It's Tuesday - What you listening to?

[Davey.]

Moonbabies - June and Novas
The Swedish duo have a new one out now called Orange Billboard that's at the top of my long list, but this debut is just great. Kind of like another favorite at times, Yo La Tengo, except generally more varied sounding, mixing indie pop and jangle rock and psychedelia and shoegazer and electronica elements. The Tonevendor site says, "Wonderful pop songs with absolutely tons of melody, harmony, hooks...all the perfect elements of great songwriting! Multi-instrumentalists at heart, they combine elements of electronica, sampling, acoustic guitars, shoegazing noise, and ultra-pop melodies, amidst their dual boy-girl vocals." The DOA site says "This album is clearly one of the best I've heard in a long time and would have been near the top of my best of 2000 list had I heard it then. The Moonbabies have proven themselves impeccable songwriters, capable of playing quiet, soft ballads and more rocking, textured songs, always tossing in dashes of experimentation. They clearly positioned themselves to be not just the best of their country but ours as well. RIYL Sugar, Belle & Sebastian, Pavement, Sonic Youth, My Bloody Valentine." Davey says "Two thumbs up and big thanks to Jimbo for pulling the trigger on this one, another of those albums I can play over and over and...."

The Notwist - Neon Golden
Don't know how many times I have played this one over the last couple years but I'm sure it's probably near a hundred by now. And I can still put it on and listen to it all day if I'm at home. Almost like the music is in my bones and in my head. Kind of like an infection, I guess. Most people that have been around this site for the last couple years probably got tired of reading my endless blathering about this CD, but I still think it's one of the best, if not the best, I've heard in the last few years. Already a classic in my mind. I even copied a long and uncredited description of the album and have occasionally called it up in a post since I don't know where it came from - http://members.mailaka.net/davey/notwist.html

Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks
Who doesn't know this one? I keep a copy in desert isle luggage.

Peter Gabriel - 3
His best album and another classic for me. Others will argue, but I don't think he ever reached this height again, at least not for a complete album. Still sounds fresh and groundbreaking, even 25 years down the road, and with so many co-conspirators to help out, all working in their primes as well. Maybe some of the effects will sound cheesy in the future, but they don't yet. In fact, it might even sound fresher than it did a few years ago since there has been somewhat of a resurgence in the early 80s sound that he helped to pioneer. Another one that I can play repeatedly.

Still enjoying the Jar of Slosh comp and got some demos last week that I've also been enjoying including the latest from Do Make Say Think, Emmylou Harris and Jim Bryson. Listened some to the last Be Good Tanyas, Chinatown, a couple times or so too. Very nice one that I kind of overlooked at the end of the year, but not a bad release at all.

[Dave_G]

Well lets see.

Listened to a Bunny Wailer cd (Sings the Wailers), a few Yes bootlegs, my "Furry Numan" comp, Ultravox "Vienna", Marillion "Fugazi", Ian Anderson's new solo cd, Stan Ridgway's "Anatomy", that new band that Roine Stolt is in, a few Flower Kings boots (Nearfest 2003, it's ok but too much bull**** noodling), Karmakanic (I like this one), some Devo, and a Jefferson Airplane disc, and a few cuts off of a Uriah Heep album.

Went to the Atlanta Record show Sunday, didn't buy a damn thing, they had 1 thing I was interested in, a Steve Hackett 4 cd boxed set, a live set, been wanting this but he had the German import for $ 45, too much for me. I tell ya, they have a bunch of **** at these shows and people buy it.

After that we (Trev and I ) went to Tower Records and I scored a Caravan dvd for 25% off!

Cool beans.

Dave