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August 29, 2005
new releases 08.30
The big news of the week is Kanye West, with large contributions from Jon Brion (!). I'm inordinately excited for this one . . . I have to say that The College Dropout was probably the first relatively commercial hip-hop album that I've enjoyed throughout and without reservation, even though I recognize that it's far from perfect. Even Missy Elliott hasn't made a record that I like quite as much, though her highs are higher. All of this says more about how little I really know commercial hip-hop and less about Kanye.
Nearly opposite to Kanye is the latest installment to the Bob Dylan bootleg series (vol. 7), presented as the soundtrack to Martin Scorcese's upcoming PBS documentary, No Direction Home (on PBS Sept. 26th and 27th). It contains unreleased stuff and demos from the 60s, including his first recording ever and the Newport Folk version of "Maggie's Farm".
Death Cab for Cutie makes their major label debut; will slicker production widen their sound or highlight Ben Gibbard's often-terrible lyrics?
Can Brooks and Dunn top their Nashville-slick masterpiece, Red Dirt Road? I say that without any irony at all.
Then there's a reissue from the "am I really that old?" bin - an early 90s John Cale/Brian Eno collaboration that I recall as worth hearing at the time. I think I'll pick it up.
Kanye West :: Late Registration (2 full-length Windows Media videos available at Kanye's site)
Bob Dylan :: No Direction Home (Bootleg Series vol. 7) (soundtrack)
Death Cab for Cutie :: Plans (at least one tune streaming at the band site)
Brooks & Dunn :: Hilbilly Deluxe
Brian Eno & John Cale :: Wrong Way Up
The Coral :: The Invisible Invasion
Posted by borrowed_tunes at August 29, 2005 10:04 PM
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Oh goody, will Scorsese's docuzzzmentary be split-screened with his magnum opus "The Last Waltz"?
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