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N-Toon |
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Ready (Radio Edit) |
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R&B |
Hotlanta’s latest kiddie corps is knee-deep in sugar on this sticky R&B ballad. Unfortunately, it’s not tasty enough to stick in your head!
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Shaggy |
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Mr. Lover Lover (Live) |
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Reggae |
Shaggy wisely samples a slice of Marvin Gaye's irresistible charm to dupe you into thinking he's got something worthwhile of his own to offer here. Sorry, Shags, the melody from "Let's Get It On" is the only thing to love about this one-note wonder.
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Grover Washington Jr. |
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The Playing Field |
PlayJ |
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Jazz |
Grove’s funky fusion groove about athletics unfortunately sports too much third-string junk to score any points with fans. The metallic guitar wank and the worst rap of the year (honest!) unlevel this “Playing Field” in a hurry!
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Leigh Nash |
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Need To Be Next To You (JK Mix) |
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Pop |
Get prepared for sugar shock, people: Sixpence None The Richer’s Leigh Nash lays it on thick in this sappy love song that corners the market on pure, uncut saccharine.
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Mark Olson & the Original Harmony Ridge Creekdippers |
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Someone To Talk With |
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Alt-Country |
You know the cosmos is working correctly when Mark Olson & Victoria Williams find each other and end up working together. And it’s good for you, ‘cause that way you can avoid two grating, reedy voices all at once!
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Death By Stereo |
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Getting It Off My Chest |
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Punk |
A marginally inspired but schizophrenically mired collection of punk hooks and hardcore uppercuts – if they could just make up their mind!
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Boy Hits Car |
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I'm A Cloud |
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Alternative |
A head-banging dissertation on adolescent angst and emotional turmoil, this standard-fare aggro-stomper pounds you into sonic submission with its dramatic dynamics and tortured energy.
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Joe Houston |
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Baby Don't You Want To Know (Live) |
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Blues |
Ain’t nothin’ but a party when Joe Houston kicks it live from the House Of Blues. But this is a track best served by the actual ambience of a smoky, crowded club packed with beer-soaked blues lovers who can easily forgive the rough-and-tumble – albeit heartfelt – delivery. This one definitely loses something in the translation.
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Blake Babies |
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Disappear |
LiquidAudio |
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Alternative |
10 years later, Julianna Hatfield and crew come back with a new little ditty. They sound the same. Can you wait a little longer next time please?
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New Found Glory |
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Hit Or Miss |
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Alternative |
Floridian punk newcomers NFG wear the "emo" tag with less-than-convincing results. It’s standard pop-punk fare you’ll forget in the Blink of an eye.
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