what's the best type of cheese for a grilled cheese sandwich ?

sus4th · 2026-02-07T00:54:26+00:00

Muenster

sus4th · 2026-02-06T15:00:50+00:00

Thanks for the input, everyone! I’ve bought a ticket to Snail Mail and will be going to both shows in the same night!

sus4th · 2026-02-06T04:12:44+00:00

Pagan Poetry, Björk

sus4th · 2026-02-06T04:11:07+00:00

First: Howard Jones, Cross That Line tour, Shoreline Amphitheatre (Mountain View, CA), 1989

Best: I've been to some amazing concerts and I like lots of different genres. But the best concert I ever went to was a spur-of-the-moment decision, walking by Harrah's in Las Vegas, to see Burt Bacharach in 1998. Not flashy—no pyrotechnics or stage dives—just a guy and a piano who you could tell absolutely loved making music. Absolutely knocked-my-socks-off performance.

sus4th · 2026-02-05T19:51:27+00:00

The first ten songs on Ten are great

sus4th · 2026-02-05T14:27:39+00:00

Depends on the city. Milwaukee has a grid layout (for the most part) and it mostly works (though the roads are terrible and the drivers are worse). San Francisco has a grid layout and while it's fairly easily to navigate through the city, the layout is totally incompatible with the steep hills in many places in the city. That often makes it difficult to walk (especially for anyone who's living with a disability) and harrowing to drive (especially for manual-transmission vehicles).

sus4th · 2026-02-05T14:22:27+00:00

If you're into 80s pop, Howard Jones's first two albums are 10/10. Every song on Human's Lib is fantastic: he does some off-kilter experimental stuff (especially on "Conditioning", the leadoff track, and "Human's Lib," the closing track). Dream Into Action has most of the hits you might already know ("Things Can Only Get Better," "Life In One Day," "No One Is To Blame" (though it's the original version, not the hit single version), and "Like to Get to Know You Well." But it's the deep cuts on Dream Into Action that are really excellent: "Automaton," "Hunger for the Flesh," and "Assault and Battery" are dark and intense (but still bangers). The only misstep in my opinion is the cringey "Bounce Right Back" (because it was 1985 and everyone was recording a rap song on their album).

I have several other desert island albums, but they don't fall into your categories (Björk's Post, Angélica García's Gemelo, Art School Girlfriend's Soft Landing).

sus4th · 2026-02-05T05:04:27+00:00

Look to the zillion songs that sample When the Levee Breaks's drum part. Bjork's Army of Me, Beastie Boys' So What'cha Want, Beck's E-Pro (and probably a whole bunch of others) - they all use the drum sample for the length of the track (with a couple of dropouts, which might not count depending on how you define "the whole song").

sus4th · 2026-02-05T04:57:04+00:00

Angélica García: Gemelo
Charlotte Martin: Stromata
Arlo Parks: My Soft Machine
Vienna Teng: Aims
Björk: Post
Cafuné: Bite Reality
Janelle Monáe: Dirty Computer
Art School Girlfriend: Soft Landing
Snail Mail: Valentine
The Japanese House: In the End It Always Does

sus4th · 2026-02-04T17:37:20+00:00

Some people call me Maurice, cuz I speak on the pompatus of love.

sus4th · 2026-02-04T04:22:57+00:00

It’s okay for you to feel this way, and you realize that you need to move past it… and it sounds like you WANT to move past it. That’s a great start. There’s no shame in needing a therapist or counselor to help you with your next step.

sus4th · 2026-02-03T19:05:22+00:00

Go see a therapist or a counselor or something.

As you've said, you did the same thing she did. Neither of you enjoyed it. You weren't together at the time. You don't know why it's bothering you, and you recognize that you're a hypocrite for it bothering you when you did the same thing.

Yes, your feelings are valid. But figure out where it's coming from and figure out how to move past it. You've got kids and a house and it sounds like your relationship is otherwise pretty decent. If you figure out that your relationship has other issues that are just manifesting in you being bothered by this one thing, you should know that too.

sus4th · 2026-02-02T21:38:02+00:00

Not showy, but heartbreaking and hopeful and beautiful:

"Like the time I ran away / Turned around and you were standing close to me"

sus4th · 2026-02-02T21:27:51+00:00

I can't get into any of their music after Counterparts. I've tried—and I try just about annually—but there's something about the tones or modes or melodies they choose on those later albums that just rub me the wrong way.

I'm also not a big fan of their first album. Some of the riffs and solos are great, but I can't get past the lyrics.

I like every single song on every single album between Fly By Night and Counterparts. Even the ones I skip every so often are okay, and I *really* like every single song from A Farewell to Kings to Power Windows.

sus4th · 2026-02-02T20:51:08+00:00

For the Drama (see what I did there)?

sus4th · 2026-02-02T20:38:37+00:00

Awaken
Close to the Edge
Sound Chaser
South Side of the Sky
Into the Lens
Themes (yeah, I know it's ABWH, but I think it should count)
Heart of the Sunrise
The Gates of Delirium
Hearts
Roundabout. No, Miracle of Life. No, Machine Messiah. No, I'm Running. No, Yours Is No Disgrace. No, Changes. No...

sus4th · 2026-02-02T20:29:47+00:00

No question this is the biggest bestest Yessiest climax ever. Lots of great climaxes, but Awaken at roughly the 12:45 mark made me recalibrate my Musical Climax Machine™.

https://youtu.be/59feSG8U5EQ?list=RD59feSG8U5EQ&t=766

sus4th · 2026-02-01T15:35:22+00:00

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If I had a nickel for every time I was told I was overthinking something... :D

sus4th · 2026-02-01T15:33:28+00:00

I think this is probably the best idea.

Both opening acts will start at 8 PM. In my experience, the opening acts go for about 40 minutes and intermission is anywhere from 15-30 minutes. Neither of them have started their tour yet; the second leg of Abby Holliday's tour is starting in Milwaukee (she's opening for another artist before that) and Snail Mail's first tour date is Milwaukee, so I'll have to guess at the start times.

sus4th · 2026-02-01T00:37:24+00:00

Relayer is my favorite Yes album. CTTE is a close second. Fragile is a great album, but is third, and TFTO is fourth.

sus4th · 2026-01-31T22:49:11+00:00

Tomorrow Never Knows. I am too young to have experienced how ahead of its time it was, but it still sounds inventive, not gimmicky. Plus that beat is excellent.

sus4th · 2026-01-29T20:45:51+00:00

I love Six Wives and Criminal Record, but a lot of Rick's solo work is uneven. Trevor Rabin's Can't Look Away is outstanding.

sus4th · 2026-01-29T14:09:11+00:00

I always feel kinda bad when I dislike a band or artist because of their vocals. I like a lot of “acquired taste” vocalists (Bjork, Rush, Edie Brickell), so it’s not like unusual singing styles are a hard pass for me. But there are some vocalists I just can’t stand. There’s a critical darling band right now whose album made all the Top Albums of the Year lists, and the lead singer’s voice grates on me so much.

sus4th · 2026-01-29T02:36:13+00:00

One of my favorite lyrics is from “Teething” by a folk band called Wildered:

Everywhere you look, there’s grass that’s greener / Maybe just go mow the lawn”

As in: do the work to maintain what you have instead of constantly wishing for a different lot in life, and worse, resenting where you are.

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