Category: Music
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Charlie Wilson – Bridging The Gap
Artist: Charlie Wilson Title: Bridging The Gap Label: Arista Rating: 7.5/10 Charlie Wilson’s previous musical life was with his brothers as a member of The Gap Band. Now, as the album title indicates, he’s Bridging The Gap from his past to his present. Wilson has a silky smooth voice. “Absolutely” has a melody that’s like…
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UB40 – The Very Best of UB40
Artist: UB40 Title: The Very Best of UB40 Label: 5/10 Rating: 5/10 UB40 has enjoyed a long career with a few decent hits. Their success has mostly been outside of the US, the exceptions being “Red, Red Wine”, “Can’t Help Falling In Love”, and “Here I Am Come And Take Me”. Now here is my…
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Sade – Lovers Rock
Artist: Sade Title: Lovers Rock Label: Epic Rating: 7.5/10 It’s been eight years since Sade last released the hit album Love Deluxe. It was the single “No Ordinary Love” on which they rose to mega-stardom. Everyone realizes eight years is a long time to disappear, but Sade is back with an absolutely beautiful new release,…
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Backstreet Boys – Black & Blue
Artist: Backstreet Boys Title: Black & Blue Label: Jive Rating: 6.5/10 It seems the question surrounding this record is whether or not it will break NSYNC’s one- week album sales record previously held by the Backstreet Boys. I’m not sure if that record will ever be beat, but when it comes down to it, this…
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Blur – The Best of Blur
Artist: Blur Title: The Best of Blur Label: Virgin Rating: 7/10 I didn’t realize there were enough Blur fans in America to warrant them releasing a greatest hits album, and then they start it off with one of my faves, “Beetlebum”. In America? I could be wrong, but I’m sure this will rock in the…
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Michael McDermott – Interview
cooling out with michael mcdermott Whats happening in Chicago? Not much. Heard they put the single out. Yeah, “Junkie Girl”. How did they choose that? I dont know. Its kind of a quirky song, but after ten years I gave up trying to figure out radio. I think that goes along with what I read…
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Ricky Martin – Sound Loaded
Artist: Ricky Martin Title: Sound Loaded Label: Columbia Rating: 7/10 I wonder if it took as many people to come up with the album’s title, Sound Loaded, as it took to write and produce this ditty. With “Livin’ La Vida Loca” writer Desmond Child, Robi Rosa (Menudo), Emilio Estefan, Jr., Jon Secada, and Kenny Aronoff…
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Marilyn Manson – Holy Wood
Artist: Marilyn Manson Title: Holy Wood Label: Interscope Rating: 6.5/10 Here comes another Marilyn Manson album. You can almost hear a pin drop, can’t you? The question for us was why not release this on Halloween? That would have been a pretty good marketing ploy. Perhaps he’s trying to shake off that dark persona. Listening…
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Bone Thugs-N-Harmony – The Collection V2
Artist: Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Title: The Collection V2 Label: Ruthless Rating: 5/10 Bone Thugs-N-Harmony made their mark six years ago with the EP “Creepin On Ah Come Up”. The combination of gangsta style mixed with silky melodies brought them out of the ghetto and into the even more ruthless world of music. The Collection: Volume Two…
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James Taylor – Greatest Hits 2
Artist: James Taylor Title: Greatest Hits 2 Label: Columbia Rating: 7.5/10 James Taylor is a legend, and every time I listen to his music he shows me exactly how he reached that status. Greatest Hits Volume 2 is almost as wonderful as his first Greatest Hits album, but what sets it apart is the inclusion…