The Crawling Ear: Pictures Say At Least Six Hundred Words

Once again I must put on hold my exclusive detailed account of every single time I had sexual relations with the Ramones in order to address a more pertinent topic. Sorry, pinheads. Hopefully this nugget will tide you over until next week/two weeks from now/the pending Apocalypse: all Richie could talk about while he undressed me on that sweltering Summer night in Baton Rouge was getting a piece of the goddamn t-shirt money.

The Internet nearly exploded yesterday when über-hip music review site Pitchfork posted Scott Plagenhoef’s unique take on Partie Traumatic, the debut album from Florida rockers the Black Kids. Serious rock critics have their panties in a serious bunch over Plagenhoef’s forlorn LOLDogs, claiming this as the ultimate example of Pitchfork’s self-righteous stupidity. While I’m inclined to agree, I must also admit I’m slightly jealous that I didn’t think of turning in JPEGs for album reviews first. Sometimes you can’t quite get across in six hundred words what you can with a simple 500 pixel 43 kilobyte image.

Keeping that in mind, here’s a list of past and present albums I’ve never officially commented on linked to the pictures that best convey my feelings/opinions about them. Please, consider each image carefully and let me know in the comments if you agree. This is all about starting a trans-continental dialog. Let’s begin:

Pat Boone – In A Metal Mood: No More Mr. Nice Guy

U2 – October

Death Cab For Cutie – Narrow Stairs

The Rolling Stones – Exile on Main Street

The Replacements – Don’t Tell a Soul

The Clash – Combat Rock

Slipnot – Iowa

Feist – The Reminder

Now the fun part – discuss!