When I signed up for penning a daily entry on an album I listened to during the day, I didn't really stop and ask myself - "how many days a year/month/week do you go about a day and not get around to listening to any music?".

The answer to that is pretty rare. If I didn't have to pen a review today, I may have gone an entire day without really listening to any music.

My day started off with a visit to a local collision shop to drop off my car for repairs this week. I then took a shuttle over to a local Enterprise to get a car rental (Chrysler 300 - more on that later) before getting to the office where I had a day full of work ahead of me.

I anticipated spending some time with my parents (who are technically in town) but they stayed over at my sisters to take care of my niece who is currently under the weather.

Made the most of my evening at home alone (w/Amos technically) and watched the Ice Harvest. A movie that features John Cusack (Cusack Week) and happens to be directed by Harold Ramis who passed away today.

The news of his passing really bummed me the fuck out.... so I slipped on a record that always seems to make me smile. The Bends, by Radiohead.

There's truly no bad tracks on this album, so I'm going to struggle finding any "stand-out-tracks". It's also one of those albums that remind me of people and places in my lifetime...

For example - the song High and Dry. A song that instantly transports me to a specific morning in Downtown Detroit. I had spent the night at my friend's place... I don't remember a single thing about the night before, but recall being at Norma's flat in a spacious living room that had a Christmas tree - suspended upside down above me.

That song sorta bled into the rest of the album and if I close my eyes hard enough, I can still picture her roommates brining me something to drink as they attempted to fill me in on what I didn't remember from the night before.

I just listened to the song - Just - & recall seeing the video for it on 120 Minutes for the first time ever. I remember thinking to myself that the band had more to offer than the song "Creep".

Another favorite of mine is the song My Iron Lung. The song doesn't really remind me of a person or place, but that's ok also. It's nice to hold things very close and dear to yourself and never wanting to share that with anyone else. Wait... maybe that's not a nice thing.

Anyhoo... you can't go wrong with any track on this album. In my opinion, it's their finest moment and one of the best albums of the 90's.

Standout Tracks: (all of them) - these i like more than the others tho'.

Artists: Radiohead
Album: the Bends
Producer: John Leckie
Label: Capitol
Recorded: Abbey Road Studios, RAK Studios, The Manor

Spent an unusual amount of time debating what album to select on this very special day... Valentines Day 2014.

Curiously enough... I'm now missing two Cure albums in my collection.  Perhaps someone borrowed them and hasn't returned them.  Hint. Hint. — Curiously enough... I'm now missing two Cure albums in my collection. Perhaps someone borrowed them and hasn't returned them. Hint. Hint.

This may come as a surprise to many, but I've always been a big fan of Valentines Day. I've had a number of memorable ones over the years and enjoy equally whether I'm in a relationship or not.

I had originally intended to select the Belle and Sebastian album - Belle & Sebastian – Write About Love. It seemed kinda fitting and I've never technically listened to the album in its entirety. The disc itself was a catalyst in a break-up I had and it sorta got shelved and has never been given a proper listen. It would have been hard to write about the album and not revisit that morning... so I opted to pull out of doing that and focused my attention on selecting an album I loved with all my heart.

I settled on the Cure album "Wish".... An album that seems to run hot & cold with fans of the Cure. I think its easier to revisit than say Disintegration or Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me. I'm apparently in the minority...

Never quite understood the sleeve art on the album... its quite possibly the ugliest album cover for an LP that I adore. The album contains the regrettable hit single - Friday I'm In Love - but I don't knock the band for putting out a catch number. It's tracks like Doing the Unstuck that I wish more people would go out of their way to discover.

Yes... a number of the songs are bloated and some border on outweighing their welcome, but it's still a very rewarding listen.

A number of the deep tracks like Trust and A Letter to Elise (my favorite on the album and the namesake of my electric guitar) continue to level me nearly 25 years after its release.

At the height of grunge... this album became a welcome change to the Soundgarden/Alice In Chains/Nirvana/Pearl Jam loop that everyone seemed to in.

Take for example the song Cut. If I were ever shot into space on a rocket, this is the song that I would like to hear in my cosmonaut helmet. In the event of a fiery crash, this is the song that I want blaring in my head as my life flashes before my tired eyes.

Seek it out if you've never listened to it: