Buffalo Boy's Blog

Amongst all the excitement with the Police and Elvis Costello show I forgot to write about my Saturday's at Friz B's experience. While my trips have been few and far in between it does not mean I have forgotten about what is now probably the best place to get music in WNY with Home of the Hits and now New World Record extinct.

This past Saturday was a light day and with student teaching next fall, the $$ won't be as plentiful so I may not be able to do this post as often, however, I still support FrizB's and if I could afford anything it would be taking $5 and change over there and picking out one CD every now and again.

This past Saturday my haul included:

1. Counting Crows- August and Everything After- while not a huge fan of Counting Crows there is something about them lately that I like and crave in their music. Maybe its a bit of honesty in the lyrics and the way they write song but I picked it up, I probably will download it to the ITunes and listen to it as it mixes in with the rest of the tunes.

2. Counting Crows- Across a Wire Live in New York City- Same as above

3. The Offspring- Smash- Their debut CD and to me their best. They have this penchant for writing catchy punk jingles as I like to call them and this was their first crack at the big time.

4. New Wave Hits of the 80's- Vol. 13- This series is incredible for any of you 80's Alterna-New Wave/Punk peoples. Some of the standouts on this volume include: Relax-Frankie Goes To Hollywood, The Killing Moon-Echo and the Bunnymen and Whisper To a Scream (Birds Fly)- Icicle Works. Definitely full of potential Retro Sunday candidates.