Rick Springfield
Venus in Overdrive
New Door
Pop/Rock
Sugarland
Love on the Inside
Mercury Nashville
Contemporary Country, Country-Folk, Country-Rock
Daniel Barenboim
Schubert: Grand Duo; Variations; Marches militaires
Warner Classics
Romantic Music for Piano Duo
Willie Bobo
Bobo Motion [Remastered]
Verve
Boogaloo, Latin Jazz, Salsa, Latin Folk
The Bug
London Zoo
Ninja Tune
Illbient, Dancehall, Experimental
George Carlin
It's Bad for Ya
Laugh.Com
Observational Humor, Standup Comedy
Cephas & Wiggins
Richmond Blues
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Modern Acoustic Blues, Acoustic Blues, Folk-Blues, Piedmont Blues
Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper
Leaving Town
Rounder
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Colours
Love Heals: The Complete Recordings
Cherry Red
Psychedelic, Psychedelic Pop
Maynard Ferguson
Maynard Ferguson Octet [Remastered]
Verve
Crossover Jazz, Hard Bop, Bop
Fine Arts Quartet
Four American Quartets
Naxos
Modern and Contemporary Chamber Music
Michael Finnissy
Chris Newman: Piano Sonatas
Mode
Contemporary Piano Music
Eddie Floyd
Eddie Loves You So
Stax
Soul, Memphis Soul, Deep Soul, Southern Soul
Johnny Flynn
A Larum
Lost Highway/Vertigo
Contemporary Singer/Songwriter, British Folk
Dizzy Gillespie
The Cool World [Remastered]
Verve
Afro-Cuban Jazz, Bop
Neil Halstead
Oh! Mighty Engine
Brushfire
Alternative Singer/Songwriter, Indie Pop
Richie Havens
Nobody Left to Crown
Polydor
Folk-Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Milt Jackson
At the Museum of Modern Art [Remastered]
Verve
Hard Bop
James Judd
John Antill: Corroboree; An Outback Overture
Naxos
Modern Ballet and Orchestral Music
The Kingston Trio
Turning Like Forever: Rarities, Vol. 2
Collectors' Choice Music
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Little Richard
The Very Best of Little Richard [Specialty]
Specialty
Rock & Roll, R&B, New Orleans R&B
Matt Pryor
Confidence Man
Vagrant
Contemporary Singer/Songwriter, Americana
Tony Rice
Night Flyer: The Singer Songwriter Collection
Rounder
Traditional Bluegrass, Progressive Bluegrass, New Acoustic
Rusty Truck
Luck's Changing Lanes
Rykodisc
Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Post-Grunge
Scars on Broadway
Scars on Broadway
Interscope
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Soulfly
Conquer
Roadrunner
Death Metal/Black Metal, Alternative Metal, Heavy Metal, Rap-Metal
The Terrible Twos
Jerzy the Giant
Vagrant
Children's Folk, Sing-Along
James Jackson Toth
Waiting in Vain
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Neo-Traditional Folk, Alternative Country, Indie Rock
Various Artists
Rock The Net: Musicians For Network Neutrality
Thirsty Ear
Alternative Singer/Songwriter, Contemporary Singer/Songwriter, Experimental Rock, Indie Rock
Andre Williams & the New Orleans Hellhounds
Can You Deal with It?
Bloodshot
Soul-Blues
Hawksley Workman
Los Manlicious
Island Def Jam
Adult Alternative Pop/Rock
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Article comments
1 - Mark Saleski
it is never a slow week when a new Magic Junk Radio podcast show up.
2 - Glen Boyd
And will ya feast your eyes on those page breaks? I don't think I've ever seen em' break quite that right...
-Glen
3 - Lauri J
Rick Springfield's "Venus in Overdrive" cd is catchy, great pop and just all around pleasing entertainment. Love it - played it over and over and think everyone will enjoy giving it a listen. It has a few reminders of past music which is clever and fun, and then the rest is sweet, loving, about love and you'll love it!
4 - Pico
"Rock and Roll Tourette's" indeed.
5 - Tom Johnson
A funny thing about Alice Cooper is that, for me, at least, it's kind of hard to not see him now as the guy who hawks cars for a local auto dealer or the guy who appears in a couple of goofy commercials for the DMV (he lives in Phoenix. Another Phoenician I see regularly on TV is Leslie Neilsen, who basically Frank Drebens his way through some local credit union commercials.)
6 - Mark Saleski
hey, once you've been on the hollywood squares....
7 - Sabrina
For me, musical quality is more important than quantity. So what if the person doesn't have a hit song every single year? Not all baseball players strike a home run at each game, do they? I've not had the chance to hear Alice Cooper's or George Carlin's CD, but I can tell you with certainty that Rick Springfield's CD Venus In Overdrive is definitely listener worthy! It truly is some of his best work in his 40 year career as a musician. There are several quality songs on it that demonstrate his ability to craft a song that is not only "catchy" but also meaningful, too. Music-wise, he does cherry pick somewhat from the past...there are definitely noticeable strains of "Jesse's Girl" in the song "What's Victoria's Secret?" but it's ok! He has a special way of making those classic sounds of rock song sound fresh and new again...and that's why his music is so fun to listen to.
My picks on this CD? the title track, Venus In Overdrive because of its honesty and intensity where human relationships are concerned (I, just like in that Paul McCartney song, have had enough of "silly love songs" that drown you in sentimentality and am glad to hear a love song written for ADULTS that is somewhat intense, but honest.) I also liked 3 Warning Shots. This is basically an "open letter" to Mark David Chapman, the man who killed John Lennon. It's a somewhat "dark" kind of song, but I felt the lyrics accurately described the feelings of many of us when we found out about this crime. Overall, I think the CD has an eclectic mix of musical styles...something for everyone.