Sunday, February 29, 2004
February 26: Gay Dad - Transmission
Well, I liked Gay Dad's first album so much when I picked it back up earlier this month that I ordered their second one from amazon.com. And... it's not as good. Apparently, Cliff Jones, the lead singer, only has a limited number of vocal lines, and he used them all on the first album. There's a couple of decent moments, but when you have a band called Gay Dad and your album is called "Transmission," you have to have a really great album to get over all the jokes that are going to be made at your expense, you know?
Oh yeah, don't go to www.gaydad.com. It's now (you guessed it) a porn site. Then again, www.thenixons.com is a porn site too now, so you never know.
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Oh yeah, don't go to www.gaydad.com. It's now (you guessed it) a porn site. Then again, www.thenixons.com is a porn site too now, so you never know.
Friday, February 27, 2004
February 25: Future Boy - (self-titled)
Future Boy are a young, up-and-coming group of musicians from Norman, OK. They've opened for 12p a couple of times and will be doing so again (shameless plug time) on March 5 at Brother's in Norman.
And this is their CD. I like it; kind of like Ben Folds joins the Barenaked Ladies and they all listen to a bunch of barbershop quartet albums. They show a lot of promise. Features the novelty hit "OU Sorority Girl," which I understand all the oSu sorority girls think is hilarious.
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And this is their CD. I like it; kind of like Ben Folds joins the Barenaked Ladies and they all listen to a bunch of barbershop quartet albums. They show a lot of promise. Features the novelty hit "OU Sorority Girl," which I understand all the oSu sorority girls think is hilarious.
Thursday, February 26, 2004
February 24: Feeder - Comfort in Sound
With all the deaths in the Oklahoma music scene recently (Curt Martin of 3 Strange Days on Saturday, Nate Dogg of Element about six weeks ago, both in traffic accidents), I pulled this CD out. Some folks might remember Feeder for their song "High" from 1998 (they came through Oklahoma City that summer opening for... uh... Seven Mary Three maybe?); though they've put out three CDs since then in their native England, this is the first one released since '98 in the U.S. and came out last year.
Feeder's drummer, Jon Lee, died in 2002 of a probable suicide, and the remaining two members wrote this album partly in tribute and partly in reaction to their grief, so I felt it was fitting right now. Plus, it's astoundingly good, and it's been in my CD player off and on for the last six months. If you're interested, there will be a benefit concert for Martin's family on Friday, 2.27 at Twisters in Tulsa, and a benefit concert for Nate's family on Sunday, 2.29 at the Diamond Ballroom in OKC. 12 Pearls might be doing a benefit for the Martin family as well; check the 12p webpage for more info.
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Feeder's drummer, Jon Lee, died in 2002 of a probable suicide, and the remaining two members wrote this album partly in tribute and partly in reaction to their grief, so I felt it was fitting right now. Plus, it's astoundingly good, and it's been in my CD player off and on for the last six months. If you're interested, there will be a benefit concert for Martin's family on Friday, 2.27 at Twisters in Tulsa, and a benefit concert for Nate's family on Sunday, 2.29 at the Diamond Ballroom in OKC. 12 Pearls might be doing a benefit for the Martin family as well; check the 12p webpage for more info.
Wednesday, February 25, 2004
February 23: Various Artists - Schoolhouse Rock! Rocks
Man, Schoolhouse Rock! was awesome, wasn't it? This little piece of Gen-X nostalgia came out in '95 with then-hip bands like Blind Melon, Pavement and the Lemonheads doing covers of songs from the Saturday morning cartoons that taught while they entertained.
I would have to say my favorites on this disc are Better than Ezra's "Conjunction Junction," Biz Markie's "Energy Blues" (can't go wrong with some Biz) and "Electricity, Electricity" by Goodness.
And you know what? "I'm Just A Bill" is exactly right. That IS how a bill becomes a law.
So when's somebody going to do an album of songs from that little blobby guy on Saturday mornings who used to sing about eating cheese and making orange juice popsicles with toothpicks and your mom's ice cube tray? If you know the name of that character, please post it on our message board, because I've been wondering for about 10 years now.
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I would have to say my favorites on this disc are Better than Ezra's "Conjunction Junction," Biz Markie's "Energy Blues" (can't go wrong with some Biz) and "Electricity, Electricity" by Goodness.
And you know what? "I'm Just A Bill" is exactly right. That IS how a bill becomes a law.
So when's somebody going to do an album of songs from that little blobby guy on Saturday mornings who used to sing about eating cheese and making orange juice popsicles with toothpicks and your mom's ice cube tray? If you know the name of that character, please post it on our message board, because I've been wondering for about 10 years now.
Tuesday, February 24, 2004
February 22: Superdrag - Head Trip in Every Key
Wow... I really should have done a theme week of "one-hit-wonder bands whose second CD was better than their first," because this would have been top of the list, next to Radiohead's The Bends. I am not kidding when I say this is an absolute fugging masterpiece of a record. It takes the fuzzy power-pop sound that Weezer made popular on the Blue Album and stretches it to its logical highpoint. It's like the Sgt. Pepper's of post-Weezer albums, a Pet Sounds for the late '90s, a phenomenal record from first song to last. And nobody noticed.
I got to see Superdrag at the Green Door in OKC about a year ago, and I'm really glad I did, because they broke up about three months later (sorry, went on "indefinite hiatus.") If all you've ever heard of this band is that "who sucked out the feeling" song, go buy this CD RIGHT NOW. I believe Matt agrees with me on this point.
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I got to see Superdrag at the Green Door in OKC about a year ago, and I'm really glad I did, because they broke up about three months later (sorry, went on "indefinite hiatus.") If all you've ever heard of this band is that "who sucked out the feeling" song, go buy this CD RIGHT NOW. I believe Matt agrees with me on this point.
February 21: Vendetta Red - Between the Never and the Now
"Shatterday" is a mighty fine song. I didn't get a chance to pay much attention to the other tracks, because Kit was talking to me the entire time. But you've got to be talented to make it out of Seattle these days, right?
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February 20: Chainsaw Kittens - Pop Heiress
You know, All Music Guide calls the Kittens the best band from the '90s never to "make it." That's pretty high praise for a bunch of cross-dressing glam fans from Norman, OK. I really liked this CD when I first got it, but listening to it now... eh. "Pop Heiress Dies" is still on my Top 100 list of best songs ever, but that's about it.
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Friday, February 20, 2004
February 19: the JFJ Band - The Apartment
12p played with the JFJ band in Galveston last year at this cool club a block from the beach; they're from San Antonio, but have since moved to Dallas. Circumstances beyond my control steered me off my "underappreciated bands" theme week, so I'm trying to steer back with this one.
I believe this is only available in stores in south Texas, but if you can find a copy, pick one up, it's really good; Jimmy Eat World crossed with the Wallflowers is about right, or Get-Up Kids meet Bruce Springsteen. Something like that. Bob Seger and Blink-182 get in a fight over the last Weezer album at Target, and make up by forming a Kinks cover band. Now that's what it really sounds like. OK, not really, but that's a great description, right?
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I believe this is only available in stores in south Texas, but if you can find a copy, pick one up, it's really good; Jimmy Eat World crossed with the Wallflowers is about right, or Get-Up Kids meet Bruce Springsteen. Something like that. Bob Seger and Blink-182 get in a fight over the last Weezer album at Target, and make up by forming a Kinks cover band. Now that's what it really sounds like. OK, not really, but that's a great description, right?
February 18: Various Artists - Decent Xposure, Volume One
They were giving this away at the Better than Ezra show in Dallas last weekend because one of the opening bands, Ingram Hill, is on it. This is a compilation of east-of-the Mississippi bands, most of whom fall into the "post-Dave Matthews" category, where folk, country, and jazz mingle into a nice, pleasant blend. There's nothing earth-shattering on here, but nothing terrible; it reminds me of those bands that used to play on the quad Friday afternoons at Tulane.
Then at the end of the CD, you get thrown for a loop, with a rap track from Columbus, Ohio's Ordinary Peoples and the best song on the album , an alt-rock song from Melbourne of Raleigh, N.C. Visit www.decentxposure.com, and maybe you can a free copy for yourself.
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Then at the end of the CD, you get thrown for a loop, with a rap track from Columbus, Ohio's Ordinary Peoples and the best song on the album , an alt-rock song from Melbourne of Raleigh, N.C. Visit www.decentxposure.com, and maybe you can a free copy for yourself.
February 17: Mame - Original Cast Recording
Again, long car ride, didn't get to pick the CD. It was better than Hello, Dolly, though. And Bea Arthur was in it. Who knew she could sing?
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February 16: Hello, Dolly - Original Cast Recording
Let's just say I was on a long car ride, and I didn't get to pick the CD.
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February 15: Foo Fighters - There is Nothing Left to Lose
Personally, I think this is Dave Grohl and Co.'s best album to date, though I know there are a lot of One by One fans out there. I like it because it's a little lighter; it doesn't feel like Dave's hitting us over the head with how hard he can rock. But when he wants to rock, like on "Stacked Actors," he rocks. "Learn to Fly" and "Next Year" might be my two favorite Foo songs.
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Sunday, February 15, 2004
February 14: The Burden Brothers - Buried in your Black Heart
A great album for Valentine's Day.
The Burden Brothers are the new band from the Toadies' old frontman. So a lot of this album sounds like the Toadies. "Beautiful Night" is a great song. Oddly enough, some of the album sounds like the Toadies crossed with Foghat. Whoda thunk?
Listened to this with Kit while driving Saturday; he said the Brothers put on a really good show, so check 'em out.
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The Burden Brothers are the new band from the Toadies' old frontman. So a lot of this album sounds like the Toadies. "Beautiful Night" is a great song. Oddly enough, some of the album sounds like the Toadies crossed with Foghat. Whoda thunk?
Listened to this with Kit while driving Saturday; he said the Brothers put on a really good show, so check 'em out.
February 13: The Nixons - Latest Thing
For the Nixons, this was Last Thing. After they recorded this for MCA, they got dropped, and it finally came out on Koch in 2000. By that point, half the band had quit, and the Nixons that toured this album was basically Zac Maloy's solo band. But it's a good album. I always liked the Nixons; of course, being from Oklahoma, I have every word and guitar solo from "Sister" memorized. I still think if they'd released their cover of Elton John's "Rocket Man" as a single, they'd be huge now.
The Nixons would be a great candidate for VH1's Bands Reunited in about 10 years, when the hard feelings have worn off.
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The Nixons would be a great candidate for VH1's Bands Reunited in about 10 years, when the hard feelings have worn off.
February 12: Molly's Yes - Wonderworld
I bought this in 2001 when we were trying to bug Molly's Yes to let 12 Pearls open for them. At the time, they were working on a second album for Universal, but then they got dropped and broke up, and we never got the gig. I think I'd listened to this once before today.
The cool thing is it was recorded at Yellow Dog Studios in Tulsa, where 12p did Listen. And it's got bagpipes on it, which is always good. The uncool thing is that some of the songs sound like they were thinking "Hm... I love that Matchbox 20 sound, but it'd be better if we polished it some more in the studio and took out that awful rock energy."
A couple of the Molly's Yes guys are in a cover band called the Plumbers now, FYI. And some of them used to be in a band called Glass House with Jenny LaBow, who used to have Nick and Tyson from the All-American Rejects in her backing band. That's two degrees of Rejects, people.
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The cool thing is it was recorded at Yellow Dog Studios in Tulsa, where 12p did Listen. And it's got bagpipes on it, which is always good. The uncool thing is that some of the songs sound like they were thinking "Hm... I love that Matchbox 20 sound, but it'd be better if we polished it some more in the studio and took out that awful rock energy."
A couple of the Molly's Yes guys are in a cover band called the Plumbers now, FYI. And some of them used to be in a band called Glass House with Jenny LaBow, who used to have Nick and Tyson from the All-American Rejects in her backing band. That's two degrees of Rejects, people.
Thursday, February 12, 2004
February 11: Frogpond - Safe Ride Home
Other than No Doubt and Garbage, people in the '90s really didn't go for female-led rock bands. I guess Veruca Salt did have that one hit, and there was Hole, but you get my point. There weren't any Bangles or Go-Gos, all-girl bands that hit big.
Frogpond apparently fell victim to this trend. They were from Kansas City and Art from Everclear produced their first album, which tanked. Then they put this one out in '99, and it's great, kind of like Veruca Salt crossed with Hum. But then they toured with the Goo Goo Dolls (hm... that probably didn't work) and got dropped.
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Frogpond apparently fell victim to this trend. They were from Kansas City and Art from Everclear produced their first album, which tanked. Then they put this one out in '99, and it's great, kind of like Veruca Salt crossed with Hum. But then they toured with the Goo Goo Dolls (hm... that probably didn't work) and got dropped.
February 10: Super Deluxe - Famous
This is a prime example of the "other" Seattle sound - power-pop, like the Posies and the Presidents of the USA. Contains one of my Top 10 songs of all time: "She Came On." The rest of the album? Eh.
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Monday, February 09, 2004
February 9: Gay Dad - Leisure Noise
Sweet sassy molassy, we actually do have a theme week going! Call this "under-the-radar" bands week.
OK, first of all, Gay Dad have THE BEST BAND NAME EVER. Let's just get that out of the way. How's the music? About what you'd expect from a band called Gay Dad. A little '70s-sounding, a little gay. Kind of like T-Rex crossed with Frankie Goes to Hollywood or something.
I probably shouldn't admit this, but I own an autographed Gay Dad poster. My buddy Eric Marsteller and I (yeah, that's right, Eric; I'm dragging you into this too!) saw them live and they gave me a poster and autographed it. I need to find that and put it back up on my wall.
Or maybe not.
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OK, first of all, Gay Dad have THE BEST BAND NAME EVER. Let's just get that out of the way. How's the music? About what you'd expect from a band called Gay Dad. A little '70s-sounding, a little gay. Kind of like T-Rex crossed with Frankie Goes to Hollywood or something.
I probably shouldn't admit this, but I own an autographed Gay Dad poster. My buddy Eric Marsteller and I (yeah, that's right, Eric; I'm dragging you into this too!) saw them live and they gave me a poster and autographed it. I need to find that and put it back up on my wall.
Or maybe not.
Sunday, February 08, 2004
February 8: Black Lab - Your Body Above Me
Another CD from the "where-are-they-now" files; I really would like to know because Black Lab knocked me over and stepped on my prone body a few times when I saw them in spring '98. To this day, the best show I've ever seen was Our Lady Peace and Black Lab at the House of Blues in New Orleans. Expecting almost nothing from Black Lab, they tore the house down, then Our Lady Peace (riding high on "Clumsy" at the time and using their complete Canadian arena tour stage setup IN A 600-CAPACITY CLUB) came out, rebuilt the house, then tore it down again. It was mind-blowing how good those two were that night, like they were trying to one-up each other and succeeding. You have to remember, when you live in New Orleans, three-fourths of the shows suck because the bands get wasted on Bourbon Street before they go on stage, so a truly great show sticks with you.
Anyway, I hadn't listened to this in probably four years, and pulled it out this morning. And it's still really good, and it got me thinking: where did Black Lab go? They had two radio hits, "Wash It Away," and "Time Ago," and then - poof! gone. If you go to their website, it hasn't been updated since summer 2000 but mentions they had some trouble with their record company and got released from their contract. And they did have a song on the Spider-Man soundtrack two years ago, but who knows how old it was. If anybody knows the Black Lab story, let me know; I'd kill to see them again live.
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Anyway, I hadn't listened to this in probably four years, and pulled it out this morning. And it's still really good, and it got me thinking: where did Black Lab go? They had two radio hits, "Wash It Away," and "Time Ago," and then - poof! gone. If you go to their website, it hasn't been updated since summer 2000 but mentions they had some trouble with their record company and got released from their contract. And they did have a song on the Spider-Man soundtrack two years ago, but who knows how old it was. If anybody knows the Black Lab story, let me know; I'd kill to see them again live.
February 7: Fretblanket - Home Truths from Abroad
OK, who here remembers Twelve Angry Viewers, this show that was on MTV in the fall of '97? Essentially, they showed four or five new videos to a "jury" each day, and the jury picked the best. Then the best ones from Monday-Thursday would come back Friday and the best video that day would be in heavy rotation for a week. My roommate Jeff and I watched this RELIGIOUSLY, as I recall, but like everything good MTV puts on, it quickly got yanked off the air. The reason, I think, was that new videos by established artists that were generic got voted down while new, innovative videos from unknowns got voted on. It was video democracy, but we can't have that at MTV, can we? We have to get spoon-fed 45 Hype Williams videos a day and watch what they tell us is cool. When they show videos, which is only like two hours a day now.
But I digress; Fretblanket's "Into the Ocean" was one of the early winners on Twelve Angry Viewers (along with Goldfinger's "This Lonely Place" - that video was awesome! Matt, do you have that CD?) and a couple of years later I found this CD in a used shop for cheap. After "Into the Ocean," it gets a little weak, but most of the songs are fairly good, the cover has a nice neon-yellow and blue motif, and I like the production. They probably would have gotten bigger if the lead singer hadn't sounded almost exactly like Gavin Rossdale of Bush.
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But I digress; Fretblanket's "Into the Ocean" was one of the early winners on Twelve Angry Viewers (along with Goldfinger's "This Lonely Place" - that video was awesome! Matt, do you have that CD?) and a couple of years later I found this CD in a used shop for cheap. After "Into the Ocean," it gets a little weak, but most of the songs are fairly good, the cover has a nice neon-yellow and blue motif, and I like the production. They probably would have gotten bigger if the lead singer hadn't sounded almost exactly like Gavin Rossdale of Bush.
February 6: Pulp - Different Class
The first CD I ever bought (in spring of '96 - yes, I was a bit of a technological late-bloomer), Pulp, like the Divine Comedy, are kind of an acquired taste. But this album is really good, sort of a '90s update of Roxy Music. And the lead singer's name is Jarvis Cocker; seriously, this album is so British I heard the initial pressing came with a coupon for free tea and crumpets.
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Thursday, February 05, 2004
Dishwalla - And you think you know what life's about
If I was as well-organized as Matt, I would do a theme week called "90s one-hit wonders whose second album was way better than their first, but nobody bought it anyway." Better than Ezra and Verve Pipe are in this category, and Radiohead was at one time. So is Dishwalla. This is their second album, from '98, and it's pretty good. I think it's a concept album about insomnia (bet the record company was excited about promoting that!), but it came and went without much buzz. Pity. Check out "Until I Wake Up" sometime on kazaa or itunes or something.
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February 4: The Divine Comedy - fin de siècle
The Divine Comedy are completely brilliant, but a very acquired taste. Essentially, this is "symphonic power-pop" - Burt Bachrach-style '60s lounge music with a bit of a '90s update crossed with classical. Really just one man, Neil Hannon, from Northern Ireland, this is their 1998 album with the song "National Express," all about Britain's version of Greyhound buses. I think I played it for one of my friends here once, and he hated it. But I think it's awesome. Sample lyric from "Everybody Knows that I love you (except you)" : I told the stars above / about the one I love / I told the passers-by / I made a small boy cry."
Brilliant!
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Brilliant!
Wednesday, February 04, 2004
February 3: Tanya Donelly - Lovesongs for Underdogs
Tanya Donelly was... who, kids? That's right, lead singer of Belly, former member of the Breeders and Throwing Muses. This is the '97 solo album she released after Belly went tits-up following their album King (see Jan. 1). I found it going through some other CDs, and realized I probably hadn't listened to it in six years.
And ... it didn't age that well. A couple of gorgeous ballads, but nothing as good as Belly. Alas, it's back in the CD cabinet for this one.
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And ... it didn't age that well. A couple of gorgeous ballads, but nothing as good as Belly. Alas, it's back in the CD cabinet for this one.
February 2: 7th Standard - Fire from the Sky
Sign No. 1 that this wasn't going to be very good: Waterloo Records was selling it for a dollar, even though it came out in 2003.
Sign No. 2 that this wasn't going to be very good: It was released on Immortal Records, Korn's boutique imprint.
And... it kinda sucked. Generic nu-metal with a little bit of Lit thrown in. Yawn.
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Sign No. 2 that this wasn't going to be very good: It was released on Immortal Records, Korn's boutique imprint.
And... it kinda sucked. Generic nu-metal with a little bit of Lit thrown in. Yawn.
Monday, February 02, 2004
February 1: Guster - Keep it Together
In honor of the Patriots / Panthers Super Bowl, I listened to a New England band today, Guster, of Boston. (I couldn't find any Carolina bands, although I'm pretty sure I've got a Connells CD somewhere)
I really like Guster; I think they've got better melodies than just about anybody out there today. It sucks that they have to open up for an ass clown like John Mayer to get anybody to go see them, but that's the reality of the music business in the 21st century.
Guster is one of those organic bands, but not in a Phish way; you have to know somebody who likes them in order to get into them. I dated a girl in college who was a Guster rep, which is sort of like Amway, I think; she got me into them, and then gave Guster mixtapes to my brother and sister at Thanksgiving (they're now monster Guster fans who got other people into the band, etc. etc.)
Anyway, this is a really good CD, and it shows that they're branching out, with bass and playing drums with sticks and everything... see, Matt? Their drummer uses sticks now. You CAN like Guster!
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I really like Guster; I think they've got better melodies than just about anybody out there today. It sucks that they have to open up for an ass clown like John Mayer to get anybody to go see them, but that's the reality of the music business in the 21st century.
Guster is one of those organic bands, but not in a Phish way; you have to know somebody who likes them in order to get into them. I dated a girl in college who was a Guster rep, which is sort of like Amway, I think; she got me into them, and then gave Guster mixtapes to my brother and sister at Thanksgiving (they're now monster Guster fans who got other people into the band, etc. etc.)
Anyway, this is a really good CD, and it shows that they're branching out, with bass and playing drums with sticks and everything... see, Matt? Their drummer uses sticks now. You CAN like Guster!
Andrew's January recap
My month (with only one mixtape)
1.1 - Belly - King
1.2 - R.E.M. - Dead Letter Office
1.3 - Muse - Absolution
1.4 - R.E.M. - Bad Day / E-Bow the Letter
1.5 - The Thrills - So Much for the City
1.6 - Junior Senior - d-d-don't Stop the Beat
1.7 - Someday - Rock 'n Roll Extravaganza
1.8 - Maroon 5 - Songs About Jane
1.9 - Grandaddy - Sumday
1.10 - The Shins - Chutes too Narrow
1.11 - Coldplay - Live 2003
1.12 - Jet - Get Born
1.13 - Cooper Temple Clause - Let's Kill Music / Who Needs Enemies?
1.14 - Shed Seven - Let it Ride / Cry for Help
1.15 - Collective Soul - 7even Year Itch: Greatest Hits 1994-2001
1.16 - Deep Blue Something (self-titled)
1.17 - Phil Pritchett and the Full Band - Tougher than the rest
1.18 - Rick and Brad - Yearbook '97
1.19 - Caroline's Spine - Attention Please
1.20 - Fixture - ((audio))
1.21 - Buffalo Tom - big red letter day
1.22 - The Distillers - Coral Fang
1.23 - Ocean Colour Scene - Moseley Shoals
1.24 - The Hives - Veni Vidi Vicious
1.25 - Tonic - Sugar
1.26 - Toad the Wet Sprocket - P.S.: A Toad Retrospective
1.27 - Pearl Jam - Lost Dogs (disc 1)
1.28 - Pearl Jam - Lost Dogs (disc 2)
1.29 - Fanzine - Roundabout
1.30 - Dada - dada
1.31 - Iron Maiden - mixtape
Best CD of the month: Muse - Absolution
Worst CD of the month: Dada - dada (sorry, kids, thanks for playing).
Ah, January. Now on to February. In honor of the Super Bowl, I was going to listen to just Janet Jackson CDs, but I don't own any. If you want to send me some for free, post on the message board and I'll e-mail you my address.
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1.1 - Belly - King
1.2 - R.E.M. - Dead Letter Office
1.3 - Muse - Absolution
1.4 - R.E.M. - Bad Day / E-Bow the Letter
1.5 - The Thrills - So Much for the City
1.6 - Junior Senior - d-d-don't Stop the Beat
1.7 - Someday - Rock 'n Roll Extravaganza
1.8 - Maroon 5 - Songs About Jane
1.9 - Grandaddy - Sumday
1.10 - The Shins - Chutes too Narrow
1.11 - Coldplay - Live 2003
1.12 - Jet - Get Born
1.13 - Cooper Temple Clause - Let's Kill Music / Who Needs Enemies?
1.14 - Shed Seven - Let it Ride / Cry for Help
1.15 - Collective Soul - 7even Year Itch: Greatest Hits 1994-2001
1.16 - Deep Blue Something (self-titled)
1.17 - Phil Pritchett and the Full Band - Tougher than the rest
1.18 - Rick and Brad - Yearbook '97
1.19 - Caroline's Spine - Attention Please
1.20 - Fixture - ((audio))
1.21 - Buffalo Tom - big red letter day
1.22 - The Distillers - Coral Fang
1.23 - Ocean Colour Scene - Moseley Shoals
1.24 - The Hives - Veni Vidi Vicious
1.25 - Tonic - Sugar
1.26 - Toad the Wet Sprocket - P.S.: A Toad Retrospective
1.27 - Pearl Jam - Lost Dogs (disc 1)
1.28 - Pearl Jam - Lost Dogs (disc 2)
1.29 - Fanzine - Roundabout
1.30 - Dada - dada
1.31 - Iron Maiden - mixtape
Best CD of the month: Muse - Absolution
Worst CD of the month: Dada - dada (sorry, kids, thanks for playing).
Ah, January. Now on to February. In honor of the Super Bowl, I was going to listen to just Janet Jackson CDs, but I don't own any. If you want to send me some for free, post on the message board and I'll e-mail you my address.
