The Raconteurs are a new band with Jack White of the White Stripes trading off vocals with Brendan Benson of the Greenhornes, and a couple other band escapees that I hadn't heard of. http://theraconteurs.com/ They just released their first single "Steady as She Goes" - it's the free download at iTunes this week. The website looks like an old DOS menu, which is really annoying if you started on computers back then, and the font, an X-Files green. It's retro, but not in a good way. Hey, at least they're trying. Anyway, the song is great and has really unusual lyrics - retro, but in a good way. The song is like Elvis Costello and Sting's green alien love child.
The Pearl Jam cd finally came out and it's No 1 on iTunes - who knows what that means. It's just the once a year where I actually align with a greater number of album purchasers. In fact, when I first woke up, PJ was No 1 and Bruce was No 2 and I'm pretty sure that's never happened. But anyway. The album is reliably Pearl Jam, with some kick ass stuff and a couple of real losers. It's overtly political, you don't have to stretch to get the point a la , "hey wait, these protest songs are relevant now. hmmmm." Not that I mind metaphor, but most times it's better to get one's ass moving.
Along those lines, my bud Kevin made me a disk of HIM, which is listed as Metal, who knows why. The CD is Dark Light and I love it. It reminds me most of Muse, which was a semi-obsession 2 years ago.
And this may be the only week that I received two Pete Seeger-related ditties, but that's for another blog.
This is the best though: Dave just sent the Dilbert for today:
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Haha on Diilbert, thats funny.
Check out Neil Young's new CD. "Living with War" best Punk album to come out in years.
No metaphor, just straight to the point.
I have heard good things about that album. Will definitely check it out.
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