I met the devil in a dark white room Said she was up for me to play the fool

I bought 3 CDs this week. I shouldn't have. But I don't care.

I bought Them Crooked Vultures, Spinnerette and Sweethead (oh, they are all eponymously titled - hmmm. lazy), and what a triumvirate. I don't think I've ever bought 3 albums at once that have been so spectacularly good. I'd normally shy away from multiple purchases as one will inevitably suffer in comparison with the others.

Not so far. I bought Them Crooked Vultures to see such a supergroup would sound like (I love the Foo Fighters and QOTSA, really don't like Led Zep); Spinnerette probably too (although I had heard Ghetto Love and loved it, so I did have a sound musical reason)was because I think Brody Dalle is cool and I had heard one of the singles and liked it; Sweethead I saw supporting The Eagles of Death Metal a few weeks ago, and I thought they were awesome (in spite of not being to hear the vocals - the O2 arena here (or whatever the hell it is called now) is renowned for bad sound).

This isn't going to be any in depth critique of the music, but I am loving the albums. The Spinnerette one today has been particularly occupying my time (the term chain-listening could apply here). It opens with a kind of My Sharona for the new generation, with a rasping hey that was missing from the Knack's song. Song of the moment is Geeking tho, which once it finishes makes me want to hit the back button so I can listen to it all over again.

I want to be Brody Dalle.