You pro-Ministry people are on crack

Deep Purple – Knowing nothing except the hits, I always thought of Deep Purple as a metal band, but this disc sounds more like prog-rock than metal, particularly opening and closing tracks.  Liked the heavy use of the Hammond B-3, drumming kicks ass, guitar work is good but the vocals suck throughout; I kept hoping they’d get to the instrumental parts.  Won’t be in heavy rotation, but I liked it more than I expected (or wanted) to.  3 stars

Ministry – Inane, occasionally sacrilegious lyrics.  Not a single melody on the entire disc. Major, major suckage. Like, a basketball through a straw suckage.  .5 stars

The db’s – Starts really strong, first 4 songs are the best on the disc.  Hit and miss from there, as they have a tendency to get a little too cute (“Adventures of Albatross…”).  All in all, pleasant power pop that never quite gets to Fountain of Wayne levels.  3.5 stars

Rush – Should have just cut & pasted my “Snakes and Arrows” review, which frankly, works just as well here.  Virtuoso musicianship, goofy concept, one or two good songs and the rest of it leaves me bored silly.  Same as it ever was (making chopping motion on my forearm)….   2 stars

Supergrass – One of those wonderful DYN surprises where I’d never heard of the band and got blown away.  There’s nothing on this disc I didn’t like.  Part power-pop, part Brit-rock, a touch of Radiohead for good measure.  Great stuff, especially the Cure cover.

Discussion Question

1) 90% of the time, I don’t notice it. I’m usually listening on ear buds or desktop speakers, neither of which offers great fidelity anyway.
2) It varies. I won’t pay $10 for a download. However, when the price runs $4-6, I am inclined to purchase a download instead of a cd.
3) At this point in my life, I’m not willing to pay more, given how I listen to most music.
4) Yes to both