Feb 1 & 2 - America

[Extended Play]

What's the connection? Why, they're all recorded in the US.

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I. Talkie Walkie (Air) 2004

Possibly the best record buying experience, next to finding a new band, is being blown away by a band you're already a fan of. Since the release of Air's last album, 10,000 Hz Legend, their fan base has been crying out for a return to the addictive pop in their first album, Moon Safari. In a way, this album acquiesces, but it also builds on their more involved electronics from the last album--creating a near transcendent experience for fans and a great springboard for newcomers.[list=1][*]Venus (Dunckel/Godin) - 4:05 [*]Cherry Blossom Girl (Dunckel/Godin) - 3:39 [*]Run (Dunckel/Godin) - 4:13 [*]Universal Traveler (Dunckel/Godin) - 4:22 [*]Mike Mills (Dunckel/Godin) - 4:27 [*]Surfing on a Rocket (Dunckel/Godin) - 3:43 [*]Another Day (Dunckel/Godin) - 3:21 [*]Alppha Beta Gaga (Dunckel/Godin) - 4:40 [*]Biological (Dunckel/Godin) - 6:04 [*]Alone in Kyoto (Dunckel/Godin) - 4:53 [/list=1]
II. USA (King Crimson) 1975/2002

Long disregarded as a relic of the past, USA spent 12 years waiting for a CD release. Part of the album saw release on the Great Deceiver set, however it wasn't until 2002 that Robert Fripp bowed to the fans and released a new version of USA with a few extra tracks. Of note here, Jamie Muir left the group about a year before this album started production, so Eddie Jobson performed violin overdubs on Larks' Tongues and Schizoid Man. He also performed a piano overdub on Lament.[list=1][*]Walk on...No Pussyfooting (Eno/Fripp) - 0:35 [*]Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Pt. II (Fripp/Palmer-James) - 6:24 [*]Lament (Fripp/Palmer-James/Wetton) - 4:21 [*]Exiles (Cross/Fripp/Palmer-James) - 7:23 [*]Asbury Park (Bruford/Cross/Fripp/Wetton) - 6:53 [*]Easy Money (Fripp/Palmer-James/Wetton) - 7:11 [*]21st Century Schizoid Man (Fripp/Giles/Lake/McDonald/Sinfield) - 8:10 [*]Fracture (Fripp) - 11:19 [*]Starless (Cross/Fripp/Palmer-James/Wetton) - 14:57 [/list=1]
III. Todd Rundgren's Utopia (Utopia) 1974

Lots of instrumental fun marks the debut album of Todd Rundgren's prog group Utopia. With three synthesists, guitar, bass, and drums, this album really kicks out the jams. Obviously, Rundgren holds a lot of the focus and delivers some wonderful guitar work, but I love the synths. Gotta have the analogs.[list=1][*]Utopia Theme (Mason/Rundgren) - 14:18 [*]Freak Parade (Klingman/Rundgren/Siegler) - 10:14 [*]Freedom Fighters (Rundgren) - 4:01 [*]The Ikon (Klingman/Rundgren/Schuckett/Siegler) - 30:22 [/list=1]