The Daily OrangeSounds of summer
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Posted: 4/14/09, 1:01 AM EST Section: Decibel
Regardless of whether you plan to spend your summer at the beach or behind the counter of some minimum-wage job, music can make or break the months of May through August. For the next three weeks, Decibel will bring you the Daily Orange staff's top picks for best summer albums, concerts and songs. In part one, we predict the best in summer album releases. So, listen up.
Dave Matthews Band - Big Whiskey and the GooGrux King (June 2, 2009)
"Big Whiskey," DMB's first studio album since 2005, was in the early stages of production when founding member and saxophonist LeRoi Moore died suddenly in an all-terrain-vehicle accident last summer. Having only heard four tracks before his untimely death, Moore had told band mate Dave Matthews "This is going to be the best one."
- Peter Slavish, pslavish@syr.edu
Dr. Dre - Detox (summer 2009)
Originally scheduled for a 2004 release, Dr. Dre's first album since 2001's "2001" will finally be released this summer. His first two albums are considered classics and this album is filled with special guests like Jay-Z and Nas, so there's no reason why the long overdue "Detox" will disappoint fans.
- Darren Bleckner, drbleckn@syr.edu
The Dead Weather - Horehound (June 9, 2009)
Jack White's latest super-group consists of singer Alison Mosshart (The Kills), bassist Jack Lawrence (The Raconteurs) guitarist Dean Fertita (Queens of the Stone Age), and White on the drums. With this lineup, "Horehound" can't go wrong.
- Eric Vilas-Boas, epvilasb@syr.edu
Eminem - Relapse (May 19, 2009)
Much has occurred in Eminem's personal life in the five-year hiatus since his last release, including the death of his best friend and another divorce from his ex-wife Kim. Eminem doesn't sugarcoat anything in his lyrical content, so these biographical developments promise more brutal honesty on "Relapse."
- Jose Martinez, jlmart06@syr.edu
Green Day - 21st Century Breakdown (May 15, 2009)
The guys of Green Day have never been afraid to call it like they see it, and May's "21st Century Breakdown" should be no different. 2004's American Idiot was said to have been a sell-out from the more classic Nimrod (1997) and Dookie (1994). However, when the new album "comes around," it will surely sell concert tickets and merchandise without a problem.
Dave Matthews Band - Big Whiskey and the GooGrux King (June 2, 2009)
"Big Whiskey," DMB's first studio album since 2005, was in the early stages of production when founding member and saxophonist LeRoi Moore died suddenly in an all-terrain-vehicle accident last summer. Having only heard four tracks before his untimely death, Moore had told band mate Dave Matthews "This is going to be the best one."
- Peter Slavish, pslavish@syr.edu
Dr. Dre - Detox (summer 2009)
Originally scheduled for a 2004 release, Dr. Dre's first album since 2001's "2001" will finally be released this summer. His first two albums are considered classics and this album is filled with special guests like Jay-Z and Nas, so there's no reason why the long overdue "Detox" will disappoint fans.
- Darren Bleckner, drbleckn@syr.edu
The Dead Weather - Horehound (June 9, 2009)
Jack White's latest super-group consists of singer Alison Mosshart (The Kills), bassist Jack Lawrence (The Raconteurs) guitarist Dean Fertita (Queens of the Stone Age), and White on the drums. With this lineup, "Horehound" can't go wrong.
- Eric Vilas-Boas, epvilasb@syr.edu
Eminem - Relapse (May 19, 2009)
Much has occurred in Eminem's personal life in the five-year hiatus since his last release, including the death of his best friend and another divorce from his ex-wife Kim. Eminem doesn't sugarcoat anything in his lyrical content, so these biographical developments promise more brutal honesty on "Relapse."
- Jose Martinez, jlmart06@syr.edu
Green Day - 21st Century Breakdown (May 15, 2009)
The guys of Green Day have never been afraid to call it like they see it, and May's "21st Century Breakdown" should be no different. 2004's American Idiot was said to have been a sell-out from the more classic Nimrod (1997) and Dookie (1994). However, when the new album "comes around," it will surely sell concert tickets and merchandise without a problem.
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