New CDs

There have been a BUNCH of good new CDs out recently. Which ones have you gotten?

The other day I got <b>Live from Bonnaroo</b>, and I have to say that this 2 CD set just plain RULES!! Good variety of music, great insert booklet, just all around awesome. I find myself wanting more -- if only they'd brought out a CD set of the full concerts or something, I'd have paid nicely for it. As it is, I'm gonna have to buy CDs of a lot of these groups because they are so awesome -- Jurassic 5, moe., Galactic, etc.

I also got <b>Gov't Mule - The Deep End vol. 2</b>. The sequel to last year's "Deep End vol. 1" where the band has favorite bass players guest on each song in the late Allen Woody's absence. So far, I like last year's effort better, but that's not to say this CD isn't great. I need to listen to it more for it to really grow on me, but I am especially LOVING the cover of Tower of Power's "What is Hip?".

Then today I went by and picked up:

<b>David Gray - A new day at midnight</b> - listening to it now. Not bad at all. It hasn't caught me quite like "White Ladder" did, but it's still pretty solid. I'll have to listen to the whole thing a few times before I can make a good judgement on it though.

<b>Nirvana</b> - that new black album. Looks like a lot of recycled material with that one new song on it. But because it's Nirvana I had to buy it.

<b>Blind Boys of Alabama - Real World</b> -- they're on that Bonnaroo CD, and I was very impressed. Then I saw them on David Letterman last night and I resolved to buy the new CD. After I purchased it, I noticed that Leon Mobley and Ben Harper both guest on it -- an added bonus!!

<b>DMB - Live at Folsom Field</b> -- Well, it's DMB, what more can you say. I haven't gotten a copy of this show earlier so that the new live release could be a surprise, kindof.

Upcoming purchases: Santana's new CD, Elv1s, Jack Johnson, and Lil' Flip's CD.

Speaking of which, when I went to pick up the David Gray CD, I accidentally picked up the new Justin Timberlake CD -- did you know he released a solo album? I had no idea . . . *shudder* . . . I was so embarassed to even be seen picking it up.

Which <b>new</b> CDs have you purchased lately? How are they?