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Fleet Foxes
Fleet Foxes
Sub Pop, 2008
I call it Medieval Folk Music
I think Fleet Foxes have been around for a while, but they were new to me. I read a review of their CD in a magazine, comparing their sound to Crosby, Stills, & Nash of the 60's & 70's. This is a very fair comparison, as Fleet Foxes have beautiful harmonies. ...
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Modern Guilt
Beck
Interscope Records, 2008
I've never been a Beck fan...
I was super pissed at Beck for charging $37.50 for his concert tickets (MGMT is the opening act and I really, REALLY want to see them but that price puts too big a dent in my music budget) but I got the opportunity to pick up this one on the cheap. I'd heard a couple ...
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Narrow Stairs
Death Cab for Cutie
Atlantic, 2008
YEAH!
Come on. Anyone who can whine about this album after the last several more and more BORING ones is nuts. Narrow Stairs does manage to give a nod back to We Have the Facts..., still one of the finest albums since The Queen is Dead and still sound fresh. I started ...
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Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust
Sigur Ros
Beggars Xl Recording, 2008
Simply amazing
Sigur Ros wrote another masterpiece, it's as simple as that. Don't get me wrong, I'm a huge Sigur Ros fan and indeed have a biased opinion, but hey, I'm a huge Coldplay fan as well and think that their last album (viva la vida, received it the same day as Med Sud I ...
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We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things
Jason Mraz
Atlantic, 2008
Lovin' Mraz!
I had no idea who this singer/artist was. I saw his album cover in Starbucks (and it's sorta eyecatching with the drawing and the title) and said, "Hm. Interesting." Promptly forgot about it. Then heard "I'm Yours" on the radio and said, "Hey, this is great! What a ...
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All I Intended to Be
Emmylou Harris
Nonesuch, 2008
Emmylou at her best!!!
This long-awaited CD is the good, old style that we Emmylou fans have been missing from her. I am totally lovin' playing this!
Thanks for the great music!
Midge Z---Boca Raton,Fl
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Stay Positive
The Hold Steady
Vagrant Records, 2008
Stay Positive
News of the new Hold Steady album raised a lot of questions. Could it possibly live up to the escalating expectations their first three albums produced? Will the familiar characters of the past be back? Can Craig Finn keep writing the wittiest lyrics in rock music? ...
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Viva La Vida
Coldplay
Capitol, 2008
Great album
This CD is a departure from their previous records. It makes them a bit more progressive, the sound is a bit harder but very melodic. If you are not a Coldplay fan, you will be after this album. Highly recommend this record if you remotely like Coldplay. I was ...
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Raising Sand
Robert Plant, Alison Krauss
Rounder, 2007
A wonderful Hegelian synthesis
Raising Sand by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss is a wonderful musical event that may be explained as a Hegelian synthesis of ostensibly opposing ideas....see http://www.aquilaarts.com/plantkrauss.html. Five stars...highly recommend it.
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The Slip
Nine Inch Nails
The Null Corporation, 2008
Amazing
I enjoyed this album from start to finish. Personally it didn't take some getting used to. I preordered it as soon as I could and I received it last week from Amazon. I very much recommend it.
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Accelerate
R.E.M.
Warner Bros / Wea, 2008
Back to basics for REM
I always loved REM but have lost interst in the last so many years. I guess the music was not what I expected but this album brings them back to their roots. It is a fun album that you can listen to over and over and will remind you of the good old days of REM
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Indestructible
Disturbed
Warner Brothers, 2008
Still one of the best bands out there
I have been listening to Disturbed since their first album, and I am a huge fan. I give this album five stars because there are at least nine tracks that I really enjoy. Besides the single "Inside the Fire", songs like "Enough", "Haunted", and "Facade" raise this ...
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Big Blue Ball
Sinead OConnor, Karl Wallinger, Various Artists Peter Gabriel
REAL WORLD, 2008
Big Blue Ball
I just have one word to describe this album; Brilliant! This album has been one of the best piece in recent years. It's so good to hear awesome musicians from all over the world come together for a fantastic project.
I have been a big fan of PG and Afro Celts for a ...
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Consolers Of The Lonely
The Raconteurs
Warner Brothers, 2008
Fantastic Album
If you want something a little different this is it. If you like the White Stripes you will love this. I heard it on WFUV in NY which plays lots of great music and purchased it only hearing one song. The whole album is great
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Parachutes
Coldplay
Capitol, 2000
We Live in a Beautiful World
This is beautiful music. I distinctly recall direct comparisons to Radiohead at the time of this release, and I must say, I can draw virtually no comparisons between the two artists. Radiohead stinks. Radiohead is useless noise. Coldplay really delivers some ...
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