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October 07, 2008
New CD Album Releases, 10-7-2008: Bob Dylan, Philip Glass, the Clash I suppose the big new album release this week would have to be the newest edition in Bob Dylan's official "bootleg" seris, The Bootleg Series, Vol. 8: Tell Tale Signs - Rare and Unreleased 1989-2006. This will cover from Oh Mercy to Modern Times. Granted I haven't heard all of every album in this period, but seriously with the Dylan worship. This guy hasn't written a memorable song since the classic Infidels in 1981. Do you REALLY need to hear a bunch of outtakes that will be even crappier than the useless albums they were left off of? Do you really have any reason to hear songs that weren't good enough to make it on Oh Mercy? You know, you could just as well listen to Blood on the Tracks again.
One thing that might actually be worth checking out would be the Clash Live at Shea Stadium. They might not have known squat about politics, and they all deserve to go to hell for titling an album in tribute to the goddam Sandinistas, but they were a hell of a rock band, no two ways about it.
Modern avant composer Philip Glass has a new album this week, Glass Box. This guy is just utterly unlistenable crap from every note I've ever heard of him. Really, I mention him just for the opportunity of invoking a song from a more accomplished artist - Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog. "Philip Glass, atonal ass. You're not immune, write a song with a f*&$ing tune." Amen.
Other than that, we're getting down to a bunch of Christmas albums, including titles from Julian Koster, Elliott Yamin, George Strait and the Brian Setzer Orchestra.
Here's the listing of this week's new album releases, courtesy AMG:
Deerhoof Offend Maggie Kill Rock Stars Indie Rock, Noise-Rock, Noise Pop
Bob Dylan The Bootleg Series, Vol. 8: Tell Tale Signs - Rare and Unreleased 1989-2006 Columbia/Legacy Singer/Songwriter, Rock & Roll
Lambchop OH (Ohio) Merge Chamber Pop, Alternative Country-Rock, Indie Rock
Margot & the Nuclear So and So's Not Animal Epic Indie Rock
Oasis Dig Out Your Soul Big Brother/Reprise British Trad Rock, Britpop, Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Hard Rock
Jay Reatard Matador Singles '08 Matador Indie Rock, Lo-Fi, New Wave/Post-Punk Revival, Garage Punk
Damon Aaron Highlands Ubiquity Alternative Singer/Songwriter, Indie Electronic, Urban Folk
John Adams John Adams: Hallelujah Junction - A Nonesuch Retrospective Nonesuch Contemporary Orchestral, Vocal and Chamber Music
The Annuals Such Fun Columbia/Red Indie Rock
Antony and the Johnsons Another World Secretly Canadian Indie Pop, Chamber Pop
Aqualung Words & Music Verve Forecast Contemporary Singer/Songwriter, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock
Big & Rich Big & Rich's Super Galactic Fan Pak, Vol. 2 Warner Bros. Contemporary Country, Country-Pop, Progressive Country
Charles Bruffy Spotless Rose: Hymns to the Virgin Mary [Hybrid SACD] Chandos Modern and Contemporary Choral Music
Harold Budd/Clive Wright A Song for Lost Blossoms Darla Modern Composition, Minimalism, Ambient
Castanets City of Refuge Asthmatic Kitty Indie Rock
Catfish Haven Devastator Secretly Canadian Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock
The Clash Live at Shea Stadium Epic/Legacy British Punk, Punk, Dance-Rock, Hard Rock
Crooked Fingers Forfeit/Fortune CAI/Red Pig Indie Rock, Alternative Country-Rock
Crystal Antlers EP Touch & Go Experimental Rock, Neo-Psychedelia
Department of Eagles In Ear Park 4AD Indie Electronic, Post-Rock/Experimental
Front 242 Moments... Alfa Matrix Electro-Industrial, Industrial Dance, Industrial
Ezra Furman & the Harpoons Inside the Human Body Minty Fresh Indie Pop, Alternative Singer/Songwriter
Philip Glass Glass Box Nonesuch Contemporary Orchestral, Vocal and Chamber Music
Grails Doomsayer's Holiday Temporary Residence Experimental Rock, Post-Rock/Experimental
Robin Guthrie 3:19 Bande Originale du Film Darla Original Score, Ambient, Experimental Ambient
Merle Haggard 20 Hits, Vol. 2 Curb Western Swing Revival, Bakersfield Sound, Honky Tonk, Traditional Country, Progressive Country
Matt Hires Live from the Hotel Cafe Ada/Atlantic Contemporary Singer/Songwriter
Jolie Holland The Living and the Dead Anti Alternative Folk, Contemporary Singer/Songwriter, Urban Folk
Hot Lava Lavalogy Bar/None Indie Pop
I Am Ghost Those We Leave Behind Epitaph Post-Hardcore, Punk Revival, Goth Rock
Japanese Motors Japanese Motors Vice Garage Rock Revival, Indie Rock
Julian Koster The Singing Saw at Christmastime Merge Holiday, Christmas
Land of Talk Some Are Lakes Saddle Creek Indie Rock
Suzie Leblanc Messiaen: Chants de Terre et de Ciel Atma Classique Modern Vocal Music
The Little Ones Morning Tide Chop Shop/Atlantic Indie Rock, Indie Pop
Del McCoury The Best of Del McCoury: The Groovegrass Years Condon Bluegrass, Bluegrass-Gospel, Country Gospel
Tim McGraw Greatest Hits, Vol. 3 Curb Contemporary Country, Adult Contemporary, Country-Pop, Neo-Traditionalist Country
Sarah McLachlan Closer: The Best of Sarah McLachlan Arista Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Adult Contemporary, Pop/Rock
Jon McLaughlin OK Now Island Contemporary Singer/Songwriter, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock
Pat Metheny & Anna Maria Jopek Upojenie Nonesuch Contemporary Jazz, Jazz-Pop, Vocal Jazz
Juana Molina Un Dia Domino Indie Electronic
Daniel Martin Moore Stray Age Sub Pop Alternative Singer/Songwriter, Alternative Folk
Michala Petri Mozart: Flute Quartets [Hybrid SACD] Our Recordings Classical Chamber Music
Charlie Pickett Bar Band Americanus: The Best of Charlie Pickett And... Bloodshot Roots Rock, Bar Band, Alternative Pop/Rock
The Pretenders Break Up the Concrete Shangri-La Pop/Rock, Americana, Singer/Songwriter, Hard Rock
Sun Ra Secrets of the Sun [Bonus Track] Atavistic Avant-Garde Jazz, Avant-Garde, Free Jazz
Red Car Wire Let's Never Get Older Universal Punk-Pop, Emo
Rise Against Appeal to Reason Interscope Punk Revival, Post-Hardcore
Rosebuds Life Like MergeIndie Rock
Neil Sedaka The Mircale of Christmas [Razor & Tie 2 CD] Razor & Tie Holiday, Christmas
Senses Fail Life Is Not a Waiting Room Vagrant Screamo, Emo, Punk-Pop
Brian Setzer Orchestra The Ultimate Christmas Collection Surfdog WEA Retro-Rock, Retro Swing, Rockabilly Revival, Roots Rock
Spinto Band Moonwink Park the Van Indie Rock
Marnie Stern This Is It and I Am It and You Are It and So Is That and He Is It And She Is It And... Kill Rock Stars Experimental Rock, Noise-Rock, Indie Rock
George Strait Classic Christmas MCA Nashville New Traditionalist, Contemporary Country
The Streets Everything Is Borrowed 679 British Rap, Garage Rap/Grime, Club/Dance
Tesla Forever More Tesla Electric Pop-Metal, Hair Metal, Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Album Rock
Various Artists The First Chapters XL Electronica, Rave, Club/Dance, Techno
Michelle Williams Unexpected Music World/Columbia Urban, Dance-Pop, Adult Contemporary
Women Women Jagjaguwar Noise-Rock, Indie Rock
Wu-Tang Clan Soundtracks from the Shaolin Temple Wanderluxe Hardcore Rap, East Coast Rap
Rachael Yamagata Elephants...Teeth Sinking Into Heart Warner Bros. Adult Alternative Pop/Rock
Elliott Yamin My Kind of Holiday TRP Neo-Soul, Contemporary R&B
Yo Majesty Futuristically Speaking: Never Be Afraid Domino Urban, Pop-Rap
