I was so excited about the twin Nirvana releases of last week and the R.E.M. live set from the previous week. I was hoping I'd be able to stay enthusiastic throughout the month of November but it's just not going to happen this week. There are a couple releases I'm interested in, but most of these are albums I could do without.
Switchfoot
Hello, Hurricane
I dig the Switchfoot. I had never heard of them until their breakthrough album The Beautiful Letdown, but was so taken by them I quickly studied up on their previous three albums. They followed TBL with the excellent Nothing Is Sound and then things turned sinister. Sony thought it might be a good idea to release their Oh! Gravity. record the day after Christmas, and then dropped them.
I wasn't a big fan of Gravity but I'm hoping for good things from Hurricane.
AC/DC
Backtracks
I like AC/DC and there are some good rarities and interesting cuts that make up this box set but I'm not sure I like them enough to jump on this box. It's not a bad value for the standard set (the super deluxe is absurdly expensive) and if you're a hardcore fan, you're going to find something here to like. If you're more casual, there's nothing here to get that excited about.
That's about it. I'm going to walk away from the table rather than take swipes at a few of the other releases listed below. Just know that I'll know if you buy them and that I'm silently mocking you.
AC/DC
Backtracks
Bon Jovi
The Circle
The Cribs
Ignore the Ignorant
Dashboard Confessional
Alter the Ending
The Jackson 5
I Want You Back! Unreleased Masters
Snow Patrol
Up to Now
Britney Spears
The Singles Collection
100 Proof (Aged in Soul)
Somebody's Been Sleeping/100 Proof Aged in Soul
Tori Amos
Midwinter Graces [Deluxe Edition] [CD/DVD Combo]
Paul Anka
Times of Your Life: The Best of the '70s
Article comments
1 - Phillip Winn
Oh! Gravity isn't my fave, to be sure, though the song "Faust, Midas, and Myself" is pretty darned near my favorite song.
I, too, am hoping for good things from Hello Hurricane. What I've heard of it sounds promising.
I'm a Switchfoot fan from way back, being a San Diego boy. My brothers were in bands that played gigs with them, way back in the day. Before the day.
2 - Josh Hathaway
I forget about your SD roots, associating you strongly as I do with your current Texas digs. I knew you were a big fan, but that's an interesting bit of history. Hello Hurricane is on my "pick up" list.