We're going to adjust our definition of "new" this week to include an album released last week because it's still new and you still need it.
Live at Chan's: Combo Platter No. 2 is the sequel to Nick Moss & The Flip Tops' critically acclaimed Live at Chan's. To make sure the sequel topped the original, the band invited Chicago blues luminary Lurrie Bell on stage to sit in with them and the results are some of the finest Chicago blues sounds being made today. Combo Platter No. 2 serves up 79 generous, scrumptious minutes of authentic blues so good you'll wear out your CD hoping and waiting for a third plate.
Don't let one more day of your life pass without your copy.
What happens when the founder of The Mahavishnu Orchestra and the founder of Return To Forever get together with Kenny Garrett, Christian McBride & Vinnie Colaiuta? Fusion jazz at its most artistic and challenging. Some of the material might be too profuse for some of today's rock-jazz listeners, but perhaps that only goes to show how watered down and bleached out fusion has become. Here is the genre as originally conceived by two of its most prominent living progenitors. Herbie Hancock sitting in for Miles' fusion classic "In A Silent Way/It's About That Time" is the cherry on top of this high-octane sundae.
Five Peace Band Live is a summit meeting that actually comes close to meeting the hype.
Here are all of this week's new album releases courtesy of All Music Guide:
Crocodiles
Summer of Hate
Fat Possum
Noise Pop, Indie Rock
Bob Dylan
Together Through Life
Columbia
Album Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Blues-Rock, Rock & Roll, Folk-Rock
Mike Jones
The Voice
Asylum
Southern Rap, Hardcore Rap
Sweet
Action: The Sweet Anthology
Shout! Factory
Glitter, Bubblegum, Glam Rock, Hard Rock, Pop/Rock
Acid Mothers Temple & the Melting Paraiso U.F.O.
Interstellar Guru and Zero
Homeopathic
Experimental Rock, Prog-Rock/Art Rock
Johnny Adams
Essential Recordings: The Great Johnny Adams Jazz Album
Rounder
Southern Soul, Vocal Jazz, New Orleans R&B
Ape School
Ape School
Counter
Acid Folk, Post-Rock/Experimental
The Audition
The Audition
Victory
Emo, Punk-Pop
The Black Crowes
Warpaint Live
Eagle
American Trad Rock, Southern Rock, Blues-Rock
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
Essential Recordings: Flippin' Out
Rounder
Modern Electric Texas Blues, Modern Delta Blues, Texas Blues, Electric Texas Blues, Modern Electric Blues
Ruth Brown
Essential Recordings: Ms. B's Blues
Rounder
Vocal Jazz, Contemporary Blues, Contemporary Jazz
Solomon Burke
Essential Recordings: It Don't Get No Better Than This
Rounder
Deep Soul, Southern Soul, Country-Soul, Soul
Article comments
1 - JC Mosquito
Ach - The Sweet Anthology - why am I thinking this is a gotta have? Summer must be just around the corner.
I like this new BC setup - congrats, everyone!
2 - Tom Johnson
In case anyone's out picking up the new Sabbath Heaven & Hell, Best Buy has yet another exclusive in the form of a DVD with interviews and live footage for $9.99.
And I concur, the new look is fantastic.