ROLLING STONES- EXILE ON MAIN STREET
It is arguably the greatest rock and roll album ever, no? (Well, I think so.) I've had advance burns of both CDs in my possession for a week or so, now. I've held them, looked at them, thought about what they would sound like. Yet I've shown discipline. I've shown amazing restraint. I did not listen. This is an event and I wanted to do it up right. I thought, "What if the CDRs don't sound exactly right?" I couldn't take that chance.
I should have the official, big, super deluxe edition in my dirty little mitts sometime this afternoon. I may even put on a dress shirt and slap my face with Canoe. That's when I will listen. I'm not too keen on the fact the Mick (I'm sure it was Mick) insisted on touching up the outtakes a bit. (Lisa Fischer added background vocals on two tracks. ~painful eyeroll~) I guess it will have to do.
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BAND OF HORSES- INFINITE ARMS
3rd release and major label debut from the Horses. You can read Joe Caramanica's review HERE--http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/17/arts/music/17choi.html?pagewanted=2&ref=arts.
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THE BLACK KEYS- BROTHERS
Produced by Danger Mouse and recorded in Muscle Shoals, "Brothers" is more of the raw, rough, and totally groovy sounds that Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney have created over 5 full-length LPs. I had been hoping for something a little different, given the location of the recording. But no need to complain. If you're a fan of The Black Keys, you will be a fan of "Brothers."
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THE DEPRECIATION GUILD- SPIRIT YOUTH
"Low-fi," "buzzy" and "shoegaze" is usually a holy trinity of death for me, but I liked this band's rendition of The Beatles' "Because" so much, I gave "Spirit Youth" a whirl. Plus, truth be told, front man Kurt Feldman, who is also the drummer of indie megastars The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart, happens to be the son of a friend, who happened to be the keyboard player in the legendary Cool Jerks. (Remember us?) All that aside, Feldman's song writing has come a long way, with melodies that stand out, though not enough, thanks to the consciously muddy production. Nice sophomore effort, I must say. And you can take a listen to "Because" on a "Weeekend Mix" from October over HERE.
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MARY GAUTHIER- THE FOUNDLING
Mary Gauthier pulls no punches. She's a heavy duty songwriter, and this time, it's personal. Really. She was placed in a foundling home at birth, and spent years looking for her birth mother. When she found her, the mother did not want to meet her. (YOU find the single.)
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THE JAYHAWKS- THE BUNKHOUSE ALBUM
NEVER BEFORE on CD! This was their debut release, and unavailable for nearly 25 years, only 2000 copies of the original vinyl were ever released! Download available for only $4.99
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15 comments:
Hey Sal...While I'm waiting for your word on the Stones' reissue, I thought I would drop you a line to say how surprised I was to see your kind mention of the latest from the Depreciation Guild. (not necessarily surprised by the kind gesture from you, but...oh, you know what I mean)...Steven
"What if the CDRs don't sound exactly right?"
b/w Mick tweaking outtakes?!?
I am already not sleeping exactly perfect here . . .
Liking the discipline, if not the Canoe . . .
Listen -- move those books -- if only just across the room (dust and all) see what that does for you!
Off to Todd-land!
You are very cryptic about the Remastered " Exile On Main Street ".
I may not have this right but are you saying I should run out & purshase it today?
And play it continuously ?
Cryptic? Really?
I've had the Exile advance for about a month, and also kept my lip zipped.
Me likee, though. And touching up the outtakes doesn't bother me; there was a reason they were left off the original album, i.e., they're not as good.
For what they are, however, they're quite entertaining, however they were arrived at.
SAl, Sal, Sal,
I am being absurd to illustrate your obvious enthusiasm....
I am very excited also.....thanks for your review, as neutral as it was.........
Did you not see the "absurdity" in "cryptic? really?"
Sal,
20 straight listens to " Exile " ?....
Take a break, put on some " Louvin Brothers "..........
Read it again, Meanstreets. I haven't listened yet.
Sal, i've had the big Stones box since wednesday and i gotta say it's great. The packaging is first class.
Hugh Gulland
i'm interested to hear your take on exile, sal. i'm with you---forced to choose one rock n' roll album, i'd likely pick it as the best. and part of being the best is totality, so if the new songs are good, but not as good, the album is reduced, even if from an A+ to an A. that worries me.
like other commenters i am moved by your discipline, as well as your willingness to entertain dabbing on Canoe. and while i am too much a shades-of-gray type to declare anything the greatest whatever of all time, it thrilled me to hear you say it...
because through the years i have had more fun listening to this, dancing to this, cleaning the bathroom to this—and once spent an glorious afternoon in the front row of the tarrant county convention center watching them play it.
it was the only time i ever saw them live. which is okay because it couldn't have been any better.
please post your verdict soonest.
Could someone out there please send me a zip file or a CDR of just the outtakes. Don't want to shell out money for stuff I already have, just because it's touched up. I'm a stickler about that. I broke down a while ago and bought the Beatles in mono set, that was the extent of it.
Thank you very kindly. Your Burning Woody, FD
@FD -- out-takes are up on the NPR All Songs Considered site
Ok " El Exigente.............
Did you open your " Exile On Main Street " deluxe CD & if so, what are your thoughts ?
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