This week's major record releases, from All Music Guide:
Prince Musicology Sony
Styles: Pop/Rock, Urban, Funk
Jerry Garcia All Good Things: Jerry Garcia Studio Sessions [BOX SET] Rhino
Styles: Rock & Roll, Country-Rock, Folk-Rock, Jam Bands, Album Rock
Afroman Afroholic...the Even Better Times Redeye Distribution/Hungry Hustle
Styles: Comedy Rap, West Coast Rap
Danny Aiello I Just Wanted to Hear the Words Trauma
Styles: American Popular Song, Celebrity, Traditional Pop
Jay Bennett Bigger Than Blue Undertow Music
Styles: Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, American Trad Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Norman & Nancy Blake Morning Glory Ramblers Dualtone
Styles: Old-Timey, String Bands, Traditional Folk, Traditional Bluegrass, Traditional Country
Brazil Hostage And The Meaning Of Life Artist Direct BMG
Styles: Post-Hardcore, Indie Rock
Ghostface The Pretty Toney Album Def Jam
Styles: East Coast Rap, Hardcore Rap, Pop-Rap
Kevin Breit & The Sisters Euclid John and the Sisters Northern Blues
Styles: Electric Blues, Modern Creative
Bright Eyes/Neva Dinova One Jug of Wine, Two Vessels [EP] Crank: A Record Company
Styles: Indie Rock, Indie Pop
Buckethead Cuckoo Clocks of Hell Disembodied Records
Styles: Guitar Virtuoso, Progressive Metal, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Funk Metal
Jon Cleary Pin Your Spin Basin Street
Styles: New Orleans R&B, Funk, R&B, New Orleans Blues, Swamp Pop, Rock & Roll
DJ Jazzy Jeff Hip Hop Forever, Vol. 2 Rapster
Styles: Hip-Hop, East Coast Rap, Underground Rap, Turntablism
Demolition Doll Rods On Swami
Styles: Garage Rock Revival, Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock
Drowning Pool Desensitized Wind-up
Styles: Hard Rock, Alternative Metal, Post-Grunge
Stephen Duffy & The Lilac Time Keep Going [Psychobaby] Psychobaby
Styles: Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, College Rock, Folk-Rock, Indie Pop
Friends of Dean Martinez Random Harvest Narnack
Styles: Indie Rock, Instrumental Rock, Post-Rock/Experimental
Wilhelm Furtwangler Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3 EMI Classics
Styles: Romantic Orchestral Music
Patty Griffin Impossible Dream Ato
Styles: Singer/Songwriter, Contemporary Singer/Songwriter, Contemporary Folk
Hanson Underneath 3CG
Styles: Pop/Rock
Stefon Harris & Blackout Evolution Blue Note
Styles: Post-Bop, Jazz-Funk
Sophie B. Hawkins Wilderness [Bonus Track] Trumpet Swan
Styles: Adult Contemporary, Singer/Songwriter
Penelope Houston The Pale Green Girl DBK Works
Styles: Pop/Rock
Lali Puna Faking the Books Morr Music
Styles: Indie Pop, Indie Electronic
Article comments
1 - Craig Lyndall
Here are some lesser-known releases for the week.
alkaline trio / one man army split 4/20
black label society-hangover music vol. 6 4/20
brazil-a hostage 4/20
downset-universal 4/20
drowning pool-desensitized 4/20
fear factory-archetype 4/20
finntroll-nattfodd 4/20
funeral for a friend-casually dressed & deep in conversation 4/20
hateplow-only law is survival 4/20
khold-morke gravers kammer-4/20
machine head-through the ashes of empires 4/20
martyr ad-on earth as it is in hell 4/20
nomeansno-people's choice 4/20
northstar-pollyanna 4/20
reputation-to force a fate 4/20
skinlab-nerve damage 4/20
training for utopia-best of 4/20
vomitory-primal massacre 4/20
w.a.s.p.-the neon god pt. 1 4/20
v/a-rock against bush comp. 4/20
2 - Tom Johnson
Also missing from both your lists is Anthrax's Music of Mass Destruction live CD/DVD combo. Scoff if you may, but their last album, We've Come For You All, was quite impressive and a huge comeback after numerous lackluster albums.
3 - Al Barger
Inclined to scoff at Anthrax I am, but just for argument's sake, what would be the three or four best Anthrax songs I could check out to see if I've been missing something?
4 - Craig Lyndall
I scoff at Anthrax as well, although they have many many fans out there.
5 - Tom Johnson
I'm not a huge Anthrax fan, mind you. I like them, I think they've done some incredible stuff, but their late-90s material is just plain blah. However, one of my favorite albums of all time is The Sound Of White Noise, which may be a controversial choice given that it's the first album after original singer Joey Belladonna left the group and was replaced by John Bush. I love it - it's unrelentingly heavy. Key moments for me are "Potter's Field," "Hy Pro Glo," and "Black Lodge," which had a very cool, creepy video. That said, I can understand why some fans prefer the Belladonna years - their cover of Joe Jackson's "Got The Time" on Persistence of Time is killer, as is most of that album. Besides "Got the Time," check out "Time," "Blood," and "In My World." Among The Living is also a classic, but is more thrash than you may want to listen to, but be sure and check out "Caught In A Mosh" - still fun after all these years. And that's really the key with Anthrax for me - this band is just fun. I fully realize that it tends to be aimed squarely at meaty metalheads, but at least it's got some intelligent subject matter and steers clear of most metal cliche's. Give 'em a chance, it's good stuff. But I won't blame you if you don't like it, Al. I know your taste is good and tends to not toward metal. I'll forgive ya. ;-)
6 - JR
The unedited version of "I'm the Man" is silly fun, though not very representative.
7 - Mark Saleski
i think the best thing Anthrax ever did was that "Bring The Noise" thing with Public Enemy.
8 - Craig Lyndall
That's funny because I thought, "Bring the Noize" was the worst thing on that Public Enemy album.
9 - Mark Saleski
oh well!
10 - Craig Lyndall
Not saying you are wrong or anything... just pointing it out. I enjoyed "By the Time I Get to Arizona," "Can't Truss It," and others a whole lot more.
One of the classic hip hop albums if you ask me.
11 - Mark Saleski
let's face it, we're gonna find polarized views of just about everything on this site.
no big deal, really.