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Musings: A Look at July 2003 Releases
Up here in the Northeast
the cool, wet weather has given way to some serious heat and humidity.
So head on out to your favorite heavily air conditioned music store and
check out some of these gems. On July 8th you'll wanna look out for
the new "old" 16 Horsepower disc, which features some early recordings
from back in the day before they had a record deal. You'll recognize
many of the songs, but in alternative forms. Also out that day is
the debut disc from All Things Bright and Beautiful, the new band featuring
former Luxury front man Lee Bozeman. If you're a jazz fan (I am,
but only casually) or a fan of the NY Yankees (which I definitely am not!)
July 15th features the debut release from Yankees player Bernie Williams.
This is not your typical "athlete tries to make a record" deal. Williams
is apparently a phenomenal jazz guitarist and is the real deal. Speaking
of guitar, on July 22nd Windham Hill records puts out a disc of songs written
for guitar which features the talents of Dave Matthews, Phil Keaggy, Jars
of Clay, and many more. Should be an interesting listen. Also
out that day are the latest releases from Appleseed Cast and Chris Smither.
Other releases expected this month include the second "spiritual" EP from
CUSH, and the latest entry in the Bob Dylan Bootleg series. So check
out the lists and stay cool.
7/1/03
Bjork - Vessel (early live
concert)
Tracy Byrd - The Truth About
Men
Paul Carrack - It Ain't
Over
Judy Collins - Wildflower
Festival (DVD)
Robert Cray - Time Will
Tell
Dixie Hummingbirds - Diamond
Jubilation (f. Bob Dylan and Julie Miller covers)
Jim Lauderdale w/ Donna
the Buffalo - Wait 'Til Spring
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
- Take a Break
Morcheeba - Parts of the
Process
Willie Nelson & Ray
Price - Run That By Me One More Time
Our Lady Peace - Live from
Calgary and Edmonton
Sufjan Stevens - Michigan
Summer Hymns - Clemency
Gino Vannelli - Canto
The Who - Live at the Royal
Albert Hall (two cd set of 11/27/2000 concert)
7/8/03
16 Horsepower - Olden (early
recordings from pre-1995)
All Things Bright and Beautiful
- Love and Affection (former Luxury front man Lee Bozeman)
Cyruss Chestnut - You Are
My Sunshine
Club 8 - Strangely Beautiful
Figure Four - Suffering
the Loss
Grand Incredible - Gi-Gantic
David Grisman - Life of
Sorrow
Colin Hay - Man at Work
Kris Kristofferson - Broken
Freedom Song (Live from San Francisco)
Chuck Loeb - e-Bop
Kate Markowitz - A Map of
the World
MG! The Visionary - Looking
Back
David Lee Roth - Diamond
Dave
Slick Shoes - Far From Nowhere
Spock's Beard - Feel Euphoria
Tractor Kings - Gone to
Heaven
Bob Welch - His Fleetwood
Mac Years & Beyond (rerecordings, etc.)
7/15/03
Chicago - The Box (five
CD retrospective set)
Crazy Horse - At Crooked
Lake (first time on CD)
Pete Droge - Skywatching
Joe Ely - Streets of Sin
The Incredible Moses Leroy
- Become the Soft.Lightes
Alison Krauss & Union
Station - Live (DVD)
Left Front Tire - 42 Ways
to Loves a Friend
Paris Texas - Are You Ready?
Patrick Park - Loneliness
Knows My Name
Earl Scruggs. Doc Watson,
Ricky Skaggs - The Three Pickers (CD and DVD)
Warlord - And the Cannons
of Destruction
Bernie Williams - The Journey
Within (of the NY Yankees...jazz guitar)
Various - Unreleased No.
2 (Deep Elm records, f. Appleseed Cast, Camber, The White Octave, Benton
Falls, etc.)
7/22/03
The Appleseed Cast - Two
Conversations
Bjork - Inside Bjork (documentary
DVD)
Blues Traveler - Truth Be
Told
Cheap Trick - Special One
Marshall Crenshaw - What's
in the Bag?
Guy Davis - Chocolate to
the Bone
Mark Eitzel - The Ugly American
Hangnail - Transparent
Janes Addiction - Strays
Kiss - The KISS Symphony:
Alive 4
Pinetop Perkins - Heritage
of the Blues
Rock City - Rock City (recently
discovered, rare, pre-Big Star recording)
Queensryche - Tribe
Sense Field - Living Outside
Chris Smither - Train Home
Various - Sounds of Wood
& Steel III (w. Phil Keaggy, Dave Matthews, Susanna Hoffs, Jars of
Clay, etc.)
Various - Bad Scene, Everyone's
Fault (Jawbreaker tribute)
7/29/03
Amy Allison - No Frills
Friend
Erykah Badu - Worldwide
Underground (EP)
Holly Golightly - Truly
She is None Other
Howard Hewett - It's Time
Nerf Herder - My EP (EP)
Super Furry Animals - Phantom
Power
Yo Yo Ma - Obrigado Brazil
Also in July:
CUSH - Spiritual EP 2
Bob Dylan - The Bootleg
Series, vol. 6: Concert at Philharmonic Hall
Jeff Beck - Jeff
8/5/03
311 - Evolver
Johnny Cash - The Man, His
World, His Music (DVD)
Dandy Warhols - Welcome
to the Monkey House
Juliana Theory - Live: 10/13/2001
Chris Knight - The Jealous
Kind
Smash Mouth - Get the Picture
Ten Benson - Benson Burner
Ween - Quebec
Widespread Panic - Panic
in the Streets
Various - No Depression:
What it Sounds Like, Vol. 1
8/12/03
Brandtson/Camber/Seven Storey
- Split
Dashboard Confessional -
A Mark, A Mission, A Brand, A Scar
Number One Gun - Celebrate
Mistakes
8/19/03
Bob Dylan - SACD releases
of fifteen Columbia/Legacy reissues
Guided By Voices - Earthquake
Glue
Mars Ill - Backbreakanomics
Papas Fritas - Pop Has Freed
Us
8/26/03
Joan Baez - The Complete
A&M Recordings (1972-1976) (4 disc set featuring all 6 of her albums
from those years plus unreleased material)
Peter Frampton - Now
Bill Mallonee - Perfume
Letter
Rock & Roll Worship
Circus - A Beautiful Glow
Warren Zevon - The Wind
(final album, w/ Springsteen, Petty, The Eagles, Ry Cooder, Jackson Browne,
T-Bone Burnett, Emmylou Harris, etc.)
Also in August:
Holly Nelson - Leaving the
Yard
9/2/03
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
- Take Them On, On Your Own
Soul Junk - 1958
Sting - Sacred Love
9/9/03
Joan Baez - Dark Chords
on a Big Guitar
June Carter Cash - Wildwood
Flower
9/16/03
Shelby Lynne - Identity
Crisis
Telecast - The Beauty of
Simplicity
9/23/03
The Fire Theft - tba (former
members of Sunny Day Real Estate)
Emmylou Harris - Stumble
into Grace
9/30/03
KJ52 - It's Pronounced Five
Two
Also in September:
Wheat - per second per second
per second every second
10/28/03
REM - Best of (with several
new/unreleased tracks)
11/4/03
POD - Payable on Death
11/25/03
Nelly Furtado - tba
Also arriving in 2003:
Black 47 - New York Town
BoDeans - tba
Burlap to Cashmere - tba
Fish - Field of Crowes (former
Marillion singer)
Dave Matthews - Some Devil
(first solo album from Dave Matthews)
Kurt Neumann - tba
Voodoo Child - tba (Moby
side project)
Looking ahead to 2004:
Oasis
U2
Stay tuned for more...
Ken Mueller
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