Easter 2011 has come and gone. My Lenten promise was not to buy any new music recordings. If you know me at all, I trust you’ll agree that was not an easy 40 day sacrifice for me.  I buy 70+ recordings a year between CD, vinyl and digital download  I was only able to honor Record Store Day 2011 in principle, not practice.  This was the biggest Record Store Day yet!

I am looking at my short list for what recording I should buy first. My short list of recordings includes:

1. Paul Simon – So Beautiful or So What? (We are scheduled to see him at MGM Foxwoods on May 29)
2. Foo Fighters – Wasting Light (Heard Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins on the Howard Stern Show)
3. Radiohead – King of Limbs
4. Steve Earle – I’ll Never Get Out of this World Alive (Available tomorrow April 26th, which is when I am hoping to listen to it on Zune).
5. Ray Davies – See My Friends

My next step is to give each of these a listen on Microsoft Zune. The beauty of a Microsoft Zune subscription is that I can listen to any recording available on Zune. Each month I get to download 10 tracks free. So it’s time to start listening and making a selection  Teeing up Paul Simon first…

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