And your ears shall hear…

So I’ve had the last two weekends off.  Not off of work per se, but out of the dollar bins.  My addiction is getting freakishly crazy and I am falling behind with my listening.  I have scored a lot of gems in the last month, especially with Reckless Records bringing back their cut out bins.  There are certain CDs that I have previously listed, like Discovery“LP” that have been hogging up time in the five disc changer.  Needless to say, I don’t need to be looking for more music as I have a ton of great stuff begging to be ingested.  We went to Lake Geneva for the weekend to get away from the Second City, and what do I find?  That’s right, you guessed it, dollar CD’s!!!  There was something called Maxwell Street Days going on in town, so we got up early to take in their version of  sidewalk sales.  As I made my way around the streets, I walk right by two men slinging dollar CD’s from a makeshift table, made from a board and two coffe cans.  I say “Hi,” and they let me know that if I “buy 4, I get the 5th for free!”  You know the ‘Kid by now, and you know how addicted to the beat I am!  Hoping that I got a break from the music, my wife is a little shocked and annoyed by this discovery, but she plays along.  My first glimpse from this stack of love brought me The Replacements “Don’t Tell A Soul.”  What a classic; especially at $1!?  You know I’m in!  My copy is missing anyway, and it’s been awhile since I’ve heard “Talent Show!”  “Come on here we go/Playing at the talent show”  What a great tune and the rest of this LP rocks as well!  Then I found the soundtrack to “Gross Pointe Blank!”  OMG!  What a soundtrack, and what a great list of tunes!  You’ll have to check the link, there are too many to list now!!!!  But one song of note: “Message To You Rudy!”  Awesome!  If you haven’t heard this track, it is a great chunk of some reggae funk!  A classic I first heard on WXRT, here in Chicago, as performed by The Specials when I was a kid.  Also, I should note that I scored an import of an early Church LP, that is going for $25.00 used!  This Chet Baker is some mind blowing, but very relaxing, Jazz as well.  The kind of thing you throw on while getting ready, just before the electro!  Take a listen and you will be sold, there is no con going on with this.  Anyways, who am I kidding, I knew I was buying four to get my fifth free before I even looked at the stack!  The hitlist is numbered below!

1.) “Gross Pointe Blank” Soundtrack

2.) The Replacements “Don’t Tell A Soul”

3.) Chet Baker “Strings”

4.) The Church “Of Skins and Heart”

5.) Ric Ocasek “Fireball Zone”