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Matt Snell @harmaceutical.bsky.social · 14h

I know the finish line of my #harmas1001albums is only a few hills and corners away, but there are still some heavy hitters on the way, including this game changer from the Cure.

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Matt Snell @harmaceutical.bsky.social · 15h

Daylight Savings Time has left me “Damaged”. I hate it so.

I’m apparently as grumpy as Henry Rollins this morning!

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Matt Snell @harmaceutical.bsky.social · 1d

Their new album is going to be 🔥

In reality, this is their reaction to learning about adjusted breakfast hours after Daylight Savings Time.

Matt Snell @harmaceutical.bsky.social · 1d

A little late, but here’s your annual reminder to set your clocks “Dan Auerbach”.

Daylight Savings Time humour never gets old. I’ll show myself out!

The Black Keys, “El Camino”

Matt Snell @harmaceutical.bsky.social · 1d

Like much of our country, I became a nightly for last night’s Blue Jays heartbreak. They played their hearts out and while I’m sad and so, so very tired, it was still an incredible season.

Donald Fagen, “The Nightfly”

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Matt Snell @harmaceutical.bsky.social · 2d

The Stevie Nicks “Bella Donna” Barbie is for our daughter. That’s my story and I’m sticking with it.

Matt Snell @harmaceutical.bsky.social · 3d

“Isn’t she pretty in pink?”

The Psychedelic Furs, “Talk Talk Talk”

I came to the Furs shockingly late in life when I picked up several of their albums for $1 a piece at a garage sale, but I’ve made up for lost time.

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Matt Snell @harmaceutical.bsky.social · 3d

When I’m pumped up I spin some Motörhead. Here’s “Ace Of Spades”.

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Matt Snell @harmaceutical.bsky.social · 4d

I’m melting this Thursday morning. Sure, it’s mostly because the steam boiler in our 80-year old building is now on, but also because I’m spinning Peter Gabriel’s 3rd solo album, affectionately known as “Melt”.

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Matt Snell @harmaceutical.bsky.social · 5d

“All the things I could do, if I had a little money
It’s a rich man’s world”

October 29, 1979. I don’t often celebrate greatest hits anniversaries, but I will make an exception for one of the all-time greats.

ABBA, “Greatest Hits Vol. 2”

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Matt Snell @harmaceutical.bsky.social · 5d

Neil Young & Crazy Horse, “Rust Never Sleeps”. And neither do I. #chronicinsomniachumour

(Actually, I slept better than usual last night)

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Matt Snell @harmaceutical.bsky.social · 6d

Putting some pep in my step with Van Halen’s debut.

“I found the simple life ain’t so simple”

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Matt Snell @harmaceutical.bsky.social · 6d

Talking Heads, “More Songs About Buildings And Food”.
My body wisely chose to fall asleep at 10 pm last night, so I’m one of the only Jays fans to get a normal night’s sleep. A shame to have missed the epic. On the other hand I’ll be lucid for my afternoon presentation.

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Matt Snell @harmaceutical.bsky.social · 7d

J. Edgar Cat knows. When you see a 1st pressing of Ice Cube’s “Death Certificate”, you buy it. Be like Edgar.

Matt Snell @harmaceutical.bsky.social · 7d

We got sound. We got vision. We got “Low”. We got Bowie.

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Matt Snell @harmaceutical.bsky.social · 7d

Now I got a reason, now I got a reason to spin “Never Mind The Bollocks Here’s The Sex Pistols”.

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Matt Snell @harmaceutical.bsky.social · 8d

Patti Smith, “Horses”

I got this off a lovely man who worked at a Toronto record store in the ‘70’s when this came out. If you look carefully there are some subtle clues it was the store’s promo copy.

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Matt Snell @harmaceutical.bsky.social · 9d

Ian Dury, “New Boots And Panties!!”

I should have played this last weekend when we went thrifting (I picked up an original Dragonlance novel in amazing condition for $1.50).

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Matt Snell @harmaceutical.bsky.social · 10d

32 years ago my Blue Jays last won a World Series and I went clubbing in my housecoat and pajamas in celebration. Rush’s “Counterparts” came out halfway through the series on October 18, 1993, and was my soundtrack to the final few games. Hope it brings the luck again. OK Blue Jays, let’s play ball!

Matt Snell @harmaceutical.bsky.social · 10d

Brian Eno, “Here Come The Warm Jets”

“Joyful” is not the first word that comes to mind when describing Brian Eno, but his first solo album brings so many happy feels.

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Matt Snell @harmaceutical.bsky.social · 10d

Neil Young, “On The Beach”

I feel this gets a bit overlooked in his insane ‘70’s run, but it makes an argument for the most upbeat depressing album in history.

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Matt Snell @harmaceutical.bsky.social · 11d

T. Rex, “The Slider”. #harmas1001albums , 400/1001

400 albums in and still a lot left in my collection, but it’s becoming easier to go more or less chronologically through the book which is why we’ve been living in the late ‘60’s-early ‘70’s recently.

Matt Snell @harmaceutical.bsky.social · 11d

Mama weer all crazee now this Thursday morning with Slade’s “Slayed?”.

What’s crazee is that I completely forgot I owned this until I saw it in the book.

Also, autocorrect knows me well and keeps changing “Slayed” to “Slayer”.

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Matt Snell @harmaceutical.bsky.social · 12d

October 22, 1969. Happy 56th anniversary to Led Zeppelin II and a shoutout to the clerk at the stereo store where I bought my 1st cd player in 1989 who insisted I buy this CD at the same time.

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Matt Snell @harmaceutical.bsky.social · 12d

Right as I dropped the needle on Neil Young’s “Harvest”, there was the loudest crash of thunder I’ve ever heard. Hopefully Uncle Neil’s tunes will lure the cats back out from under the bed.

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