24 April 2008

New Music Monday: Thursday Edition

Okay, sorry I have not posted any new music for a few weeks. Here are a couple of treats for a Thursday:

First, off their new album, Supernatural Superserious, here's R.E.M.s title track.



...and here's a live version of 'Soul' off Van Morrison's new album, Keep it Simple:



I love it when an older artist or band comes out with something that reminds me of why I loved them in the first place. A lot of great bands, and I know I'm gonna get in trouble here, like U2, The Rolling Stones, Pearl Jam, Fleatwood Mac, and even Tom Petty have come out with new stuff that, while not necessarily "bad" is not nearly up to the caliber of what their old stuff was. What I think sets these two albums from others is that their sound is updated without loosing the original passion and energy. Rock on R.E.M and keep the good times coming Morrison.
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  1. WEB SHERIFF4/24/2008 01:37:00 PM

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    Hi Ben,

    On behalf of Lost Highway Records, many thanks for plugging Van Morrison's new album and, if your readers want good quality, non-pirated, preview tracks, full versions of "That's Entrainment" and "Behind The Ritual" (along with album track samplers) are available for fans and bloggers to listen to (and link to) on Lost Highway's web-site at http://www.losthighwayrecords.com .

    Up-to-the-minute info on Keep It Simple and Van’s 2008 shows is, of course, also available on www.vanmorrison.com and www.myspace.com/vanmorrison and, for a limited period, you can still hear Van's exclusive BBC interview and special concert at http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/musicclub/event_vanmorrison.shtml and http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/radio2_aod.shtml?radio2/r2_vanmorrison .

    Thanks again for your support.

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  2. Peter5/03/2008 08:46:00 PM

    Thanks for posting the Van Morrison video Ben. Morrison is one of those artists who I didn't discover for myself until relatively recently, and he's amazing. It's great to find someone who has so much to offer and fills a niche in music that no one else does.
    Also, it hink it's awesome that the Web Sheriff caught up with you. I wonder what it takes to get deputized

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