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Calexico's sound, which falls somewhere between film music, surf rock, mariachi, jazz, and alt-country, has always been difficult to classify, but whereas many bands of Calexico's indie standing would push further into esoterica, Calexico move more into the mainstream on 2006's GARDEN RUIN. All 11 tunes are focused, tightly constructed excursions into standard folk, country, and indie rock.
None of this is to say that the band has lost its flair for creative arrangements or distinctive sounds. Pedal steel, strings, and brass all uphold Calexico's Tex-Mex chamber pop pedigree. Longtime fans needn't worry: Calexico still sound like no one else, but their new commitment to singable melodies and general accessibility might very well expand their audience.
UK limited pressing includes two bonus tracks on the audio disc, 'Cast Your Coat' and 'Landing Field' while the bonus DVD (PAL/Region 0) features a 30- minute feature of the making of All Systems Red. Garden Ruin is where Calexico fill those dusty, empty landscapes they've long documented with a big, big sound. Taking full advantage of the rockin' Calexico live band, the record distils its multicultural roots, the input of a producer, new domestic arrangements, international affairs, broadening horizons, developing ambitions and changing scenery. It's not your average Calexico album, but then again, it never is with this band.* Please note you will need an All Code DVD player to view.Uncut (p.104) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[D]iscreet songs. On the 11 tracks, Burns reveals himself to be a student of the Cali classics as he echoes Gram, Neil Young and Lindsey Buckingham, among other quirky songsmiths."
Magnet (p.88) - "With GARDEN RUIN, Calexico has made alt-rock -- crossed with mariachi and norteno zest -- the center of its varies swirl."
Global Rhythm (Publication) (p.48) - "GARDEN RUIN is a lush, beautiful album that leans on the [band's] pop sensibilities..."
Mojo (Publisher) (p.99) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[S]ome of its finest moments are its most intimate and least arranged; like the simple guitar and voice opening to 'Yours And Mine' which sounds like a languid, weather-beaten Tim Hardin song..." Garden Ruin Review
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Purchase Garden Ruin CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | John Mayer Battle Studies CD (2009)
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It's no secret that John Mayer is a 21st Century Fox, wining and dining women all through tabloid headlines, so it's about time he delivered an album that traded upon his loverman persona -- and Battle Studies is that record in spades. Retaining more than a modicum of the slick, soul-blues undertones of Continuum, Mayer fashions a modern groove album, a record that maintains a smooth seductive vibe so thoroughly it spills into a one-man band cover of "Crossroads." Mayer remains somewhat of a disciple of Slowhand, but he shows an unusual interest in the big AOR stylings of Journeyman, along with Stevie Ray Vaughan's In Step, creating a coolly clean blend of synths and Strats, one that's as much about texture as it is about song.something perfectly appropriate for a make-out album like this. Sometimes, Mayer dips too heavily toward the texture, but he can't resist a good, tight melody and builds the bulk of Battle Studies upon them: the elegant "Half of My Heart," the softly soulful "Perfectly Lonely." Here, Mayer is effortlessly seductive and somewhat irresistible, and it's easy to see why the ladies love cool John.
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| | Tom Petty Live Anthology CDs (2009)
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It's a commonly held opinion among fans and band alike that Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers' lone live album, 1986's Pack Up the Plantation, didn't quite capture the group at its peak, so there has been a long-standing need for another live set, which 2009's Live Anthology finally provides. Like its closest cousin, Bruce Springsteen's Live 1975-1985, Live Anthology almost overcompensates for the long wait by offering almost too much music, cherrypicking highlights from 1978 to 2007. In its simplest incarnation, Live Anthology is a super-affordable, four-disc box set running 48 tracks, which is eight cuts longer than Springsteen's box, plenty long enough for most fans, but in its deluxe version, available only through Best Buy, there's an additional CD, plus two previously unreleased DVDs -- a 1978 New Years Eve concert from Santa Monica, a documentary called 400 Days shot during the Wildflowers tour -- a Blu-Ray edition of all 62 tracks on the five-CD version, a vinyl copy of the 1976 Official Live 'Leg LP, plus a book and lithograph, along with other assorted bonuses. Certainly, the deluxe edition ...
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By the time of this, its eighth album, in 1974, Procol Harum had weathered the departure of several key members. The band's previous release, GRAND HOTEL, was its first after the departure ...
| | Lou Reed New Sensations CD (1984) Reissue; Remastered
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Lou Reed never struck anyone as one of the happiest guys in rock & roll, so some fans were taken aback when his 1984 album New Sensations kicked off with "I Love You, Suzanne," a catchy up-tempo rocker that sounded a lot like a pop tune. After reaffirming his status as one of rock's greatest poets with The Blue Mask and Legendary Hearts, what was Reed doing here? Lou was having a great time, and his pleasure was infectious -- New Sensations is a set of straight-ahead rock & roll that ranks with the most purely enjoyable albums of Lou's career. Reed opted not to work with guitarist Robert Quine this time out, instead overdubbing rhythm lines over his own leads, and if the guitars don't cut quite as deep, they're still wiry and in the pocket throughout, and the rhythm section of Fernando Saunders and Fred Maher rocks hard with a tough, sinewy groove. And while much of New Sensations finds Reed in a surprisingly optimistic mood, this isn't "Don't Worry, Be Happy" by any stretch of the imagination. ...
| | Foo Fighters Greatest Hits CD (2009)
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| | Michael Jackson - Video Greatest Hits - History DVD (1995) Special Edition
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In connection with the release of Michael Jackson's "HIStory" album--a compilation of his greatest hits which spans the decades ...
| | Simpsons Sing The Blues CD (1990)
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The CD comes packaged in a perforated longbox that turns into a self standing image of Bart.
The Tower Of Power Horn Section: Steve Grove, Emilio Castillo (tenor saxophones); Stephen Kupa (baritone saxophone); Greg Adams, Lee Thornburg (trumpets).
This musical spin-off of the animated television series retained the same skewed-life humor that made the show a hit and tried to instigate a dance craze ("Do the Bartman"). Not really a comedy album, though it certainly contains funny moments ("Look at All Those Idiots," "Deep Deep Trouble"). Despite its smart-ass front, it sneaks in some subversive musical education, too: no album that includes Billie Holiday's "God Bless the Child," Randy Newman's "I Love to See You Smile" and a parody of King Curtis's "Memphis Soul Stew" (redone as "Springfield Soul Stew") can be all bad. ~ Brian Mansfield
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| | Teenage Doll CD (1994) (Import) Germany
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Patsy Cline turns up here with "Gotta Lot of Rhythm," and one of her Four-Star sides, but other then that I defy anyone other than the most knowledgeable rock & roll scholar to know anything about anyone represented here; its a shame, because there's not a weak track among these 29 (yep, they had trouble filling that 30th spot; a Janis Martin song would've fit in nicely). Judy Layne ("Hard Headed Woman"), Sandy Lee ("Ballin' Keen"), Betty Nickell ("Hot Dog"), Jan Moore ("Play It Cool") et al were mostly serious rockabilly and bluesy rock singers, with an attitude and a way with a song, and all featuring good backing bands. These women were awesome, every one of them, but they were also monsters by the standards of the 1950s. Except for a few more mainstream country-sounding figures like Cline and Joannie King, and the slightly more R&B-oriented Kelly Hart ("Boy Crazy"), each one of these women would've scared the crap out of most guys, forget their parents, so it's no wonder that none of them ever made it in a serious way. Worse yet, none of them were 12 years old like Brenda Lee, whose youth and country orientation mitigated the hot sound she put out and made her a novelty act. Bolean Barry could've fostered a whole tonsorial trend faster than any styles Elvis was wearing if anyone had gotten to hear her "Long Sideburns." Ivey Burnett looks like she was about 35 when she cut "It's All Your Love or Nothing," and her band sounds harder ...
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| | Connie Francis Best Of CD (2007) (Import) Japan
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Lotus Eaters: SFO, Abt, JP .
| | Adventures Of Melanie Horsnell CD (2007) (Import) Import
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| | Cure Rubbish Ever After CDs (2008) (Import) Import
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