Blind Faith’s eponymous album.
Lenny Kravitz’s It Is Time for a Love Revolution.
Matthew Perryman Jones’s Swallow the Sea, which I’ve been waiting for since … oh, about a half-hour after I first spun Throwing Punches in the Dark.
- 20 Jul 1995 [Nashville, TN, USA] concert bootleg of Wilco.
1995-07-20: Dancing in the District, Nashville, TN, USA
- 20 Apr 2004 [Minneapolis, MN, USA] concert bootleg of M. Ward, Jim James, and Conor Oberst.
2004-04-20: Pantages Theatre, Minneapolis, MN, USA (disc 1) and
2004-04-20: Pantages Theatre, Minneapolis, MN, USA (disc 2).
- 18 Nov 2006 [Dayton, OH, USA] concert bootleg of Over the Rhine.
2006-11-18: Canal Street Tavern, Dayton, OH, USA (disc 1) and
2006-11-18: Canal Street Tavern, Dayton, OH, USA (disc 2).
1 Aug 2008 [Sugar Land, TX, USA] concert bootleg of Andy Gullahorn.
2008-08-01: Andrews Home, Sugar Land, TX, USA (disc 1) and
2008-08-01: Andrews Home, Sugar Land, TX, USA (disc 2).
Last week was very good to my ears:
Nirvana’s Nevermind. Is there an album with a better opening than Nevermind? I mean, it’s a Led Zeppelin-esque tour de force to kick things off. Just fantastic. Four-and-a-half stars.
The Cardigans’ Life. Still definitely in a pop vein, but it’s got a lot more groove behind Nina’s voice musically. Three stars.
Over the Rhine’s Live From Nowhere, Volume Three. Worth the wait, as usual. Four-and-a-half stars. People, this is how you do it: put out a live album every year. Put a couple covers on it. Sell to your hardcore fans directly, and you’ll keep them happy.
- 16 Jul 2006 [Florence, MA, USA] concert bootleg of The Autumn Defense. I own Birds, Beasts, and Flowers, their half-and-half EP with Hem [because of the latter], but this is the first time I’ve given them a serious listen. I thought BBF was uninspiring for bringing people to Hem, and I think the same can be said for The Autumn Defense—I’ll be checking more out now. Three stars.
- 17 May 2008 [St. Louis, MO, USA] concert bootleg of Wilco. Nothing special. Three stars.
- 23 Jun 2008 [Santa Monica, CA, USA] concert bootleg of Death Cab for Cutie. A solid recording. Three-and-a-half stars.
- 22 Jul 2008 [San Diego, CA, USA] concert bootleg of Feist. A fantastic recording. Four stars.
Geof’s New Music: 31 Aug – 6 Sep 2008…
Just one shopping month left until my birthday! Y’all know I love music, to the point that I have a separate Amazon wishlist for music only. Ahem.
Sandra McCracken’s Red Balloon. When you’re friends, you get advance copies.
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