Paul McCartney - "Chaos and Creation in the Backyard"
Sir Paul continues his late-inning winning streak with his fourth excellent album in a row. Much quieter and lower-key than his previous three (Run Devil Run, Flaming Pie, and Driving Rain), but the melodies are more beautiful on this one and, overall, more consistently good.
White Stripes - "Get Behind Me Satan"
This is my first exposure to the White Stripes other than a live performance on Saturday Night Live. Very low-fi. Very good. The writing is incredible and suprising how full the sound is given that the band IS two people. I've read reviews that say this album is much different from their previous ones. However, different or not, if the other discs are as good as this one, I'll have to check 'em out.
Elton John - "Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy (Deluxe Edition)"
Excellent album. Not a bad song in the bunch. 'Nuff said. Second disc is a full runthrough of the album done live back in the 70s. Elton John was definitely one of those artists who couldn't do wrong for a while (his 1970s output is a near flawless catalog of music)
Bob Dylan - "No Direction Home"
Soundtrack to the Martin Scorcese documentary that I'll never get around to watching. If you like Dylan, this is a great set to check out. The second disc features some moer upbeat, electic versions of songs that are better know as slower, more acoustic versions. All but two songs are unreleased (well, until now).
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