in the mail:

Vietnam Vietnam
Bobbie Gentry Chickasaw County Child: The Artistry of Bobbie Gentry

Alexander ("Skip") Spence - Oar

I don't listen nor buy much rock 'n roll any more, but I picked up Rickie Lee Jones' "The Sermon on Esposition Boulevard." Believe it or not these are Christian tunes.

Venetian Snares - Meathole
Venetian Snares - Hospitality
Venetian Snares - Songs About My Cats
Kid606 - P.S. I Love You
Merzbow - Rainbow Electronics 2
The Jesus & Mary Chain - Darklands
The Jesus & Mary Chain - Honey's Dead
Vibracathedral Orchestra & Sunroof! - Wings Over America
Wolf Eyes & John Wiese - Collection
Boredoms - Super Roots 1
Boredoms - Super Roots 3
Boredoms - Super Roots 5
Pole - 1
Wolf Eyes/Spykes/Failing Lights/John Olson - Solo 2xLP picture discs
Sightings - End Times

The Velvet Underground - Andy Warhol
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Salt n Pepa - Blacks' Magic
Nirvana - Nevermind
Hole - Live Through This
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus
Nightmares on Wax - In A Space Outta Sound
Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter - Oh, My Girl
Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter - Live, Love, Lust & the Open Halls of the Soul
Emily Haines & the Soft Skeleton - Knives Don't Have Your Back
Arbouretum - Rites of Uncovering

Yesterday's delivery:
Scritti Politti - Cupid & Psyche 85

CDs I've gotten between Christmas and now:

The Black Parade - My Chemical Romance
Liberation Transmission - Lostprophets
Louder Now/Partone - Taking Back Sunday
Light Grenades - Incubus
Sam's Town - The Killers

Anyone still reading? Here's what I think of them. None completely blew me away. Still, five decent albums if you like those bands.

MCR stays just as good if not better than their last album, Incubus goes up a notch after the slightly disappointing "Crow Left of the Murder," TBS has a good one, the Prophets stay consistent and show a lot of growth considering it's only their third release, and "Sam's Town" is good music with some humor added in.

Taking Back Sunday's CD has the track list split into three lists labeled Side A, Side B, and Side C. lol.

WolfMother and The Fratellis

Panda Bear - Young Prayer on LP this time.
Animal Collective - Who Could Win a Rabbit 7"
Faust - Faust IV double disc reissue with Peel Sessions

Boris - Pink
Sunn - Black One
Mountain Goats - Protein Source of the Future
Besnard Lakes - Are the Dark Horse
Liars - The Threw Us All in a Trench and Stuck a Monument On Top

Jim O'Rourke - I'm Happy and I'm Singing and a 1, 2, 3
Deerhunter - Turn It Up Faggots
Boxcutter - Oneiric
Merzbow - Pinkream

Cat Power - Moon Pix
Cat Power - You Are Free
Bonnie "Prince" Billy - The Letting Go
Sufjan Stevens - Come On Feel the Illinoise

King Creosote - KC Rules OK
King Creosote - Rocket DIY

Elliott Smith - XO
Elliott Smith - Either/Or
Menomena - Friend and Foe
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Howl

Good choices. I especially love Howl.

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Originally posted by brainofp:
Elliott Smith - XO
Elliott Smith - Either/Or

What I consider one of the largest holes in my personal music collection is Elliot Smith. I own nothing of his and have always wanted to jump into his catalog. One day, I'm sure I will. Let us know what you think of these.

quote:

Originally posted by Hophead:

quote:

Originally posted by brainofp:
Elliott Smith - XO
Elliott Smith - Either/Or

What I consider one of the largest holes in my personal music collection is Elliot Smith. I own nothing of his and have always wanted to jump into his catalog. One day, I'm sure I will. Let us know what you think of these.

i already know those two albums by heart since i've had them in mp3 format for years. i just never found them at a reasonable enough price to get them until now.
But like you said, these two are epitome Elliott Smith and are a must for any music collection.
I could change my signature to "Go home and listen to them! Now!"

Arcade Fire's Neon Bible.

I got the special edition for only $12 at Best Buy. I strongly recommned that if you like special editions you should get it since it is on sale until Saturday at Best Buy. Or you can buy the regular version for only $8 at Circuit City (regular version is $10 at Best Buy.)

Jamaica To Toronto: Soul Funk & Reggae 1967-1974
The Triffids-Born Sandy Devotional (reissue)
Peter Bjorn & John-Writer's Block
Arcade Fire-Neon Bible

GZA- Beneath the Surface