In this crazy world of newfangled technology and terabyte hard drives brimming with music we couldn't get all the way through with ten sets of ears, it's easy to lose your way and miss out on some incredible tunes. It doesn't look like this wacky internet fad is going to die out anytime soon, so we've embraced it and compiled a list of new album releases for the week, with a particular focus on a few to keep an eye out for - or avoid like the plague.
Beyonce: I Am...Sasha Fierce
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Just before Beyonce Knowles takes the stage at one of her shows, she claims that her alter ego - Sasha Fierce - takes over. She's so dedicated to this split personality nonsense that she went and named her new album I Am..Sasha Fierce. It's B's first new studio collection since the Grammy-winning multi-platinum-selling B'Day debuted at #1 on charts two years ago, and this time all the songs are co-written and co-produced by Beyonce. Her third studio album is, of course, her most personal, reflective and groundbreaking collection to-date. She's like Oprah, Tyran Banks and Wonder Woman all in one.
Nickelback: Dark Horse
On paper, Nickelback's one of the biggest rock bands in the world - can 26 million album buyers be wrong? Produced by the legendary Mutt Lange, Chad Kroeger & Co's latest batch of "edgy" new material covers the same batch of old material, but with new catchy rock riffs designed specifically for mass appeal. Nickelback are an older Hinder, a less sleazy Buckcherry, another Goo Goo Dolls, but with leather and the ability to grow facial hair. Super retarded inspirational lyric of the day: "'Leave no stone unturned, leave your fears behind/And try to take the path less traveled." You've been warned.
The Doors: Live At The Matrix
Back in March of 1967, the Doors weren't the mystical, psychedelic superstars we came to know them as. They were still very rough around the edges, certainly not yet stars, still reliant on blues and R&B covers to fill a set. Their debut hadn't made a splash yet, and it would still be a few months before the no-turning-back explosion of their second single, "Light My Fire." The band played more than a dozen sets over five nights at the Matrix, a tiny club in San Francisco, and this two-CD set is the first official release of the widely bootlegged tapes made there. The two dozen tracks on Live at the Matrix capture the Doors in their earlier state, featuring a surprisingly restrained vocal delivery by Morrison that does wonders for revealing the nuances of a character that would soon become larger than life itself.
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