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January 16, 2007
New Album Releases, 1-16-2007: America, Crowded House, Wanda Sykes, and the Smithereens meet the Beatles We're riding through the desert on a mission with no name, which does have the advantage that in the desert you can remember your name. Ah yes, America. They're back with their first new album since around 1922, called Here & Now which also includes a bonus CD of new recordings of the classic hits at XM radio studios.
Crowded House are releasing the recording of their farewell concert on the tenth anniversary of the event with the vaguely morbid title Farewell to the World.
At least the idea of Meet the Smithereens sounds like a particularly unmistakable sign of utter creative bankruptcy - especially for being their first new album in some seven years. Apparently, they pretty much made a note for note cover of the entire classic first Capitol Beatles album. Why?
Here's the complete list of this week's major new album releases, courtesy AMG:
America Here & Now Burgundy/Sony BMG Music Enter Pop/Rock, Soft Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Adult Contemporary, Singer/Songwriter, AM Pop, Folk-Rock
Crowded House Farewell to the World EMI/Parlophone Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Pop/Rock
The Mahavishnu Project Return to the Emerald Beyond Cuneiform Jazz-Rock, Fusion
The Smithereens Meet the Smithereens! Koch Tribute Albums, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock
Elis Griefshire [Bonus Track] Napalm Neo-Classical Metal, Progressive Metal, Heavy Metal
Al Green Definitive Greatest Hits [CD/DVD] Capitol/EMI Smooth Soul, Memphis Soul, Soul
Guru Guru Don't Call Us We Call You Atlantic Kraut Rock, Prog-Rock/Art Rock
Guru Guru Shake Well Revisited/Inside/Out Prog-Rock/Art Rock, Blues-Rock
Guru Guru Wah Wah Revisited/Inside/Out Prog-Rock/Art Rock, Experimental Rock
The Holmes Brothers State of Grace Alligator Retro-Soul, Soul-Blues, Modern Electric Blues
Rene Jacobs Rene... By Himself [Includes DVD] Harmonia Mundi Baroque Works for Counter Tenor
Philippe Jaroussky Vivaldi Heroes Virgin Classics Baroque Opera Arias
Coco Montoya Dirty Deal Alligator Modern Electric Blues, Soul-Blues
Viktoria Mullova Viktoria Mullova & Katia Lebeque in Recital KML Music for Violin & Piano
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf Elisabeth Schwarzkopf 1915-2006 EMI Classics Vocal Masterworks
