Albums Listened To In February (83)

February, the shortest month. Unlike last year, when Feb held the most albums I'd listened to yet, this one is not so musically dominating. It's still a stellar month, with 83 albums (52 brand new) played - two better then last month - I hope to keep this trend alive. The number would have been more, but I began watching the complete series of the HBO show, Entourage, this week, and have done little else. I was hoping to get to 100 albums, but TV took it's hold over me. I still have 2 1/2 seasons left, and then it's onto the other HBO series, Oz, so next month might be a bit slow as well. Time will only tell.

I started the month with a hunt for the new, week 1 was almost entirely new bands - aside from the Led Zeppelin discography - and week 2 followed suit. Towards the end of the second week I had begun new discographies (Rush, Van Halen, Sum 41), which began to dominate my car listening selection. The trend of Van Halen/Rush continued into week 4, when I became bored with them both, instead moving back into funk, with Funkadelic taking the reins. This will probably continue, at least through the first week or two, into March.


Standouts
Blood Ceremony's self-titled debut held something completely new. This was an album with folksy instruments and really odd and out there sounds strewn throughout. I really want to give this one another listen.
Camarosmith's only release is just a dun, rock 'n roll kind of album. These guys just wanted to jam, and jam they did.
Clutch's Slow Hole to China: Rare and Unreleased. I am really surprised I had never listened to this album before, it is an awesome collection of awesome tracks. Favorites include "Guild of Mute Assassins" and "Rising Son"
New bands that I'm waiting for more: Whores of Tijuana, Lo-Pan, Leeches of Lore


Ho-Hum
The Black Keys - I've been hearing alot about this group of late, but it really isn't my style. It's a stripped-down modern view of blues, and other then a few good songs (one or two per album) there wasn't a lot for someone who is not neck deep in blues.
New bands that didn't cut it: Eight Hands For Kali, Tummler, Last Minute To Jaffna, Mozergush, Acid King

Discographies Played Through (at least partially)
The Black Keys, Funkadelic, Kansas, Kyuss, Led Zeppelin, Rush, Sum 41, Van Halen,

Week 1

1. Blood Ceremony - Blood Ceremony - New 
2. Brant Bjork - Jalamanta - New
3. Camarosmith - Camarosmith - New
4. Ché - Sounds of Liberation - New
5. Eight Hands For Kali - Himalayan Necromantia - New
6. Flood - Native - New 
7. Goblin Cock - Come With Me If You Want To Live - New 
8. Kalas - Kalas - New 
9. Kyuss - Blues For The Red Sun - New
10. Kyuss - Sons of Kyuss - New 
11. Kyuss - Wretch - New
12. Led Zeppelin - Houses Of The Holy
13. Led Zeppelin - In Through The Out Door - New
14. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
15. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II
16. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin III 
17. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV 
18. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (2 Disc)
19. Led Zeppelin - Presence - New
20. Lo-Pan - Sasquanaut - New
21. Tummler - Queen to Bishop VI - New
22. Wino - Punctuated Equilibrium - New 

Week 2

1. 3 - Revisions 
2. The Beatles - Abbey Road - New
3. The Black Keys - Attack And Release - New
4. The Black Keys - The Big Come Up - New 
5. Clutch - From Beale Street To Oblivion
6. Clutch - Pitchfork and Lost Needles - New
7. Clutch - Slow Hole to China: Rare and Unreleased - New 
8. Clutch - Strange Cousins From The West 
9. Cowboys And Aliens - League Of Fools - New
10. Kyuss - Welcome To Sky Valley - New
11. Rush - 2112
12. Rush - The Caress of Steel 
13. Rush - Fly By Night
14. Rush - Rush
15. Sum 41 - All Killer No Filler
16. Sum 41 - Chuck
17. Sum 41 - Does This Look Infected?
18. Sum 41 - Half Hour Of Power (EP)
19. Sum 41 - Underclass Hero - New 
20. Torche - Meanderthal - New
21. Torche - Torche - New
22. Van Halen - Van Halen 
23. Van Halen - Van Halen II 
24. Van Halen - Women And Children First - New

Week 3

1. Alestorm - Captain Morgan's Revenge
2. The Black Keys - Magic Potion - New 
3. The Black Keys - Rubber Factory - New 
4. The Black Keys - Thickfreakness - New
5. Billy Joel - Glass Houses - New
6. Core - The Hustle Is On - New
7. Core - Revival - New
8. Last Minute To Jaffna - Volume I 
9. Leeches of Lore - Leeches of Lore - New 
10. Kansas - Kansas - New
11. Kansas - Masque - New
12. Kansas - Song For America - New
13. Mozergush - Mozergush - New
14. Pink Floyd - The Wall (2 Discs) 
15. Rush - A Farewell To Kings
16. Rush - Hemispheres
17. Rush - Moving Pictures
18. Rush - Permanent Waves
19. S:T Erik - From Under The Tarn - New 
20. Sasquatch - Sasquatch - New 
21. Sasquatch - II - New
22. Serpentcult - Trident Nor Fire (EP) - New
23. Tank 86 - Ariba - New
24. Tank 86 - Behold - New
25. Van Halen - Diver Down - New
26. Van Halen - Fair Warning - New 

Week 3

1. Acid King - Busse Woods - New 
2. Alestorm - Black Sales At Midnight 
3. Blind Dog - Last Adventures Of Captain Dog
4. Funkadelic - Free Your Mind... And Your Ass Will Follow - New
5. Funkadelic - Funkadelic
6. Funkadelic - Maggot Brain - New 
7. Funkadelic - Standing On The Verge Of Getting It On
8. Kansas - Leftoverture - New 
9. Kansas - Point Of Know Return - New 
10. Porcupine Tree - The Incident (2 Discs) - New
11. Rush - Feedback
12. Rush - Grace Under Pressure 
13. Rush - Power Windows
14. Rush - Signals
15. Van Halen - 1984 - New
16. Van Halen - 5150 - New  
17. Van Halen - OU812
18. Whores of Tijuana - Whores of Tijuana - New