What have I been listening to lately?
That is always an intriguing question. Here are my latest purchases!

	Exit... Stage Right: String Quartet Tribute to Rush Well it was only a matter of time before we got string versions of Rush tunes. In fact, this one's late. Rachel Barton did it already when she covered The Spirit Of Radio. I kind of like her take a little better than the one on this cd, but it's definitely fun to listen to. I wish it was a full orchestral treatment with timpani and other classical percussion.
	Still Crazy Soundtrack I saw the movie Still Crazy a few months ago and loved the songs so much I searched out the soundtrack. I especially loved the song "All Over The World". Turns out the music was done by the guys from Foreigner and Squeeze.
	Small Soldiers Promo Told you I was a Rush fan. I finally found this promo cd that features an uneven remix of Rush's Tom Sawyer for the mediocre Small Soldiers movie.
	Rush Vapor Trails All my friends know I'm a big Rush fan and here's their latest effort (the first Rush album in 5 years). They will be in concert here on August 1st and you can bet I'll be watching.
	Various Artists Family Values 2001 Tour I bought this to hear Deadsy's version of Tom Sawyer. It's very odd and very good. I'd like to hear more of Deadsy in the future.
	Vivabeat The Good Life This is a collection of songs from an obscure 80s band. I heard a snippet of The House Is Burning Down while watching Brian DePalma's Body Double and I found it extremely haunting. I searched for it a few years ago with no success but now they have their own website explaining their mildly tragic history.
	The People's Choice Music The Most Wanted Song b/w The Most Unwanted Song With tongue planted firmly in cheek, these fellows did statistical research to determine what we regard as the best features of a song and the worst. They then put all these together to form the statistically most wanted and unwanted songs. The result is hilarious. Rachel heard this on NPR and located it for my birthday. Thanks, honey!

What have I pulled from the shelf lately?
I hate it when people forget about earlier works. Ask someone their favorite song and it will usually be something recent. Sample works from ALL time periods.

Steve's cd want list!

DJ Q-Bert Demolition Pumpkin Squeeze Music This rare cd has an early hip-hop cover of Tom Sawyer. 3 Doors Down Better Life (australian version) This hard-to-find australian import version of the popular cd contains the song "Wasted Me" produced by Alex Lifeson. Rocket Science Foolscape This is a great up n' coming band. Geddy produced some of the tracks. Steve Morse Major Impacts The premier rock guitarist issues this definitive statement about his major influences. Buddy Holly The Chirping Crickets I always wanted this cd of rock classics by a major innovator. I especially want to hear his "Not Fade Away". Beatles Beatles VI This early Beatles album is hard to find on cd. Larry Williams Bad Boy Wanna hear Bad Boy. Some Kind Of Wonderful Soundtrack I've been dying to hear "She Loves Me" from Stephen Duffy every since I saw this movie back in the 80s. Dream Theater Master Of Puppets Concert This is only available on CDr. In this concert DT covers the entire Metallica album.

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