I got the new Radiohead CD, "Hail to the Thief". They continue their journey from being a standard grunge band to painting on a blank canvas and doing whatever they feel like. "OK Computer" is still my favorite (duh). Driving to New York, we listened to "Pablo Honey" and "The Bends", their 1st two. The jump from there to "OK Computer" is unbelievable.
Other CDs I got for my birthday from my oldest daughter:
- Day One, "Ordinary Man". I think I like this one the best. Tasty urban lyrics, popish background.
- The Incredible Doctor Cyclops, "Invasion". Tres bizarre. Speed ska spy movie themes? Totally campy lead singer? Erica's friend Kelly, who graduated from Dunbar the year before her, is the trumpet player.
- Chemical Brothers, "Surrender". The 1st Chemical Brothers CD I have, very tasty, great aural textures.
- Rjd2, "Deadringer". This one isn't clicking much, I need to listen to it a few more times.
I finished the 3rd George R. R. Martin, "A Storm of Swords" and passed on to my son. I was wondering when he would find time to read it and then I remembered: he reads 300-400 pages an hour, with good retention. So, he can consume this 1100 page time in 4 hours or so. These books are definitely well done -- you can never guess who he's going to kill off next.
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