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March 03, 2009
New CD Album Releases, 3-3-2009: U2, Neko Case, The Prodigy Sucking up all the oxygen in the room this week is Sir Bono and U2 with No Line on the Horizon. Should have called it "no memorable tunes on the horizon." I'm suffering to make myself listen to it all the way through.
"Get Your Boots On" is the single, and that's just worthless. There's not a decent hook, or even a decent production or arrangement gimmick - much less a tune. Generic U2. Just add water, makes it own sauce.
It's the #1 seller at Amazon, naturally, but they're long past having anything whatsoever to say. Devoted fans will by their albums forevermore, no matter how badly they dilute the brand with worthless crap like this. But hey, there are still people who will buy new albums by the Stones or Dylan - and convince themselves that they're good. Look, U2 made plenty of good albums - and you already own them. Just play them.
Beyond that, I just don't see anybody at all of interest. Perhaps this week you spend your entertainment budget on paying down your credit card. Something worth buying will show up eventually.
Here's the complete list of this week's major new album releases:
Neko Case Middle Cyclone Anti Alternative Country-Rock, Alternative Singer/Songwriter, Americana, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Indie Rock
The Prodigy Invaders Must Die Cooking Vinyl Electronica, Club/Dance, Funky Breaks
Rush Retrospective, Vol. 3 Atlantic/WEA Album Rock, Prog-Rock/Art Rock, Hard Rock, Arena Rock
Soundtrack of Our Lives Communion Yep Roc Indie Rock, Neo-Psychedelia, Rock & Roll
U2 No Line on the Horizon Interscope Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock
Cecilia Bartoli Vincenzo Bellini: La sonnambula Decca Romantic Opera
Bell X1 Blue Lights on the Runway Yep Roc Indie Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock
Boozoo Bajou Grains !K7 Downtempo, Downbeat
Allison Brown The Company You Keep Compass Progressive Bluegrass, Contemporary Bluegrass, New Acoustic
Gautier Capucon Dvorak, Victor Herbert: Cello Concertos Virgin Classics Post-Romantic Music for Cello & Orchestra
Liz Carroll & John Doyle Double Play Compass Celtic Folk, Contemporary Celtic
De Rosa Prevention Chemikal Underground Indie Rock
Drowning Pool Loudest Common Denominator Eleven Seven Hard Rock, Alternative Metal, Post-Grunge
Justin Townes Earle Midnight at the Movies Bloodshot Americana, Alternative Country
Faust C'est Com...Com...Complique Bureau B Experimental Rock, Kraut Rock, Experimental, Prog-Rock/Art Rock
Bela Fleck Throw Down Your Heart, Tales from the Acoustic Planet, Vol. 3: Africa Sesssions Rounder Aboriginal Folk, African Folk
Harmonic 313 When Machines Exceed Human Intelligence Warp Experimental Techno, Neo-Electro
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band Hot City: The 1974 Unreleased Album Major League Glam Rock, Blues-Rock, Hard Rock, Album Rock
Ben Klock One Ostgut Club/Dance, Techno, Minimal Techno, Ambient Techno
The Long Lost The Long Lost Ninja Tune Alternative Singer/Songwriter, Indie Electronic
Sir Charles Mackerras Janacek: Sinfonietta; Operatic Preludes; Weinberger: Schwanda the Bagpiper; Smetana: The Bartered Bride Overture EMI Classics Romantic & Modern Orchestral Music
Dmitri Makhtin Bach: Sonates & Partitas, Vol. 1 Lontano Baroque Music for Violin
Raul Malo Lucky One Fantasy Neo-Traditionalist Country, Americana, Progressive Country
Buddy and Julie Miller Written in Chalk New West Americana, Country-Rock
Marissa Nadler Little Hells Kemado Alternative Singer/Songwriter, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock
Itzhak Perlman Joplin: Rag-Time Music; Previn: A Different Kind of Blues EMI Classics Post-Romantic & Modern Music for Violin, Piano & Chamber Ensemble
Angus & Julia Stone A Book Like This Nettwerk Alternative Singer/Songwriter, Indie Pop
Tierney Sutton Desire Telarc Vocal Jazz
Thin Lizzy Still Dangerous: Live at Tower Theatre Philadelphia 1977 Proper Arena Rock, Hard Rock
Various Artists The Complete Motown Singles, Vol. 11B: 1971 Hip-O Select Smooth Soul, Motown, Funk, Soul
Marty Willson-Piper Nightjar Second Motion Alternative Pop/Rock
