Did I miss anything great in this pile of CDs I'm about to get rid of?

No.

I'll vouch for Devotchka, although I haven't heard that particular CD. I saw them at the Getty - they're pretty good live. If you like Cello and Theremin (sp), they're for you.

* just kidding

No, get rid of it!

Of the ones I've heard, Awesome Colour and Joakim have a few good tunes

wall to wall shite. the organ are ok though

It might be worth having a listen to the Dropkick Murphys thing.

It really wouldn't. After their first singer left they were just awful.

or, I guess, are awful.

the joakim is solid

Let me be the first to say keep the Hold Steady Separation Sunday.

Keep Oppenheimer

the first half of the joakim is v good. if it's the promo with the remixes those are AMAZING.

i always meant to get the jacki-o but never got round to it.

Listen to the last two tracks on the Embrace album again before you chuk it.

WTF Blood on the Wall!! Why are you not listening to that every day of the week?

I hope you're not walking... most of those are so shitty, the used CD store probably won't even take them.

Also, spend a little more time wih the Social Registry stuff before you decide to get rid of em.

I'd buy that Akimbo one from you if you won't rip me off.

Doesn't seem so, unless Embrace have finally been able to fulfill their potential.

Keep Blood on the Wall and Psychic Ills.

Dave Holland Quintet: Critical Mass (Dar 2)

i cant imagine that this is bad. never heard tho

Boris Kovas might be worth another listen, ditto Beequeen. Ditch the rest!

Reviewer's copies?

i saw awesome color open up for dino jr about a week ago. they have such a distracting stage presence, the bassist looked like one of those waving inflatable tube mans they put in front of new car dealerships, just bouncing around - and making me nauseous

I like a couple of the tracks from that Brokedown EP, but it's far from essential.

You MUST keep Zemog El Gallo Bueno. Dave Holland and Boris Kovac are also worth holding on to.

Best to burn the Sick Puppies one in a cleansing fire.

WTF? I don't know any of these CD's. I prescribe Can's back catalogue, then call me in the morning. I repeat, there will be a test on Tago Mago. You have been warned.

just go sell em, ya miserable cunt.

The Organ: Grab That Gun (Mint)

The Pinefox played me some music by The Organ once. They seemed pretty good.

Best to burn the Sick Puppies one in a cleansing fire.

Ha ha. That CD showed up in a pile of promos at my office. We didn't fight over who would take that one.

Psychic Ills are good.

Lonely China Day are really good - moody postpunk stuff from mainland China. When are you gonna have another CD that meets that description? (Okay, Rebuilding the Rights of Statues, fine. They're really good, too.)

And by all means rid yourself of the Hold Steady. Christ, that band is overrated - they're, like, Dave Matthews worthless to my ear, but 99 percent of my office-mates love them and blare their crap on the communal stereo every goddamn day, it seems like.

Make a mp3 copy of Devotchka and The Organ first before selling.

I've liked what Larsen I've heard in the past, but I haven't heard the one listed.

Keep:

Dropkick Murphys: The Warrior's Code (Hellcat)
The Hold Steady: Separation Sunday (Frenchkiss)
Boris Kovac & La Campanella: World After History (Piranha)

Consider keeping:

Awesome Color (Ecstatic Peace!)
VNV Nation: Judgement (Metropolis)
Zemgo el Gallo Bueno: Cama de la Conga (Aagoo)

Um. I love that Boy Least Likely To album.

FWIW, I've heard most if not all of these records. They just wound up in my "eh" pile, perhaps prematurely.

And yes yes, The Hold Steady was a joke.

"Chris Bathgate: A Cork Tale Wake (Quite Scientific)"

Haven't heard that one, though I've seen Bathgate live more than once and he seems a cut above most of the new beardo folk stuff. On the other hand, Bathgate's plays out of my general expertise, and it could just be me carrying along a general regard for the guy to a music that I don't not like, but can't quite bring myself to correct the phrase about.

Bathgate is actually one of the more genuinely talented musicians I've come across in a while. I think his lyrics and vocals stand out among most. Been to quite a few of his shows and have had some good hang time with him. The new record is solid. I'd give it another listen at least.

Blood on the Wall and Psychic Ills are both well worth keeping. Awesome Color's worth another listen or two, but I could understand wanting to unload that one.