The Hold Steady- Boys and Girls in America. I realize that everyone is in love with the band at the moment, but goddamn are they great. Now if they could only manage to not schedule their shows opposite Murs.
The Hold Steady- "Teenage Liberation"
P.O.S.- "All Along The Watchtower". Kind of a hip-hop Dylan cover, but the Rhymesayers MC wrote new lyrics for his version of the Dylan standard.
The Kinks- Muswell Hillbillies. Wikipedia describes this 1971 album as being about "the frustrations and stress of modern life". This makes it stand out among the Kinks catalogue how?
Rick Danko- "Blind Willie McTell". One of the Band's lead singers covering one of Dylan's absolute greatest songs live.
Murs- Varsity Blues
The 3MG's- Gypsy's Luck. More Murs, in preparation for his show at the Cradle in November
Ian Dury- New Boots and Panties!- We need more rock stars with Polio. Who are also awesome. And how great was the Stiff label? Besides Ian, you have Elvis Costello, The Damned, Nick Lowe, Madness, Graham Parker and the Rumour, Wreckless Eric and the Pogues.
The High Llamas- Gideon Gaye. If I wind up disliking one album from this set, I'm guessing this will be it. I was reading about them in a book I picked up called The Rock Snob's Dictionary, and thought I'd give it a chance.
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The Gypsy's Luck album is okay, but it was fairly early work for the trio. It feels to me like an album which shows that they had potential. The Grand Caravan to the Rim of the World was, of course, the realization of that potential. So, really, Gypsy's Luck kind of pales in comparison.
Yeah, but only one of those albums is available on eMusic. Hopefully, the other 3MGs album will be available at the merch table in November.
Did you notice that the show is on the night before the election? I know that Murs' new album announces his candidacy for president, but I can't help but wonder if that will be his endorsement on the night of the show.
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