The Listening Project–Supplemental Blog 6

It has been almost 4 months since my last blog about my CDs.  Believe it or not, I simply have not bought any new music on CD other than a single purchase around New Year’s Day.  I did visit the Half Priced Book Store last weekend however and thus I have enough for a new blog entry. 

#	Artist	Album	Date Listened	Again?
1130	Relient K	Five Score and Seven Years Ago	1/2/2013	Yes
1131	Bing Crosby	Bing's Gold Records: The Original Decca Recordings	2/9/2013	Yes
1132	Jaci Velasquez	Crystal Clear	2/10/2013	Yes
1133	Barry Manilow	Barry Manilow	2/10/2013	Yes
1134	Vangelis	The Best of Vangelis	2/10/2013	Yes
1135	Chris Tomlin	Glory In The Highest	2/10/2013	Yes
1136	Abba	Gold	2/11/2013	Yes
1137	Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers	Greatest Hits	2/11/2013	Yes
1138	Barry Manilow	Greatest Hits, Vol. 1	2/12/2013	Yes
1139	Barry Manilow	The Greatest Songs of the Sixties	2/13/2013	Yes
1140	Harry Connick Jr	She	2/13/2013	Yes
1141	Soundgarden	Superunknown	2/14/2013	Yes

• Relient K “Five Score and Seven Years Ago”: I have been looking for this CD for quite some time so I was happily surprised to see it on the 90% off rack at Mardel’s.  This is very similar in sound to their current stuff (which I much prefer to their earlier CDs).
• Jaci Valasquez “Crystal Clear”: I have Jaci’s first CD and loved it.  I think she was all of 16 when it was released.  A very pure voice with just enough Latin influence mixed in with normal pop songs.
• Barry Manilow “Barry Manilow” & “Greatest Hits Vol 1” & The Greatest Songs of the Sixties”: So much Barry, so little time.  Apologies to the son and his friend as I mad them listen to the Best Of CD (from 1974) on the way to dropping them off at school the other day (and sang / hummed along all the way).  I have a few other Manilow CDs including the Greatest Songs of the Fifties.  Don’t judge me.
• Abba “Gold”: How can anyone put this on the clearance rack for $1?
• Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers “Greatest Hits”: How can anyone put this on the clearance rack for $1?
• Soundgarden “Superunknown”: These guys had the advantage of sounding like Nirvana at just the right time.  I have had this CD before (or maybe cassette) but this listening left me wanting a little more complexity.

Well there you have it.  I might have outgrown my need for so much new music.

Jon