compulsive CD purchasing

So one thing I hope to do with this Blog is write more about the music I buy, so here goes. Motivated by several factors, I went on a junkie spree at the Tower Records WOW! Expo Center, which is right by Hillsdale Mall. The architecture and name makes me want to throw up, but it redeems itself with an awesome magazine section, and a 7.99 bin and 9.99 bin that usually holds some standards and classics I've been waiting to pick up. So the titles I obtained, and my comments, I'm embarassed to admit I picked up 9 cds, but the majority for 7.99, come on how can I pass that up. I'll go more in depth in each in later posts.
Grandaddy: Signal to Snow Ratio EP - ahh, so happy to find it, now my G'daddy collection is almost complete. Now this EP only has 4 songs (conveniently prices at 3.99) but there's an early version of Jed's Other Poem (from the Sophtware Slump) and I really love the first track, Hand Crank Transmitter. MGM Grand is funny lyric but typical of early G'daddy in terms of melody (a little repetitive and too loosely structured).
Johnny Cash: Live at San Quentin- If this is a find at 7.99, then my name's not Reese Witherspoon as June Carter Cash. Now, go see Walk the Line and lose it (like I did) when they show Joaquin playing Cocaine Blues. I'm glad to finally have the whole album, the new remaster sounds awesome and it works as a whole piece, a whole kick-ass important show.
T-Rex: the Slider. Rhino is re-releasing a bunch of Marc Bolan remasters with bonus discs, so it prices these puppies at $25 and up, but it's worth it if you love the Rabbit Fighter like I do. This is a 1973 release, right when everything was going all glammy. My picks are Metal Guru, Spaceball Ricochet and Main Man. I like this album better than Dandy in the Underworld, but not as much as Beard of Stars.
Soon to be reviewed: the new Franz Ferdinand, Modest Mouse: the Moon and Antarctica expanded and remastered, Blonde on Blonde by Dylan, and the American Graffitti Soundtrack.