Chris Knight - 2009 - The Trailer Tapes II

1. Old Man
2. It Ain't Easy Being Me
3. Highway Junkie
4. Summer Of '75
5. Bring The Harvest Home
6. I'll Be There
7. Send A Boat
8. The River's Own
9. Love And A .45
10. Speeding Train
11. Blame Me
12. Till My Leaving's Through

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Chris Knight - 2008 - Heat Of Stone

1. Home Sick Gypsy
2. Hell Ain’t Half Full
3. Something to Keep Me Going
4. Heart of Stone
5. Danville
6. Another Dollar
7. Almost There
8. Crooked Road
9. Maria
10. Miles to Memphis
11. My Old Cars
12. Go On Home

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Chris Knight - 2007 - The Trailer Tapes

1. Backwater Blues
2. Something Changed
3. Rita's Only Fault
4. Spike Drivin' Blues
5. Move On
6. Hard Edges
7. Here Comes The Rain
8. Leaving Souvenirs
9. House And 90 Acres
10. If I Were You
11. My Only Prayer

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Chris Knight - 2006 - Enough Rope

1. Jack Blue
2. Cry Lonely
3. Saved By Love
4. River Road
5. Rural Route
6. Dirt
7. Up From The Hill
8. Bridle On A Bull
9. Old Man
10. William's Son
11. Too Close To Home
12. To Get Back Home
13. Enough Rope

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Chris Knight - 2003 - The Jealous Kind

1. The Jealous Kind
2. Banging Away
3. The Border
4. Staying Up All Night Long
5. A Train Not Running
6. Carla Came Home
7. Me And This Road
8. Broken Plow
9. Devil Behind The Wheel
10. Hello Old Man
11. Long Black Highway

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Chris Knight - 2001 - A Pretty Good Guy

1. Becky's Bible
2. A Pretty Good Guy
3. Oil Patch Town
4. Send A Boat
5. Hard Candy
6. Down The River
7. If I Were You
8. North Dakota
9. Highway Junkie
10. Blame Me
11. The Lord's Highway


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Chris Knight - 1998 - Chris Knight

1. It Ain't Easy Being Me
2. Framed
3. Bring The Harvest Home
4. Something Changed
5. House And 90 Acres
6. Summer of '75
7. Run From Your Memory
8. Love And A .45
9. The Hammer Going Down
10. The Band Is Playing Too Slow
11. The River's Own
12. William

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Forum....finally

So I set up a very bare-bones forum.  This will be alot easier than posting links in the shoutbox and should help keep things organized. I didnt want to make it where you had to register but I figured it would be best in the long run.

The blog will still be the main source of new posts from me and ccr for the time being, but set up your account while you can....

Its definetly a work in progress but keep an eye on it.

VISIT THE FORUM

PS - If anyone has experience setting these things up...give me a shout

Sufjan Stevens - Songs For Christmas

Noel: Songs for Christmas, Vol. I
Recorded December 2001

1. "Silent Night" – 0:47 (instrumental)
2. "O come, O come, Emmanuel" – 3:59
3. "We're Goin' to the Country!" – 2:19 *
4. "Lo How a Rose E'er Blooming" – 3:25
5. "It's Christmas! Let's Be Glad!" – 1:58 *
6. "Holy Holy, etc." – 0:39 (instrumental)
7. "Amazing Grace" – 4:00

Hark!: Songs for Christmas, Vol. II
Recorded December 2002

1. "Angels We Have Heard on High" – 0:47 (instrumental)
2. "Put the Lights on the Tree" – 1:50 *
3. "Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing" – 4:45
4. "I Saw Three Ships" – 2:36
5. "Only at Christmas Time" – 2:18 *
6. "Once in David's Royal City" – 3:45
7. "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing!" – 0:49 (instrumental)
8. "What Child Is This Anyway?" – 6:51
9. "Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella" – 1:32

Ding! Dong!: Songs for Christmas, Vol. III
Recorded December 2003

1. "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" – 1:03 (instrumental)
2. "Come On! Let's Boogey to the Elf Dance!" – 3:50 *
3. "We Three Kings" – 3:05
4. "O Holy Night" – 3:34
5. "That Was the Worst Christmas Ever!" – 2:52 *
6. "All the King's Horns" – 2:59 *
7. "Ding! Dong!" – 0:56 (instrumental) *
8. "The Friendly Beasts" – 3:41

Joy: Songs for Christmas - Vol. IV
Recorded December 2005

1. "The Little Drummer Boy" – 3:44
2. "Away in a Manger" – 2:54
3. "Hey Guys! It's Christmas Time!" – 4:41 *
4. "The First Noel" – 0:53 (instrumental)
5. "Did I Make You Cry on Christmas Day? (Well, You Deserved It!)" – 3:22 *
6. "The Incarnation" – 2:23 *
7. "Joy to the World" – 4:21

Peace: Songs for Christmas, Vol. V
Recorded June 2006

1. "Once in Royal David's City" – 2:01
2. "Get Behind Me, Santa!" – 3:49 *
3. "Jingle Bells – 0:36" (instrumental)
4. "Christmas in July" – 3:17 *
5. "Lo! How a Rose E'er Blooming" – 1:46 (instrumental)
6. "Jupiter Winter" – 3:51 *
7. "Sister Winter" – 5:05 *
8. "O come, O come, Emmanuel" – 1:06 (instrumental)
9. "Star of Wonder" – 7:08 *
10. "Holy, Holy, Holy" – 3:50
11. "The Winter Solstice" – 3:23 *

* denotes original songs by Sufjan Stevens © 2006 New Jerusalem Music/ASCAP

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Around Christmas time, you only need one (or 5) Christmas album. This is the one. Everything on here is beautiful. Merry Christmas!

Crystal Castles - 2008 - Crystal Castles

1. Untrust Us
2. Alice Practice
3. Crimewave
4. Magic Spells
5. XXZXCUZX Me
6. Air War
7. Courtship Dating
8. Good Time
9. 1991
10. Vanished
11. Knights
12. Love and Caring
13. Through the Hosiery
14. Reckless
15. Black Panther
16. Tell Me What to Swallow

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I first head Crystal Castles right around a year ago. This may certainly not be your cup of tea, but to listen to Crystal Castles"is to be cast adrift in a vortex of deafening pain without a safety net. You get the feeling you could do anything in the world, but that 'anything' would ultimately mean nothing. Crystal Castles marks a nuanced emotional territory that dance music never covered before." That was taking from the BBC. Obviously they do a better job than be. Again, just listen and be amazed.

Minus the Bear - 2002 - Highly Refined Pirates

1. Thanks for the Killer Game of Crisco® Twister
2. Monkey!!! Knife!!! Fight!!!
3. Absinthe Party at the Fly Honey Warehouse
4. Hey, Wanna Throw Up? Get Me Naked
5. Get Me Naked 2: Electric Boogaloo
6. We Are Not a Football Team
7. You Kill Bugs Good, Man
8. Spritz!!! Spritz!!!
9. Women We Haven't Met Yet
10. Damn Bugs Whacked Him, Johnny
11. I Lost All My Money at the Cock Fights
12. Andy Wolff
13. Let's Play Guitar in a Five Guitar Band
14. Booyah Achieved

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I first heard of Minus the Bear sometime around the summer of 05. It was the song Pachuca Sunrise, which has become one of their signature songs. Now this band has crazy time signatures, synths/beyboards and awesome lyrics. Their fist album "Highly Refined Pirates" stars out with the lyrics "Then We All Bought Yatchs". Perfect way to start the album. There are a lot of good time/fun/party songs on this album. And most of all, don't let the song titles keep you away. ;)

Built To Spill - 1994 - There Is Nothing Wrong With Love

1. In the Morning"
2. Reasons"
3. Big Dipper
4. Car
5. Fling
6. Cleo
7. The Source
8. Twin Falls
9. Some
10. Distopian Dream Girl
11. Israel's Song
12. Stab
13. Midnight Star (hidden track)

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I found Built To Spill through a Modest Mouse message board. They were giving band recommendations if you liked Modest Mouse. So maybe at this point in time you like Modest Mouse and now I'm recommending Built To Spill.

Modest Mouse - 2004 - The Moon And Antarctica

1. 3rd Planet
2. Gravity Rides Everything
3. Dark Center of the Universe
4. Perfect Disguise
5. Tiny Cities Made of Ashes
6. A Different City
7. The Cold Part
8. Alone Down There
9. The Stars Are Projectors
10. Wild Packs of Family Dogs
11. Paper Thin Walls
12. I Came As a Rat
13. Lives
14. Life Like Weeds
15. What People Are Made Of

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This is praised, by some, to be Modest Mouse's great work today. I'll let you decide again.

Modest Mouse - 1997 - The Lonesome Crowded West

1. Teeth Like God's Shoeshine
2. Heart Cooks Brain
3. Convenient Parking
4. Lounge (Closing Time)
5. Jesus Christ Was an Only Child
6. Doin' the Cockroach
7. Cowboy Dan
8. Trailer Trash
9. Out of Gas
10. Long Distance Drunk
11. Shit Luck
12. Truckers Atlas
13. Polar Opposites
14. Bankrupt on Selling
15. Styrofoam Boots/It's All Nice on Ice, Alright

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I'll cut the BS on this one and just let you listen. You tell me what you think.

Modest Mouse - 1996 - This Is A Long Drive For Someone With Nothing To Think About

1. Dramamine
2. Breakthrough
3. Custom Concern
4. Might
5. Lounge
6. Beach Side Property
7. She Ionizes & Atomizes
8. Head South
9. Dog Paddle
10. Novacain Stain
11. Tundra/Desert
12. Ohio
13. Exit Does Not Exist
14. Talking Shit About a Pretty Sunset
15. Make Everyone Happy/Mechanical Birds
16. Space Travel is Boring

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I'm going to start off this little "Indie" update with my favorite band. We all know we listen to Texas Country on this blog, but I'm sure everyone here listens to different genres. May that be country, rap, hip-hop or jazz. With that in mind, I'm going to upload some albums which I recommend you checking out.

Modest Mouse. I first heard of them back in 2004. The song was "Float On" off their 4th studio album "Good News For People Who Love Bad News" The music video was playing on MTV and I was hooked instantly. "Float On" is a very catchy song. Reviews came out stating that "Good News" Was to pop and wasn't the style of MM, but I came to realize that every bands style and sound can't stay the same. I finally was able to pick up a couple of "Good News" and the 2004 re-issue of The Moon And Antarctica on Black Friday 2004.

I'll start off with "This Is A Long Drive For Someone With Nothing To Think About" This is Modest Mouse's first studio release. It took me a little while to get the full couple of this album. I was still stuck on their new releases but I heard this album I was amazed. The songs on this album are on both ends of the spectrum with some in between. It will take a while to get used to Isaac Brocks vocals and quite possibly his lyrics. I'm not the best at writing reviews, but give this album a listen and let me know how you feel about it. The songs that stick out the most to be on the album are "Dramamine" "Breakthrough" "Custom Concern" 'Head South" "Tundra/Desert" "Talking Shit About A Pretty Sunset" "Make Everyone Happy/Mechanical Birds"

Now after you listen to this album, I would like some of you to review and write about in the comments, because I really like to hear what others have to say about this band.

JDownloader

I thought I'd highlight this better (its hiding in the FAQs) for those of you who haven't seen or heard of JDownloader

Basically what it does is it queues a bunch of rapidshare, megaupload, mediafire, etc links.  It even has captcha recognition.

It can be semi-difficult to get it setup the first time (its java based and has a bunch of options), but once its set up the way you like, its a smooth and painless process to get all of our music. All you do is hold ALT while clicking a link and it automatically starts. 

If you need help setting yours up or have other questions dont hesitate to ask.

Note: If you use firefox (which you should because its more secure) then you need to get the FlashGot plugin.

Visit JDownloader

Hogg Maulies - 2008 - Live At The Blue Light

1. Roll On
2. Love Is So Sweet
3. Here To Stay
4. Truth Be Known
5. Austin Slow Down
6. Right Where You Belong
7. Fall Back
8. Tower Bells
9. On Your Own Tonight
10. Dead Flowers
11. Goodnight
12. Greenback Dollar
13. On Your Own Tonight

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Hogg Maulies - 2007 - Here To Stay

1. Here To Stay
2. Goodnight
3. Fall Back
4. Feel Me Anymore
5. Oh My Sweet Carolina
6. Long Time Gone
7. Cold Hard Winter Run
8. Let's Roll
9. Right Where You Belong
10. If The Red River Floods
11. Life

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Hogg Maulies - 2005 - The Ride

1. Austin Slow Down
2. If I Wasn't Sober
3. Roads I've Travled
4. One Or Two
5. One To Hold
6. Longneck
7. Ride Cowboy Ride
8. Gonna Take Texas
9. Pickin Time

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Bleu Edmondson - 2007 - Lost Boy

1. American Saint
2. Last Call
3. Resurrection
4. The Echo (Maybe Tonight)
5. Jesus Is Cryin'
6. Back To You
7. Finger on the Trigger
8. You Call It Trouble
9. Last Last Time
10. Another Morning After (The Night Before)
11. Don't Fade Away

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Brazos Stone - 2009 - Pleasurable Pain

1. Pleasurable Pain
2. Like You Did
3. Close Distance
4. Brazos Breeze
5. Regret
6. Sweet Marie
7. The Other Three
8. Beginning of the End
9. Queen of Diamonds
10. Flight of an Angel

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