Back when people still used to get their music from plastic discs you had to purchase in a store, the onset of the fall would always mean a series of "Super Tuesdays," which would typically see handfuls of high-profile albums drop on the same day. In the push toward selling music around the holidays, fall was always reserved for the most high-profile records, and each Tuesday brought a new pack of headline grabbers. Consider this: There was a Tuesday in November of 1999 that saw the release of Mariah Carey's Rainbow, Rage Against the Machine's The Battle of Los Angeles, Foo Fighters' There's Nothing Left to Lose and Lil Wayne's Tha Block is Hot (which was a bigger deal in retrospect, but still). A week later it was new albums from Faith Hill, Alanis Morissette, Prince and Fiona Apple. They were always a big deal, and at the height of the "TRL" era, it made for great radio and compelling television.
But with the rise of digital sales, release days mean a bit less nowadays. But that all changes today, as a number of high profile bands are dropping big albums today. There's something for everybody, so have a happy Super Tuesday with the following releases.
Linkin Park
Their much-anticipated new album is probably the biggest album of the week in A Thousand Suns. The group is coming off good buzz behind their first single and video "The Catalyst" and delivered an impressive performance of the song at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards this past Sunday.
Weezer
The iconic alt-rock band's eighth album Hurley represents their first on punk-minded indie label Epitaph. The first single, "Memories," is a throwback to the group's early days and features a great video featuring the cast of "Jackass."
Trey Songz
The R&B crooner's new album Passion, Pain and Pleasure contains some of the sexiest tunes this side of R. Kelly, including the funky banger "Bottoms Up."
Brandon Flowers
The singer from the Killers ventures out on his own for the first time today with Flamingo, which is a clear extension of his work with his primary band (hence the excellently glammy first single "Crossfire").
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