After getting past the typical "what the heck this sounds nothing like the last album" thoughts that happen every time they put out a new album, I've found myself really, really enjoying this one. "XV" is a little heavier (the 12 string bass is back!) than what they've done in a while and contains more big riffs than a typical King's X disc. Different but as always it is a King's X album. So far I think it is their strongest since TapeHead ('98).
The reviews on this new album have been great. Google them at your own desire.
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Spent an hour at Recordland today. Amongst the gems uncovered: The new REM Accelerate for $10. Brand new still in wrapper. Better yet there was a second copy also in the wrapper brand new. So if anyone was looking to pick it up, you can't beat that price.
Also new and in wrapper the first CD form Kathleen Edwards. Not my usual cup of tea, but $10 and I like to support Canucks.
Saw but did not buy Death Cab for Cutie in wrapper brand new.
Btw, recordland is a used store, so I always get excited when I find unopened new releases there.
Used ones I picked up were Hoodoo Gurus for $5, plays great; and a Marillion I did not have.
Recordland drove me nuts when I lived in Calgary. From the way he has everything laid out to fighting people while looking for sh_t. I did however find a number of OOP discs for a much more reasonable price than I'd get on Ebay. My fave place for used discs was the Cash Converters on MacLeod and the one on Bow Trail which is now unfortunately closed. Bought a TON of CDs from both those places and some hard to find stuff. Most CDs were $3 or $6.
I also see another person digs the latest King's X (Ernie). Good to hear. Make sure you guys bring a friend out a friend or two to see them if they indeed return to Calgary. Last gig they played (The Wharehouse) I'd guess there were no more than 50-75 people. Pretty lame although it allowed me to stand about 3 feet away from Ty... pure awesomeness.
Also new and in wrapper the first CD form Kathleen Edwards. Not my usual cup of tea, but $10 and I like to support Canucks.
I think you will like that one. On a recent CBC3 podcast, Dave Hodge and Ron Maclean admitted they were big fans. Who knew these hockey hosts were into indie music?
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Also new and in wrapper the first CD form Kathleen Edwards. Not my usual cup of tea, but $10 and I like to support Canucks.
Her new one "Asking for Flowers" is excellent IMO
Saw her open up for Blue Rodeo in Buffalo some time ago and there is just something about her voice I like. Her range isn't great or anything but it's unique.
Come to think of it Blue Rodeo has introduced me to a number of performers with that opening act. Kathleen Edwards, Matt Mays and El Torpedo, and just recently Melissa McClelland.
I agree, her voice isn't spectacular, but there's something about it. In addition to being a good lyricist, I think what catches people is the odd turn of phrase - both lyrically and melodically. She tends to twist things just enough to catch you off-guard and make unpredictable what could be predictable female singer-songwriter shlock.
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The great CP is in dire need of prunes!
"That's because the productive part of society is adverse to giving up all their wealth so you libs can conduct your social experiments. Experience tells us your a bunch of snake oil salesman...Sucks to be you." ~Calgaryborn 12/06/09 keeping it really stupid!
Saw her open up for Blue Rodeo in Buffalo some time ago and there is just something about her voice I like. Her range isn't great or anything but it's unique.
Come to think of it Blue Rodeo has introduced me to a number of performers with that opening act. Kathleen Edwards, Matt Mays and El Torpedo, and just recently Melissa McClelland.
first heard of the Skydiggers the same way, opening for Blue Rodeo in 1989 I think
Can't wait..they are one of if not the best band in the world right now. Dying to see them live.
Saw MMJ at the Commodore in Vancouver a few years ago. They are fantastic live, their lead singer has a huge mop of hair and he plays barefoot (or at least, he did for this gig). Seriously, the Commodore Ballroom is the best place to watch live music - we were able to stand there and watch with our pints of beer resting on the stage itself.
Sadly, another band that will probably never play Calgary.
Saw MMJ at the Commodore in Vancouver a few years ago. They are fantastic live, their lead singer has a huge mop of hair and he plays barefoot (or at least, he did for this gig). Seriously, the Commodore Ballroom is the best place to watch live music - we were able to stand there and watch with our pints of beer resting on the stage itself.
Sadly, another band that will probably never play Calgary.
Yeah I remember trying to go to that show..I was living in Calgary at the time and could'nt make a trip out to Vancouver. Tickets were like $20 bucks or something rediculously cheap, for a band of that calibur.
I've been a fan of these guys for a long time and they are really turning heads now. The live DVD Okonokos is fantastic. They are not only a great live act but their albums range from really good to brilliant, and Jim James is a great songwriter.
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A few weeks after crashing head-first into the boards (denting his helmet and being unable to move for a little while) following a hit from behind by Bob Errey, the Calgary Flames player explains:
"I was like Christ, lying on my back, with my arms outstretched, crucified"
-- Frank Musil - Early January 1994
Wow, I can't believe Kid Rock continues to make money. The guy is absolutely dreadful.
It truly confuses me as to why anyone ever liked any of his music. But obviously quite a few people do. The entertainment style of Kid Rock reminds me of the WWE.
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A few weeks after crashing head-first into the boards (denting his helmet and being unable to move for a little while) following a hit from behind by Bob Errey, the Calgary Flames player explains:
"I was like Christ, lying on my back, with my arms outstretched, crucified"
-- Frank Musil - Early January 1994
It truly confuses me as to why anyone ever liked any of his music. But obviously quite a few people do. The entertainment style of Kid Rock reminds me of the WWE.
"Hate by Numbers" counts down the 7 reasons why Kid Rock's newest song might be the worst.
it's more of the same from them... straight-up power-pop. It's all right, I guess... there are a couple good songs. But it's disappointing to hear them recycling the same ideas. Rivers Cuomo is a brilliant songwriter ('Pinkerton' is still in my top 10 albums of the 90s) but he seems content to just recycle what the teens want (as per 'Dope Nose').
This is the first album where his schtick gets really old, and odd, imo... singing about teen angst when you have a paunch is just plain wrong.
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The great CP is in dire need of prunes!
"That's because the productive part of society is adverse to giving up all their wealth so you libs can conduct your social experiments. Experience tells us your a bunch of snake oil salesman...Sucks to be you." ~Calgaryborn 12/06/09 keeping it really stupid!
Queen and Paul Rogers are releasing a new CD in September (wish they wouldn't, or at least call it something other than Queen - not the same without Freddie and John). New song C-lebrity does not impress much:
So last week, I was lucky enough to hear the new album from Brooklyn’s finest TV On The Radio, Dear Science at a very small little listening party in Soho. Quite exciting as it’s not due out until September 23rd and on initial listenings, it sounds like it really could be one 2008’s musical gems. So I’ve got my paper pad and pen at the ready. Gosh, I sure hope people don’t notice and that I don’t look too uncool…
The follow-up to the band’s 2006 record Return to Cookie Mountain, encompasses an impressively majestic and strikingly orchestral arrangement into its 70/80’s glam-rock David Bowie-influenced sound (See: ‘Golden Age’)
There’s no shortage of intricate, atonal layers, shimmering vocals and sonic explosions of the thrillingly unexpected on TV On The Radio’s third album, Dear Science. But when DiS headed out to the 4AD offices for a too-brief first listen, we were genuinely surprised by what we heard. The effects – drums, strings, synth (a lot of synth) – are shinier than ever, against a sinister backdrop of feedback and fuzz. The vocals are alternately sexier and angrier. And the beats are unrepentantly funky. It’s like the boys have gathered the glammest riffs of three-decades-ago Bowie and Prince and fed them through some mysterious, apocalyptic sound machine – also known as the virtuoso production factory of David Andrew Sitek. All hail their dark vision of the future.
Whether Dear Science stands the test of time like classic records must is impossible to predict right now, but, at this moment in time, it's sounding like one of the albums of the year, and its makers' latest, greatest masterpiece. - Drowned In Sound
The under-appreciated Lindsey Buckingham, Gift Of Screws scores 78:
