After noting earlier my fears about 2008 with the headlining CD releases being Barry Manilow and the Spice Girls, I finally have some hope. Leave it to the Drive By Truckers to kick some life into the year with their release of "Brighter Than Creations Dark". I'm still learning about these guys, and have access to all of their albums via Rhapsody - even so, this new album blew me away from the first song "Two Daughters and a Beautiful Wife" all the way through to song number 19 "Monument Valley". How can you go wrong with "daddy needs a drink to deal with all the beauty, to deal with all the madness, to keep from blowin' up. Daddy needs a drink to calm down his badness to execute his gladness on the fullness of his cup"...followed by a chorus: " Daddy needs a drink so mama fix one quick, pour it nice and strong with the cleanin' outfit on" - sung with the purest of sincerity.
This last week was a stellar release week with the release of "Detours" by Sheryl Crow, "Sleep Through the Static" by Jack Johnson, and "Its Time for a Love Revolution" by Lenny Kravitz. I haven't had enough time to absorb each of these, but can say that from what I've listened to so far, these are top notch releases from each of them. I have no doubt "Its Time for a Love Revolution" will be in my top 10 this year if not top 1.
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