the perfect gift for a friend named AMANDA

The announcement of the imminent release of "The Next Day" surprised almost everybody as Mr. Bowie was supposedly in retirement after a 2004 heart attack that lead to a lengthy recovery. After being teased by two kind of amazing videos, we now have David Bowie's first new album since 2003's "Reality." Mortality is clearly the central theme here, not surprisingly due to Bowie's brush with death, but this album addresses this with vitality & power instead of fear & trepidation. "The Next Day" is a mostly rocking affair with hints of "Lodger" & "Station to Station" & even reminds us in some ways of Scott Walker's rebirth in the past 6 or so years. The is a fantastic album from one of our most important living artists. Do yourself a favor & check it out.

EARLY ORIGINAL RCA PRESS, MADE IN JAPAN FOR USA

2016 album from this Blacksburg, Virginia musician who is also a member of BLACK TWIG PICKERS, PELT & has played with Steven Gunn. There's some nice variety here with some of Bowles' banjo driven, front-porch folk jams, a neo-classical piano piece, some jams that border on drone & more.

This limited edition set includes the original Mermaid Avenue Vol. 1 & Vol. 2 albums, a bonus CD of outtakes, and a documentary detailing the making of the project on DVD. HIGHLY recommended!!!!

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Remember 'POD'? 2002 sees The Breeders returning to the simpler subtler grooves of that record (and significantly engineered by Steve Albini) but with a slightly expanded palate. The Deal sisters have brought back to the table the vocal harmonies that have been sorely missed along with the spacious arrangements of 'Pod'. There are even hints of The Pixies in some of the more dynamic songs. This album puts The Breeders back in world-class territory - destined to be a classic. G E T T H I S N O W ! R E C O M M E N D E D !

MIKE GARSON from BOWIE'S Aladdin Sane on keyboards

Names can be misleading. I put off listening to the BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE for almost the first ten years of their existence mainly because of their awful band name. It's too bad because I missed out on a lot of great music. Led by a true rock'n'roll maniac, Anton Newcombe, JONESTOWN has made 10 records in 10 years w/ about 40 different bands members. Each record is a pastiche of the massive amount of music that Newcombe & his carefully chosen band members have absorbed from the obvious ones like the STONES, BYRDS, LOVE to the not so obvious like STONE ROSES, MY BLOODY VALENTINE & RIDE. If you've missed out over the last ten years like I had, now's the time to catch up with this truly unique band. Comes with 20 page book.

2011 full length from BRIDGE & TUNNEL. Angular, yet anthemic songs...think SMALL BROWN BIKE / HOT WATER MUSIC / FUGAZI / CURSIVE / BRAID. On NO IDEA records & recommended!