OMG- 3 in a row

Hives:  2.0

I think The Hives are stuck. It seems to me that you could put on any one of their records and you'll have Lex Hives... Midnight Shifter is about the only highlight for me.  Come On is a joke, right? The cd as a whole  is pretty disappointing.  

Heartless Bastards:  4.0

Any band from Austin, TX is ok in my book. Would have gotten a higher grade but there are a couple of  snoozers on this cd. Conversely there are some great songs. None better than Parted Ways, Got To Have Rock and Roll and Only For You.  Love Erika Wennerstrom's  voice and she's a pretty good songwriter to boot.  Great cd.

PIL: 2.5

They get a 2.5 for FFF, Rise,  and Home. Could care less if I never listen to  any of the other songs.... not much here to make me want to put the cd on again.

Supertramp:  4.0

Took me right back to 1974 when FM radio was still great (however, doomsday was on the horizon).  DJ's could spin whatever they felt like and any song on a record was fair game. You could hear a Ry Cooder song followed by a Big Star song followed by a Gil Scott-Heron song followed by a Supertramp song followed by a Capt Beefheart song followed by a Humble Pie song...... ok ok I'll stop. Sorry Alan and Jay. But it's true.  There was no formula and there was no format and I can only thank my lucky stars to have been around to experience one of the coolest and most eye opening phases of my life. I know it sounds corny but that's what the infancy of FM radio was. So, thanks for submitting Supertramp and taking me back. Bloody Well Right indeed!

1. Buffalo Springfield

2. Big Star

3. Grateful Dead

4. REM

5. Allman Bros

Part 2:

1. Wilco

2. Pearl Jam

3. Phish

4.  Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

5. Green Day