7 December 2009 (Monday)
Started the day with Brandi Carlile's new album "Give Up The Ghost". I'm not a Brandi fan (she's from Seattle), but I recognize that her style is very appealing. 2010 will be a big year for her!
Moved on to Santigold "Santogold". I noticed her as a contributor on the N.A.S.A. album that I discoverd last week and liked so much so decided to give her whole album a spin. Eh, not really my thing. I can see MIA fans digging it, though.
Sloan "A-sides win; singles 1992 - 2005". Having been pleasantly surprised last week upon hearing their latest album, am checking out their back catalog.
-- verdict: eh, sounds like typical 90's indie rock. Now I remember why I neverr got into them back in the day. That said, I did like the last few songs, which indicates how they progressed to something I like more.
Now it's on to the new Kiss record, "Sonic Boom". I haven't heard a post-1982 Kiss record all the way through. My expectations are low. But it's worth a spin. And I'm curious to see how they've re-recorded their old classics (and will try to figure out *why* they felt the need to do so). Maybe later I'll watch the live DVD that comes with the album.
-- update: The album is middle of the road. Not terrible, but totally superfluous: all the necessary Kiss songs have been recorded. As for *why* they have re-recorded the klassics, Lenny tells me it to control their publishing and licencing. Makes sense. Those guys are wily!
On to Deltron 3030 since I skipped the Del Tha Funkee Homosapien concert this weekend.
Moved on to Santigold "Santogold". I noticed her as a contributor on the N.A.S.A. album that I discoverd last week and liked so much so decided to give her whole album a spin. Eh, not really my thing. I can see MIA fans digging it, though.
Sloan "A-sides win; singles 1992 - 2005". Having been pleasantly surprised last week upon hearing their latest album, am checking out their back catalog.
-- verdict: eh, sounds like typical 90's indie rock. Now I remember why I neverr got into them back in the day. That said, I did like the last few songs, which indicates how they progressed to something I like more.
Now it's on to the new Kiss record, "Sonic Boom". I haven't heard a post-1982 Kiss record all the way through. My expectations are low. But it's worth a spin. And I'm curious to see how they've re-recorded their old classics (and will try to figure out *why* they felt the need to do so). Maybe later I'll watch the live DVD that comes with the album.
-- update: The album is middle of the road. Not terrible, but totally superfluous: all the necessary Kiss songs have been recorded. As for *why* they have re-recorded the klassics, Lenny tells me it to control their publishing and licencing. Makes sense. Those guys are wily!
On to Deltron 3030 since I skipped the Del Tha Funkee Homosapien concert this weekend.
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