CRAZY's 2019 purchases

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LIAM GALLAGHER "why me?, why not"

release date: 20th September

second solo set

sales figures:  200,000 worldwide

chart: #1 UK, #7 AU, #50 CAN

singles:

"Shockwave"...……………......#22 UK  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBAhgZZNR7E  video
"the river"...…....……no chart action   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZroGyXyoTO8  live
"once"...……...…...……....……#49 UK  (linked below)
"one of us"...……………....…..#50 UK  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3mhhT3c7oY  video
"now that ive found you".....#61 UK  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRWVdk90804  live

from the UK
ex vocals for Oasis
had three previous albums since leaving that band, two with Beady Eye which were utter crap,
another one under his own name which was a return to form and this one
typical Oasis sound on this one
a very good collection of tracks stands alongside  the best Oasis albums for sure
I LOVE THIS ALBUM

favourite:





tracks:

1....shockwave ***
2....one of us ***
3....once ***
4....now that ive found you ***
5....halo ***
6....why me?, why not **
7....be still **
8....alright now **
9....meadow **
10..the river **
11..gone **
12..invisible sun **
13..misunderstood **
14..glimmer ***

3s - 6
2s - 8
1s - 0

rating:  2.4

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JESCA HOOP "stonechild"

release date: 5th July

sixth album

no sales figures


no chart info

no singles released

from Califor-ni-a
art folk
Suzanne Vega meets Joan Baez meets Father john Misty/Fleet Foxes
well constructed, personalised themes, sound has perfect clarity
but thats where the positives really stop for me
sounds like prose put to music as opposed to being songs.
not half the album i thought it was when i first heard it
I DO NOT LIKE THIS ALBUM





tracks:

1....free of the feeling *
2....shoulder charge **
3....old fear of father **
4....football to the path *
5....death row *
6....red, white and black **
7....01 tear **
8....all time low *
9....outside of eden **
10..passages end **
11..time capsule *

3s - 0
2s - 6
1s - 5

rating: 1.5

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KAISER CHIEFS "duck"

release date: July 26th

eighth studio album

sales figures: 50,000 worldwide

charts: #3 UK

singles: 

"record collection"...…………...……...……......no chart action   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OQbDiaLKL4  video 
"people know how to love one another".....no chart action   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulZjajyNjVA  video

from England
alt rock/pop band
not sure about the album title, obviously means something to the band though
pretty much their version of Killers/Brandon Flowers
classy catchy consistently good band
great album, stupid videos!
I LOVE THIS ALBUM

favourite:





tracks:

1....people know how to love one another ***
2....golden oldies ***
3....wait **
4....target market **
5....don't just stand there, do something ***
6....record collection ***
7....the only ones **
8....lucky shirt **
9....electric heart **
10..northern holiday ***
11..Kurt vs Frasier (the battle for Seattle) ***

3s - 6
2s - 5
1s - 0

rating: 2.5

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MIRANDA LAMBERT "wildcard"

release date: November 1st

seventh studio album

sales figures 70,000 worldwide

charts: #1 US Country, #4 US, #19 AU, #12 CAN, #57

singles:

"it all comes out in the wash"...#12 US Country, #14 US   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ka7gRrEy0JM  video
"bluebird".........……...……………#38 US Country   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPN9daXCxrk   video


from Texas
they call her country
she may wel have been back in the early days
nowadays she is in Shania, Taylor territory, crossover pop
her lyrics are often a tongue in cheek observation of life in The South, good and bad.
album starts off in crossover pop vein, the second half is a bit more subdued
several lighthearted videos released from this one which always bring a smile to the dial
I LOVE THIS ALBUM

favourite, 





tracks:

1....white trash ***
2....mess with my head **
3....it all comes out in the wash ***
4....settling down *
5....holy water ***
6....way too pretty for prison ***
7....locomotive **
8....bluebird ***
9....how dare you love **
10..fire escape **
11..pretty bitchin' ***
12..tequilla does ***
13..track record **
14..dark bars **

3s - 7
2s - 6
1s - 1

rating:  2.4

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LEISURE SOCIETY "arrivals & departures"

release date: 12th April

fifth album

no sales figures

no chart info

singles:

"overheard"...…................….no chart action   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LX_2Mgpo5p4  video
"God has taken a vacation"...no chart action   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVM33qJyDZE  video
"a bird, a bee, humanity"......no chart action   (linked below)

British band
alt-folk/alternative
double cd release
sort of a cross between Conor Orbost/Bright Eyes and Fleet Foxes/FJM
simple light breezy melodies with crystal clear production
nice album
I LIKE THIS ALBUM

favourite:





tracks:

1....arrivals and departures **
2....a bird, a bee humanity **
3....God has taken a vacation **
4....i'll pay for it now **
5....overheard **
6....let me bring you down **
7....be you wherever **
8....Arundel tomp **
9....don't want to do it again **
10..mistakes on the field part I **
11..mistakes on the field part II **
12..leave me to sleep **
13..there are no rules around here **
14..youve got the universe **
15..beat of a drum **
16..ways to be saved **

3s - 0
2s - 16
1s - 0

rating: 2.0

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AARON LEWIS "state im in"

release date: April 17th

3rd solo set

chart info: #2 US Country, #18 US

sales: 40,000 Worldwide

singles:

"the bottom"...…...…….no chart info   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXGhQIY0bIQ  audio
"state im in"...……....….no chart info   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-nAvDi1x2U   video
"it keeps on workin' "...no chart info   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wfaOAXG-eM  audio

from Vermont
vocals for metal band Staind
REAL country
hearing Waylon, Kris and Steve Earle all over it
how come these dudes who don't belong in the country field do country
better than the dudes who live and breathe it???
a class act
I LOVE THIS ALBUM

Favourite:





tracks:

1....the party's over ***
2....cant take back **
3....reconsider **
4....it keeps on working **
5....state im in ***
6....God and guns ***
7....love me **
8....if I were the Devil **
9....burnt the sawmill down ***
10..the bottom **

3s - 4
2s - 6
1s - 0

rating:  2.4

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DEAN LEWIS "a place we knew"

release date:  22nd March

debut album

chart info: #1 AU, #15 CAN, #37 UK, #31 US

sales info:  220,000 worldwide

singles:

"be alright"...……......…….#1 AU, #11 UK, #27 CAN, #23 US  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvVPQmDN5PQ  live
"7 minutes"...…….....…..#10 AU   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7HTnsegBtM   video
"stay awake"........………#26 AU,#100 UK  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACOyRCDqVQ0  live
"straight back down"............no chart info  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zW1cPzvxGLw  live

Aussie artist
pop
catchy songs
for some reason im hearing James Blunt, must be his unique accent
but also someone improving on Ed Sheeran;s style
has a decent future ahead of him if the 'men in suits' dont interfere
I LIKE THIS ALBUM

favourite:





tracks:

1....hold of me ***
2....7 minutes ***
3....stay awake **
4....a place we knew **
5....waves **
6....be alright ***
7....chemicals **
8....straight back down **
9....time to go **
10..dont hold me *
11..for the last time **
12..half a man **

3s - 3
2s - 8
1s - 1

rating: 2.1

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JENNY LEWIS "on the line"

release date: 22nd March

11th album overall, 4th solo set

charts: #43 US, #27 UK

no sales info

singles:

"red bull and Hennessey"...…….no chart info   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaacljrbM0U  live
"head's gonna roll"......…...……..no chart info   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jubKE-ymrV0  audio
"wasted youth...……...…………….no chart info   (linked below)

from Vegas
b-grade actress and singer
album has a bit of a retro pop sound
hearing bits of 60s/70s sounds here
all star cast featuring Beck, Ringo, Ryan Adams, Don Was
some heavy subject matter but don't in a light breezy poppy way
so its easy to overlook/overhear some of the messages
I LIKE THIS ALBUM

favourite:





tracks:

1....head's gonna roll ***
2....wasted youth ***
3....red bull and Hennessey ***
4....Hollywood lawn **
5....do-si-do *
6....dogwood **
7....party clown **
8....little white dove **
9....taffy *
10..on the line **
11..rabbit hole **

3s - 3
2s - 6
1s - 2

rating:  2.0

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LIZZO "cuz I love you"

release date: April 19th

third album

charts:  #4 US,  #30 AU,  #7 CAN,  #40 UK

sales figures: 600,000 worldwide

singles:

"water me"......…...no chart entry   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49I6JrUnSQg   video
"truth hurts"...………#1 US   #15 AU  #7 UK  #29 CAN   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00HMxdsVZI  video
"juice"...….………….#82 US...………...#86 UK  #36 CAN   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaCrQL_8eMY  video
"tempo".........…...…no chart entry   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Srq1FqFPwj0  video

from Detroit
R+B, soul with bits of hip-hop thrown in
this gal has some lungs
she'd rival Amy for a powerful R+B bluesy voice
its just a shame about some of the language on the album
seems artists from Detroit are basically feral (I guess Quatro/Seger are the exceptions)
anyway,
I LIKE THIS ALBUM

favourite:





tracks:

1....cuz I love you ***
2....like a girl ***
3....juice **
4....soul mate ***
5....Jerome **
6....cry baby **
7....tempo *
8....exactly how I feel **
9....better in colour **
10..heaven help me **
11..lingerie *
12..boys **
13..truth hurts *
14..water me **

3s - 3
2s - 8
1s - 3

rating:  2.0

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THE LUMINEERS "III"

release date:  September 13th

third album

charts:  #2 US, #23 AU,  #2 CAN,  #8 UK

sales: 100,000 worldwide

singles:

"Gloria"......…...…………………………......no chart entry   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rh9RIqtNlIM  video
"it wasnt easy to be happy for you"....no chart entry   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGReASgVM1Q  video
"life in the city".................................no chart entry   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLPsZT2ZAgE  video

from Colorado, Rocky Mountain High....
alt/folk band
concept album this time round
album split into three parts telling a fictional story from the perspective
of three separate fictional members of one fictional family and how they
deal with/live with someone who is a fictional addict...
every track has had a video made to accompany the songs, would have been nice for the band to
release a deluxe version of the album with bonus dvd so I could either listen to or watch the album!
very deep and dark album offset with light folk melodies and typical Lumineer vocals.
without a doubt my least favourite of their three albums because its so dark but
I LIKE THIS ALBUM

favourite:





tracks:

Chapter I - Gloria Sparks

1....Donna **
2....life in the city **
3....Gloria ***

Chapter II - Junior Sparks

4....it wasnt easy to be happy for you ***
5....leader of the landslide *
6....left for Denver **

Chapter III - Jimmy Sparks

7....my cell *
8....Jimmy Sparks ***
…...link.....
9....salt and the sea **

3s - 3
2s - 4
1s - 2

rating:  2.1