Porcupine Tree - In Absentia CD. Great fresh stuff with alot of variety and catchy guitar melody that I haven't heard anywhere else. I love the phrasing in the solos. I put it away when I've played it too much, but come back to it before too long.
Whoever mentioned Storyville first....Thank you! I just downloaded a butt-load of it on iTunes and love what I hear so far. The singer reminds me of Corey Glover (Living Colour) with a blues twist. Great stuff so far.
The first time I ever saw the Cult, they were opening for another big band (can't remember who it was), but that was the first band that I've ever seen open that blew me away. Saw them years later headline a smallish outdoor amphitheater and took my younger brother who had never heard of them. When the show was over, he said that he recognized about 75% of the songs. Great live band!! Billy Duffy rocks.