There's nothing in the new releases this week that blows my skirt up. Probably the biggest thing is the new Dave Matthews Band album Stand Up. I've always thought that I should like him. He's definitely got skills, but I just can't bring myself to care. This album apparently tilts towards more political lyrics, but it'd take more that slapping some pinko nonsense on the top to get me interested.
Robert Plant & the Strange Sensation have a new album called Mighty Rearranger. His solo work has never sold Zep numbers, but he's still worth a listen.
Weezer releases their new album Make Believe as well.
In the how-did-we-ever-do-without-it department, apparently Styx has an album of covers. Now we can get the definitive Styx take on "I Am the Walrus" and "Locomotive Breath."
Here's the complete list of this week's major new releases, courtesy AMG:
Renee Fleming Haunted Heart Decca
Classical/Jazz Vocal
Robert Plant & the Strange Sensation Mighty Rearranger Aranza/Sanctuary
Hard Rock, Album Rock
Spoon Gimme Fiction Merge
Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock
Weezer Make Believe Geffen
Alternative Pop/Rock
Bryan Adams Room Service Badman
Pop/Rock, Adult Contemporary
Davie Allan & the Arrows Apache 65 [Bonus Tracks] Sundazed
Hot Rod, Instrumental Rock, Surf
Davie Allan & the Arrows Cycle Delic Sounds Of... [Bonus Tracks] Sundazed
Hot Rod, Instrumental Rock, Surf
Athlete Tourist EMI
Indie Rock
Dierks Bentley Modern Day Drifter Capitol
Neo-Traditionalist Country, Contemporary Country
Boredoms Seadrum/House of Sun Vice
Experimental Rock, Experimental
John Cena & tha Trademarc You Can't See Me Sony
Pop-Rap, East Coast Rap
David Allan Coe For the Soul and for the Mind: Demos of 1971-1974 Coe Pop
Outlaw Country, Progressive Country, Country-Folk, Traditional Country
Alice Coltrane Radha-Krsna Nama Sankirtana Warner Brothers
Free Jazz, Avant-Garde, Indian Classical, Modal Music, Traditional
Bobby Conn & the Glass Gypsies Live Classics, Vol. 1 Thrill Jockey
Indie Rock, Post-Rock/Experimental, Singer/Songwriter
Kate Earl Fate Is the Hunter Warner Brothers
Adult Alternative Pop/Rock
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Article comments
1 - BRICKLAYER
I'll be first in line at Best Buy for the New Cattle Decapitation! And the Styx.
2 - Mark Saleski
hey brick, i listened to Meshuggah on the satellite radio this morning. good enough??
3 - BRICKLAYER
Mark,
Cool, I haven't heard their new one. Did you like what you heard? Me, easing into the day, listening to Guided by Voices "Isolation Drills" at this early hour, gearing up for a Lamb of God marathon once the coffee kicks in!
Only one hour until the doors open so I can pick up the new STYX. WOOHOO!
4 - Eric Olsen
my son is TOTALLY into the new Lamb of God
5 - BRICKLAYER
Hey Mr. O: Your son may already be down with this, but if not, he may want to check out the newly re-issued Burn the Priest CD, which is the Lamb of God guys before they changed their name to LOG. The name change was a good thing, cause now I can wear their t-shirts to church without hurting Father John's feelings.
Only 1 hour until the new STYX drops!!!!!!
6 - Eric Olsen
thanks Bricky! his new LOG album assesment: "the breakdowns aren't as awesome but the songs are better"
7 - Timothy Jarrett
I just downloaded the new Spoon (available at eMusic and iTunes). If the rest of the album is anywhere near as strong as the lead single (“I Turn My Camera On”), it should be brilliant.
8 - ClubhouseCancer
The new Spoon is just terrific. It definitely doesn't all sound like "I Turn My Camera On," which is kinda like "Emotional Rescue"-era Stones, except it's actually got soul. The rest of the album is all over the place (it's Spoon, after all), but it's all informed by r 'n' b and a dedication to groovy guitar sounds.
"I Summon You" is a simple little masterpiece.
The Joe Lovano is awesome no matter whether the drummer listens to the other guys or not. That fat man saxist is unable to make an uninteresting mainstream jazz album, while it seems like so many of his peers can't make an interestingone.
9 - Tom Johnson
Mr. BRICKLAYER: Meshuggah's Catch 33 is, to say the least, unrelenting. 47 minutes of one intense song (broken into 13 pieces) can be that way. That said, it's also a pretty intriguing listen that manages to stay interesting throughout its enormous length. I might, however, prefer I just for its relative brevity and intensity.
10 - Al Barger
Alrighty then Bricklayer, did the Earth move under your feet when you heard the new Styx?
11 - Mark Saleski
i came this ( ->|<- ) close to buying that new Styx cd a coupla hours ago.
..but i could hear that "barger angel" in my ear ".....you'll be sooooorrryyyyyy..."
12 - Al Barger
Don't let me dissuade you from your heart's desire. Granted, ol' Al is skeptical. On the other hand, I've never regretted spending the money on Pat Boone's In a Metal Mood.
13 - BRICKLAYER
Hey Al,
That new Styx owns my ass!
14 - BRICKLAYER
Yo Tom,
Cool. I'm gonna have to check that out-if I can ever stop listening to the new Styx, that is.