The official Tuesday Week of Tunes thread

[Mike]

Low, Great Destroyer, very Neil Young sounding in places
KD Lang, Hymns From the 49th Parallel
Kings Of Leon, Aha Shake Heartbreak, I don't understand why this has only just been released in the US when it's been out in the UK for months
Tweaker, 2 am Wake Up Call, solid album featuring Bonnie Prince Billy and Robert Smith of The Cure
Hem, Eveningland
Gomez, Split The Difference
Porcupine Tree, Signify, don't know why but I avoided this band for a long time

And a big chunk of new Britpop, 2005 is looking pretty good so far for new music

Bloc Party, Silent Alarm, really upbeat and great new sounds
Embrace, Out Of Nothing
13 Senses, Invitation
Athlete, Tourist
The Doves, Some Cities, a bit undecided about this so far but early days yet
Feeder, Pushing The Senses

ps Davey and Gav just posted a couple of things for you, so expect them soon

Cheers
Mike

[Gav_2000]

My batch of new CD's hasn't arrived yet so I've been listening to some older ones including;

Vertical Horizon - Everything You Want : This was recommended to me a couple of years ago and has similarities to Matchbox 20 and rocky REM. It's a good one as I can listen to it several times and not start to get bored.
Shelby Lynne - I Am Shelby Lynne : There's a country element to this one but I actually bought it because of the first track which has quite a 60's flavour to it. Once I got over the surprise that the rest of the album is very different I really got into this one.
The Men They Couldn't Hang - Night of 1000 Candles : I've had this one since the 80's when it first came out at a similar time to The Pogues 'Rum, Sodomy ...'. They're both great but for some reason it's this one that I listen to now. 'Iron Masters' is great.
Corrosion of Conformity - America's Volume Dealer - I've not bought that much heavy rock music since Guns n' Roses and Nirvana but occasionally the odd good one comes along. This one and Ain't Life Grand by Slash's Snakepit are 2 of the best ones from the last few years.
Shuggie Otis - Inspiration Information : I got this on the strength of a review a couple of year ago and was initially disappointed. Yes, there are some good tracks on there but there's also a few that meander along with little purpose. However it's grown one since and I've really appreciated the last few listens.

[Chrisgnat]

Good stuff this week....,

"H" Septet ~ Horizon's Azur
Twisted big band jazz/prog from Belgium

Circus ~ Movin' On
Nice Swiss band with great flutes, saxes and vibes! Like a spacey Jethro Tull.

Blue Oyster Cult ~ Tyranny & Mutation
The remaster of an essential sci-fi metal masterpiece.

13th Floor Elevators ~ The Psychadelic Sounds of
Sixties psych from Texas. So-so so far.

La Grande Formation ~ Galilee
Unbelievable avant/classical/jazz fropm Belgium. My favorite purchase so far for 05'.

[Stone]

Corrosion of Conformity - America's Volume Dealer - I've not bought that much heavy rock music since Guns n' Roses and Nirvana but occasionally the odd good one comes along. This one and Ain't Life Grand by Slash's Snakepit are 2 of the best ones from the last few years.

Interesting. I've never heard this one and have been hesitant to pick it up. I thought Blind was okay, but I think I'm severely biased as I'm a fan of what they did during their hardcore/crossover years. If I see this in the used bin, maybe I'll give it a chance.

[Gav_2000]

Interesting. I've never heard this one and have been hesitant to pick it up. I thought Blind was okay, but I think I'm severely biased as I'm a fan of what they did during their hardcore/crossover years. If I see this in the used bin, maybe I'll give it a chance.

I've only ever heard this album and only got it as 1 of the tracks was on a free CD that came with Classic Rock magazine. It's quite mainstream but has some crunching riffs on it. Like the first few tracks of Nevermind it's one of those albums that really wakes you up.