The lone likely pick among actual new music is The Hives Tyrannosaurus Hives album, their follow up to the righteous "Hate To Say I Told You So."
There's a two disc best of Van Halen, Best of Both Worlds. As you might guess from the title, it contains both David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar era recordings. The switch to Hagar represented one of the most obvious lobotomies in the history of pop music. Plus, it's more than half from the Hagar ie retard era.
Much more promising, but much more expensive, the Faces have a box set out, Five Guys Walk Into a Bar. It's mostly unreleased and alternative takes and live cuts and such. Plus, it's a Rhino deal, so you know it's done right. Rod Stewart was actually a legitimate rock star back before "Do Ya Think I"m Sexy?" Honest.
This week's major releases, from All Music Guide:
The Hives Tyrannosaurus Hives Interscope
Garage Punk, Punk Revival, Alternative Pop/Rock
Van Halen The Best of Both Worlds Warner Brothers
Album Rock, Arena Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Pop/Rock, Pop-Metal
Antequera Alfonso X: Cantigas de Santa Maria; Eno nome de Maria Alpha
Medieval Vocal Music
By Divine Right Sweet Confusion spinART
Indie Rock, Pop Underground
Faces Five Guys Walk Into A Bar... Rhino
Album Rock, Hard Rock, Proto-Punk, Rock & Roll, Blues-Rock
Frank Chacksfield Beyond the Sea/The New Limelight Decca
Orchestral Pop, Mood Music
Diabolus in Musica Guillaume Dufay: Missa Se la Face ay Pale Alpha
Renaissance Choral Music
Dillinger Escape Plan Miss Machine Relapse
Experimental Rock, Post-Hardcore
Bill Doggett 1952-1953 Jazz Classics
R&B, Jump Blues
Joe Ely Settle for Love Hightone
Rock & Roll, Americana, Country-Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Faithless No Roots Arista
Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Club/Dance
F*ck Those Are Not My Bongos Future Farmer
Indie Rock, Post-Rock/Experimental
Hazen Street Hazen Street DC Flag
Alternative Metal
Herman's Hermits Retrospective Abkco
British Invasion, Merseybeat, Pop
The Horns of Happiness A Sea as a Shore Secretly Canadian
Indie Pop, Neo-Psychedelia
The Jacksons The Jacksons Story Hip-O
Motown, Pop-Soul, Soul, Disco, Urban
The Bruce Katz Band A Deeper Blue Severn
Jazz Blues, Modern Electric Blues
Article comments
1 - Tom Johnson
All I can say is, save yer money kids, this week's not worth going broke for. Next week is the big week, what with 8 remastered/remixed Megadeth albums, new stuff from the Old 97s, Badly Drawn Boy, Pearl Jam's acoustic show, among others. Maybe use this week to catch up on things you missed out on, like that new Death Angel. It RULES.
2 - Aaron, Duke De Mondo
tom, i must disagree. This week there are two titles what will sorely cost me all my limbs for to obtain. That faces box set would be nice, but the ultimate goal is that 3-cd "low" set. Alt.country mormon wonder, waiting for The Duke to uncover.