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Yeezus

By R.J. | Published: December 9, 2013

Band: Kanye West Album: Yeezus Best song: Let’s say… “I’m In It.” Worst song: Probably “Bound 2” I try to stay away from hip hop in this space for the obvious reason that I’m going to sound like the people I shit on: white people who like only backpack or “acceptable” rap and/or some kind of […]

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Magnolia Electric Co.

By R.J. | Published: November 11, 2013

Band: Magnolia Electric Co. Album: Magnolia Electric Co. Best song: “Farewell Transmission” might be Jason Molina’s best song. Worst song: “The Old Black Hen” is the weakest track on a very strong album. In my top 100 albums of the 2000s list, I placed Magnolia Electric Company woefully low at number 87. Part of that is because […]

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Unknown Rooms: A Collection Of Acoustic Songs

By R.J. | Published: November 9, 2012

Band: Chelsea Wolfe Album: Unknown Rooms: A Collection Of Acoustic Songs Best song: “Flatlands.” Definitely. Though, “Gold,” a bonus digital track, is really really good. Worst song: I’m not as hot on “Our Work Was Good,” though it’s a good song. It’s no secret I value vocals as an instrument more than I value lyrics; […]

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Ace of Spades

By R.J. | Published: October 21, 2012

Band: Motörhead Album: Ace of Spades Best song: Either the title track or “(We Are) The Road Crew” Worst song: “Jailbait” is dumb and very creepy. Despite my job responsibilities, I’m really bad at Twitter. I mostly just tweet out stuff about wildlife conservation or random thoughts — of import to no one other than […]

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Former Lives

By R.J. | Published: October 16, 2012

Band: Benjamin Gibbard Album: Former Lives Best song: “Bigger Than Love” is very good. Worst song: “Oh Woe” misses the mark quite a bit. I used to have a theory that creativity was like a pool of liquid. It was something I came up with when I was in high school, largely based on late-career […]

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Indoor Living

By R.J. | Published: October 2, 2012

Band: Superchunk Album: Indoor Living Best song: “Watery Hands” is a great song and the impetus for the piece. Worst song: “European Medicine” isn’t great. I’ve been feeling particularly nostalgic lately. I’ve also been very busy with work, so I’ve not had the time to write as much as I’d like in this space. Because […]

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WhatFunLifeWas

By R.J. | Published: September 7, 2012

Band: Bedhead Album: WhatFunLifeWas Best song: “Liferaft” is amazing and among the band’s best work. Worst song: “Foaming Love” is not great. Why do we need personal memorials? I get why we need big, fancy ones. I don’t have a problem with the notion that Americans should know who Martin Luther King Jr. is, so […]

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But Seriously, Folks…

By R.J. | Published: August 8, 2012

Band: Joe Walsh Album: But Seriously, Folks… Best song: “Life’s Been Good” may be Walsh’s best song. Worst song: “Indian Summer” is stupid. I’ve been on the record as hating the Eagles, but I will say that I do enjoy Joe Walsh’s non-Eagles work. For one, the James Gang is responsible for “Funk 49,” a […]

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Believe

By R.J. | Published: August 3, 2012

Band: Cher Album: Believe Best song: “Believe” is the best song, of course. Worst song: The rest of the album is garbage. One of the great pleasures of Spotify is that I can assemble playlists that include a bunch of single songs I don’t own. I’ve got a covers playlist, but more importantly, I’ve got […]

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Fear Fun

By R.J. | Published: June 25, 2012

Band: Father John Misty Album: Fear Fun Best song: “Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings” is the best song on the album. Worst song: “Only Son of the Ladiesman” is kind of hokey. I was kind of a lame-comer to the Fleet Foxes. Like so many experiences, the second Fleet Foxes record really hit me at a […]

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    I'm Ross Jordan Gianfortune. I am not a writer, but I sometimes write here about music and my life. I live in Washington, DC.

    I used to review each of Rolling Stone Magazine's top 500 albums of all time. Now I'm writing about albums I own.

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