hmm...... over Taft weekend I picked up Snow Angels, but forgot to ask K&L to sign it.... and OtR Live - Changes Come.

Have yet to listen to the live cd still.......

Enjoying Snow Angels muchly.

New CDs given to me by my wife for Christmas, yesterday:

West of the West - Dave Alvin (songs from California songwriters) This is cool. Can't wait to give it another listen.
full service no waiting - Peter Case Haven't listened to much of this, yet, but have heard most of these songs done by other folks on the A Case for Case tribute CD.
Big Iron World - Old Crow Medicine Show This is excellent! Have listened through it, a couple times, already.
Hello Starling - Josh Ritter Haven't listened to this, yet, but can't wait.
9 - Damien Rice Haven't listened to this, yet, either, but looking forward to it. Loved O!
Long Island Shores - Mindy Smith Haven't listened to this, yet, either, but looking forward to it. Loved One Moment More!
Yell Fire! - Michael Franti and Spearhead Listened to this, earlier this evening, and it is fantastic! Can't wait to listen to it, again! Franti is this generation's Bob Marley.
Saint Dominic's Preview - Van Morrison I love this album! It's one of my favorites of Van's! Thrilled to finally have it on CD.

Raided the uber-bargain bin of one of the record stores I used to go to near my parents' house. Got the new Polyphonic Spree EP, Mike Peters' (of the Alarm) solo album Rise, Our Lady Peace's Spiritual Machines, a Waterboys album, since a friend of mine actually knows Mike Scott and raves about them all the time, and my extravagant ($6) purchase, Robert Randolph's Colorblind. 5 discs, around $20. That's my kind of shopping.

Nuclear Daydream - Joseph Arthur

Bought (today) with a little Christmas money since it didn't make it onto my list before my wife took it for her holiday shopping. Very cool...

Rodrigo y Gabriela

You gotta check this out! This is live on Letterman.

got this one yesterday, thanks to bornagain's recommendation


Diana Jones- My Remembrance of You

its a nice album of eastern Tennessee Appalachian folk, country, and bluegrass
from a lady who honed her skills in Austin, TX
you can hear some similarities to Gillian Welch and Iris DeMent in it

'Glad you're digging this, kent! We've seen Diana, twice, and she does a heck of a show. If you get the opportunity, be sure and check her out (especially if you're a guitarist. she has a style unlike anyone I've ever seen or heard. very cool!).

Yep, I'm really liking this one.
I see she's going to be in Chicago on March 10-11, might have to venture down there for those 2 days, one at the Old Town School of Folk Music on the 11th.
Plus she's in Columbus OH on Jan 19th at the Performing Arts Center (for all you Ohioans), and then she does a California swing for most of February.
Thanks again for the recommendation.

Not counting Snow Angels - that would be too obvious - after the show at the Taft, I picked up Mary Gathier's Mercy Now and Filth and Fire. Good stuff.

bob dylan - the bootleg series vol 6: concert at philharmonic hall live 1964
bob dylan - the bootleg series vol 7: no direction home, the soundtrack

using christmas money & gift cards to get caught up on his bobness

yankee foxtrot hotel (w/bonus ep) - wilco for only $9.99 used
smile - the jayhawks for $4.99 used

Twang on a Wire - Kate Campbell
For the Living of These Days - Kate Campbell with Spooner Oldham

Picked both of these up at the Kate Campbell / Spooner Oldham show at the Princess Theater, right here in Decatur, AL, this evening.

I don't know if Kate is touring with Spooner or if this show just got arranged because Decatur's close enough to Muscle Shoals, but if you hear anything about such a show near you, check it out for some awesome southern soul and gospel. Seriously righteous stuff!

Beatles - "Love"

finally replaced: Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life yesterday

what an awesome release!


peace,
zayne

*gets all warm and fuzzy thinking about growing up listening to that one*

Thanks Z,
J

I have the LP, and I remember it came with a 45 rpm slipped inside. It would be truly awesome to hear a new Stevie CD these days. What a musical wizard he is.

keane - under the iron sea

found this one today in the used bins,
its not to be out until 2/13.
thanks to keith for the tip on Anais Mitchell

i'm still addicted -- been listening alternately to songs and innervisons.

on songs: knocks me to my feet has always pinched my heart

on innervisons: all in love is fair -- does it get any better than that???

thinking karin and linford need to cover some stevie...

peace,
zayne

i just went online and bought a cd by vienna tang, one by antje duvekote, and kim taylor's, _i feel like a fading light_. i actually bought two copies of that...one is for my mom.

i just felt like splurging a little bit today. i worked overtime last week.

i heart vienna tang.

not to be a stickler... but it's...


not...


same thing with people who spell it Lindford and Karen.

~fff

sorry, dan,

i will never do it again.

i bought norah jones' new cd today, as well as the newest one from evanescence. i'm just on a spending spree....tomorrow i'm getting my haur cut and colored

last week I picked up Despite Our Differences by the Indigo Girls... once again I only listen to the odd numbered tracks. I wish Emily Saliers would just put out a solo disc, but Amy Ray seems to be the only one with enough gumption.

Also, recently acquired in-store-plays from work include The Decemberists, Amos Lee, and Mindy Smith- I am most excited about the latter.

That Mindy Smith CD is one fine piece of art...

what? - how about lynnford and carin?

it's friday, and i'm being an *ss - you like me anyway, right?

I ♥ Ober da Rhyme. Carin's a litte hussy, though. And Lynnford talks too much about "his package." I mean, geez, if he got his haircut more often, his package wouldn't be so big.

~fff

Orphans - Tom Waits - a couple o' weeks ago

CD's in the last 3-4 weeks, and my own 5 star rating... (shrug)

Amos Lee - Supply and Demand (****)
Kalai - Crows Feet (**)
Colin Hay - Going Somewhere (****)
Ben Taylor - Another Run Around The Sun (*)
Hem - Rabbit Songs - (**)
Albert Hammond - It never rains in Southern California (***)
Ray LaMontaigne - Till The Sun Turns Black (***)
Brett Dennon - So Much More (****)
Denison Whitmer - Safe Away (**)
The Beautiful Girls - Water (*)
Over The Rhine - Good Dog Bad Dog (****)
Norah Jones - Not Too Late (***)

Is this album your first exposure to Hem? If so, I would advise you give it an opportunity to grow on you. I thought it was pretty boring at first, but I've since come to appreciate it for the masterpiece it is.


Exactly what does it take to get 5 stars in your system??

*laugh*

I KNEW I was going to get called out on that one.

I'm such a hard-a$$ when ranking my own music collection. 5 stars means to me, an entire collection of hard-to-pass up music, a collection or body of work that is at the very least surprisingly wonderful if not revolutionary and perhaps forcably interesting either lyrically and/or musically. But...without babling on like an idiot, I must say I liked Ohio and Drunkards Prayer both more than GDBD. You've got me wondering suddenly which albums I would rank as 5 stars.... This evil 'ipod' thing has gotten me into so many bad habits, including ranking individual songs and not often listening to an album start to finish....a failing... I know... (sob) I'm going to go pick a few '5-star' CD's and report back. (as if anyone actually cared. ;-) )

Yes, Rabbit songs is my first Hem album.. and I was quite (and happily) surprised to see OtR and Hem have done shows together! They.. or she... 'Hem' does tend to have a little more country twang than I like.... I will give this one a spin again. I love 'Betting on Trains'.... one of my recent favorites.

Yes, and I was very happy to attend a couple of them! A dream bill as far as I'm concerned, but I've discovered fans of one are not necessarily enamored of the other. Don't let the pedal steel scare you, Hem is not really very country-ish. You can check out a couple of good live recordings made by forum members at http://www.archive.org/details/hem2006-09-23.aud.flac16 and http://www.archive.org/details/hem2006-10-01.flac16 .

Most of us 'round here are very interested in hearing about each others' favorite music, btw. I've discovered so many artists I love thanks to people in the orchard!

I'd like to revise my previous 'ratings':

Beautiful Girls: Water "***"

Clearly I was mistaken on this. This bunch has a groove very similar to Donovan Frankenwriter or perhaps Jack Johnson.
Try the tracks 'Music' and 'Periscope'. Almost, but not quite-sandals-on-the-beach-dont-be-a-square-man stuff. Fun. And some decent guitar work to boot.

Hem: Rabbit Songs "***"

There are some sleepers on this CD. 'Night Like a River', 'Sailor', and 'All that Im good for' are a few. The prevalance of pedal steel and fiddle still sets my teeth on edge - but no doubt this is quality work. The instrumental interludes (polys Dress, Waltz...) are perfect on this set.

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Not that anyone here needs reviews from me...

what no change for gdbd?

Children Running Through - Patty Griffin (with the two B & N bonus songs, of course!)

ditto above comment

ok, ditto, ditto

sorry to break the chain, here, but i bought _the last five years_, a musical recommended to me by a friend in california.

let me know how patty's new cd is though...it would be my first...

I just got Corrine Bailey Rae's Cd. This chick is amazing!!! Its so relaxing!

West - Lucinda Williams (fantastic! on first listen, i'm thinking it ranks up there with Car Wheels)

Also, my wife gave me the following for Valentine's day:

Our Shadows Will Remain - Joseph Arthur (you can really tell he was discovered by Peter Gabriel on this one. cool, but very avant garde)

Songs from the Front Porch - Michael Franti & Spearhead (an older spearhead cd, unplugged! radical departure from their latest, Yell Fire!)

Went to Nashville, this weekend, for our daughter's ice skating competition (where she picked up first place in the three categories that she competed in) and picked up the following:

Step Right Up - Todd Snider
redemption's son - joseph arthur
Everyone Deserve's Music - Michael Franti & Spearhead
Diamonds on the Inside - Ben Harper

wow.

right on, bill!

The Shins - Wincing the Night Away

Sent to me as the CD of the Month from WXPN-FM, Philadelphia. Liking the CD! Great one to listen to on a long drive in the car. Heard it in its entirety for the first time this weekend in the car on my way up and down the NJ Turnpike when I got away for a weekend visiting friends and family.

I recommend it. A laid back yet interesting and fun CD.

coupon-time with Circuit City & Discover Card...

Antibalas - Security

My Brightest Diamond - Tear It Down

Kenny Werner (with Dave Douglas & Chris Potter) - Lawn Chair Society

Finger Eleven - Them vs. You vs. Me


~fff

Jill Scott - Collaborations

I am pleased with my purchase and looking forward to her 3rd release sometime this year.

Steve Lukather & Larry Carlton - No Substitutions: Live In Japan




I <3 lala.com. Wait long enough and people will send you the darndest things, for $1.75.

The Dresden Dolls - Yes, Virginia

Oooo...I love that album.

Patty Griffin...Children Running Through