The Dissociatives' Young Man, Old Man Aussie-import EP...

Best "new" "band" of 2004, by far...

~fafs

the beastie boys ~ to the 5 boroughs

'tis on the list...

And, um....so far I'm not impressed. Am I missing something?

No Need to Argue by The Cranberries

i just purchased the new album from the beasties. i love it! they brought back some of their old school sound. great album

ZZ Top - Rancho Texicano
Larry Norman - the Last Concert

Ozomatli - Street Signs

I love finding used CDs for things that haven't come out yet...

Let me know if it's any good.

I saw Ozomatli open for String Cheese Incident in 2002, and they kicked ass. I got "Embrace The Chaos" but it wasn't anywhere near as good as their live show, I haven't heard any of their other albums yet though.

Their debut (self-titled) is way better than Embrace the Chaos. It's got Chali 2Na and Cut Chemist from Jurassic 5 guesting on 5 or 6 songs... it's what got me into them. I was a little disappointed with Embrace the Chaos, but overall it's still good. I've yet to see them live... "yet" being the operative word.

The new one sounds good so far...

~fafs

Still waiting on my mail from Cowboy Junkies. [grumble grumble]

Just bought this afternoon, but not listened too/watched yet:

Fleetwood Mac -- Live In Boston
Bad Religion -- The Empire Strikes First

I ordered a new copy of 7 Deadly Sins a couple of days ago. I gave my old one away to someone to keep her from burning it and thus ripping off a fantabulous and struggling indie artist, which meant that I could be assured a new copy would one day be purchased, but also meant I had no beautiful Michael Wilson liner notes. I can't wait to get my new CD!

I wouldn't worry about it. Her lyrics are very good. Religious? Yes. Cheesey and oversimplified? No. I second the recommendation of Kansas. It's not as consistently excellent as TWIA, but it offers a few truely excellent cuts. "Martyrs & Theives" might be my favorite CCM song.

NP: "When You Come Back Down" - Nickel Creek

November 4, 2003:

I bought the Collection today like a good little Knapp junkie, faithfully demonstrating all three signs of an obsessed fan for the music manager of the nearest well-stocked Christian bookstore. Within minutes of opening on the album's release date (1), I was inquiring about product not yet on the shelves (2). I had it out of the shrink-wrap before my receipt had been printed (3). As a bonus, I then excitedly pointed out my name in the liner notes to both of the staffers, who knew that I was, indeed, Stephanie D from Montreal as a result of their point-tracking promotion when they scanned my purchase. Woo.

The fact that my little blurb on Martyrs and Thieves was accepted made me wish I'd written something better. I just typed something for the sake of typing something when I voted the day they began accepting submissions, knowing that I would never remember later. What I wrote was true, but it doesn't even begin to scratch the surface of what Jennifer's music means to me. But hey. It's still pretty cool that some of my words, inadequate as they are, made the cut for Jennifer's CD.

The text: "Martyrs & Thieves" has always been my favorite among all of Jennifer Knapp's songs. The poetry and honesty of its lyrics always attach themselves in some way to my life. It is a song of strength which I will always hold close to my heart."

But it's the song I sing when I don't think about what I'm singing, and my favorite to sing when I do. It's the first song I really wanted to learn to play on guitar, which I spent months working on, just to get the strumming pattern down, and the hammer-ons (I didn't even KNOW what a hammer-on was when I started!), and the flatpicking on the chords for the first part of each verse. It's a song that's made me cry more times than I've bothered to count. It's a song that's so close to me, it's become part of the fabric of my soul.

When I made my friend K a two-CD compilation of the songs I sing, she liked Martyrs enough to post it on her journal's homepage for a while.

I feel like I didn't say enough... but maybe Joe's testimony said the rest, and then some.

I just got the Keane cd 'Hopes and Fears'. It is really great...that I highly recommend.
sorry this is short...I need to run out for some popsicles.
take care!
C

That was the last thing I bought too. It rules.

Christine Kane ~ Right Outta Nowhere

Her vocals are pure and sweet, her lyrics relay a simple depth. And she's adorable.

Check her out here...

I'm strongly considering this one.

taylor sorenson -- the overflow

only one listen so far, but so far, so good.

I love the Taylor Sorenson CD... I got it for only .99 from grassrootsmusic.com.

Anyway, my over-the-weekend purchases (from a used CD store in Lake Tahoe, of all places) were:

Twentysomething by Jamie Cullum - Jury's still out on this one. I got it because I *love* the song "All At Sea." I heard it on the latest Paste Magazine Sampler CD.

Uncivilized Love by Gus Black. I *really* like this one so far. I heard "Dry Kisses" on a Paste Magazine Sampler a while back and really liked it. I figured $7.99 was a good price to pay to try the rest of it out. So far, so good!

Matt

Same here, Matt. Heard Dry Kisses on Paste's Sampler then stumbled on the following link. Or was it the other way around... doesn't matter, I have the cd and I very much like it.

Gus Black on KCRW - MBE

My last purchase was a nice pricey import pre-order last Friday. A Girl Called Eddy's first full-length album. I am so very excited for this.

Oh, Matt, have you seen this voice of handsome in person yet?

You have to! He's absolutely splendid. Enthusiasm x 20.

I just bought this last night! It's good. Also, got Erin McKeown's "Grand" (nice stuff) and "True Love Waits: Christopher O' Riley Plays Radiohead" (solo piano arrangements--I like it, although a couple of the songs are a little muzak-ish ...). All for just $20! Second Spin of Sherman Oaks, will you marry me? I'm serious this time.

Cowboy Junkies - One Soul Now
Dining Rooms - ReMiX
Innocence Mission - Befriended
Cowboy Junkies - Pale Sun Crescent Moon
Jamie Cullum - Twentysomething
Wilco - A Ghost is Born

I dig that Christopher O'Riley Radiohead CD... his website (http://www.truelovewaits.cc/) also has covers of Tori Amos (one), Elliott Smith (multiple), and others...

My last CD purchased... um... The Unbelievable Truth's OOP Misc. Music from the UK...

~fafs

I bought The Cutting Room Floor last night after the show. What an amazing disc. . .

Erin McKeown is my hero.

Any chance you saw her in 2000 with K&L at Taft?

I am loving her CD, highly recommend it. Don't know why it took me so long to board this train ...
I have not yet had the pleasure of attending a Taft show. I forgot that Erin played with them before. I bet it was swell!

cowboy junkies - one soul now

She's easily my favourite neo-folkstress to see in person. Be sure and treat yourself some time!

So glad you're loving her music. Her earlier works are great music, too, "Distillation" being my favourite.

Misery is a Butterfly - Blonde Redhead

Jack Johnson ~ On and On
Rachael Yamagata ~ Happenstance

I'm giving you guys a heads up here..check these artists out now!

I caved and bought a few things at a used CD place in Ann Arbor:

The Mustard Seeds - The Mustard Seeds
Brian Wilson - Brian Wilson (re-issue)
Ocean Colour Scene - Marching Already


And they sent me a promo copy of the Ozric Tentacles best-of in the mail.

I've been loving on Jack for a long time and, in fact, added "On and On" to my collection just last night!

Rachael, on the other hand, had her song 'Letter Read' offered as a free download last month on iTunes. I only got around to listening to it a few days ago, but I really liked what I heard!

Keep 'em coming,
[jp/p].

(P.S. - Kim, your mixed tape is not forgotten.)

Hoo-rah for Jack Johnson

I recently receieved in a package, a used CD I got off e-bay.... (I 'lost' my original copy)

Harrod & Funk - Harrod & Funck.


:-)
If only they were still together...

When's Jason's new CD going to come out?!!!

The irony abounds! I just bought On and On yesterday, too! I ordered Brushfire Fairytales off of Amazon a few weeks back and I'm loving it. Well, that and Diamonds On The Inside. Gotta show the Ben love, too.

I haven't forgotten your request for SB, either. It will be on the way hopefully sometime this week.

Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter - Oh, My Girl And I am one happy purchaser. What a great second cd.

jp/p - Nice purchase!

I sniped someone on eBay last night for Mustard Seed's Red. Woot!! (Sorry if it was anyone on this board.)eSnipe is my friend.I also got an early Five O'Clock People and the Over the Rhine Eve-era cigar box... three successful snipes... in one stormy night.

So what's this OT "best of" all about? Some Snapper thing, I assume.

~fafs

I bought the INSTANT LIVE recording of Cowboy Junkies' show in Boston Wednesday night (well, actually a friend who was there bought it for me and gave it to me at their show in Cape Cod the next day). Unfortunately most of the money went to Clear Channel. This was before their recording/burning equipment got stolen Friday morning, but luckily I know two CJ fans who taped their excellent show near Philly Friday night.

Yeah, I still need to get "Red." But the first album for 7 bucks I didn't think was too shabby. I saw that cigar box on Ebay but decided against bidding on it, since, well, I need to eat.

The OT best of is indeed a Snapper thing. I'm listening to it right now, and it's kinda funny since it sounds exactly like a 'real' OT album, even though all the tracks supposedly come from different albums.

Usually I'm not big on compilations, but this one is ok for me to have, since I can't see myself going out and buying their entire catalog. Plus, it was free.

Tori Amos - To Venus and Back; used

Last CD Purchased:
Changes Come (Live) - OTR

Last CD Acquired:
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Original Soundtrack

Jem on half.com. after waiting forever for it i checked my order status and it had been CANCELED!

Good Job Michelle!!!

Tori had this to say about that c.d.:

“It’s a shape. It’s circular. And it’s not like you take a trip - it’s more, like, in constant orbit. And I like the idea that there’s this camera that orbits around the heart and sees things she can’t see - yet. And then they form themselves into songs and they can work as a reflector, and then she can hear it through the image but not necessarily as the camera sees it. She being the character. What’s hidden behind the heart fascinates me, I’m fascinated by everything that isn’t said.”

Tori is a straight-up trip - and pulls it off fabulously. I've had the first cd as mp3's for a couple months and hadn't heard the live cd till I bought it. It's my favorite cd after Scarlet's Walk. I'd like to get Little Earthquakes next. I think.

I also have her Welcome to Sunny Florida DVD - it's great. Man, is she a performer. For a woman sitting between 3 keyboards she's stunning to watch.

I'm gettin' there, zoey, I'm gettin' there....

i just picked up dave matthews band - live at the gorge. it's an awesome live album, and not only are there 2 cds, but there's a dvd with the entire set list on video too.

Mine just came in the mail, Daniel. I haven't had a chance to listen/see it yet, but now I'm even more anxious.

i bought mine at Target. i didn't even know it was coming out, but it was like $13 so i had to get it.

I just received Cowboy Bebop's Blue from Ebay for $4.99 plus $5.00 shipping. It's often listed for upwards of twenty dollars because it's a Japanese import. Woot!

Wow...nice Becky.

I want Bebop box set, but I'll never afford it. And the movie soundtrack, which I'll really never be able to afford. Thank god for illegal downloading.