Here’s this weeks CD releases. Presumably all this crap is on iTunes as well. What have we got? Crap, that’s what.
The SICK PUPPIES release their second album and are about to find out that Virgin isn’t going to spend a fraction of what was spent on the last album since new EMI owners Terra Firma are looking to get out of the new artist business.
The rest of this weeks new (ie, not catalog) titles are a major snooze. A pitiful mix of EMO, Indie, Blues and backpacker hip-hop. Hopefully the forecast will improve…
Meanwhile on the archival side, DAVID BOWIE is trying to keep his bond offerings above water by releasing more archival titles that he never wanted out. Ironically none of his fans are interested any more either – they would’ve been thrilled in 1990 when he was still clinging to relevance. Oh well, hope it helps the bottom line – which it ought to at $17.98 list price!
The ROLLING STONES are re-re-releasing the worst 5 titles in their entire catalog. No bonus tracks, the artwork is no improvement but at least they (unlike Bowie) are aware of how marginally interesting they are at this stage and so they are priced accordingly.
JUDAS PRIEST are cashing in on the Bruno film with their new live album, NEIL YOUNG has a bunch of worthy catalog titles finally getting a 20 year overdue remastering, the BEASTIE BOYS are re-releasing Ill Communication with a second disc of b-sides, etc. On vinyl too, in case you have that sort of problem. Universal jumps right in like the Vultures they are and are capitalizing on the King Of Poop’s death with the reissue of two awful late Motown Jackson’s albums, previously only available at premium prices from their Hip-O online store.
Finally, in a running tie for the two least anticipated reissues of the year are YOUNG MC’s Stone Cold Rhymin (inexplicably in a SPECIAL EDITION!!!) and JEFFERSON AIRPLANE’s lousy 60’s live album. I’m giving the award to Young MC based on the special edition status. Does it come with a bonus disc remix album where all the songs except “Bust A Move” have been removed? Because that WOULD be special.
ADELITAS WAY-Adelitas Way
ARKAEA-Years In The Darkness
ARSONISTS GET ALL THE GIRLS-Portals
AUGUST BURNS RED-Constellations
BEASTIE BOYS-Ill Communication (Remastered)
BLEU-A Watched Pot
BOWIE, DAVID-Vh-1 Storytellers
BROWN, GREG-Dream City: Essential Vol. 2
CARE BEARS ON FIRE-Get Over It
CELTIC THUNDER-Take Me Home
CLARIAS-Days Of The Getaway
CLUTCH-Strange Cousins From The West
CUMMINS, DAN-Revenge Is Near
CUNNINLYNGUISTS-Strange Journey Volume 1
DALLAS AUSTIN EXPERIMENT-8 Daze A Weakend
DANDY WARHOLS-Dandy Warhols Are Sound
DAUGHTRY-Leave This Town
DEAD WEATHER-Horehound
DEVILDRIVER-Pray For Villains (CD/DVD)
DEVILDRIVER-Pray For Villains
EDWARD SHARPE & MAGNET-Up From Below
IGGY & THE STOOGES-More Power
JACKSONS-Jacksons
JACKSONS -Goin' Places
JEFFERSON AIRPLANE-30 Seconds Over Winterland
JUDAS PRIEST-Touch Of Evil: Live
KILLER AND THE STAR-Killer And The Star
KRIZZ KALIKO-Genius
LA COKA NOSTRA-Brand You Can Trust
LOGGINS, CROSBY-Time To Move
MONTEGO JOE-Arriba Con Montego Joe
MOST SERENE REPUBLIC -And The Ever Expanding Universe
NADJA/BLACK BONED ANGEL-Black Boned Angel/Nadja
PROJECT 86-Picket Fence Cartel
ROLLING STONES-Dirty Work (Reissue)
Steel Wheels (Reissue)
Voodoo Lounge (Reissue)
Bridges To Babylon (Reissue)
Bigger Bang (Reissue)
SOUNDTRACK-500 DAYS OF SUMMER
SOUNDTRACK-HARRY POTTER-And The Half-Blood Prince
SICK PUPPIES-Tri-Polar
SUFFOCATION-Blood Oath
SUMMER CATS-Songs For Tuesdays
TWISTA-Category F5
VARIOUS ARTISTS-RIVERSIDE JAZZ: 1953-1964
VARIOUS ARTISTS-SUPER HITS OF THE 80s INTO THE 90s
WE WERE GENTLEMEN-Living Hell
WORLD WE KNEW-To The Wolves
YOB-Great Cessation
YOUNG MC-Stone Cold Rhymin' (Deluxe Edition)
YOUNG, NEIL-Neil Young (Remastered)
Everybody Knows (Remastered)
After The Gold (Remastered)
Harvest (Remastered)
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