New Album Releases, 11-7-2006: Eric Clapton, Josh Groban, Keith Urban

Josh Groban releases his third album this week, Awake. I can't remember any of his previous songs, but he's sold a bazillion records. This looks like "uplifting" music of the most insufferable kind. I'd rather listen to Cristy Lane. As music goes this week, I'm most impressed with Josh Groban's tight pants on the album cover. As Horatio Sanz used to say to Chris Kattan's version of Antonio Banderas, it is too sexy. Naturally, this is the #1 album at Amazon.

Eric Clapton has finally gotten around to one of his more obvious moves- an album with JJ Cale, The Road to Escondido. Mr Cale is author of "Cocaine" and "After Midnight."

Keith Urban has a new album this week, Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing. I'd mock him, but he's so utterly bland and generic as to leave me with no material. There's just nothing there even to make fun of. He's got so little personality that he could be an American Idol. I'm sure he'll sell millions.

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

J.J. Cale/Eric Clapton The Road to Escondido Reprise
Album Rock, Blues-Rock, Adult Contemporary, Pop/Rock

Josh Groban Awake 143/Reprise
Classical Pop, Adult Contemporary, Vocal Pop, Euro-Pop

Pavement Wowee Zowee: Sordid Sentinels Edition Matador
Indie Rock, Lo-Fi, Alternative Pop/Rock, Noise Pop

Sugarland Enjoy the Ride Mercury Nashville
Contemporary Country, Country-Rock

Keith Urban Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing Capitol
Contemporary Country, Contemporary Singer/Songwriter, Country-Pop

Cannonball Adderley Riverside Profiles Riverside
Hard Bop, Soul-Jazz

Claudia Antonelli Händel, Dittersdorf, Boïeldieu: Harp Concertos Arts
Concertos for Harp & Orchestra

Louis Armstrong Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong Time Life Classic Jazz, Dixieland, Vocal Jazz, Traditional Pop, Swing, Pop

Mickey Avalon Mickey Avalon Myspace
Pop-Rap, Hip-Hop

Chet Baker Riverside Profiles Riverside
Mainstream Jazz, West Coast Jazz, Ballads

Matthias Bamert Christian Cannabich: Symphonies Chandos
Classical Symphonies

The Bee Gees The Studio Albums 1967-1968 [Box Set] Rhino
Baroque Pop, Pop, Psychedelic Pop

Mary Black Full Tide Curb
Contemporary Folk, Contemporary Singer/Songwriter, Contemporary Celtic, Irish Folk

Andrea Bocelli Under the Desert Sky Sugar
Classical Crossover, Adult Contemporary, Vocal Pop, Classical, Opera

Bowling for Soup The Great Burrito Extortion Case Jive
Punk-Pop, Punk Revival

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