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May 30, 2006
New Album Releases, 5-30-2006 New album releases are a little thin this week- but I consider that an improvement and a relief after the Satanic onslaught last week of Michael Bolton and the dreaded (but admittedly cute) Dixie Chicks.
There is one main promising new album, an all Carter songs record from Ralph Stanley calledA Distant Land to Roam: Songs of the Carter Family. These old tales of mortality and morality are the stuff the Stanley brothers cut their teeth on, and it's been noted by numerous folks already that it's a bit strange that he's only cutting a whole album of Carter songs a few months shy of his 80th birthday. Now, I'm not saying that Ralph Stanley ranks up there with true visionary artists like Miss Martie and the other Dixie Chicks, but at least he won't consider himself too good to be in the same record collection with Reba.
Les Claypool has an album this week, Of Whales and Woe. Hopefully this will suck as bad as classic Primus.
There's also a promising looking single disc compilation of Johnny "Guitar" Watson The Best of the Funk Years.
Here's the complete list of this week's major new releases, courtesy AMG:
Boards of Canada Trans Canada Highway Warp IDM, Ambient Techno, Electronica
Jim Dickinson Jungle Jim and the Voodoo Tiger Memphis Int'l Country Boogie, Boogie Rock, Honky Tonk, Roots Rock, Rock & Roll, R&B
Ralph Stanley A Distant Land to Roam: Songs of the Carter Family Columbia/DMZ Appalachian Folk, Bluegrass, Traditional Country, Traditional Bluegrass, Bluegrass-Gospel
Dave Alvin West of the West Yep Roc Alternative Country-Rock
Ammoncontact With Voices Ninja Tune Underground Rap
Asobi Seksu Citrus Friendly Fire Indie Rock, Shoegaze
BoyJazz In The City Tonight Frenetic Indie Rock
Chatham County Line Speed of the Whippoorwill Yep Roc Contemporary Bluegrass
Choir of St. Ignatius Loyola Wondrous Love MSR Choral Music
Les Claypool Of Whales and Woe Prawn Song Funk Metal, Alternative Pop/Rock
Crash Romeo Minutes to Miles Trustkill Punk-Pop, Punk Revival
Placido Domingo Italia, ti amo Deutsche Grammophon Italian Songs
Eldar Eldar Live at the Blue Note Sony Classical Post-Bop
The F****** Champs III Frenetic Heavy Metal, Indie Rock, Instrumental Rock
The Forecast In the Shadow of Two Gunmen Victory Indie Rock, Alternative Country-Rock
Nikolaus Harnoncourt Haydn: Orlando Paladino RCA Classical Opera
Herbert Scale K7 Left-Field House, Jazz-House, Club/Dance
Julliard String Quartet String Quartets with Soprano Bridge Modern and Contemporary Chamber Music
Kris Kristofferson Live from Austin, Texas New West Outlaw Country, Singer/Songwriter, Progressive Country, Country-Rock
Jas Mathus & Knockdown South Old Scool Hot Wings 219 Modern Delta Blues, Modern Acoustic Blues, Traditional Country
Charles Mingus Take the 'A' Train Back Up Hard Bop, Progressive Big Band
The Modern Machines Take It Somebody Dirtnap Indie Rock, Bar Band
The 1900s Plume Delivery Parasol Indie Pop, Chamber Pop
Noxagt Noxagt Load Doom Metal, Experimental Rock, Noise-Rock
Original TV Soundtrack Rescue Me Nettwerk TV Soundtracks, Alternative Pop/Rock, Indie Rock
Peeping Tom Peeping Tom Ipecac Indie Rock, Electronic, Hip-Hop
Charley Pride The Essential Charley Pride [RLG Legacy] RCA Nashville/Legacy Country-Pop, Traditional Country, Nashville Sound/Countrypolitan
Procussions 5 Sparrows for 2 Cents Rawkus Underground Rap
Quietdrive When All That's Left Is You Epic/Red Ink Alternative Pop/Rock, Emo, Punk-Pop
Jim Reeves The Essential Jim Reeves [RCA Nashville/Legacy] RCA Nashville/Legacy Nashville Sound/Countrypolitan, Country-Pop, Traditional Country
George Thorogood The Hard Stuff Eagle Bar Band, Album Rock, Hard Rock, Blues-Rock, Slide Guitar Blues
Various Artists Lou Harrison: Chamber and Gamelan Works New World Contemporary Chamber Music
Johnny "Guitar" Watson The Best of the Funk Years Shout! Factory Modern Electric Texas Blues, Electric Texas Blues, R&B, Funk, Modern Electric Blues, Soul
Young Jeezy $Nowman BCD Music Group Southern Rap, Gangsta Rap
Young Jeezy You Can't Ban the Snowman BCD Music Group Southern Rap, Gangsta Rap
