Recent CD Purchases

Jackson Monk · Post by **Jackson Monk** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 6:47 pm

so lacklustre wrote:Graham Coxon - Can't remember the name of the album but good on first listen

Yeah...it's called 'Love Travels at Illegal Speeds' and its very good....definitely worth a listen.

Bad Ambassador · Post by **Bad Ambassador** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 2:18 pm

BlueChair wrote:Has anybody picked up the new Josh Rouse yet?

Yup. As fabulous as you'd expect.

El Vez · Post by **El Vez** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 2:19 pm

They played "The Man Who" on NPR not too long ago (where Rouse duets with his girlfriend) and it sounded amazing. Gotta pick that one up at some point myself.

Emotional Toothpaste · Wed Mar 29, 2006 2:35 pm

Bob Seger - Live Bullet

Wilco - A.M.

El Vez · Post by **El Vez** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 2:37 pm

Emotional Toothpaste wrote:Bob Seger - Live Bullet

Ahh, Bob Seger. I went through a big, big Seger phase and he's quite possibly the only man who might deserve a stay of execution for sporting a mullet.

Emotional Toothpaste · Wed Mar 29, 2006 4:11 pm

Its a great album. I was always aware of his hit songs, but never thought of actually buying something of his until I heard it at my brother in-laws a couple weeks ago. These live versions are great. I really like the opening track "Nutbush City Limits". I can see him singing that with a greasy mullet and a doobie in the ashtray.

Chrille · Post by **Chrille** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 1:52 pm

Here we go again

As part of another sale, I just got:

The Band - Northern Lighs, Southern Cross (this the only other good album besides Big Pink... and The Band? You tell me...)
Echo & The Bunnymen - Ocean Rain (seems like a good way to go from Heaven Up Here)
Simple Minds - Sons & Fascination (one of their first albums, havn't heard in ages but I have very fond memories of my sister's vinyl copy)
R.E.M. - Document (had on vinyl and mp3 for a long time)
Joni Mitchell - Court And Spark (perhaps a good place to start?)
The Smiths - Strangeways, Here We Come (been afraid of getting this until now for some reason)

And also:
Morrissey's new album
Built To Spill's new album, You In Reverse, to be released next week.

guidedbyvoices · Post by **guidedbyvoices** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 2:00 pm

looks like a good haul. let me know how the new BtS is. I loved Keep It Like A Secret, but thought Ancient Melodies was kind of weak.

Mike Boom · Post by **Mike Boom** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 2:03 pm

Chrille - Ocean Rain is excellent, more accessible than Heaven Up Here but equally as great and Court and Spark is a great album to start with, I would recommend Hejira next.

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 6:06 pm

Chrille wrote:The Smiths - Strangeways, Here We Come (been afraid of getting this until now for some reason)

It's fantastic! Moz and Marr both think it's The Smiths' best. I can't believe it isn't better than Meat, but I really must get that and play it properly. Girlfriend in a Coma, Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before, I Won't Share You - some of The Smiths' best moments.

pophead2k · Post by **pophead2k** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 8:16 pm

Otis Westinghouse wrote:
Chrille wrote:The Smiths - Strangeways, Here We Come (been afraid of getting this until now for some reason)
It's fantastic! Moz and Marr both think it's The Smiths' best. I can't believe it isn't better than Meat, but I really must get that and play it properly. Girlfriend in a Coma, Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before, I Won't Share You - some of The Smiths' best moments.

This was actually the first thing I had by them. I absolutely love it. My personal favorite is 'A Rush and a Push', but I have no idea why!

Post by **BlueChair** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 1:04 am

Picked these up at Amoeba Records in L.A... an unbelievable record store that specializes in used stuff:

Al Green - Call Me (remastered)
Beck - Guero
The Jayhawks - Blue Earth
The Thrills - So Much For The City

Mike Boom · Post by **Mike Boom** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 4:32 pm

Finally picked up two records Ive been waiting ages for - At War With The Mystics and Ringleader of the Tormentors. Looking foward to listening to both hugely!

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 7:27 pm

See you on the Moz thread with a detailed account of your reactions!

Chrille · Post by **Chrille** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 5:18 pm

Just won online auctions for Lowe's Jesus of Cool, Prince's 1999 & Sign O The Times, all on vinyl for just a few bucks. I haven't bought vinyl since, well, at least ten years. Probably fifteen.

pophead2k · Post by **pophead2k** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 6:55 pm

the Makers - Howl

ice nine · Post by **ice nine** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 1:41 am

Raspberries Greatest

Go All The Way, I Wanna Be W/You, Let's Pretend, Tonight, Ectasy, Overnight Sensation (Hit Record)....... An underappreciated band. The liner notes say that as Springsteen was recording The River he was listening to The Raspberries.

Mike Boom · Post by **Mike Boom** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 8:43 am

Awesome record Ice Nine - chock full of poptastic goodies! Im a huge Raspberries fan.
Overnight Sensation is one of the greatest pop songs ever written. Power Pop originals.

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Sun Apr 16, 2006 9:01 am

Picked up Calexico's Garden Ruin when I was down in the Cit-ay yesterday.

Chrille · Post by **Chrille** » Sun Apr 16, 2006 10:05 am

Waiting for Squeeze's Argybargy to be reissued, or available at a decent, non-Japanese-expensive-import price, I just won an auction for a vinyl copy for 2 USD

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Sun Apr 16, 2006 2:40 pm

You appear to be completely addicted to music purchasing! (I'm just jealous.)

Chrille · Post by **Chrille** » Sun Apr 16, 2006 2:51 pm

I'm catching up! For several years I was so poor I was barely able to get just a few records every year.

Mechanical Grace · Post by **Mechanical Grace** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 7:33 am

These are the CDs I bought while in Washington DC, both in the Music Shop of the Museum of American History (a place to make El Vez drool). It was an impossible choice so in the end I picked the two I couldn't bare to turn off while I was at the listening station:

The latter is an amazing bargain-- around $12 for a 3-cd set-- which is going to have me seeking out the other BMG "Real" compilations. See tracklisting here:

http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.a ... 8274&BAB=E

Washington is a geek shopper's dream/nightmare. I also bought the gorgeous catalogue to the hugely comprehensive Dada show at the National Gallery, a kid-oriented biography of Moe Berg, and lots of other little crap I probably didn't really need....

Chrille · Post by **Chrille** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 11:11 am

It started out as an innocent purchase but the list kept growing! Havn't heard any of these.

Bonnie "Prince Billy: I See A Darkness
Billy Bragg: Talking With The Taxman About Poetry
Built To Spill: Perfect From Now On
Cure: Three Imaginary Boys (deluxe reissue)
Nick Lowe: Party Of One
Morrissey: Your Arsenal
My Bloody Valentine: Loveless
Tom Petty: Damn The Torpedoes
Pogues: If I Should Fall From Grace With God
Pretenders: Learning To Crawl
Steely Dan: Katy Lied
Talk Talk: Laughing Stock
Warren Zevon: Excitable Boy

Jackson Monk · Post by **Jackson Monk** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 2:15 pm

One of the best albums I've heard for some time. More fulfilling than the Jenny Lewis album (which is still pretty good).