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Okay, so I have way too many CD's in my house that I've not listened to since I first bought/played/reviewed, etc.. So, I'm cleaning house! Here's the deal: I grab 25-30 CD's from this batch and methodically play each one. If the first 30 seconds of said album/CD doesn't bite me in the ass, that album/CD goes into the "Out-The-Door" pile. The albums/CDs that DO grab my ass in the first 30 seconds are lovingly placed into a separate pile for further review.

Meanwhile? I've rediscovered a BOATLOAD of music that I had totally forgotten about! And after checking reviews on AMG, and playing a few songs, I realize that I need to keep this one!

Here's a sample list:

Various Artists - Just Say Noel
True Believers - Hard Road
Eddie Kirkland - All Around The World
Won Ton Ton - Home
Todd Snider - Songs For The Daily Planet
OST - The War
OST - Little Big League
Kowtow Popof - Songs From The Pointless Forest
Babble - Ether
Pride & Glory - Self Titled
Pure - Greed EP
Christine Ohlman - The Hard Way
Not Drowning Waving - Circus
Billie Myers - Growing, Pains (In promo digipack)

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Thanks so much!

Doc

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More please!
Okay, here's a real gem!

Fast Food Funkateers
Slapbak
Reprise
I loved this the minute the laser lit the disc. You will too, if a band that sounds like, Sly And The Family Stone and George Clinton, with a little Prince thrown in for good measure is up your alley. Besides, anyone who wears crazy glasses like George, must be O.K. (Doc)
Here's one from the original list:

Some Like It Raw
Eddie Kirkland
Deluge
Believe it or not, this is the first live recording he's made during his long, critically acclaimed career. Captured over a hot three night stint at The Yale Hotel in Vancouver, BC and edited/mastered by John Etnier, it sounds like it was worth the long wait! (Doc)

I saw Eddie in Portland, Me. shortly after this album was released. I had him sign the booklet at the time, but when I recently opened the jewel case, I also discovered that he had scrawled his home address in a piece of paper. I'd forgotten all about that, but I do remember sending him (years ago) a few cassettes of music that he said he enjoyed!
Playing the debut Walt Mink album, "Miss Happiness". 4.5 stars on All Music. I won't reinvent the wheel, so I'm sharing the AMG review written by John Bush.

http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:jcfqxqr5ldte

This one is getting burned to play in the car and will be going on my iPods too!

Really lovin' it!
I have that album as well as El Producto. Very enjoyable. There are so many groups like this that put out a few good albums and never find an audience. What's nice is these are very affordable from Amazon in used condition. I love finding out about good music 10 or 20 years old and catching up especially at bargain prices.
Yeah, uncovering good/great music years later is always a treat, especially when it's cheap! I'll have to check out El Producto. That one got a good review (and 4 stars) on AMG....
Thee Hypnotics up now!

http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:hifyxqrhldse
Same deal, not gonna reinvent the wheel, but this on IS a keeper!
And it helps that members of The Black Crowes play on it as well! :-)
And that Chris Robinson "Produced and Extracted" it! : >)
How about these guys? Here's the AMG review!

Review by Tom Demalon

Austin's Seed sound is very much rooted in a classic '60s pop song style (most obviously The Beatles), very much similar to bands like Jellyfish and The Posies. They rarely are as successful as those two bands, but they made a fairly strong debut with Ling. "Rapture" kicks things off with a whimsical lyric and power-stomp. There's no shortage of enchanting melodies on this album. "Ladybug" is a gentle song, featuring piano by producer Howard Benson and gorgeous harmonies by Gabriel Ordonez and Chadwick Salls. "Kids--This Is Fabulon," while catchy, is plagued with self-consciously hip and clever lyrics. "Nail" has a bizarre lyric that is matched by the odd, trippy passage near the end. On "Fortune," the band the strings and portentous tone shows a more progressive rock influence that surfaces on several songs. The sometimes jarring differences between Seed's power pop leanings and progressive rock tendencies makes Ling a nit uneven at times. It's still a solid album with more than a few sterling moments.

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