indy cd & vinyl

CD: “THE LEGEND OF JOHNNY CASH”—JOHNNY CASH
Country/Rock $13.98 (list price), Island

BASIC STORY: The Man In Black’s first career spanning single-disc compilation.

SAMPLE: “I keep a close watch on this heart of mine/I keep my eyes wide open all the time/I keep the ends out for the tie that binds/Because you’re mine/I walk the line.”

Review: Although […]

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CD: “29”—RYAN ADAMS
$13.99 (list price), Rock/Alt. Country, Lost Highway.

Basic Story: Third album in 2005 of all-new material from prolific, talented songwriter..

Sample: “Is it possible to love someone too much/You bet/The drugs are in the safe/And the clothes are on the couch, intertwined/But none of them are yours/And all of them are mine.”

Review: Adams 3rd […]

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CD: “OFF THE LEASH”—SPUD PUPPIES
$12.99 (list price), Alt. Country/Bluegrass/Rock, Spud Puppies

Basic Story: Local greats release new album of bluegrass and beyond.

Sample: “There is nothing that’s more lonesome than the sound of a train pulling through a town/I’m so tired of being lonesome/This train is finally slowing down.”

Review: Blessed with 5 songwriters and the ability to […]

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CD: MONO—”YOU ARE THERE”

Review: Mono, a basic four-piece ensemble hailing from Japan, are blessed with one of rock music’s best guitar players on today’s scene, Takaakira “Taka” Goto. Taka prefers his all-instrumental compositions to be dark, cinematic dramas that develop from quiet, blissful musings to very loud, nearly symphonic blasts of “post-rock” beauty. While […]

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CD: FLAMING LIPS—”AT WAR WITH THE MYSTICS”

Review: On their eleventh (!!) album, the Flaming Lips show no signs of burn-out or complacency. Stuffed with fine tunes and ambitious arrangements,“At War With The Mystics succeeds at almost every turn. More a grab-bag of varied songs than it’s largely thematic predecessor. Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots. […]

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