I just realized the last and only time I made a quarterly music post was back in May of 2008. That’s not so quarterly.
I’ve been on a major of Montreal kick for the last few months:
Skeletal Lamping — of Montreal
Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? — of Montreal
Satanic Panic in the Attic — of Montreal
Sunlandic Twins — of Montreal
And I know it’s lame to post albums from the same group to represent a lengthy amount of time, so here are a few other great albums to make up for that just in case of Montreal isn’t for you:
In Rainbows — Radiohead
Get Away From Me — Nellie McKay
Moving Pictures — Rush
What’s Going On — Marvin Gaye
Every couple of months I find myself listening to a different core set of albums, usually 4-5 in constant rotation with others intermingled. I thought it would be interesting to post the albums that I’ve been listening to most during the last few months.
Babylon By Bus — Bob Marley & the Wailers
Grace — Jeff Buckley
Peeping Tom — Peeping Tom
Rockin’ the Suburbs — Ben Folds
The Rodeo Eroded — Tin Hat Trio
And the previous rotation:
Survival — Bob Marley & the Wailers
Friendly Fire — Sean Lennon
Sky Blue Sky — Wilco
Mama’s Gun — Erykah Badu
Momento — Bebel Gilberto
And tonight, I’ve been listening to several albums. One, vividly reminding me of a road-trip I took in college:
A Go Go — John Scofield
And two other great albums:
The Guitar Trio — Paco de Lucia, John McLaughlin & Al Di Meola
Miles in the Sky — Miles Davis
As for my impressions of each album. Does it even matter? I honestly wouldn’t know what to write about any of them. Music, like any other type of art, means vastly different things to every individual. I’ll let you decide for yourself what these albums mean to you.
And for where to get them, new albums are usually available cheapest from Amazon.com. But, whenever possible, I like to buy used from local CD stores or online at SecondSpin.com. Also, support the artists you love by attending local shows, they make more for their efforts in concert than they ever will selling CDs through major record labels (see: The Problem with Music). Now, go enjoy the music you love.
