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Before this album came out I was pretty obsessed with their MADONNA release, which is still pretty high on my fave albums list. Once this album came out it was game over for me. I became a TOD fan for life. Saw them twice at Call the Office while touring this album, in my first year of Fanshawe. For this reason this album will always have that nostalgia for me. Whenever I crank it I think of getting drunk and rockin out in downtown London at the worlds greatest bar.

Every song, start to finish, is incredible. Get it.

Here is my favorite song on this album.....actually my favorite TOD song ever to be exact.

You see what happens?!?! Top 11 albums of all time already changed. To save face of sorts, I will have two number 10 spots.

Number 10: SILVER JEWS - AMERICAN WATER

This album came right out of nowhere and blew me away. I got into Starlite Walker quite a bit back in highschool. I was thumbing through the Pavement section of Encore Records in Kitchener, and saw that album with an image of Bob and Malkmus on the back. Bought it, and played Sonic The Hedgehog every day with that cd on repeat. This was fun but the issue now is I always think about fuckin Sonic when I hear Trains Across the Sea.

American Water came a little bit after me getting into Starlite. Once this album sunk its teeth in, it was almost impossible to turn off. Every song is so fucking good. Smith and Jones Forever is the obvious first hit that catches your ear, but once Send in the Clouds, Like Like The The The Death and The Wild Kindness sets it, its game over. I also remember reading reviews for this album online which led me to pitchforkmedia's website for the first time. Back in the day when it wasnt over run by douche bags and their reviews were kept to 500 words or less. Not like the 500 paragraphs they run these days (4 of which actually deal with the album in question.)

Check out this classic. So good.

Note: No idea whats going on in this video, but its hilarious

Alice Cooper: Billion Dollar Babies.

One of the best start to finish albums I ever herd. I am a stickler for sequencing, and hearing an album as a whole, as opposed to the sum of its individual songs. This one contains probably my favorite opening track of all time, Hello Hooray. Everytime it comes on I just wanna crack open a case of beer, and sing the chorus at the top of my lungs. "OOOOH I!!!! BEEN WAITING SO LONG.....TO SING MY SONG!".

Raped and Freezing is catchy as hell, and kinda fucked up in a way only Alice can pull off.

Elected: Another hit.

Billion Dollar Babies: This is a good track, but got kinda tainted cuz all I can think now when I hear it is Guitar Hero.

Unfinished Sweat: Top 3 on this album. Every single time I make an Alice Cooper mix I ALWAYS place this song right next to Killer's Halo of Flies. They always seemed like connected songs to me.

No More Mr Nice Guy: Song always reminds me of Dazed and Confused

Generation Landslide: Good little ditty, as they say.

Sick Things and Mary Ann: This is the only lull on this album. Ok songs, but I tend to skip half the time......probably cuz I cannot wait to hear I Love The Dead.

I Love The Dead: Incredible album closer, as well as love show closer as I witnessed at the Centre in the Square. I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE THE DEAD