Sorry (or, more likely, you’re welcome) – I won’t discuss my sex life.
61 – How do brains even work?
60 – I’ve always loved 45s.
59 – Make a good first impression!
58 – My relationship with my first girlfriend just kinda fizzled out.
57 – These goddamn birthdays with an ‘0’ at the end!!
56 – Anger at a piece of poop.
55 – I love show tunes!!
54 – Does familiarity breed contempt or love?
53 – The most satisfying sandwich I ever ate.
52 – Music Theory, Music Schmeory.
51 – A little drunken sadness is actually kind of nice.
50 – Forgotten people from your past have played an important role in your life.
49 – Just because some art isn’t well known doesn’t mean it’s a failure.
48 – Ah, Friends. Where would we be without them?
47 – You really need to make sure you have some fun in your life!
46 – Sometimes I agree with the critics – even though I don’t trust them.
45 – Small towns can seem designed to crush your dreams.
44 – My sister is a benevolent Goddess.
43 – There’s nothing I like better than being impressed.
42 – Guitarists are like baseball players.
41 – I’m sorry I cheated in fifth grade.
40 – Being kind is better than being nice.
39 – Just be yourself. (If you can.)
38 – Scary kids scared me away from some good music.
37 – Rock fans like me fought a cold war in the 70s and 80s. (Or thought we did.)
36 – I wouldn’t think an album of cover songs would make my list …
35 – Hipster Bullies, You ain’t so cool.
34 – She liked me, but she didn’t like-me-like-me.
33 – The things we do for love.
32 – Wait, what happened? I forget.
31 – I Am (not) The Greatest!
30 – When my music changed.
29 – 40 year olds can be excellent, too.
28 – Obsession. Obsession. Obsession. Obs…
27 – Things my dad taught me, and things he didn’t.
26 – An album to listen to while figuring it all out. (Perhaps with alcohol.)
25 – I STILL WANT MY MTV!!
24 – All artists abhor plagiarism.
23 – “Happiness Is a Sad Song.” – Charles Schulz.
22 – Lots was left unsaid in the 70s.
21 – I am a repeat customer of all media.
20 – Like teens of today, I dreaded talking on the phone when I was young.
19 – On second thought, I usually get my album list correct – even though obscure 90s records cause doubts sometimes.
18 – Remembering my dad with a record.
17 – Some people have it, some (like me) don’t.
16 – Maybe I don’t hate Country & Western music.
15 – Sometimes My Favorites are Also Great Records!
14 – Don’t chase perfection, it’s hard to be prefect.
13 – Political music can be really great.
12 – It’s the Information Age!
11 – TP&HB
10 – Music can help you through the rough patches.
9 – Life changes quick, so you’ll need a good friend.
8 – I’m not intrepid, but some music can help me feel that way.
7 – Just be yourself.
6 – Don’t believe everything you read. But believe some of it.
5 – Does anyone know where they’re going (to)?
4 – You know right away when your time has come.
3 – True love, true love.
2 – My Frankenstein’s Monster Album.
1 – My Favorite Album.