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April 28, 2009
New CD Album Releases, 4-28-2009: Bob Dylan, Ben Folds
The current #15 album in the land according to Amazon consists of various campus vocal groups doing acapella renditions of Ben Folds songs. Thus it is called University A Cappella!. It was put together by Ben Folds himself. It's just the kind of cheesy thing that shouldn't work, but probably does. Think again of his little mind meld with William Shatner a few years back. I'm just disappointed that the song lineup does NOT include "The Battle of Who Could Care Less" or "Rockin the Suburbs" "Hiroshima" or the best record of 2008, "The Bitch Went Nuts[fake]."
The #2 Amazon album this minute is Together Through Life, billed as Bob Dylan's 46th album. Listening to previews, he hasn't got any voice left to sing with. More importantly, I haven't heard a memorable TUNE out of Dylan since Infidels in 1983. Every bit of these new songs sounds like generic blues, and not a hint of a hook. Still, he wrote "Bob Dylan's 115th Dream" and "Neighborhood Bully," so that kinda halfway rates him at least half a listen.
Here's the complete list of this week's major new CD album releases:
Crocodiles Summer of Hate Fat Possum Noise Pop, Indie Rock
Bob Dylan Together Through Life Columbia Album Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Blues-Rock, Rock & Roll, Folk-Rock
Mike Jones The Voice Asylum Southern Rap, Hardcore Rap
Sweet Action: The Sweet Anthology Shout! Factory Glitter, Bubblegum, Glam Rock, Hard Rock, Pop/Rock
Acid Mothers Temple & the Melting Paraiso U.F.O. Interstellar Guru and Zero Homeopathic Experimental Rock, Prog-Rock/Art Rock
Johnny Adams Essential Recordings: The Great Johnny Adams Jazz Album Rounder Southern Soul, Vocal Jazz, New Orleans R&B
Ape School Ape School Counter Acid Folk, Post-Rock/Experimental
The Audition The Audition Victory Emo, Punk-Pop
The Black Crowes Warpaint Live Eagle American Trad Rock, Southern Rock, Blues-Rock
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown Essential Recordings: Flippin' Out Rounder Modern Electric Texas Blues, Modern Delta Blues, Texas Blues, Electric Texas Blues, Modern Electric Blues
