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R.E.M., “R.E.M. Live” (Warner Bros.) This prototypical, waning alt-pop band ends its long run with Warner Bros. with its first official live album, featuring two CDs and a DVD recorded in 2005 in Dublin, Ireland.
Toby Keith, “A Classic Christmas” (Show Dog Nashville) Let the litany of holiday-themed CDs begin. This country superstar unleashes two discs of (you guessed it) Christmas classics, including “Silver Bells,” “White Christmas” and “Silent Night.”
Jimmy Eat World, “Chase This Light” (Interscope) One of the few mildly tolerable emo bands returns to the upbeat, pop-friendly sound that gained it prominence after an excursion into dark introspection.
-John Wenzel
