Friday, October 24, 2014

Too much work, too many albums, not enough time...


...to do justice to everything so I'm going to zip through some new releases that have precedent within this blog.  I will link the earlier posts and offer a short synopsis which hopefully will provide a bit of insight.  We're off...

 
Quite simply one of this year's best.  I sort of peed all over myself about the previous record two years ago though I have better bladder control this time out.  This is solid wire-to-wire.  Why it isn't a rock radio staple is only due to programmer stupidity.  It has sold far better in Europe (which is why I got to spin it again when I found it in the CD section of the in-flight entertainment on a recent overseas jaunt) than domestically and they are headed across the pond soon for about 30 dates before Christmas.  This is where my pattern of waiting a while before listening to these new albums craps on my chances of seeing a show as they've usually passed through my area before I know it. 
 



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I thoroughly enjoyed their previous record as did many others.  This one comes highly produced and shimmering (courtesy of big-bucks major label Columbia), again recalling the heyday of Indigo Girls but this time just a dab of country instrumentation.  It cracked the Top 25 domestically and charted in another dozen countries, topping the charts in their home country of Sweden and also Norway.  My ear detected three obvious singles and I got one right...



A bright, bright future lies ahead for these young ladies.  I see they are in Orlando in early November......may have to attend.

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From the ashes of Black Country Communion comes California Breed, which consists of Glenn Hughes and Jason Bonham along with some kid trying to fill the enormous shoes of Joe Bonamassa.  The clash of the two giant egos put an end to the four years of BCC and CA Breed is Hughes' answer......................meh.  Same style as BCC just not as creative.  The album hit about a half dozen charts the week it was released and quickly disappeared.  There's not much here that would stimulate a return, either.  Not a complete loss as I will probably retain about a third of it.  This is one I will keep...




Get the Rival Sons instead....


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