The Dead Kennedys - Too Drunk to Fuck

I admit I was a little young bringing this one home. Likely not really understanding the title all that well (what can I say, I'm a romantic). I was 13 years old and in a full blown rebellion. I was experimenting with punk rock (read: copying images on British postcards of punk rockers that I had seen). I was hanging out with the punk/alternative/misfit crowd at our cow pattie high school and being exposed to all kinds of music. My thirteen year old heart was with Billy Idol (he'll pop up in the collection later) but the part of me that wanted to be badass and rebellious was drooling over this album. I don't think I bought it, I think someone had given it to me. I brought it upstairs to my bedroom and took a listen and it....sucked. I didn't like it. I think I even played it on the wrong rpm....sometimes it's hard to tell with Jello Biafra. But, the title titillated, I wanted to like it, so I kept playing it.

I guess my dad walked by my room at one point and paused long enough to hear the lyrics. A note on my dad: He was always pretty cool with whatever look I was experimenting with. He talked my mom down a few times when she she was freaking out about who I was hanging out with and what I was wearing. He was patient and seemed to understand he was living with a teen who was just figuring things out. One thing he couldn't tolerate though was obcenities, or anything that appeared to degrade or disrespect. So, the idea of his daughter listening to something called Too Drunk to Fuck did not go over well. It was the first full on fight we ever had, he confiscated the album and I was outraged. Even at the tender age of thirteen I realized that this fight put my dad and I at a crossroads and he wouldn't necessarily support me anymore. I felt that pull to be a "good kid", it was exhausting being rebellious and surly all the time. Unfortunately, I chose to kick up my heels for a few more years.

The album eventually made it back to my collection. I don't listen to it, and when I come across it I get a sick little feeling in my stomach thinking about that fight. But, it is a reminder of who I was, and when my girls hit thirteen, driving me batshit crazy, I will think of my own rebellion and the respect my dad showed me when I was going through it.

Dead Kennedys 12" single

A side:
Too Drunk to Fuck

B side:
The Prey

The Jimi Hendrix Concerts

I can't exactly remember when I purchased this record, but I do remember hearing Red House and Hey Joe live on this album and thinking that I couldn't get any closer to music than these two songs brought me. It's almost frustrating to close your eyes and listen to some of this music because it feels unattainable somehow - does that make sense? This is the kind of music you can feel from your toes to your fingertips. It's funny, I wouldn't consider myself a huge Jimmy Hendrix fan now, and certainly not the kind of music I normally bought when I was a teenager, but this double album is epic.

Songs:
Side One:

Fire
I Don't Live Today
Red House

Side Two:
Stone Free
Are You Experienced

Side Three:
Little Wing
Voodoo Chile
Bleeding Heart

Side Four:
Hey Joe
Wild Thing
hear My Train A Comin'

The Collection

Okay, so I'm 37 years old, and have been buying vinyl since I was about 12 years old. I have never organized my collection and thought it would be a pretty cool project to document each piece of vinyl with a little anecdote for each one (if I can remember!)
I don't discriminate musically, I love passionately and hate passionately (you will not find Nickelback in my record collection).
I will pick records at random, I can't promise daily updates, but hopefully it will be done a regular basis.
If you see anything missing, or want additional information on anything, feel free to leave a comment!

Without further ado, put another dime in the jukebox baby......