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New album releases, week of 6-21-2005

Written by Al Barger
Published June 21, 2005
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Looks like pretty thin gruel this week in new album releases. The appeal of the Smashing Pumpkins 99% eluded me, but Billy Corgan has his first proper solo album, The Future Embrace.

Other than that, Meshell Ndegeocello looks the most interesting to me, with her new Dance of the Infidel. Promising album title, at least.

Here is the complete list of this week's major new album releases, courtesy AMG:

Laura Cantrell Humming By the Flowered Vine Matador
Neo-Traditionalist Country, Singer/Songwriter, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock

Keyshia Cole The Way It Is A&M/Interscope
Urban, Contemporary R&B

Billy Corgan The Future Embrace Warner Brothers
Alternative Pop/Rock

John Hiatt Master of Disaster New West
Singer/Songwriter, Roots Rock, Americana, Rock & Roll, Heartland Rock

Eric Benet Hurricane Warner Brothers
Contemporary R&B, Urban

Birdman Fast Money Universal
Dirty South, Southern Rap

Patrick Bismuth Biber: Les Sonates du Rosaire Zig Zag Territoires
Baroque Chamber Music

Tracy Bonham Blink the Brightest Zoe
Post-Grunge, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Singer/Songwriter

Boyz N da Hood Boyz N da Hood Bad Boy
Southern Rap, Gangsta Rap

Brownsville Station No B.S. Warner Brothers
Detroit Rock, Boogie Rock, Hard Rock, Rock & Roll

Eliza Carthy Rough Music Topic
Contemporary Folk, British Folk, Traditional Folk

The Chocolate Watchband Melts in Your Brain Not on Your Wrist: The Complete Recordings 1965 to 1967 Big Beat UK
Garage Rock, Psychedelic

Corey Clark Corey Clark [CD & DVD] Bungalo
Teen Pop, Club/Dance, Urban, Pop/Rock

Richard Davis Details Kitty Yo
Alternative Dance, Club/Dance, Microhouse

Dredg Catch Without Arms Interscope
Alternative Metal, Indie Rock

Bob Dylan Bob Dylan Columbia
Political Folk, Singer/Songwriter, Folk Revival

Bob Dylan The Times They Are A-Changin' Columbia
Folk Revival, Political Folk, Singer/Songwriter

Aretha Franklin/King Curtis Don't Fight the Feeling Rhino Handmade
Deep Soul, Soul, Quiet Storm, Urban, Southern Soul

Ian Gomm Hold On: Very Best of Ian Gomm Cherry Red
Pub Rock, New Wave

Chris Hillman The Other Side Sovereign Artists
Country-Rock, Progressive Bluegrass, Progressive Country

Leela James A Change Is Gonna Come Warner Brothers
Neo-Soul, Urban

Patti LaBelle Classic Moments Def Jam
Contemporary R&B

Master P Ghetto Bill Koch
Southern Rap, Gangsta Rap, Hardcore Rap, Dirty South

Mayday Bushido Karaoke Saddle Creek
Indie Rock

Meshell Ndegeocello/Spirit Music Jamia Dance of the Infidel Shanachie
Post-Bop, Fusion, Downtempo

The Offspring Greatest Hits [DualDisc] Sony
Punk-Pop, Alternative Pop/Rock, Punk Revival

Ol' Dirty Bastard The Definitive Ol' Dirty Bastard Story Rhino
East Coast Rap, Hardcore Rap, Hip-Hop

Original Soundtrack Herbie Fully Loaded Hollywood
Teen Pop, Soundtracks, Alternative Pop/Rock

Peanut Butter Conspiracy Spreading From the Ashes Big Beat UK
Psychedelic

Pearls Before Swine
The Complete ESP-Disk Recordings Esp-Disk Us
Obscuro, Psychedelic, Folk-Rock, Acid Folk

Andre Previn William Kraft: Contextures II: The Final Beast; Interplay; Of Ceremonies, Pageants, and Celebrations First Edition
Contemporary Orchestral Music

The Redwalls De Nova Capitol
British Trad Rock, American Trad Rock

Doug Sahm and the Tex Mex Trip Groover's Paradise Collectors' Choice Music
Americana, Roots Rock, Tex-Mex, Country-Rock, Progressive Country, Blues-Rock, Rock & Roll

Steffen Schleiermacher American Ultramodernists MD&G
Modern Piano Music

Al Stewart A Beach Full of Shells Appleseed
Soft Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Pop/Rock

Sugar Ray Greatest Hits Rhino
Post-Grunge, Alternative Pop/Rock, Pop/Rock, Funk Metal, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock

Telepopmusik Angel Milk [Europe] EMI
Ambient Pop, Trip-Hop

William Topley Sea Fever Warner Bros
Singer/Songwriter, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Folk-Rock, Rock & Roll

Transplants Haunted Cities Atlantic
Punk Revival, Rap-Rock

Various Artists Garage Beat '66!, Vol. 4: I'm In Need Sundazed
Garage Rock, Rock & Roll

Various Artists Garage Beat '66!, Vol. 5: Readin' Your Will Sundazed
Garage Rock, Rock & Roll

Sophie Yates Armand-Louis Couperin: Pieces de Clavecin Chandos
Classical Keyboard Music

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New album releases, week of 6-21-2005
Published: June 21, 2005
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#1 — June 22, 2005 @ 13:46PM — todd [URL]

A part of me would actually like to hear the Billy Corgan one. Hey, SP weren't so bad till after Siamese what ever it was.

They have a few good songs, but not many of the non hit ones are that memorable... Gish has a few

But that Melencholy orchestra stuff was so bad and so popular... kinda like ACDC and Metallica in the sense that they got big with their best music behind them.

And "Ghetto Bill" is a great name for a record :)

#2 — June 22, 2005 @ 13:48PM — todd [URL]

Maybe the garage beat stuff would be worth a listen...

And I noticed the offspring have a DUAL cd greatest hits.... I liked a few of their songs, but isn't that reaching a bit?

#3 — June 23, 2005 @ 14:53PM — DJRadiohead [URL]

Another release for the week is "The Vanity Project." It is being billed as both a solo album by Barenaked Ladies' Steven Page and a collaboration with his friend Stephen Duffy.

I have contacted the publicity folks and am getting a copy to review. I am intrigued by this. I do like BNL... I wonder what Steven's music will sound like outside that band. Stay tuned.

#4 — June 23, 2005 @ 20:17PM — steve [URL]

Regarding the Billy Corgan, we (the office of LPJ) listened to it and we liked two songs out of 12 or 14, however many were on there, ouch...

A return of the original SP lineup, would truly kick ass and fulfill Rock's return...

Although James Iha has a good think with A Perfect Circle so it would have to be out of love of SP that he would return?

#5 — June 24, 2005 @ 10:09AM — DJRadiohead [URL]

Maynard is going to be on a Tool cycle for a while now so Iha has some time if he wants to get back with SP.

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