What am I listening to?

New:

Wolfmother - self titled - Heavy Led Zeppelin/Sabbath Pink Floydish stuff. Australian trio, that apparently started out as a hobby they thought no one would take seriously.

Peeping Tom - self titled - Mike Patton in yet another incarnation. This time he enlists a bunch of beat masters to "improve" his own tracks. Quite a few vocal guests as well, such as Norah Jones, Bebel Gilberto, Rahzel and Kool Kieth. Saw them live a few weeks back. Awesome. Pop music for those who can't stand the radio.

The Racontuers - Broken Boy Soldiers - Everyone points out Jack White. I'd like to point out Brendan Benson. While working in the music dept. at MP3.com, I ran across and featured Brendan's music quite often. This is like Cream in the late sixties. A few relatively unknowns with a relatively new but extremely talented guitarist and songwriter.

Not sure who the other two guys are. Better than any White Stripes Record. Greta harmonies between misters White & Benson.

Old:
Ray Charles - Modern Sound In Country & Western - Ray told a distraught (and newly signed to) record company that he was going to put out an ablum of old country songs he grew up with, modernized. They thought he was crazy. Maybe, but this is a great record.

Pink Floyd - More Truly underrated. Wall/Wish/Darkside/Animals get the all the press, but this is the good stuff.

Pink Floyd - Obscured By Clouds Again, shamefully underrated and overloooked. Before Darkside the Pink Floyd were extremely prolific with their writing. Some of their best, most experimental and refreshing.

If you want some "new" Floyd with Gilmour, Waters, Mason & Wright - listen to both of these.


Cream - BBC Sessions The Racontuers reminded me of Cream when I first heard their recird, so I pulled this BBC "Live" sessions record out. Aside from the Cream being great, the disc jockey throws down some of the best sixties "turned-on-tuned-out-way hip and wild" intros, that you will NEVER hear on the radio today. A few little interviw clips with Eric Clapton as well.