'Tis the season for gift cards and shopping.

I bought these CDs with trade-ins at the used wrecka stow:


Miles Davis and Quincy Jones -- Miles and Quincy Live At Montreux: I had my first listen today and it is stellar. The person who sold this was either crazy or broke!


John Coltrane -- Impressions: Ditto what I said above.


Here's what I was given:


Bix Beiderbecke -- Bix Lives! Vol. 2: A nice collection of tunes from an artist who deserved the hype he got by Ken Burns. I am listening to it right now.

Here's what I bought with my gift cards:


Cypress Hill -- Cypress Hill:One of the best hip-hop joints of the early 90's.


Radiohead -- OK Computer: I am listening to it in my car, and I think it deserves the hype on first listen. A trippy record indeed.


Modest Mouse -- Good News For People Who Love Bad News: I haven't checked it out yet, but I bought it on my sister's boyfriend's recommendation.

and

Monk Hughes -- A Tribute To Brother Weldon: My music in 2004 was defined by the discovery of Madlib. I expect this invazion to be on par with the rest of his brilliant stuff.

What did y'all get?
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My best galpal in NYC bought me DFA's Compilation #2, which is three discs of kick-ass indie rawk/techno hybrid insanity. I love it to pieces, and the crazy part is, all the discs are fantastic and there's just too much of it for me to take in!!! I'm gonna be listening to this for a long time.

And Supa got me Alice Russell's Under the Munka Moon, which I'd never heard of until he sent it to me as part of my Secret Santa luvgift extravaganza. An amazing album by a woman with an equally amazing voice.

I received the new "Fantasia" album (didn't ask for it), which I believe is actually good.A good grown R&B album. Nothing silly like Destiny Child "loose my breathe/soldier" stuff. Also received the new Ray Ray album (R. Saadiq), Cameo Anthology and Earth Wind & Fire live DVD

cnutty77 said:

How is the Ray Ray album?

I got a fabulous "Fruitcake" mix disc from Anx and a Residents compilation that he whipped up.

I bought myself this strange double disc version of Joy Division's "Les Bains Douches" and some Ultravox cd's.

Can't think of anything else right now.

Bought a TON of music for other people though.

GangstaFam said:

Sounds like fun.

BTW -- Joyce gonna get 'chall in this life or the next.

namepeace said:

Why's that? I'm her #1 fan!

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I haven't bought anything since Christmas. My last music purchase was the Patsy Cline Definitive Collection at Wal-Mart on Christmas Eve. It's my third Patsy Cline comp and probably the last.

GangstaFam said:

What's so gangsta about Joyce?

sextonseven said:

Yeah, y'all keep talkin'. Y'all don't know 'bout Joyce.

namepeace said:

Bitch please! I wrote the book.

GangstaFam said:

Nice

It has some of the Amsterdam recording too!

HamsterHuey said:

I noticed that. That's why I bought it. I didn't even know it existed before. Silly me. Is it great?

These are all the cd's I got 4 christmas (as a matter of fact, I didn't get anything else except CD's, clothes, dvd's, journals, and money):

1. Stevie Wonder: Natural Wonder
2. Britney Spear: MP-Greatest Hits
3.Mary J. Blige: What's The 411?
4. Aaliyah: I Care 4 U
5. Michael Jackson: Dangerous
6. Diana Ross: Forever: Musical Memoirs Box Set
7. Donna Summer: Bad Girls
8.Michael Jackson: HIStory (had 2 get a new one)
9. Madonna: American Life
10. Mary J Blige: My Life
11.Cody Chesnutt: Headphone Masterpiece
12. Madonna: Erotica (Had 2 Get A New One)
13. R. Kelly: Chocolate Factory
14. Prince: Lovesexy
15. Al Green: Absolute Best
16. R. Kelly: 12 Play (Had 2 Get A New One)
17. Ray! Movie Soundtrack
18. Mario: Turning Point
19. R. Kelly & Jay-Z: Unfinished Business
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GangstaFam said:

I like it...
But then again, there is little JD that I don't like...

HamsterHuey said:

/

I bought Gwen Stefani's 'Love.Angel.Music.Baby' which I'm rather enjoying.

JDINTERACTIVE said:

I have it too because everyone on this board was making it seem like album of the year. And it was alright, but What u waiting 4 is still the best track on the album. That pisses me off. Musicology is still a better album IMHO

I receieved:

Gwen Stefani's L.A.M.B.

The Cure's Three Imaginary Boys reissue

and...

the best gifty ever....




For those of you who haven't seen this, it's a 4 CD Rhino Compilation. It comes in a pretty box with a sweet book. It has 80+ tracks pulled from catalogues of 80s alternative artists. I'm sure I have a lot of these tracks on something or the other. This is a GREAT compilation however and the CDs will be perfect to throw on at gatherings.

My bf was VERY nice to me

endorphin74 said:

GRRRR!!!! i wanted that for christmas too!!! i'm so jealous i'm just gonna go throw my christmas tree out the window, and i hope it falls on somebody!!!


...seriously, very cool gift! you'll have to tell me how ya like it. denton done good, didn't he?

and it's my own damn fault i didn't get that box set for christmas, since like a moron i didn't tell anyone i wanted it.

Got some late Christmas presents last night:



as well as the Ray Soundtrack and a collection called Back to the Blues.
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Whiskeytown - Strangers Almanac and Pneumonia

john legend - get lifted!!!!

Gavin DeGraw - Chariot!
(no he's not country)
very good!

HamsterHuey said:

What don't ya like?

Fantasia & Gwen...

Anxiety said:

you are SO funny!

and, yup, Denton done VERY good. I wasn't even hinting for that, he just KNEW.

endorphin74 said:

ok, well, i didn't throw my tree out the window. too lazy, too tired. but i boxed it up today and took down all my christmas decorations.

you'll have to tell me how you like that box set!

CD's




DVD's


Book Of Hip Hop Cover Art






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silverchild said:

ummmm feel free to tell whoever bought you those, that I have a birthday coming up in a couple months.





The ones I got: