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September 04, 2007
New Album Releases, 9-4-2007: Trojan Country Reggae Box, Patti Scialfa, Ice Cube I see one really interesting album in this week's weak listings, a three CD box Trojan Country Reggae Box Set. As the reggae form was emerging in Jamaica in the 1960s and 70s, they were being blasted with megawatt American radio broadcasts. Thus, they knew the American music as well as the Americans, being exposed to US pop, soul, rock and even country music.
This set compiles vintage Jamaican covers of American country music. I'd bet that Toots and the Maytals did something most groovy with "Take Me Home Country Roads." I'm right interested in hearing the ska version of "Tennessee Waltz" and the reggae version of "Stand By Your Man."
Patti Scialfa has a new album called Play It as It Lays. I've never known of Mrs Springsteen being a big seller in her own rite, but this album is currently #3 at Amazon. Hopefully it'll be better than the tuneless and utterly generic "Radio Nowhere" that her husband has circulating on the net in advance of their upcoming E Street Band album.
O'Shea Jackson aka Ice Cube is "The Wrong (Negro) to (fornicate) With," as per the title of one of his movie soundtrack songs on the new compilation In the Movies. This appears to contain a pretty high percentage of songs not on any of his own albums.
Here's the complete list of this week's major new album releases, courtesy AMG:
Heavy Trash Going Way Out with Heavy Trash Yep Rock Rockabilly Revival, Garage Punk, Indie Rock
Patti Scialfa Play It as It Lays Columbia Album Rock, Roots Rock, Contemporary Singer/Songwriter, Pop, Singer/Songwriter, Rock & Roll
Athletic Automaton A Journey Through Roman's Empire Skin Graft Avant-Prog, Experimental Rock, Industrial Metal, Heavy Metal, Hard Rock
Albert Ayler The Hilversum Session Coppens Avant-Garde Jazz, Free Jazz, Avant-Garde
Rachel Barton Pine An Italian Sojourn Cedille Italian Music for Violin, Cello & Harpsichord
Joshua Bell Corigliano: The Red Violin Concerto; Violin Sonata Sony Classical Contemporary Music for Violin
Calvin Harris I Created Disco Red Label Alternative Dance, Indie Electronic
The Holloways So This Is Great Britain? [Bonus Tracks] TVT Indie Pop, Britpop
Ice Cube In the Movies Priority West Coast Rap, Gangsta Rap, Hardcore Rap
Jars of Clay The Essential Jars of Clay Essential/Legacy Alternative CCM, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock
Jars of Clay Live Monsters Essential Alternative CCM, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock
Will Kimbrough EP Daphne Contemporary Singer/Songwriter, Americana, Alternative Country
Jenny Lin Nostalghia: Piano Works by Valentin Silvestrov Haenssler Classic Contemporary Music for Piano
Ferraby Lionheart Catch the Brass Ring RCA Alternative Singer/Songwriter, Indie Pop
McRad FDR Red/Uprising Skatepunk, Hardcore Punk
New Model Army High Attack Attack Post-Punk, Alternative Pop/Rock
Daniel Pollack Colors RCM Romantic Music for Piano
Giora Schmidt Vocalise Endeavour Classics Piano Recital
Patrick Stewart Richard Strauss: Enoch Arden Sony Classical Post-Romantic Orchestral Music with Recitation
PRE Epic Fits Skin Graft Noise-Rock, No Wave, Hardcore Punk
The Perishers Victorious Nettwerk Alternative Pop/Rock
Pink Floyd The Piper at the Gates of Dawn [40th Anniversary 2-CD Edition] Capitol British Psychedelia, Psychedelic, British Invasion, Prog-Rock/Art Rock
Turzi A Kemado Indie Electronic
Townes Van Zandt Be Here to Love Me Tomato Music Americana, Contemporary Folk, Singer/Songwriter, Progressive Country
Townes Van Zandt For the Sake of the Song: First Album Tomato Music Contemporary Folk, Singer/Songwriter, Country-Rock, Progressive Country, Americana
Various Artists A Place for Us: A Tribute to 50 Years of West Side Story Masterworks Broadway Musicals, Show Tunes
Various Artists Trojan Country Reggae Box Set Trojan Reggae, Country *********************** Patti Scialfa
