So, what is your fave disc(s) of late?

[Dusty Chalk]

No, but I'll check it out. Thnx4theRec.

[Jim Clark]

Thanks for the Obner link Slosh. I don't think much of Tool, but my son's are just discovering them and this will make for decent enough Rio fodder. I've got a buddy who is a Tool fanatic. He's got hundreds of Boots and is making a DVD collection of 12 of his best for my boys. They will be playground legends before this is all over...

The BTS album hasn't done much of anything for me as of yet. Of course my experience is limited to Ancient Melodies but I don't find myself pulling that one out much, if ever. Weird how something I figured would be a great find ain't ringing a single bell for me. I'll hang with it for a while. You never know.

I like the Calexico but just about any band could have done most of these songs. They do sound good but this isn't why I listen to Calexico in the first place. I do like it a lot more than the BTS though.

I've spent a lot of time with the Reindeer Section lately. Maybe just biding my time waiting for the new Snow Patrol. Heard a couple of the tracks with interviews that I grabbed off DAD and really like 2 out of three so I have some high hopes for this. Oh, and the new Appleseed cast remains incredibly high on my list.

Need to check out Loons and Liars though.

Nice thread, I haven't fared too well on my own.

jc

[nobody]

Been revisiting some old favorites lately...

Ramones: Rocket to Russia
My favorite Ramones album. We're A Happy Family and I Can't Give You Anything are probably my favorites, but I like when they change it up a bit with songs like Locket Love and Her Today, Gone Tomorrow.

Gene Vincent
His first two albums that I burned to a Cd have been getting tons of play in the car. The guy's rockabilly personified. Not a bad track on there.

Dion: 60 Greatest Hits of Dion & the Belmonts
Yup, 60, on a 3 LP set. Everything you've always wanted and more. The unknown songs hold up suprisingly well against his classic hits.

Delphonics: La La La Means I Love You
I don't know who did this vinyl reissue, but its pretty nice. No sound spectacular, but the original album, well pressed and quiet and I picked it up new for like 10 bucks. Great smooth old soul.

Also a bunch of Massive Attack on an MP3 disc kept in my car with their entire catalog on it...and still digging the new Prince.

Thats what comes to mind right now...

[audiobill]

A couple of real oldies have been getting a lot of play lately,Not Fragile by BTO and an old Bob Seger cd Smokin' OP's.A collection of covers from 1972.A must for Seger fans.

bill

Hey, bill. Thanks for jolting my memory. Smokin' OP's was one of my faves back in the 70s. Have not heard it, since. Must go listen closely, now. audiobill

[musicman1999]

welcome.
i was in the same boat,had not heard it in probably 25 years,i was in a local record store just looking around,happened to look in the seger section and there it was,a lost treasure found again.

bill

[Dusty Chalk]

I like the Calexico but just about any band could have done most of these songs. They do sound good but this isn't why I listen to Calexico in the first place.

This pretty accurately captures my criticisms of the album, as well. It's just a little too non-Calexico for my tastes. I'll give it a meh+.

[3-LockBox]

Yes you did. You're absolutely right. Not sure how that slipped down the list.

re: POS

You may need to check that package I sent you a few months ago, then

PAY ATTENTION!!!

[superpanavision70mm]

The new remastered MOODY BLUES SACD's, Erasure's UNION STREET, Depeche Mode's PLAYING THE ANGEL, The 88 OVER AND OVER + KIND OF LIGHT, Nightmare of You, and a few others...

[Davey]

The BTS album hasn't done much of anything for me as of yet. Of course my experience is limited to Ancient Melodies but I don't find myself pulling that one out much, if ever. Weird how something I figured would be a great find ain't ringing a single bell for me. I'll hang with it for a while. You never know.

Funny, but I would have never pegged you as a Built To Spill type of guy in the past, what with their guitar-centric predilection for that old classic rock sound. But we do seem to be crossing paths a lot more these days than in the past too. Chalk it up to a better awareness of our musical happy places

Anyway, I obviously really like this new one, everything about it. But I was bobbing my head and smiling even on the first listen, so no surprise that it just gets better and better as the songs start to open up more and live on their own. The line in the opener about, "When I was a kid I saw a light, floating high above the trees one night, thought it was an alien, turned out to be just God". And in "Liar", when he sings, "Well I sat on the patio, while the pianos were being tuned, forget about it all for a little while". At first I thought he was singing, "outside on the patio, while a piano's weeping tune ..." Actually, I still do. Doesn't matter though. It's the, "She don't mind, she don't care" part that sells it. Just lots of little moments throughout that start to emerge after a few listens.

[ForeverAutumn]

re: POS

You may need to check that package I sent you a few months ago, then

PAY ATTENTION!!!

Okay, I'm going to assume that POS stands for Pain Of Salvation and not...well...you know.

Really? That was in the package that you sent me? I listened to everything that you sent. I'll have to go back and dig it out.

I really need to go back to focusing on one or two CDs at a time and really getting to know them intimately, like I used to before I found this web site and became inundated with so much music that I just can't seem to keep up with it all anymore.

[ForeverAutumn]

No, but I'll check it out. Thnx4theRec.

On second thought, Matchbook Romance is probably more emo than metal. Still worth a listen though. The vocalist reminds me a lot of James Labrie, so you may want to stay away from this is you're one of those Labrie haters, like Troy.

[Dusty Chalk]

On second thought, Matchbook Romance is probably more emo than metal. Still worth a listen though. The vocalist reminds me a lot of James Labrie, so you may want to stay away from this is you're one of those Labrie haters, like Troy.

I don't hate him no mo'. I've decided he is perfect for the band. I think it was his appearance on Ayreon's The Human Equation that sold me though.

I'll be sure to give a listen before I buy, though. Thanks for the warning. It still might be refreshing if it's not cookie monster vocals.

[Rael Imperial Aerosol Kid]

I've been adding to my collection stuff that needed ...lots of deals on used discs lately:

Nothings Shocking - Janes Addiction cool ...need a few more listens to digest
Dusty in Memphis - Dusty Springfield amazing and highly recommended
Nuggets Artyfacts from the psychadelic era... this is a fun comp: 4 cds of one-hit wonder stuff...some gems in this set
R.E.M. - murmur awesome...where rem began
Curtis Mayfield - Superfly nice mood music
Chuck Berry - great 28 early and influential rnr
s$x pistols never mind the bollocks
ramones - s/t
televison - marquee moon
Weezer - blue album


and some newer stuff:
Loretta Lynn - Van Lear Rose w/ Jack White very cool
My Morning Jacket - z
Robert Plant - mighty rearranger his best in a while
Architecture in Helsinki - Fingers Crossed
Arcade Fire - Funeral highly recommended