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This Week In Music (1/16-1/22)

My music consumption for this past week, along with two-word reviews:

Bruce Springsteen: The Promise - mixed bag
Casino Royale: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - classic Bond
Eric Metronome: The Two-Eared Man – delicate pop
Flash Gordon: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - sheer brilliance
Gang of Four: Mall - rare misstep
Green Day: Kerplunk - early nuggets
Kraftwerk: Techno Pop - techno babble
Mobius Band: Heaven - electro goodness
Monster Magnet: 4-Way Diablo - comfortably unique
Pete Townshend: Another Scoop - hidden gems
Ron House: New Wave as the Next Guy - scrappy sketches
Serenity: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - unexpectedly mellow
Sherlock Holmes: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - peak Zimmer
Snow Patrol: Fallen Empires - downhilll fast
The Jeff Healey Band: Cover To Cover - faithful renditions

This Week In Music (11/14-11/20)

A look back at the epic week that was my music listening experience, with helpful two-word reviews:

Bjork: Biophilia – lacking fire
Faster Pussycat: The Power and The Glory Hole - unlistenable dreck
Grandaddy: The Broken Down Comforter Collection – inconsistent oddballs
Hot Hot Heat: Elevator - vocally annoying
Hot Snakes: Audit in Progress - stripped bangers
The Jesus Lizard: Head – noisy grind
Kraftwerk: The Mix – unnecessary remixes
L.A. Guns: American Hardcore – aggro overkill
The Lemonheads: Car Button Cloth - mixed bag
The Life and Times: The Magician EP – gazey goodness
The Makers: Rock Star God – conceptual letdown
Ministry: Animositisomina – repetitive grind
Mouse on Mars: Abschaffung der Arten. – occasionally engaging
Harry Nilsson: All Time Greatest Hits – interesting mix
Robert Pollard: Crickets: Best of the Fading Captain Series 1999–2007 – surprising quality
Richard Hell and The Voidoids: Blank Generation – masterful mess
Rush: 2112 – progressive masterpiece
Sheriff: Sheriff – acceptable cheese
Sleep: Dopesmoker – repetitive grind
Star Trek II The Wrath of Khan OST – epic genius
The Strokes: Angles - unimpressive return
W.A.S.P.: First Blood… Last Cuts – uneven sleaze
Year of the Rabbit: Year of the Rabbit – effective Failure