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Creed – Weathered
Artist: Creed Title: Weathered Label: Wind-Up Rating: 7/10 Rock on! That must be Creed’s motto as Weathered comes with much anticipation and a lot more rock ‘n’ roll to go around. “Bullets” offers distinct Alice In Chains venom, but the verses sparkle while the chorus gets lost in the contortion. “My Sacrifice” goes from cold…
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Spy Game
Cast: Robert Redford Studio: Universal Rating: 5/10 Spy Game is about both spying and playing games. It’s a game of distrust, trust, and more distrust. Here we find veteran CIA officer Nathan Muir, played by Robert Redford, on his way out the door and into a life of retirement, but of course it won’t be…
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Madden 2002
Game: Madden 2002 Platform: PS2 Studio: EA Sports Rating: 9/10 The Xbox is here and Madden is one of the games that will be scooped up by the game system’s new owners. Does it hold up to the PS2 version? Does it move the game forward on the Xbox? Let’s see. Look: Wow, this Xbox…
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Silent Hill 2
Game: Silent Hill 2 Platform: PS2 Studio: Konami Rating: 8.5/10 Silent Hill 2 is one bad-ass, and pretty scary, sequel. Look: Scary. If Konami sought to make a scary game, they’ve succeeded. From the limited light to the insecurity of what might be around the next corner, this game truly does what it sets out…
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Test Drive Off-Road
Game: Test Drive Off-Road Platform: PS2 Studio: Infogrames Rating: 6.5/10 The PS2 version of Test Drive Off-Road was nothing special. Can they up the ante for the Xbox? Look: There’s no separation here from the PS2 version. The cars look great, but what about when I’m crunching my fender against a huge boulder? How do…
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Barenaked Ladies – Greatest Hits
Artist: Barenaked Ladies Title: Greatest Hits Label: Reprise Rating: 8/10 Let’s do something fun. We’ll review the song’s chronologically by album release: Gordon: “Enid” and “Be My Yoko Ono” – Okay. But do they really belong on this album? “If I Had $1,000,000” – The song that broke them wide open. It still sounds as…
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Jewel – This Way
Artist: Jewel Title: This Way Label: Atlantic Rating: 7.5/10 Where have all our pop stars gone? Seems like country music has been stealing a few of our decent pop singers away and now it looks like Jewel is stuck between a rock and a twang. “Standing Still” is a sweetly seductive gem. It doesn’t take…
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NASCAR Thunder 2002
Game: NASCAR Thunder 2002 Platform: Xbox Studio: EA Rating: 6.5/10 Like to drive a race car around a circle for hours on end? Perhaps NASCAR Thunder 2002 is right for you. Look: This is a game? I thought it was a video we could play. Actually, there is a lot to appreciate in this version…
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Madonna – GHV2
Artist: Madonna Title: GHV2 Label: Warner Bros. Rating: 8/10 Madonna has had many phases in her life. GHV2 comes in with the naked Madonna that almost ruined her career with the book Sex, full of naked pictures, and that terrible film, Truth Or Dare. Then all of the sudden Madonna found her spiritual side, took…
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Mick Jagger – Goddess in the Doorway
Artist: Mick Jagger Title: Goddess in the Doorway Label: Virgin Rating: 4.5/10 It’s been how many decades since Mick Jagger started his life as one of the most recognizable entertainers in the world? Goddess In The Doorway is his first solo release in about eight years. It seems that the Mick was working on some…
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