Fresh Grabs

April 2022 Fresh Grabs
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The List:
  • Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers - Modern Lovers 88
  • Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Live Seeds
  • Pepper Adams - Live At Room At The Top
  • Art Pepper - Meets The Rhythm Section
  • The Walkmen - Lisbon
  • Rilo Kiley - Take Offs And Landings
  • The Feelies - Crazy Rhythms
  • The Replacements - Please To Meet Me
  • Erasure - The Innocents
  • Mazzy Star - So Tonight That I Might See
  • Sonic Youth - Experimental Jet Set, Trash And No Star
  • Robert Pollard - From A Compound Eye
  • Cracker - Kerosene Hat
  • Deftones - White Pony
  • Pavement - Spit On A Stranger
  • The Head And The Heart - The Head And The Heart
  • Bedhead - Beheaded
  • Girl Talk - Feed The Animals
  • Tenacious D - Tenacious D
  • Pink Floyd - Meddle
  • Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown - Pressure Cooker
  • Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
  • Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
  • Hailey Whitters - Raised
  • Gang of Youths - Angel In Realtime
  • Yard Act - The Overload
  • Father John Misty - Chloë And The Next 20th Century
  • Kurt Vile - (Watch My Moves)
  • The Grateful Dead - Dick's Picks Volume Nineteen: Fairgrounds Arena, Oklahoma City, OK, 10/19/73
  • John Prine - Live At The Other End Dec. 1975
  • Pavement - Terror Twilight: Farewell Horizontal
Notes:
April was a perfect storm for record buying. I received my annual bonus and tax return so I had extra cash; then there were lots fantastic releases that dropped and to top all that off we had Record Store Day. Some of the obvious highlights are the Record Store Day releases. I love the Jonathan Richman and Nick Cave live album and the two “Pepper” Jazz releases (Art Pepper and Pepper Adams respectively) were also very good. The Walkmen is a bit noisy but that is kinda what I expected from a Fat Possum release. There were some other quality reissues this month as well, The Pavement Box set is a really nice set. I was a bit leery heading in since the reordered the tracklist but the new run order works really well and the set sounds great. As far as new releases, the Father John Misty and Kurt Vile are expectedly fantastic. The new Gang Of Youths album might not be as bombastic as their last record but the theme is quite profound. The new artists; Yard Act, who are a bit late to the UK Post Punk party but still deliver a high energy banger; and Hailey Whitters has staked her claim as the new Queen of Country abandoned by Kacey Musgraves. I would not be surprised if all these albums found their way int to my Album Of The Year list come December.
 
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TenderLovingKiller® said:
April 2022 Fresh Grabs
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The List:
  • Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers - Modern Lovers 88
  • Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Live Seeds
  • Pepper Adams - Live At Room At The Top
  • Art Pepper - Meets The Rhythm Section
  • The Walkmen - Lisbon
  • Rilo Kiley - Take Offs And Landings
  • The Feelies - Crazy Rhythms
  • The Replacements - Please To Meet Me
  • Erasure - The Innocents
  • Mazzy Star - So Tonight That I Might See
  • Sonic Youth - Experimental Jet Set, Trash And No Star
  • Robert Pollard - From A Compound Eye
  • Cracker - Kerosene Hat
  • Deftones - White Pony
  • Pavement - Spit On A Stranger
  • The Head And The Heart - The Head And The Heart
  • Bedhead - Beheaded
  • Girl Talk - Feed The Animals
  • Tenacious D - Tenacious D
  • Pink Floyd - Meddle
  • Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown - Pressure Cooker
  • Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
  • Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
  • Hailey Whitters - Raised
  • Gang of Youths - Angel In Realtime
  • Yard Act - The Overload
  • Father John Misty - Chloë And The Next 20th Century
  • Kurt Vile - (Watch My Moves)
  • The Grateful Dead - Dick's Picks Volume Nineteen: Fairgrounds Arena, Oklahoma City, OK, 10/19/73
  • John Prine - Live At The Other End Dec. 1975
  • Pavement - Terror Twilight: Farewell Horizontal
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Save some for the rest of us ;)
 
TenderLovingKiller® said:
April 2022 Fresh Grabs
View attachment 137766
The List:
  • Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers - Modern Lovers 88
  • Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Live Seeds
  • Pepper Adams - Live At Room At The Top
  • Art Pepper - Meets The Rhythm Section
  • The Walkmen - Lisbon
  • Rilo Kiley - Take Offs And Landings
  • The Feelies - Crazy Rhythms
  • The Replacements - Please To Meet Me
  • Erasure - The Innocents
  • Mazzy Star - So Tonight That I Might See
  • Sonic Youth - Experimental Jet Set, Trash And No Star
  • Robert Pollard - From A Compound Eye
  • Cracker - Kerosene Hat
  • Deftones - White Pony
  • Pavement - Spit On A Stranger
  • The Head And The Heart - The Head And The Heart
  • Bedhead - Beheaded
  • Girl Talk - Feed The Animals
  • Tenacious D - Tenacious D
  • Pink Floyd - Meddle
  • Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown - Pressure Cooker
  • Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
  • Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
  • Hailey Whitters - Raised
  • Gang of Youths - Angel In Realtime
  • Yard Act - The Overload
  • Father John Misty - Chloë And The Next 20th Century
  • Kurt Vile - (Watch My Moves)
  • The Grateful Dead - Dick's Picks Volume Nineteen: Fairgrounds Arena, Oklahoma City, OK, 10/19/73
  • John Prine - Live At The Other End Dec. 1975
  • Pavement - Terror Twilight: Farewell Horizontal
Notes:
April was a perfect storm for record buying. I received my annual bonus and tax return so I had extra cash; then there were lots fantastic releases that dropped and to top all that off we had Record Store Day. Some of the obvious highlights are the Record Store Day releases. I love the Jonathan Richman and Nick Cave live album and the two “Pepper” Jazz releases (Art Pepper and Pepper Adams respectively) were also very good. The Walkmen is a bit noisy but that is kinda what I expected from a Fat Possum release. There were some other quality reissues this month as well, The Pavement Box set is a really nice set. I was a bit leery heading in since the reordered the tracklist but the new run order works really well and the set sounds great. As far as new releases, the Father John Misty and Kurt Vile are expectedly fantastic. The new Gang Of Youths album might not be as bombastic as their last record but the theme is quite profound. The new artists; Yard Act, who are a bit late to the UK Post Punk party but still deliver a high energy banger; and Hailey Whitters has staked her claim as the new Queen of Country abandoned by Kacey Musgraves. I would not be surprised if all these albums found their way int to my Album Of The Year list come December.
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I love these - thanks for the effort in making them!
 
bettim84 said:
My April grabs:

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First, the extreme budget section. Finally got the cheap copy of Zoot Allures I’ve been searching for; definitely my favorite Zappa album. David Live was basically a freebie due to extensive cover damage (now covered up by a black marker). Never Let Me Down was only $5 and in great shape. For as bad a reputation as it has, I quite enjoy the first half of the album. The wheels really come off on Side B, though. Ah yes and this CSNY album is mostly trash, but I’ll save my full thoughts for the hot takes thread or some other eventuality.

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Now, now… here’s a proper Neil Young adjacent recording. I’m enjoying this Buffalo Springfield compilation, though not as much as Close to the Edge, which may be the best prog rock album I’ve ever heard. I’ve ignored Yes for far too long, but now I’m thinking that was a mistake. The Stones b-sides/leftovers compilation is mostly mediocre but does have a couple of absolutely killer tracks (which tbf is how I’d describe 90% of Stones albums). As for the Jeff Beck twofer… I have no idea why I’d ever listen to these again, but I’ll probably unnecessarily hold on to it for no good reason at all.

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Uriah Heep is weak sauce but “Easy Livin’” is a jam and I do have a soft spot for the early days of British heavy metal. Back in Black is a $5 copy that replaced my $1 copy. One of these Priest albums is far better than the other, but Point of Entry features “Desert Plains,” which is one of my favorite metal tunes ever.

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Switching over to jazz land, these are all quite different. The live Brubeck is excellent, and the Yusef Lateef is a fascinating listen. The Tommy Flanagan is a Monk tribute that mostly highlights how much more I like Monk’s playing than basically anybody else ever. And this Miroslav Vitous album features an insanely top-class ensemble… but unfortunately the compositions are a bit undercooked.

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This one is a jam.
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Really liking this Grant Green. Haven't ordered a copy yet but been streaming it regularly this past week.
 
Matt M said:
Sounds great, loved the music. Has a few pops, but good overall.
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Where'd you find that African Rock album? I've been trying to find a copy but only seeing it on bandcamp from Italy so shipping is pricey...

edit: looks like they have it at JPC so grabbed it there for a good price.
 
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