the smedley log - suburban scrawl

Now that’s what I call music… no, not that

I just saw an ad on TV for Now That’s What I Call Music! Vol. 23.

Volume 23?

First thing that popped into my head upon seeing this ad: skepticism. Since the U.S. version of this series hit the market in 1998, have there really been enough Top 40 hits to produce 23 albums of material befitting such enthusiastic titling? – maybe there’s been enough for two or three albums, but I think even that’s a bit generous.

The second thing that popped into my head? The November Paste Magazine, the sampler of which contains some pretty good music, albeit on a less-heralded (and much less expensive) disc. Pleasantly surprised was I to find track 10, a number from Philly’s own Melody Gardot. It’s called “Goodnite” and it’ll be on her upcoming CD, Worrisome Heart (due out November 7).

Though I absolutely recommend the current issue of Paste Magazine, you can also catch a sampling of Melody’s wares from her MySpace site. There. That’s all for now.

“Since the U.S. version of this series hit the market in 1998, have there really been enough Top 40 hits to produce 23 albums of material befitting such enthusiastic titling? – maybe there’s been enough for two or three albums, but I think even that’s a bit generous.”

LOL, and so very true!

Also, I checked out the Melody Gardot sites, and after only fifteen minutes with the song samples and video, I’m all over that new album!

Thanks for the plug – just got mine but wasn’t going to let myself even open it until I’ve finished at least 2 (out of 4) of the half-read mags floating around the appt.

I’ve taken to pulling the CD out and forgetting where I put it (which makes a $20, a mac card, & these cds still on the lost-in-the-apartment-somewhere list…)

DJ – Thanks for visiting again, old friend. It’s been a long while (probably since before I went to WordPress, right?) Gardot’s quite a performer. I’m all over the new disc too.

Ellen – Music can be heard independent of reading, can’t it? Or is the CD you’ve misplaced the one from November’s issue? If so, poor thing…

No – actually, I don’t want to remove the cd until I find it’s breth/sist/ren as I HAD derived a place to put them all and would rather store them all at once.

But Melissa fixed my sound (YAY!) and having gone to the site and hearing a sampling – she is wicked good. Thanks for the heads up

(off to catch up on some other aural treats I’ve been missing)

23? Hmmm… me smells marketing a foot young laddie!

I would heartily agree that 2 or 3 releases would be quite generous.

Maybe that’s where they got the “23” from?

Hey – she’s on CD baby! YAY!! I hope she sells the new one there too.