The Hunkiest Albums #22: Haim - Days Are Gone

I saw them play on SNL a few months ago and I enjoyed their song "The Wire" but wasn't really intrigued to listen to their other songs. However, I couldn't get that song out of my head for a week or so. I previewed the tracks on iTunes and ended up buying the album. They have some really solid songs. They have an 80's pop/rock Fleetwood Mac type sound. Each song is crafted almost perfectly down to each "ting" and "HEY!". Also, I've noticed its popular with these potato farmer UK bands to incorporated a lot of oh's and hey's into each song, but they are doing it wrong. Haim does it right. Stylistically, this album reminds me a lot of The Strokes album Comedown Machine. These are good songs to dance and sing to when you are home alone. Shhh. Highlights: Falling, Forever, The Wire, If I Could Change Your Mind, Don't Save Me, Go Slow, Running If You Call My Name

The Hunkiest Albums #23: The Killers - Battle Born

I did NOT enjoy this one through the first couple of listens. I eventually made it my background noise as I kicked marauder ass through Borderlands 2. Now I love it. Isn't odd how that happens? All the songs are epic, sweeping dramas that stop just short of being cheesy, try hard dog crap. Plus, it's an excellent driving record, beginning to end. The lyrics mostly deal in relationships gone wrong or wanting her back. But again, let me remind you, these songs go well with shotgun blasting your way through Pandora. The bonus tracks leave something to be desired but that's not a surprise. Highlights: Flesh and Bone, The Way It Was, Here With Me, The Rising Tide, From Here On Out, Battle Born

The Hunkiest Albums #24: Def Leppard - Yeah!

Greatest Cover Album Ever. They should seriously consider just doing covers from here on out. Most of them would probably be better than the originals. Joe Allen's voice is just pure honey over the entire track list. Phil Collen takes over lead vocals to end the album with a cover of Faces' "Stay With Me". I know it got mixed reviews but I would encourage anyone to give it a listen. If "Pour Some Sugar on Me" is your "jam", then this is probably not for you, high school girl. Did I mention Justin Hawkins contributes to a song?
Highlights: Hanging On The Telephone, Waterloo Sunset, Hell Raiser, Drive-In Saturday, No Matter Waht, Don't Believe a Word

The Hunkiest Albums #25: T. Rex - Electric Warrior

Electric Warrior doesn't sound like anything else. Half of it's relaxing and the other half just fuckin' grooves right along. And the bongos just add to the fun. The lyrics do get a bit goofy here and there but I've never spend the time to look for a deeper meaning nor do I plan on doing it. This album is too enjoyable to try and pick apart with personal opinion about what the fuck Marc Bolan was writing about. Highlights include: Mambo Sun, Cosmic Dancer, Jeepster, Get It On, Planet Queen, The Motivator, Raw Ramp (reissue), Hot Love (reissue).

Hunks Clubhouse Presents: The Hunkiest Albums of All-Time: Just Missed the Cut

To keep everyone awake as we wait for opening day, reigning champion Hunks Clubhouse has decided to shower all with his favorite albums of all time. Just keep in mind, like Rolling Stone Mag loves suckling the donger's of the Beatles, the Stones and Bob "lame ass" Dylan, the Hunks also have an affinity to the sounds of his young adult and adulthood. While individual songs are easier to tie childhood memories and events, these albums represent more of what Mr. Hunk is about. While a top fifty list would probably include more "classic" albums, the tops 25 has more of a personal flair. Besides, everyone likes Appetite, Houses of the Holy and Greatest Hits (or The Very Best of...). Editors Note: Hunks Clubhouse is very tired and gassy as he types this (remember, he works thirds and ate sloppy jo's and beans for breakfast(two days in a row). Fucking crazy), so just go along with the poorly structured sentences and school yard words. I'll do a countdown or something but today just the ones that missed. HUNKS.

Albums that missed the cut 
The Darkness - One Way Ticket
Audioslave - Revelations
Blink-182 - Enema of the State
The Beatles - Rubber Soul
Coheed & Cambria - In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth:3
Coheed & Cambria - Afterman: Decension
Crown Jewel Defense - Crown Jewel Defense
Fall Out Boy - Save Rock and Roll
Foo Fighters - In Your Honor
Foxy Shazam - The Church of Rock and Roll
Zappa and the Mothers - Freak Out!
Green Day - 'merican Idiot
Hot Leg - Red Light Fever
Incubus - If Not Now, When?
The Killers - Sam's Town
Kings of Leon - Mechanical Bull
Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy
MGMT - Oracular Spectacular
Mudcrutch - Mudcrutch
Nickleback - All The Right Reasons
Panic at the Disco - Pretty Odd
Pearl Jam - Ten
Pink Floyd - The Wall
RATM - The Battle of LA
Steve Winwood - Back in the High Life
Stone Gods - Silver Spoons and Broken Bones
Story of the Year - Page Avenue
The Strokes - Angles
Taking Back Sunday - Louder Now
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Hard Promises
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Echo
Van Halen - 1984
Van Halen - 5150

Now that's a pretty good selections left off. Sorry dean, as good as Appetite for Destruction is, I just way too overplayed for me to even think about listening to. Which is really the case for most "classic" rock. What does that even mean anymore? I listen to an oldies station at work sometimes and they play what I grew up knowing as "oldies". Groups like the Temptations, The Hollies, CCR, Stones... But a few weeks ago they played Hall and Oates and Whitesnake. Oh my science, those don't seem that old to be fucking oldies, right? I mean, when I think oldies, I think of black and white tv, clean cut performers, smokes folded up into guys' sleeves, poodle skirts. All that shit. In ten years time they will be playing all those shitty Nirvana songs (along with their 3 good ones) on oldies. Bands like the Wallflowers, Jimmy Eat World, Chevelle will become, to the next generation, what Supertramp, The Band, and T. Rex were to me when I expanded my tastes beyond whatever was on radio/MTV. I was like holy fuck man, Supertramp have a shit ton of good songs. How in the hell are they not considered one of the ALL Time Greats? Their studio albums may be hit or miss, like The Band, but their greatest hits albums are superb. And I clearly remember hearing all that shit on oldies stations long ago.

Music is in such a sad state now. What does it mean? I don't think it means anything anymore. Most of it at least. Disposable. Like a Soul Decision record. Correction. Like the Soul Decision record. How bad is alternative radio anymore?! The songs are weird and lyrics are indecipherable. Too many instruments. You don;t need a god damned glockenspiel for your douchey indy record. And those weirdos from Iceland, They won't be around much longer with their shitty folk trash. Sweaty ice hogs. Go back and sing that shit over there. We have enough queerbaits dressed as 1880's potato farmers as it is. God Damn Iceland wake up. You're 130 years in the past. Hell, maybe they are from that time period and froze into ice cubes and then thawed out a couple years ago and just went with it. Same with mumford and queefs. I'm surprised they stopped fucking each others anus's long enough to play the banjo. But, then again, do you really need your hands whilst partaking in sodomy. Book of Genesis Invisible Touch... This is the Land of Confusion.  

Hello

Who's ready for some baseball? Yahoo Fantasy Baseball opens up January 30th. Here are all the updates and additions courtesy of Yahoo's Andy Behrens.

• 24/7 drafting and mock-drafting;

• Quick and easy registration;

• New and improved app, with drafts and mocks for Android and iOS devices;

• Player notes via Rotoworld;

• Team page improvements, including auto-saved roster moves and new tabs for your Watchlist and Player Updates;

• PROSPECTS. Tons of prospects. More than we've ever had, easily. More than you may actually want. We've added a giant pile of prospects to the player pool (100+) for the benefit of dynasty league gamers.

• Commissioners have the option of adding "NA" roster spots, and these will function similarly to the DL. So you'll be able to stash minor leaguers and/or suspended players (or anyone on the bereavement list) without burning a bench spot.

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