Most recent to older:
Deltron 3030 instrumentals,
Atmosphere (You can't imagine how much fun we're having)
Outkast (Speakerboxx/the love below)
Neil Young (Greendale)
Willie Dixon (I am the blues)

It is great living 3 blocks away from a cd store

The deltron is awesome (Love Story is my new fav), the atmosphere is decent but overproduced and it all sort of has the same style (I like the Lucy Ford era stuff better), Outkast is always fun, I was really impressed with the Neil Young - it has has folk music sensibilities but grungier edge, and the writing/narrative is superb. Willie Dixon is backed up by his all-star band, so it is a bit more polished than I generally like my blues, but excellent throughout, and you can hear the originals of a couple songs that Led Zeppelin (and other Rock/blues artists) covered.

I just picked up Plans and The Stability EP from Deathcab For Cutie.

Haven't gotten to really listen to them yet, but I'm sure they'll be great. :)

Beck - Mutations

I'm thinking of picking up the live Mars Volta disc that came out today. Has anyone heard it yet?

Animal Collective - Feels

The Mars Volta - Scab Dates
System of a Down - Hypnotize

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Sarah Blasko - The Overture & The Underscore
You should listen to: 'Always Worth It'

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Hem - Rabbit Songs

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Hem - Eveningland
You should listen to: 'A Hunting We Will Go'

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Brandi Carlile - Brandi Carlile
You should listen to: 'Throw It All Away'

29 by Ryan Adams and FUNERAL by Arcade Fire. I picked 'em both up to put in my stocking hung by the television with care (we don't have a fireplace). COLD ROSES is better than 29, but I like 29 more than I cared for JACKSONVILLE CITY NIGHTS. FUNERAL is pretty good, sort of like the intersection between Talking Heads Way and Daniel Lanios Lane.

I had $50 in Xmas cash to spend, and figured I could either get a few CD's or an Xbox game with it. Well I went to Best Buy and got the entire System of a Down back catalogue (SoaD, Toxicity and Steal this Album) PLUS Jade Empire for Xbox for $50

Toxicity is a weird album. The first 5 tracks are all speed, speed, speed/scream, scream, scream. But once you hit Chop Suey!, the sound turns much more into what Hypnotize/Mesmerize are....changing tempos, harmonies, etc. IMHO, I think the second half of the album trumps the first half by leaps and bounds.

Sublime: Gold. What a disappointment. There are maybe 5 songs that I genuinely like on this two-disc set, and there are a total of around 30 songs. So much for how "awesome" everyone told me Sublime is.

Coldplay X&Y, not even for myself.

wilco - kicking television

Rainbow - Ritchie Blackmore's R-A-I-N-B-O-W

Far - Water and Solutions ($0.99, but still not quite worth it)
Fiona Apple - Extraordinary Machine (disappointment...liked the demos much more)
Wilco - A Ghost is Born (great zoning-out music so far)
Iron & Wine - Woman King ep
Sufjan Stevens - Illinois
Elliott Smith - Elliott Smith
And when it comes in...Mogwai - Happy Songs For Happy People

shalabi effect: unfortunately

hmm rammstein - Live aus berlin
motorhead - overkill deluxe edition
korn - see you on the other side
so far rammstein is my favorite of the three
i have the big motorhead boxset so it isnt really like a new cd to me
the korn one is really catchy but then gets old a little fast
also
got rages renegades and battle of los angeles

I havent bought a CD in a mad long time, but as good as I can recall, my last purchase was the new Katie Melua.

EMIN3M, Curtain call.
Weezer, Make Believe.

Can't remember anymore.


Mikey

Slipknot - Volume 3 the Subliminal Verses
Black Label Society - 1919 - Eternal
Machine Head - Burn My Eyes
Pantera - Far Beyond Driven & Reinventing the Steel

All of them are incredibly good, especially the first two.

John Mayer Trio - Try!

Absolutely phenominal. With this disc he's moved away from the pre-teen pop ballads he became famous for (although most of his non-radio songs showed some real talent) and moved towards a very laid back bluesy/classic rock feel. It's a live disc, so it does have some old songs (Daughters, Something's Missing) however he revamps both of them. A great buy, I can't reccomend it highly enough

Kelli Ali - Psychic Cat
The Birthday Massacre - Violet

Rogue Wave - Descended Like Vultures
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - lift yr. skinny fists like antennas to heaven

Heather Nova- Redbird
Ringside- Ringside
INXS- Switch
James Blunt- Back To Bedlam

Mostly these were iTunes full album downloads :) Being able to download and preview (listen) to music online has saved me much cake.

Orange Sky - Upstairs

This band is pretty interesting sounding. They are out of Trinidad and are a mix of reggae, rock and metal. Google them and they have 2 min clips and some videos on there site. I ordered the CD off of ebay and can't wait for it to arrive.

Mostly from Christmas:

The Shins: Chutes Too Narrow
Iron & Wine: Our Endless Numbered Days
Dntel: Life is Full of Possibilities
Assorted Artists: Garden State Soundtracks
Death Cab for Cutie: The Stability EP
Death Cab for Cutie: The Sound of Settling (I believe it's an import)
A Ha: Scoundel Days
Franz Ferdinand: You Could Have It So Much Better
Hot Hot Heat: Make Up The Breakdown
North American Hallowe'en Preventive Initiative: Do They Know It's Halloween? (limited edition charity project featuring tons of great indie-alt darlings)


After several years of not really buying CD's, I've now got a list of new artists (most actually older acts that I'm now becoming acquainted with) a mile long. :)

Tax return money is fun!

Iron & Wine - Our Endless Numbered Days
Iron & Wine - The Creek Drank the Cradle
Iron & Wine - Passing Afternoon
Iron & Wine - The Sea and The Rhythm
Iron & Wine - Woman King
Calexico/Iron & Wine - In The Reins
Killwhitneydead - Inhaling the Breath of a Bullet
Killwhitneydead - Never Good Enough for You
Killwhitneydead - So Pretty So Plastic
Circle of Dead Children - Exotic Sense of Decay
Circle of Dead Children - Human Harvest
Circle of Dead Children - Zero Comfort Margin
Cattle Decapitation - To Serve Man
Cattle Decapitation - Humanure
Pig Destroyer - Painter of Dead Girls

I had to order almost all of them, but they should be here by week's end, so I'll be happy then!

robert wyatt & friends: theatre royal drury lane 8 sept. 1974.

newly issued recording of robert wyatt's only live performance since his accident, which left him paralyzed. and what a fine fine thing this is. a complete live version of "rock bottom" and other stuff. excellent.

Mew and the Glass Handed Kites

Nina Nastasia - Run to Ruin

10 Years - The Autumn Effect

Horace Silver - Song For My Father. - This guy is amazing. (Not just the album, Horace Silver himself.)
Ella Fitzgerald - The Complete Ella in Berlin: Mack the Knife.
Pat Metheny Group - Pat Metheny Group. - His first, two thumbs up.
Miles Davis - Sorcerer. 2nd Album by the Quartet just before he went Fusion.
Miles Davis - E.S.P. 1st Album by same group, slightly better, but both are great.


If you even have the most remote interest in Jazz, pick up the Ella Fitzgerald one, it is just amazing.

Belle & Sebastian - The Life Pursuit
Lake Trout - Not Them, You
Hell is For Heroes - The Neon Handshake
Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning
King Crimson - Larks' Tongues in Aspic
Bob Dylan - No Direction Home

Two on pre-order (Release date March 7):

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Travis - The Man Who

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Madonna - Confessions on a Dance Floor

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Neko Case - Fox Confessor Brings the Flood

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Goldfrapp - Supernature (Special Edition with DVD)

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Annie - Anniemal

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Beth Orton - Comfort of Strangers

Ca Ira by Roger Waters. I'll be picking up "On an Island" by David Gilmour on Tuesday

Because I couldn't find my old copy I had to repurchase Soundgarden's Superunknown.

Brilliant album!

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Ulver - Blood Inside
Fucking phenomenal. Listen to Christmas, It Is Not Sound, Operator.

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Ulver - First Decade In The Machines
Listen to Track Slow Snow, Wolf Rotovator, He Said - She Said.

There are very few bands that have overtaken me like this but I must admit that Ulver are by far one of the most original bands I've ever heard. It's a shame I got into them this late into the game but I fear that earlier appreciation of their music might've tainted or corrupted my appreciation of these albums - the first being their latest release and the second being a remix album of 14 tracks from a few of their albums.

...amazing band...

These are the two newest cds in heavy rotation on our stereo and automobile.

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Imogen Heap - Speak For Yourself
Spiritualized - Let It Come Down
Cardigans - First Band on the Moon
Anita Baker - Rhythm of Love
Beck - Mellow Gold
Mogwai - Rock Action
Iron & Wine - The Creek Drank the Cradle

Best of The Platters for $2. Woot!

Ela - Stapled To Air
Pistolita - Oliver Under The Moon

Both great albums.