Right now it's Chris Robinson and the New Earth Mud's latest- This Magnificent Distance. It's a magnificent CD. I've had it in since it came out last Tuesday. I can't turn it off.

I got Ben Jelen's CD "Give it All Away" as a gift recently -- so so. Thought if I kept it in the rotation that it would grow on me. Hasn't happened yet.

I'm still listening to Gavin DeGraw's Chariot -- excellent music. On William and Jim's recommendations I'm going to purchase the Modest Mouse and Franz Ferdinand CD's to mix things up a bit.

Hey Celtics: I am in total agreement with you. Kimberley's been in my CD player almost constantly for the last couple weeks. I got hers and Tamyra's at the same time. At first i liked Tamyra's better, but Kim's just continually grew on me and I really, really love it. I know it's a lot to hope for, but it would be great if she got more radio support. There are some really good radio friendly tunes on that one!

Stone Roses' self-titled

Being the big Sade fan that I am. I just picked up the following CD's.

Sweetback - Stage 2 - this is the 3 main musicians from Sade. It is a good CD. I really like the songs with a vocalist named Aya, however I could do without the male vocalist Chocolate genius. He may grow on me over time. I like the vocals of Aya so much I am looking to get her sold release as well.

Cottonbelly NYC sessions 1993/2004 - X amounts of niceness. This a great CD from Stuart Mathewman the main guitarist from Sade. He has remixed some songs from Sade, Maxwell, and cottonbelly. It is Fantabulous!

Mike

Lucien-n-Luciano's Blind Behavior. I didn't want to like it at first because it's shaping up to be this summer's annoyingly cool and popular cd, but it really grew on me. Some parts of it are boring middle-class microhouse, but overall it's great. That said, I had to listen to it about three times before I started really liking it. I listen to it everyday.

Hey golfer21, Stone Roses--you should check out their second (and last) cd--The Second Coming (a very pompous title). So underrated. It's awesome. Not as poppy/trippy as the first, but still great. I used to be a huge Stone Roses fan--I may have even cried when I heard they broke up...oh how embarrassing.

I agree, TomFord - The Second Coming is underrated. It's also a little listless and bloated and self-indulgent, but like most delayed follow-ups to strong albums it's so weighted down by expectation that it's hard to be completely objective about its merits. Still, "Breaking into Heaven" is one of the best Led Zeppelin grooves ever. wink

At the moment, I'm going through a massive Fall phase (brought on by their completely astonishing new LP). I just picked up the latest in a long line of Fall compilations, 50,000 Fall Fans Can't Be Wrong. It's helping fill in the gaps - I haven't really bought any of their stuff since, like, 1991. It's impossible to whittle their entire career down to just two discs, but this does a pretty good job. Hilarious album cover, too, and 39 songs for twelve bucks? Bargain!

"Still, "Breaking into Heaven" is one of the best Led Zeppelin grooves ever." hahaha, it is.

Jim, The Second Coming doesn't quite work as an album to listen to from start to finish for most people. Too choppy. I think it's great, but I do see what you mean when you say it's listless and bloated and self-indulgent (perhaps I don't think that's such a bad thing because I'm listless and bloated and self-indulgent most of the time). I would have arranged the tracks differently. But as separate tracks, just about every song is amazing. I remember trying to get friends to get into it the way they got into the first one and failing.

And the less said about the hidden track, the better. wink

But "Ten storey love song?" Glorious!

that hidden track...now, I understand that John Squire was in cocaine blizzard when they recorded the album, so I can understand them wanting to jam and all, but, man, there's no excuse for actually putting that on the cd.

okay, one last Stone Roses bit: on a Saturday a few summers ago, I was in a magazine store near my apt. I was browsing through something, and some guy came up beside me and started looking at the magazines. Anyway, I was looking down at what I was reading, and I could see that he had on these great shoes. Without really noticing who he was, I looked over and said something like 'those shoes are great, where are they from?' The guy started explaining that they were from Spain, and he launched into quite a detailed description--he seemed really happy to go on and on. Halfway through his explaination, I realized that it was my teenage idol Ian Brown!

So I let him go on, and then I just said something like, thanks, too bad you can't get them here. He was really nice. I never let on that I knew who he was, and I don't expect he got recognized a lot by then, at least in New York. Anyway, for the rest of the summer, I kept seeing him around (always with this really beautiful Indian-looking girlfriend), and he would always nod or wave some kind of a greeting. Awww.

Great story!

By the way - he also makes a blink-and-you-miss-it cameo in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, if you're interested.

Right now, I'm basking in the splendor of Together We're Heavy, the new album by The Polyphonic Spree. As with their first, there's no new ground being broken. At all. But it's so joyous and uplifting and HUGE sounding that it doesn't matter one little bit.

Was on a Shania kick this weekend, 'cause I had great seats for her concert at the ODC this past weekend, but now I've got Joni Mitchell's Greatest Hits playing...

You and Jim Allen need to get together...oh God, that song of theirs from the first album (that got played in commercials I saw a lot) is stuck in my head again! ARRRGHHHH! wink

George Michale's "Patience". Not too bad. They were playing it on American Airlines when we flew back from Philly, so I decided to pick it up...

Well I loaded up on new CD's this past weekend when we were down in So. Cal. at Virgin megastore. It irks me somtething fierce that Seattle does not have one....

Currently listening to.

Ministry of Sound Annual spring 2004 compilation -(Great for cardio at the gym!)

Kaskade - in the moment - hard to describe but I would describe it as deep house with jazz influences.

Jazzanova - ...mixing - similiar to Kaskade but with a tinge of hip hop influence.

Cocktails with Cole Porter - it has all of my favorite Cole Porter songs, so I couldn't pass it up.

Ministry of Sound - The annual 2004 limited box edition set - Has a bit of all types of dance music, it is a 3 disc set.

Jamie Cullum - Twentysomething - The little description at the listening booth at Virgin described him as the male Norah Jones, which I would whole heartedly agree with!

Mike

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The Modest Mouse CD has some great songs and some really bad tunes. It's almost like they are 2 different bands in style and quality. But isn't this fairly typical of a new band stuggling to find their nitch and identity?

Actually, given that they've been around for eleven years, I'd say they've found their niche, mdphl. wink

They've always been a little on the bipolar side, but I'd say that this is their most listenable album ever. Not necessarily their best, of course, just their most palatable.

[ July 20, 2004, 12:55 PM: Message edited by: Jim ]

Jim - what is the reason for the bi-polarization?
Different styles among the band members? writing?

I'm listening to the new CD by The Roots
very good cd!!! really enjoy it

Pet Shop Boys "Discography".

I just received the Full Version of Cyndi Lauper's "Shine" cd (not the 4 song EP version released in the US). The cd is not as good as her other cd's but I absolutely love the song "Eventually" which is the song she co-wrote with Ryuichi Sakamoto.

I'm also listening to Jennifer Marks' debut cd. I actually met her after she perfomrned and had her autograph the cd. Many of the songs are excellent. Her voice and songs kind of reminds me of Sheryl Crow.

Velvet Revolver "contraband"

An import of the British soundtrack of "Queer As Folk". This is the soundtrack of a two hour "sequal" they did for the original show....It's not available anylonger...

Erasure-"Pop" their first 20 hits.

It's been 7 weeks since my purchase and I'm STILL listening to Twentysomething by Jamie Cullum.

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It's not hard to call something underrated when it's one of the most disappointing albums in rock history! I love their first album too much to ruin the band for me by hearing something non-perfect from them.

I love Michael Buble's "Theme From Spiderman" It's the old song but punched up big band style. He sings it with gusto and the horn section kicks ass. "Spiderman, Spiderman, your friendly neighborhood Spiderman..."

And I absolutley love the Jennifer Marks' cd I purchased at the Cyndi concert. Every song is a catchy well crafted pop song. A perfect cd for the summer Jennifer Marks

I'll probably buy the Scissor Sisters cd today.


I also want to check out Tears for Fears' latest cd, "Everybody Loves A Happy Ending" when it is released in September.

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Thanks, MDB, I was wondering who that was. I caught the swell video the other day but they didn't back-announce the song, so I was all :confused: . It really is a good remake, IMHO, I can see it charting top 40 pop charts, then, who knows, possible mass-appeal smash.

Picked up Guster on Ice (Live from Portland) last night. I'm not crazy about concert recordings but this one is excellent.

All Pixies, all the time right now.

Bare Naked Ladies "Everything to Everyone"

Buddha-Bar VI Disc #1, so soothing!

The catchiest song is summer has got to go to O-Zone's Dragostea Din Tei . Think Aqua's Barbie Girl but sung by 3 guys.

"Ma Ia Hii, Mai Ia Huu, Ma Ia Haa, Ma Ia Ha Ha"

You can watch the video here among other vids.

Launch

The song has been #1 on the local dance station for multiple days.

I also like Anastacia's new single Sick & Tired

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Something old:

Charles Mingus, Ah Um

Something new:

Evan Parker Electro-Acoustic Ensemble, Memory/Vision - I wish this would've included a DVD of the live performances just to get a better idea of how the musicians react/improvise to the sampling and all the pre-recorded sounds, and, also, how the musicians dealing with "electronics" take what has just been played and feed it back, transformed, to the rest of the ensemble. I'd have to give it more of a listen, though, 'cause it's a recent buy. It's fascinating, nonetheless.

Something pop:

P!nk, Try This - Should I feel embarassed? :confused: . My favorite lines on it:

Unaffected by rumors, the truth, I don't care. (God is a DJ)

I've only been here for twenty-seven years
But already my life is over. (Unwind)

Don't react
You're not fact
Don't give a f**k
Yeah, it's like that. (Hooker)

Faux rebellion never sounded better.

And something decadent:

Goldfrapp, Felt Mountain and Black Cherry

Fiery Furnaces - Blueberry Boat

I purchased Talking Heads 77 -- some classic tunes.

Recently discovered a new artist on iTunes. His name is Joshua Payne. He has a fantastic voice and I have become totally addicted to it. I saw his website and He's very easy on the eyes as well. If you're into male vocalists as aopposed to "pop singers" (don't get me wrong I like them too), I highly recommend him!

...and You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead - Source Tags and Codes. Very loud album. May have mentioned it before.

I have been playing the Scissor Sisters cd non-stop. Love it. "Take Your Mama" is such a throwback to early Elton John. Other songs remind me of Bowie. I like every song on this cd and it brings me back to 70's pop/rock, disco & glam. Awesome.

And I'm still swinging & swaying to Michael Buble's "Spiderman Theme" and "Sway"

A friend turned me on to the Brazilectro series. It contains some very Cool Brazilian electro lounge music.

Another cool singer is Japanese singer Crystal Kay.

Finally, in the spirit of the Olympics, I am listening to Greek Hearthrob Sakis Rouvas' "Shake It" and "Ola Kala" and Despin Vandi's "Opa Opa". I hope they ask Sakis to perform in the Closing ceremonies so he can strip down & shake his hot bod like he normally does!

Supergrass.

MDB, I've been playing the Scissor Sisters CD non-stop also. They're coming to the Showbox on 9/23--I'm looking forward to a great show.

I downloaded a couple of tracks from Anita Baker's forthcoming album "My Everthing."

And I've been listening to her Best Of CD...

Dont know if its released overseas but the inxs remix cd is brilliant and listening to the new tears for fears cd, apparently that one might not be released o/s yet if at all.

Been listening to the new Bent release, "Ariels". It's smooth and very lush.

Rufus Wainwright, Cigarettes And Chocolate Milk

I have been listening to Mis-Teeq they are a British girl group. They sound like a mix of Destiny's child and TLC. They have one of the hottest singles this summer 'Scandalous'. The more I listen to the CD the more I like it.

I have also been listening to the Weekend players alot. They have a Everything but the girl sound. I believe the singer from Groove Armada is the lead singer.

Mike

Cool. Let me know how it went!

This weekend was a Kylie weekend for me. A friend wanted a Kylie cd so I'm making one for him. It's pretty much the hits and shoulda been hits spanning from "Loco-Motion" to a "Chocolate" remix. Fabulous.

Since I was in a Kylie mood, I purchased her "Live In Manchester" which is her "Fever" Tour dvd and it's very fun and visual. She opens the concert by rising up from the stage in a silver space suit and performs "Come Into My World" and the spectacular begins. She does a very sexy re-working on "The Loco-Motion" with guy and girl dancers wearing stilleto heels and garter belts! She also performs songs from her "Impossible Princess" cd which I haven't heard in ages. The re-working and mixing of "Light Years" and Donna Summer's "I Feel Love" works well. The other mash song is the popular "Can't Get Blue Monday Outta My Head" which is the finale. La la la, la la la la la, la la la...

My Bloody Valentine - Loveless.

A mix CD

Car Wash - Christina Aguilera featuring Missy Elliot

Turn Me On - Kevin Lyttle

Let's Get It Started - Black Eyed Peas

Lance Dance - Donna Summers

Jump, Jive An' Wail - The Brian Setzer Orchestra

Left Outside Alone - Anastacia (Jason Nevins Global Club mix)

Black Balloon - Goo Goo Dolls

Jumper - 3rd Eye Blind

Broken - Seether featuring Amy Lee

My Happy Ending - Avril Lavinge

Push It - Garbage

Love Me or Leave Me - Nina Simone

My Immortal - Encanescence

Smile - Nat King Cole

I also call my mix CD, My ADHD CD.