I'm just completing an intensive treatment of retail therapy. What that means is, I've bought a lot more new music lately than I have in a long time.
The new U2 album, All That You Can't Leave Behind, is wonderful. There are maybe 2 songs on it that I don't like much, and about 8 that I just looooooove. I recommend this CD wholeheartedly, especially if you enjoyed Achtung Baby.
The Indigo Girls have released some remastered versions of their early albums. I got Nomads*Indians*Saints and Rites of Passage. They both sound great, and have a couple of bonus tracks on them too. I think NIS in particular is different from the old one, the guitar and vocal levels sound different to me. (I have played the originals so many times, I can't help but notice these changes. They sound good, though.)
I also recently got the Indigo Girls' new Retrospective, basically a greatest hits album. It's very good, even for people who own almost all the albums, and features two new songs.
I'm also listening to a Napster copy of Ricky Martin's new album, Sound Loaded, which is due in stores next Tuesday (November 14).* It's really good. Better than Ricky Martin (1999), I think, although maybe not as good as Vuelve. I have been playing it just the last couple of days, and so far some of my favorite songs so far are Amor, She Bangs, One Night Man, Loaded, and Are You in It for Love? That last one is a great song. Luckily, the cringe-worthy lyric "you're my sweet mamacita" is offset by the amazing line, "One fine day, when your name is up in lights, then you'll know why I'm asking you tonight, are you in it for love?" Loaded is over-the-top fun, but I'd probably call it "trying too hard" if it wasn't for the big band horns. I am such a sucker for big band horns. :-)
* Before anyone gets all bent out of shape about my bootleg Ricky CD, let me also say that I have my own copy on order and have paid an advance deposit; I'll be buying it the day it's released. Okay?
The new U2 album, All That You Can't Leave Behind, is wonderful. There are maybe 2 songs on it that I don't like much, and about 8 that I just looooooove. I recommend this CD wholeheartedly, especially if you enjoyed Achtung Baby.
The Indigo Girls have released some remastered versions of their early albums. I got Nomads*Indians*Saints and Rites of Passage. They both sound great, and have a couple of bonus tracks on them too. I think NIS in particular is different from the old one, the guitar and vocal levels sound different to me. (I have played the originals so many times, I can't help but notice these changes. They sound good, though.)
I also recently got the Indigo Girls' new Retrospective, basically a greatest hits album. It's very good, even for people who own almost all the albums, and features two new songs.
I'm also listening to a Napster copy of Ricky Martin's new album, Sound Loaded, which is due in stores next Tuesday (November 14).* It's really good. Better than Ricky Martin (1999), I think, although maybe not as good as Vuelve. I have been playing it just the last couple of days, and so far some of my favorite songs so far are Amor, She Bangs, One Night Man, Loaded, and Are You in It for Love? That last one is a great song. Luckily, the cringe-worthy lyric "you're my sweet mamacita" is offset by the amazing line, "One fine day, when your name is up in lights, then you'll know why I'm asking you tonight, are you in it for love?" Loaded is over-the-top fun, but I'd probably call it "trying too hard" if it wasn't for the big band horns. I am such a sucker for big band horns. :-)
* Before anyone gets all bent out of shape about my bootleg Ricky CD, let me also say that I have my own copy on order and have paid an advance deposit; I'll be buying it the day it's released. Okay?
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