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Post by musicaljustice on Sept 27, 2005 18:08:53 GMT -5
Another conversation starter... so, what was the last CD you bought? Why'd you buy it? What do you think of it so far? For me, it was the new Marah CD "If You Didn't Laugh, You'd Cry". I've got all their stuff and the prerelease version of this CD comes with a limited edition color print of artwork by David Bielanko. You can still order it at www.yeproc.com I've given it a couple of spins so far and I'd say that it's very good, in a Replacements meet the Stones kind of way. Favorite tracks so far are The Closer, The Hustle, Sooner or Later, Demon of White Sadness and Poor People. JC
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Post by wallrock on Oct 20, 2005 17:26:06 GMT -5
The last CD's I bought were Decemberists' "Picaresque" and Ted Leo and the Pharmacists' "Hearts of Oak" about a week ago. I was at Exclusive Co. in Madison looking for the new Mike Doughty CD, but they were sold out since he played here last weekend (great show). The record store was about to close, and I have never been known to enter a record store and leave empty-handed, so I ran through the aisles and grabbed the first things I saw on my mental list of things to buy. "Picaresque" is a really addictive album that flows from song to song very well. My favorite tracks are We Both Go Down Together, The Sporting Life, and for a little eccentric spice to the day, The Mariner's Revenge Song. "Hearts of Oak" is a fine CD as well, though I haven't taken to it to the extent I have with "Shake the Sheets." Highlights for me include Where Have All The Rude Boys Gone, The Ballad Of The Sin Eater, and Tell Balgeary, Balgury Is Dead. Both albums are well written and have a good mix of songs. Right now "Picaresque" is getting the most plays at the work computer, but I like to put in "Hearts of Oak" when I'm driving.
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Post by saljake on Oct 26, 2005 8:23:22 GMT -5
The last CD I bought was Elvis Costello & the Imposters "The Delivery Man." The duets with Lucinda Williams and Emmylou Harris are amazing. How about a thread on the FIRST album you ever bought? Mine is dreadful (Shaun Cassidy) but hey! that's what happens when you give a 7 year old girl with a Fisher Price record player too much birthday money...
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Post by musicaljustice on Oct 27, 2005 10:32:08 GMT -5
Saljake and Wallrock... Welcome to the board and thanks for posting! Those are both great CDs. I wanted to see the Decemberists when they came throught this area, but it happened to be during a stretch where we were already seeing Coldplay and Franz Ferdinand on back to back nights and didn't have the energy for a third night in a row. But I saw them on Conan and they look like a band to be reckoned with!
I'm also a longtime Elvis Costello fan. I'm showing some age here, but I remember buying his debut "My Aim is True" based solely on a short review in Rolling Stone (back when they were good). I wore that vinyl out so much that when I finally replaced it with a CD, I missed the warm scratchy static of the needle in the groove as it kicked into "Welcome to the Working Week". I think I might have to dust off the turntable tonight and get that record out.
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Post by mcallan on Oct 27, 2005 20:49:07 GMT -5
I just got the Delivery Man myself. I haven't had time to even put it on my iPod yet, but a quick scan through the first couple tracks bodes very well. JC(Musical Justice) will, of course, remember one of the original musical INjustices the year My Aim is True came out . . . Costello was nominated for the Best New Artist Grammy. Did he win? Of course not. That would have demonstrated good taste that is generally uncharacteristic of the Grammys. Who did win? None other than A Taste of Honey for their knockout hit single "Boogie Oogie Oogie" I know, I know. You're asking yourself, "Who in the hell is that?" Here's their entry in Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Taste_of_Honey_%28band%29
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Post by musicaljustice on Oct 28, 2005 13:27:20 GMT -5
Arrrgghhh.... A Taste of Honey over EC? Perhaps one of the greatest Musical Injustice's of all time... You're right. The angst from that moment was one of the inspirations for Musical Justice.
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Post by cynthia85014 on Nov 11, 2005 7:40:27 GMT -5
Another conversation starter... so, what was the last CD you bought? Why'd you buy it? What do you think of it so far? For me, it was the new Marah CD "If You Didn't Laugh, You'd Cry". I've got all their stuff and the prerelease version of this CD comes with a limited edition color print of artwork by David Bielanko. You can still order it at www.yeproc.com I've given it a couple of spins so far and I'd say that it's very good, in a Replacements meet the Stones kind of way. Favorite tracks so far are The Closer, The Hustle, Sooner or Later, Demon of White Sadness and Poor People. JC Yea!!! I am so happy to read this. I love Sooner or Later... well, I love them all. Bought Kate Bush but prior to that I just bought some live Snow Patrol on itunes. And my 19th copy of Exile on Main Street. What is it with losing cd's... Stole some stuff I haven't bought yet - Arcade Fire, Hot Hot Heat, White Stripes. I'm workin on it. ;-) Cynthia
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Post by musicaljustice on Nov 15, 2005 12:05:03 GMT -5
Hey Cynthia... I need to check out the Kate Bush CD as it's getting rave reviews. I think Entertainment Weekly just gave it an "A". I'm sure I'll find some stuff to play on the station. There's live Snow Patrol on iTunes? Yikes! I must be slackin' off... Oh well, guess what I'll be doin' tonight? Apple loves me.
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Post by wallrock on Nov 17, 2005 13:29:32 GMT -5
Well, I just recently binged and got a new slew of CD's for this four day site trip to Fargo, ND I had to take for work. I went down to my favorite indie record store in Madison, B-Sides, three days before my trip and I walked out with Mike Doughty "Haughty Melodic," the Constantines "Shine a Light," James McMurtry "Childish Things," the Waco Brothers "Freedom and Weep" and Lucero "Nobody's Darlings."
Of the five, the Constantines have spent the most time in my player. I bought this after downloading the song On To You and listening to it over and over. I still can't get it out of my head. Normally, I have a rule whereas I won't buy an album until I have heard at least two tracks that I like. I broke this rule for three of these five. The Constantines are suprisingly hard to describe, but in many reviews the word "gritty" is used.
I bought the new Waco Brothers without even hearing one track off of it, but I didn't have any worries. I had several strong endorsements from a few friends of mine, including one Chicago guy who said this was as good as "Cowboy in Flames."
I also had heard only We Can't Make Here Anymore off of "Childish Things." Still, anything by McMurtry has got to be good, and this album doesn't disappoint. The best tracks include the aforementioned and The Old Side of Town.
I saw Mike Doughty in concert a while back, and I had been meaning to get his album. As it turns out, I like these songs even more now than I did at the concert.
And Lucero, well I bought this for two reasons: 1) The songs I heard on MJ were spectacular, and 2) Lucero is just an amazing band. I was actually a little upset this album had been out for so long before I got around to picking it up.
All in all this is one of the best binge I have had in a while. Four days on the road passes a lot faster with new music to listen to.
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Post by mcallan on Jan 7, 2006 12:05:11 GMT -5
Just got Ryan Adams and The Cardinals. Haven't even had a chance to listen to it yet, but from what I've heard on MJ, I'm sure it will be a treat.
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Post by musicaljustice on Apr 17, 2006 22:15:32 GMT -5
I'm going out tomorrow to get the new Drive-By Truckers. Entertainment Weekly gave it an A-. It's going to be a very good day... ;D
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