Another week of a ton of new releases as everyone tries to get their albums out in time for the Christmas rush. And there are quite a few that interest me and one that interests a ton of my fellow blogging friends which is why it is #1 on the list. For those of us in the U.S., this coming week is Thanksgiving and with a year like we’ve had, we do have a lot to be thankful for and now more than ever we should make sure we let everyone know how special they are in our life and what they mean to us. But before we do that, why don’t you check out the releases this week and let me know which ones you want to hear or what I may have missed as everyone needs to know. Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful weekend! Oh yeah, my choices are in Blue!!
Iron Maiden – Nights of the Dead, Legacy of the Beast: Live in Mexico City – (Sanctuary Records): I am not a huge Iron Maiden fan, but that doesn’t stop me from listing this as the #1 release of the week. My first thought is that this is yet another live album as Maiden has millions of them it seems. But a friend told me that this one is cool as the track list is so different the last album and there are songs they haven’t done in awhile. I would agree that would make this one worth getting. What are those songs? I don’t remember, but if you are real fan, you will know when you see the track listing. I hope you all enjoy. And yes, I will give it a spin.
The Wild Feathers – Medium Rarities – (The Wild Feathers): This is my top choice. An album of rare tracks from The Wild Feathers and since I have everything they have done and for the fact that I love rare tracks, demos any thing new by a band, this has been ordered and on its way. Oh yeah, and it will be signed by the band!!! Cool stuff. And if you want to know, they are a little country, a little folk, a little southern rock and a whole lot of awesome.
The Dirty Knobs – Wreckless Abandon – (Mike Campbell / BMG Rights Mgmt): Mike Campbell’s new band. Yes, the Tom Petty Mike Campbell and that is all you need to know. He has been playing around with Fleetwood Mac and now it is his turn. This album was supposed to come out in March or April, but some little bug named Covid got in the way, but it is here now. Can’t wait to hear what he has to offer.
The Piano Guys – 10 – (TPG Productions / Sony Music): I love some good classical crossover and these guys do it so well. They take some modern music and put a classical spin on it and you can’t beat it. Try them if you haven’t already.
And a few more that are interesting…
UFO – Strangers in the Night Deluxe – (Chrysalis Records) – The original album was taken from about 6 different shows and now you get all shows in full. The digital release came a few weeks back, now you can have a physical copy.
Ellefson – No Cover – (EMP Label Group)
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – K.G. – (KGLW)
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard – Live in San Francisco 2016 – (ATO Records)
John Fogerty – Fogerty’s Factory – (BMG Rights Mgmt): This one is cool. John Fogerty is doing the CCR songs with his own children. Worth checking this out! The digital copies were already out, now you can own a physical copy.
Larkin Poe – Kindred Spirits – (Tricki-Woo Records)
And all the rest….
Pink Floyd – Delicate Sound of Thunder: 2019 Remix (Live) – (Sanctuary Records)
The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Live in Maui – (Experience Hendrix / Sony)
Eric Clapton – Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2019 – (Rhino Entertainment)
Garth Brooks – Fun – (Pearl Records)
Jewel – Pieces of You (25th Anniversary Box Set) – (Craft Recordings)
Josh Groban – Harmony – (Reprise Records)
Neil Diamond – Classic Diamonds With The London Symphony Orchestra – (Capitol Records)
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds – Idiot Prayer: Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra Palace – (Bad Seed Ltd)
Killer Be Killed – Reluctant Hero – (Nuclear Blast)
HJELVIK – Welcome to Hel – (Nuclear Blast)
The War on Drugs – Live Drugs – (Super High Quality)
Dark Tranquility – Moment – (Century Media)
Jamie Cullum – The Pianoman At Christmas – (Island Records / Universal)
Koe Wetzel – Sellout – (Yellabush Records / Columbia)
Lee Brice – Hey World – (Curb Records)
2 Loud 2 Old Music 
Oh I didn’t not know that War On Drugs record was out. I bet that’s grand
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Glad you found something you didn’t know about. My job is done for the day!
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And it’s good work. I’ve got myself a copy. Thanks
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Any time.
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We all know my number one pick for this week. You’ve even done me the favour of listing it first too.
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It might not be my #1, but I know my audience!!
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That you do
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I love all Maiden live albums John and this one is going to be awesome. If you want to dig into the world of Maiden this is a great starting point for a cross section of there material!
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I’ll give it a listen…I have to as I marked in Blue and said I would! 🙂
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Iron Maiden, excellent! 🙂 And I love Larkin Poe’s acoustic covers on YouTube, so Kindred Spirits was an absolute joy. 2 Larkin Poe albums in a year, lucky us heh.
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That is cool of Larkin Poe to put out another one. Good on them for taking advantage of the down time. Enjoy that Maiden!!
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Maiden, Hendrix and Nick Cave for me (adding to list). But the big excitement for me is another Killer Be Killed! I thought for sure that supergroup was a one-off and yet there’s a new album? HOT DAMN! I read it here first! Thanks!
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Well I am so happy you found it here first!! I don’t really know them, just knew of them so thought it would be worth adding and now I am glad I did!! 🙂
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Not as glad as me! That first record is a, er, killer… straight up awesome. Can’t wait!
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I might have to check this out.
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I’d recommend it! My hook-in was a Mastodon connection, but DEP is there, and Max from Soulfly, and the drummer from Converge… oh man.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killer_Be_Killed
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Oh, and Max was in a little band you may have heard of called Sepultura, too…
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Amazingly I’ve actually heard of all the bands these guys are from so my interest is high now.
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Hooray! Get in there and give ‘er! You can try before you buy, and I highly recommend you do so at maximum volume. \m/ \m/
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\m/
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I was especially impressed with Ellefson.
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That Ellefson one is pretty good. I’ve enjoyed it so far.
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A tremendous amount of music to check out here!
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Way too much to keep up with. A couple more weeks of this before it dries up until mid to late January.
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My Maiden didn’t come today and although they charged my credit card, I didn’t get a ship notice. I’m perturbed.
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That sucks. I listened to about half of it so far. Pretty good.
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Good to hear man! Yeah my account is saying THURSDAY. Disappointing. Maybe Covid related though, as Toronto is back on lockdown starting Monday. That’s where the warehouses are.
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Makes sense
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Apart from the usual Maiden and UFO, the Ellefson one is also doing the spins.
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I forgot to add the UFO to my playlists. I need to go do that.
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I do want to check out the Dirty Knobs…Campbell is a good songwriter as well as guitar player.
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I like the Knobs album. It is scary how much like Petty he sounds when he sings. The whole style of the band has hints of Petty sprinkled everywhere. But it makes sense since he was a huge part of that band for all those years and the two were great together. He was a big part of that sound.
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It goes to show you how much of a partnership they really had. Mike was involved on everything Petty did…even the solo stuff. I love Wreckless Abandon song.
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Your right, it really does.
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The Fogerty’s Factory looks intriguing!
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Yes it does. I haven’t listened to it yet.
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Iron Maiden, Dirty Knobs, and Fogerty Factory are all on my list. So much is coming out now… who needs money anyway?
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Dirty Knobs is great. Maiden is okay and haven’t heard Fogerty’s yet. And money is overrated.
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