Overlooked Alternatives: The Best of 2006 - So Far - Page 4

One of the most critically acclaimed of Modern Rock bands, Built To Spill returns with its long-awaited album, the first in five years. Putting aside extensive overdubs and an atmosphere sweep, You in ...

This is a more accessible album than previous efforts. Where the open blue skies of the landscapes they chronicled before were tempered by the smoky dark blues of their jazz influences, "Garden Ruin" ...

The combined talents of Robin Zander, Rick Nielsen, Tom Petersson and Bun E. Carlos continue to resonate with generations of musicians and fans alike. The album was produced by Cheap Trick and co-producers ...

On their highly anticipated new album, Def Leppard have created a heartfelt and hard rocking tribute to their musical heroes of the late 60's and 70's - the Kinks, Badfinger, T. Rex, David Bowie, Sweet, ...

The brilliant follow up to 2004's self-titled debut. Limited Edition 1st US pressing containing the bonus Area EP (4 bonus tracks)

"As a teenager when I started this group, we sat around and we said: 'What do we want to achieve out of all this?'" Jaz Coleman. "The answer to the question was that we wanted to inspire other people," he says. ...

For several years, the iconic Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris have been quietly recording a remarkable collection of duets whenever the Grammy winning artists could steal away from their own illustrious careers. ...

Japanese pressing of their 2006 album with no extras.13 tracks. J Records.

Years in the making, PEEPING TOM, noise rock renaissance man Mike Patton's most accessible work since his days in Faith No More, is finally a reality. The 11 track opus, featuring a lengthy and incongruous ...

With 26 songs clocking in at over 70 minutes, "From A Compound Eye" finally makes good on Pollard's threat to release a double album. The wealth of new material is astounding. Highlights include some ...

Among the most popular artists and greatest songwriters of our time, Paul Simon returns with his first album in six years—and the album titled Surprise is exactly that. First, three songs were co-written ...

It's been almost a quarter century since a youthful, avant-garde band with cut-rate guitars and an impetus for experimental noise burst into the New York underground, and it's very possible that as its ...