Against Me!, Christina Aguilera, Dierks Bentley, Lil Jon and his crunk rock- some big names this week and yet my excitement for this week's New Album Releases is going to dip a bit below that surface. I will once again show my age when we get to the record that have me rejoicing, declaring my eternal love and gratitude to Tuesdays.
Before we get to the important part of this — namely me and the CDs I want — I thought I'd point you in the direction of some reviews of this week's new music written by fellow Blogcritics' writers. David Perry likes what he hears from Erasure frontman Andy Bell, Fitz digs the punk sounds of AM Taxi, and Tan The Man thinks you should check out Casiokids whether you speak the language or not.
The Cure
Disintegration Deluxe Edition
I am more excited about this release than any reasonable person should be, further confirming my suspicion I am neither. Disintegration is one of the most important and best albums of the past 30 years and it still stands up. The Cure is one of the few bands that has been doing these re-issue projects right, often filling their deluxe editions with interesting rarities and doing a proper job of remastering the original LPs. The current CD pressing of Disintegration sounds a bit flat. I have been told by one lucky, loyal Blogcritics writer that Robert Smith's supervision of the Disintegration remaster helped continue that trend of updating what has aged while maintaining the integrity of the original we so dearly love. This is going to be epic, epic, epic!
Pinetop Perkins & Willie "Big Eyes" Smith
Joined At The Hip
Talking about Disintegration and it's age makes me feel old... until I celebrate this new record and the men who made it. Willie "Big Eyes" Smith is the whippersnapper on this record at age 74, playing alongside the National Treasure that is Joe Willie "Pinetop" Perkins, who will turn 97 next month. Yes, you read that right. Pinetop is 96 years-old, still tours, and is performing with Smith on this new record. Both men played as part of Muddy Waters' great latter-day revival band and continued to work together on and off after Waters passed away. Smith has turned his drumsticks over to his son Kenny and has stepped out front, blowing harp and singing lead. I had the honor and privilege of seeing Perkins in Memphis at the BMAs and I won't ever forget it. I am going to make every effort to see these guys touring in support of this record if for no other reason than the living history of it all.
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Article comments
1 - Danny
Wow can't believe the cure is still around making new stuff...good for them!