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Chantal Kreviazuk – What If It All Means Something
Artist: Chantal Kreviazuk Title: What If It All Means Something Label: Columbia Rating: 4.5/10 Corporate line: Her third full-length album, ‘What If…’ ups the ante on an artistic promise that first became evident at the age of three. The Great: A good yawn came over me. The Average: “Time” and “In This Life” – Okay…
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X2: Wolverine’s Revenge
Game: X2: Wolverine’s Revenge Platform: Playstation 2 Studio: Activision Rating: 6.5/10 Game Company’s Description: In 1968, the mutant known simply as Logan was surgically implanted with the virtually unbreakable adamantium skeleton that made him into Wolverine, one of the world’s most famous X-Men. Now, more than 30 years later, Wolverine has discovered that he was…
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Parliament – Chocolate City
Artist: Parliament Title: Chocolate City Label: Mercury Rating: 6/10 Corporate Line: No artist will ever match the P.Funk experience of the ’70s. Parliament, led by George Clinton, was the Uncut Funk – hip-shaking grooves, ear-splitting guitars, classical keyboards, jazzy horns, massed choral vocals and high concept lyrics. This was extraterrestrial, psychedelic. The B-o-m-b. Today, when…
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Colin McRae Rally 3
Game: Colin McRae Rally 3 Platform: Playstation 2 Studio: Codemasters Rating: 8.5/10 Game Company’s Description: One of the most-wanted next generation video games revs its engines as Codemasters confirms the development of an all-new Colin McRae Rally title. Colin McRae Rally will launch 2002 and comes with an unbeatable heritage: promising an unbelievably personal experience,…
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Lisa Marie Presley – To Whom It May Concern
Artist: Lisa Marie Presley Title: To Whom It May Concern Label: Capitol Rating: 5/10 Company Line: That all changes with the release of To Whom It May Concern, which marks the emergence of the real Lisa Marie Presley — and the emergence of a new, strong voice in the pop music world, both literally and…
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Relient K – Two Lefts Don’t Make A Right… Just There Do
Artist: Relient K Title: Two Lefts Don’t Make A Right… Just There Do Label: Totee Rating: 5/10 Corporate Line: Following up the extraordinary success of 2001’s The Anatomy of the Tongue in Cheek, Relient K fires up another red-hot batch of punk-powered rock ‘n’ roll that makes their third release, Two Lefts Don’t Make a…
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United 93
Cast: David Alan Bashe, Richard Bekins, Cheyenne Jackson Studio: Universal Rating: 6.5/10 CORPORATE LINE: Acclaimed filmmaker Paul Greengrass (Bloody Sunday, The Bourne Supremacy) writes and directs an unflinching drama that tells the story of the passengers and crew, their families on the ground and the flight controllers who watched in dawning horror as United Airlines…
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Jessica Andrews – Interview 2003
I’ve had the new cd for a few days and I’m pretty surprised. You were? Definitely. The album isn’t completely country and that isn’t what surprised me, it was how mature it sounded compared to the previous record. I know. I’m more mature and it’s part of growing up. I’m making music based on what…
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Godsmack – Faceless
Artist: Godsmack Title: Faceless Label: Republic Rating: 5.5/10 Company Line: On the brink of unleashing its third full-length album, FACELESS, the multi-platinum hard-rock group GODSMACK has already achieved more than most bands could ever dream of. The Good: “I Am” – The rare track on Faceless that you might get you pissed like albums past.…
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Kelly Clarkson – Thankful
Artist: Kelly Clarkson Title: Thankful Label: RCA Rating: 6/10 Company Line: Kelly Clarkson’s became a household name when her soulful voice captured the hearts and minds of millions when she was voted the American Idol in September of 2002. The Good: “The Trouble With Love Is” – A big power-pop track that Clarkson brings home.…
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