Gdrlv

Bought a few new discs yesterday...

DJ Shadow - The Private Press
Los Lobos - Good Morning Aztlan
Robert Randolph & the Family Band - Live at the Wetlands

Shadow's disc is great, but not as much of a departure from Endtroducing as I would have liked. Los Lobos, as always, has turned out an excpetionally good album, and Randolph's disc is just spectacular.

pjflyer

Today's CDs

Alejandro Escovedo - Man Under the Influence
Del - No Need for Alarm
Chuck Prophet - No Other Love
Aluminum Group - Pelo
Hayden - Skyscraper National Park

Gdrlv

Excellent choices. I've had No Need for Alarm for at least 7 years, and I never get tired of it.

Yancey

Come -- Gently Down the Stream
Beachwood Sparks -- Once We Were Trees
Country Teasers -- Satan is Real Again
Neil Young -- On the Beach
Bootsy Collins -- Anthology
Blackalicious -- Blazing Arrow

Gdrlv

Do you like this disc? I don't have it but did buy their last one, and it bored me to tears. I really wanted to like it, but they just seemed like a poor carbon copy of the Byrds, the Burritos, etc. Upon listening to it, one of my friends said that these guys are to the Burritos as Oasis is to the Beatles. And, why listen to an imitation when you can hear the real thing? Anyway, is Once We Were Trees any better/different than their debut?

Yancey

I do like this disc. I have not heard their debut, actually, but here is my review:

http://www.neumu.net/fortyfour/2001/...ortyfour.shtml

You should check out the Country Teasers. Music doesn't get much uglier than this. Imagine a trio of Scottish racists and sexists making country music. It's wonderful.

anglagard

Rush - Vapor Trails
The Strawbs - Strawbs
Allman Brothers - The Fillmore Concerts
Billy Bragg/Wilco - Mermaid Avenue Vol. 2
Blocco Mentale - IIOA
Shingetsu - Shingetsu
Richard Thompson - You? Me? Us?
David Bowie - Scary Monsters
Dogma - Twin Sunrise
Atoll - Musicians-Magicians

codefree

Black Box Recorder: Facts Of Life
Hooverphonic: Blue Wonder Power Milk (perfection!)
KMFDM: Attak
Six By Seven: The Way I Feel Today
Ultra Vivid Scene: Joy 1967-1990

mike1978

Spoon - "Series of Sneaks" reissue (didn't buy it the first time around - glad I have it now)
Archer Prewitt - "Three"
Silkworm - "Italian Platinum"
Fugazi - "Repeater"

Yancey

Also in my Top Ten albums of the 90s. The bonus tracks on there (if they are the songs from the singles released that year) are fantastic.

larryw

Nice. I love this disc. If you get a chance to see them live, do it. Such a fun band.

Here's mine:

Phish - Live Phish 10 (6.22.94)
Neil Young and Crazy Horse - Rust Never Sleeps
The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground & Nico
The Beta Band - The Three E.P.'s
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
Johnny Cash - At Folsom Prison

Gdrlv

Surprisingly, I like it even better than the Word's disc and any of the Word shows I've got. Randolph's a great discovery...one of the most exciting guitarists I've heard in a long time.

By the way, are you planning to see Trey? I caught both Vegas shows this past weekend, and they were simply awesome. The first set on the first night was some of the best music I've ever heard the man play...with or without Phish.

Aghama

I feel for you.

Giles

Purchased:

DJ Shadow
SOMA 10th Anniversary Collection
Doves - Last Broadcast (Limited edition double disc edition)

larryw

I'd probably put them slightly above The Word as well.

I saw Trey in San Francisco and it was amazing. Unbelievable show. The band is so much tighter than the last time I saw them.