There's something both endearing and inspiring about a musician who is just as comfortable hammering out meat & potatoes bar band tunes as he is living in the altered reality of Sun Ra. That man is Terry Adams. As one of the masterminds behind NRBQ (You don't have any of their records? Shame on you!), he's made a metric ton of impossibly great rock records.

But then there's his other side. That of "out there" jazz. You don't really get a hint of this if you listen to NRBQ's stuff. This record features Terry on celesta and prepared piano. That's about all I know. Sometimes, you've just got to take a chance.

Here are all of this week's new album releases courtesy of All Music Guide:

David Banner
The Greatest Story Ever Told
SRC/Universal Motown
Dirty South, Southern Rap, Hardcore Rap, Gangsta Rap

Dirty Pretty Things
Romance at Short Notice
Mercury
Indie Rock

The Hold Steady
Stay Positive
Vagrant
Indie Rock, American Trad Rock, Rock & Roll

Nas
Nas
Def Jam
Political Rap, Hardcore Rap, East Coast Rap, Hip-Hop

Claudio Abbado
Marches and Dances
Deutsche Grammophon
Marches and Dances for Orchestra

Bajofondo
Mar Dulce
Vibra
Electronica, Tango

Don Braden
Gentle Storm
Highnote
Post-Bop, Modern Creative

Daedelus
Love to Make Music To
Ninja Tune
Indie Electronic, Experimental Techno

Foreigner
No End in Sight: The Very Best of Foreigner
Atlantic/Rhino
Album Rock, Arena Rock, Pop/Rock, Hard Rock

Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons
The Motown Years
Hip-O Select
Pop, Doo Wop

Delta Goodrem
Delta
Decca
Adult Alternative Pop/Rock

Gossip
Rework It
Backyard
Indie Rock, Garage Punk, Lo-Fi

The Grascals
Keep on Walkin'
Rounder
Contemporary Bluegrass, Progressive Bluegrass

Honeybus
Story
Deram
Psychedelic Pop, British Psychedelia

The Imagined Village
The Imagined Village
Real World
Neo-Traditional Folk, Alternative Folk, Worldbeat

Jet Black Stare
In This Life
Island
Post-Grunge, Hard Rock

Gunar Letzbor
Wenzel Ludwig Edler von Radolt: Viennese Lute Concertos
Challenge Classics
Baroque Music for Lute and Ensemble

John Mellencamp
Life Death Love and Freedom
Hear Music
Pop/Rock, Roots Rock

The Music
Strength in Numbers
Polydor
Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock

Trio Wanderer
Messiaen: Quatuor pour la fin du Temps
Harmonia Mundi
Modern Chamber Music

Original Soundtrack
American Teen
Almost Gold
Soundtracks, Indie Pop, Indie Rock, Contemporary Singer/Songwriter, Singer/Songwriter

Original Soundtrack
The Dark Knight [#1]
Warner Bros.
Original Score, Soundtracks

Original Broadway Cast
Passing Strange [Original Broadway Cast]
Ghostlight
Musicals, Cast Recordings

Rehab
Graffiti the World [Universal Republic]
Universal Republic
Southern Rap, Rap-Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock

Randy Travis
Around the Bend
Warner Bros.
Contemporary Country

Twilight Sad
Here, It Never Snowed. Afterwards It Did
Fat Cat
Indie Rock

Unkle
End Titles: Stories for Film
Surrender All
Electronica, Ambient Breakbeat, Trip-Hop, Alternative Dance

Various Artists
From the Valleys: The Best of the Welsh Choirs
ABC Classics
Welsh Choral Music

Cedar Walton
Seasoned Wood
Highnote
Post-Bop

Wild Beasts
Limbo, Panto
Domino
Indie Rock

Ace Young
Ace Young
Pazzo/Fontana
Dance-Pop, Pop Idol, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Club/Dance