Music Spree

I went on a music shopping spree this weekend and picked up 4 new CD's at Best Buy on Friday night. I got:

• Jack Johnson - In Between Dreams
• Gavin DeGraw - Chariot
• Jem - Finally Woken
• Linkin Park - Meteora

Although I am happy with all my purchases, I would say that Meteora was my best buy. The sound of Linkin Park is best described as a mix between hard rock and rap. Their music tends to be a little angsty, but I've been in an angsty mood lately. They've got a beat that is addictive and I love the sampling that they do (particularly in "Lying From You" and "Nobody's Listening").

I was a little worried about the Gavin DeGraw CD. I like the songs that have been played on VH1 but I was worried that the rest of the album wouldn't be that good. I have been pleasantly surprised by the rest of the album and dig the alternate versions that come on the bonus CD.

I bought the Jem CD almost entirely on blind faith in Chris' reccomendation. After listening to the whole CD I realized that I've heard a number of the songs (or at least bits and pieces of them) before in various movies, commercials and TV shows. I particularly like the song, "They".