Hello,
According to rs.com, Kristy Lee Cook has signed with Arista Nashville. This is the same label that signed her and dropped her in 1999. Her record company will be releasing the song "15 Minutes Of Shame" on August 11th. The album will follow in the fall. Good luck Kristy Lee. I actually liked the first CD she made for Arista Nashville. Former "American Idol" contestants seem to do much better in the country genre. (Thanks to Rolling Stone for the above information.)
Here's more of my Top 50 artists list:
21) Madonna, the trying to stay relevant pop star. A review of her new CD is coming soon. Rumors are that she is possibly getting divorced from her husband of many years, Guy Ritchie. The same rumors say he may be getting as much as $350 million in a divorce settlement. Of course most rumors and .50 cents will buy you a pop.
20) Dixie Chicks: After making some less than flattering comments about George Bush, they had a rough patch. The tumult only seemed to make them a stronger and a better band. They joined up with producer extrodinaire Rick Rubin and made their best CD. It is titled "Taking The Long Way".
19) Sinead O'Connor: the Irish multi-genre singer. She has sung rock, pop, religious music, reggae. She has had several CD's. Her first CD "The Lion and the Cobra" is a must add to anybody's collection. I am currently listening to her most recent CD, the instant review is it is okay. It is pretty mellow pop in the spirit of her recent work.
18) The Smiths: The Mid-80's new wavers. They have turned down millions of dollars to reunite and tour. Lead singer Morrissey has had a successful solo career. He is currently working on a new CD that is out this fall. Also lead guitarist Johnny Marr is currently a member of Modest Mouse.
17) Ozzy Osbourne: Another former lead singer of Black Sabbath whose solo work I prefer over that band. His latest CD "Black Rain" is okay.
16) AC/DC: The hard rocking Australian band. They have a new CD coming out this fall. Like the Eagles, Journey, Garth Brooks this CD will be exclusive to Wal-Mart the first little while after it is released.
CD of the day, "Taking The Long Way"- Dixie Chicks. This is a great CD. It has at least four classic songs, "Easy Silence", "Not Ready To Make Nice", "Baby Hold On" and "I Hope". Band of the day: Commodores. The formerly led Lionel Richie band is a great band, many of the classic songs of the early 80's were performed by this band. Do you remember "Easy", "Still", "Three Times A Lady" and possibly their best song, "Brick House".
Four quick CD reviews. 1) Sugarcult: despite the excellent song "Los Angeles", they are a generic punk pop band. 2) Charlotte Sometimes, naming herself after the children's book. The music is poppy. The lyrics are explicit but funny. One of the best songs on the CD is "How I Could Kill A Man". 3) Katy Perry: this is a really rocking CD. It is known mostly for "I Kissed A Girl" which isn't even the best song on the CD. Another track from this CD "You're So Gay" is one of MaDonna's current favorites. My two favorite songs on the CD are "If You Can Afford Me" and "Self-Inflicted". 4) Rosebud: I had read good things about them in one of my music magazines. If you like mellow, acoustic folk music this might be for you. However for me it is very boring. I am glad I didn't spend money on it. (Thanks to Rhapsody again for being able to listen to almost any CD I want. Rhapsody has saved me a lot of money already.)
I probably won't be posting tomorrow but I will be back Thursday. Have a great day, themusicaddict.
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