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What is your favorite album this week?

Doesn't have to be a great revelation. Doesn't have to change the year in music. Could be old. Could be new. Just has to do it for this week. So what is doing it for you this week?

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Permalink Reply by the pigdog on March 5, 2012 at 1:50pm

We have been liking Lyle Lovett's "Release Me" this weekend.

We brought out an oldie but probably not americana, Holly Cole Trio "Temptation". Excellent jazz covers of Tom Waits songs.

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Permalink Reply by Stina on March 5, 2012 at 3:50pm

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Listening to the stream of Springsteen's new album. Liking it very much so far. He rocks quite the accent on the one "Irish" song! :P Didn't quite believe the one review I read on that! A couple of the songs aren't quite what I normally like but my foot is just a tapping. If the rest of the album is as likeable to me, I'll be buying it right off. Been a big fan of his for years - grew up listening to repeated playings (by my father) of "Born in the USA". I still count "Born in the USA" as one of my top 3 albums of all time. (Alongside U2 and Ryan Adams) Really great to see him triumphant. My favourite so far is "Jack of All Trades"

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Permalink Reply by Stina on March 5, 2012 at 4:06pm

Is it just me or does Springsteen's "Death to My Hometown" sound an awful lot like another song? Can't place which song but it sounds really familiar. U2 maybe? Maybe I'm imagining things.

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Permalink Reply by Hal Bogerd on March 5, 2012 at 5:23pm

Pogues and Steve Earle? I'm on the fence on buying this one after streaming it. Not to mention I just saw the BestBuy ad and the disc is one sale for $9.99 or the deluxe edition for $12.99 (which includes two bonus tracks for the extra $3). C'mon Bruce but the damn songs on the disc and release it. I hate the deluxe edition bullshit.

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Permalink Reply by Easy Ed on March 6, 2012 at 7:22am

Discovered a really tasteful folkie out of Duluth, MN over the weekend by the name of Sara Thomsen. Looks like her last album was in 2008 but she is out there performing and doing community singing projects.

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Permalink Reply by mike vaught on March 6, 2012 at 7:48pm

Bought Richard Thompson boxset "Walking on a Wire" last week & can't quit listening. I wasn't too familiar with his work before & while I generally don't like "greatest hits" type albums I felt this was the best place to start & I can see more RT music in my future.

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Permalink Reply by TenLayers on March 6, 2012 at 9:15pm

One of my favorites by him...and Linda...is "Pour Down Like Silver"

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Permalink Reply by declan culliton on March 7, 2012 at 1:04pm

Agreed....'Pour Down Like Silver' is excellent and equally as good is 'I Wanna See The Bright Lights Tonight'

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Permalink Reply by Easy Ed on March 9, 2012 at 12:03pm

Anything with him and Linda works for me. And of course the early work with Fairport and Sandy Denny. His 200 Years of the History of Pop is outstanding, if only to hear him cover Britney Spears "Oops I Did It Again". I find his solo stuff like Neil Youngs....all over the place. I live for his acoustic work, tasty electric and Brit folk, but cringe when he is playing his version of thrash which I suppose is a passion or fantasy of his. Happy listening....lots to choose from. Find the tribute album to him too...very good.

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Permalink Reply by WIndieCityJoe on March 12, 2012 at 5:18pm

Another vote for "Pour Down Like Silver." Although I would place him in my all-time top five artists I still prefer his records with Linda to his solo stuff.