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March 31, 2009
New CD Album Releases, 3-31-2009: Prince Rogers Nelson, Flo Rida, Diana Krall, Keith Urban He's been hit and miss for years, but you never know when Prince is going to break us off something good. LotusFlow3r is a 3CD set, available for the modest price of $12 at Target - or for about $75 to download it from Prince's official website. That Prince, he so crazy.
I haven't been to Target yet to give him my money, but this comes out as three distinct individual albums. One is something like vintage old school Prince synthesizer funk. Then there's a guitar dominated album where he does his Hendrix thing. Then there's an album for his latest young female protege. I think her name is Not Apollonia. Odds are that there's going to be at least a little of something hot across three discs of new Prince.
The #1 album at Amazon at the moment comes from Mrs Elvis Costello, or Diana Krall as some call her. Quiet Nights has her doing low key bossa nova and ballads. Of particular likely interest, she's doing "Walk On By" and "Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry."
Defying Gravity is the fifth album from Keith Urban. He rules the roost in commercial country. He's got the #1 country album, and #4 of all albums currently at Amazon.
From the vaults we have newly released Lynyrd Skynyrd live recordings from 1975 and one from 1976. Authorized Bootleg: Live at the Cardiff Capitol Theater - Cardiff, Wales Nov. 04 1975 was recorded for the King Biscuit Flour Hour. Skynyrd is dead. Long live Skynyrd.
Here's the complete list of this week's major new album releases:
Gavin DeGraw Free J-Records Contemporary Singer/Songwriter, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock
Flo Rida R.O.O.T.S. (Route of Overcoming the Struggle) Poe Boy Music/Atlantic Pop-Rap, Southern Rap
PJ Harvey & John Parish A Woman a Man Walked By Island Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative Singer/Songwriter, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Indie Rock
Diana Krall Quiet Nights Verve Vocal Jazz, Traditional Pop, Standards, Contemporary Jazz
Peter Bjorn and John Living Thing Almost Gold/Startime Internat Indie Rock, Swedish Pop/Rock, New Wave/Post-Punk Revival
Keith Urban Defying Gravity Capitol Pop/Rock, Contemporary Country, Country-Pop
Yeah Yeah Yeahs It's Blitz! Interscope/DGC/Dress Up Alternative Pop/Rock, Garage Punk, Indie Rock
The Answer Everyday Demons [Bonus Track] The End Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Blues-Rock
Rodney Atkins It's America Curb Contemporary Country
Count Basie & His Orchestra Basie Swings Standards Pablo Swing, Big Band
Chuck Berry You Never Can Tell: The Complete Chess Recordings 1960-1966 Hip-O-Select Rock & Roll, Early R&B
Chris Botti Chris Botti in Boston Columbia Standards, Contemporary Jazz
Bow Wow New Jack City II Columbia Pop-Rap, Southern Rap
Bobby Brown Gold Geffen Urban, Teen Pop, Contemporary R&B, New Jack Swing
Michael Christie Mark Grey: Enemy Slayer: A Navajo Oratorio Naxos Contemporary Music for Voice, Chorus & Orchestra
Cinderella Authorized Bootleg: Live at the Tokyo Dome - Tokyo, Japan Dec. 31 1990 Island/Mercury Pop-Metal, Arena Rock, Hair Metal, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Bruce Cockburn Slice O Life: Bruce Cockburn Live Solo Rounder Folk-Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Leonard Cohen Live in London Columbia Singer/Songwriter
A.J. Croce Cage of Muses Seedling Contemporary Blues, Americana
Gustavo Dudamel Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 Deutsche Grammophon Romantic Music for Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta Daron Hagen: Shining Brow Naxos Contemporary Opera
Filter Filter: The Very Best Things (1995-2008) Rhino Industrial Metal, Heavy Metal, Alternative Pop/Rock, Industrial, Post-Grunge, Alternative Metal
Steve Forbert The Place and the Time 429 Contemporary Folk, Contemporary Singer/Songwriter
Adam Franklin Spent Bullets Second Motion Indie Rock
Jim Gaffigan King Baby Comedy Central Standup Comedy, Observational Humor
Great Lake Swimmers Lost Channels Nettwerk Indie Rock, Folk-Pop
Willie Hutch Soul Portrait Shout! Soul
J Dilla Dillanthology 1: J Dilla's Productions for Various Artists Rapster Alternative Rap, Hip-Hop, Midwest Rap, Contemporary R&B
Demi Lovato Don't Forget [Deluxe Edition] Hollywood Teen Pop, Dance-Pop
Lynyrd Skynyrd Authorized Bootleg: Live at Winterland - San Francisco Mar. 07 1976 Geffen Southern Rock, Album Rock, Boogie Rock, Arena Rock, Hard Rock, Blues-Rock, Rock & Roll
Lynyrd Skynyrd Authorized Bootleg: Live at the Cardiff Capitol Theater - Cardiff, Wales Nov. 04 1975 Geffen Southern Rock, Album Rock, Boogie Rock, Arena Rock, Hard Rock, Blues-Rock, Rock & Roll
MSTRKRFT Fist of God Downtown/Dim Mak Alternative Dance, Club/Dance
Ministry Adios...Putas Madres 13th Planet Industrial Metal, Alternative Metal, Industrial
Stevie Nicks The Soundstage Sessions Reprise Pop/Rock, Soft Rock, Album Rock
Rolando Villazon Rolando Villazon sings Handel Deutsche Grammophon Baroque Music for Voice & Orchestra
Benjamin Zander Bruckner: Symphony No. 5 [Hybrid SACD] Telarc Post-Romantic Music for Orchestra
Original Soundtrack Fast & Furious Interscope Pop-Rap, Soundtracks
Bobby Osborne Bluegrass & Beyond Rounder Traditional Bluegrass
Pansy Division That's So Gay Alternative Tentacles Punk Revival, Alternative Pop/Rock, Queercore
Dolly Parton 9 to 5 and Odd Jobs Buddha Urban Cowboy, Contemporary Country, Country-Pop
Prince LotusFlow3r LotusFlow3r Club/Dance, Urban, Funk
Queensrÿche American Soldier Rhino Progressive Metal, Heavy Metal, Prog-Rock/Art Rock, Hard Rock, Album Rock, Arena Rock
John Scofield Piety Street Emarcy Contemporary Jazz, Jazz-Funk, Instrumental Gospel, Contemporary Gospel
The Shacklefords The Shacklefords Sing Capitol Folk Revival, Folk-Pop, Country-Folk, Country-Pop
Maria Taylor LadyLuck Nettwerk Indie Rock, Alternative Singer/Songwriter, Alternative Pop/Rock
Thunderheist Thunderheist Big Dada Indie Electronic, Club/Dance
Peter Walker Long Lost Tapes 1970 Tompkins Square Experimental Rock, Guitar Virtuoso, Folk-Rock, Psychedelic
Muddy Waters Authorized Bootleg: Live at the Fillmore Auditorium - San Francisco Nov 04-06 1966 Geffen/Chess Blues Revival, Electric Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Chicago Blues
The Whitest Boy Alive Rules Asound/Bubbles Indie Rock, Alternative Dance
Flo Rida 
