The Classic Rock 6-Pack: Dire Straits (6 studio albums) The Eagles (6 studio albums) Lynyrd Skynyrd (5 plus First and Last which is like a studio album- all new material) The Doors (6 S.A.) The Cars (6 S.A.) Aerosmith (6 S.A. in the 1970s) Bad Company (6 S.A.) Pink Floyd (Meddle through The Final Cut) Genesis (6 with Phil Collins) Rush (through Hemispheres) Traffic (6 studio albums through the 1970s) Heart (6 until they started relying on outside writers for their hits) The Smithereens (6 S.A.) Foreigner (6 S.A.) The Outlaws (6 S.A. through the Ghost Riders album) The Pretenders (6 from the 70s and 80s) Steely Dan (6 S.A. in the 70s, although you can throw in Gaucho and make it a 7-pack) Supertramp (6 in the 70s)
loads of Bon Iver and Beirut plus trying lots of new stuff like Grizzly Bear, Great Lake Swimmers, Levon Helm, Lightspeed Champions
Levon's new? He don' sound so good since his throat cancer. But, I reccomend anyone who likes The Band to listen to Levon Helm and The RCO Allstars album from 1989. Levon assembled a band of All-Stars: Mac Rebennack (aka Dr. John), Paul Butterfield, Booker T. Jones, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Steve Cropper, Tom Malone, Alan Rubin and the two old-timers Henry Glover and Fred Carter to come up with sort of country rockin' blues big band sound.
Good stuff. I didn't realize until recently that Bon Iver used to be the guitarist for The Rosebuds. I got to see Bon Iver a few times at SXSW a few weeks ago. Beirut's latest album is outstanding. Even better than his first. Check out the Beirut's takeaway shows at La Blogotheque. http://www.blogotheque.net/article.php3?id_article=3445
Nine Inch Nails: Ghosts I-IV I usually don't go too long between putting on Thom Yorke's The Eraser. So listenable. Listening to the new NIN has made me want to listen more to Reznor's last effort, Year Zero, which I find more enjoyable than With Teeth. ...and I am eagerly anticipating Portishead's Third. From the clips I've heard so far, it will probably be my least favorite of their three albums, but at least it'll be new Portishead music.
I just picked up Down In New Orleans by The Blind Boys of Alabama. It's easily the best Gospel Album from anyone in several years.
2 new ones came today: "What's Wrong With This Picture?" - Van Morrison "Field Commander Cohen: Tour of 1979" - Leonard Cohen
Licky - Larry Tee Ft. Pricess Superstar. I'm getting ready for the weekend. <object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/BP3_w_9mJ9s&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/BP3_w_9mJ9s&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="305"></embed></object>
yeah a couple of Bon Iver live concerts on the npr.org all songs considered website... damn the lvie concerts section is amazing... have got one from SXSW..... does bon iver remind you a little of jeff buckley or is it just me? saw Beirut live at WOMAD, the world music festival in my town last month, they were sensational, have some nice vids on my camera, which i need to chuck on u tube soon..... absolutely love the sound.... the popiness with the european influences... really enjoyable to listen to, givew you a smile and makes me want to embarassinly dance, thanks for the link, will crank it when i get home tonight....
just listened to Fallout Boy's version of "Beat It" . . . They trying to help Jacko out of debt or what? SO Unecessary