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Boy George / Cultural Diversion |
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See Thru (MPC's Mix) |
WinMedia |
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Pop |
Tweaked, freaked, and geeked to the extreme, this thoroughly synthetic concoction, mixed by cross-dressing pop maestro Boy George, should be a hit in clothing stores from mall to shining mall.
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Modest Mouse |
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Dirty Fingernails |
MP3 |
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Alternative |
Shoegazing rock from the perpetually hyped Northwest favorites attempts to sound smart and inventive, but comes off as unstructured meandering better left as a studio outtake. Do yourself a favor and buy an At The Drive In record instead.
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Rick Braun |
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Car Wash 2000 |
LiquidAudio |
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Jazz |
Slick, contemporary jazz fusionist takes trumpet and treads easily into crossover turf with competent, though far-from-inspiring pop fare.
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Krokus |
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Midnite Maniac |
MP3 |
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Metal |
Grab the Aqua Net and don your dirtiest pair of leather pants: Krokus, one of the bands that most precariously straddled the line between rock and schlock, is caught in their prime on a strutter of a sing-a-long that helped cement their place on the "Live Nudes" circuit.
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Yami Bolo |
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You've Got a Friend In Me |
LiquidAudio |
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Reggae |
You may have a friend in this track from the compilation Reggae For Kids, but if it's Jah you're looking for, he ain't here. The kids liked it the first time around, though, and this island-ized cover is so close to the original that they'll surely like it again. ...But you won't.
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Levert |
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Casanova |
LiquidAudio |
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R&B |
This "Casanova" will be getting no love from the discerning music fan. Rinky-dink production evokes images of the push-button organ in Granny's living room, and it's a safe bet that even she will turn off the hearing aid when Levert comes-a-courtin'.
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Stevie Nicks |
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Planets of the Universe |
LiquidAudio |
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Pop |
Rock goddess plays it safe on this formulaic number. Fans will surely embrace her specific, helium-influenced vocal style, but detractors will be unimpressed. These “Planets Of The Universe” seem sorely out of alignment.
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Tortoise |
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The Equator |
MP3 |
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Electronic |
Dub jazz from improvisational indie rock underground-ers is exploratory and subversive, but this trip to “The Equator” is a bit “too, too, too” to put a finger on. Pass.
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Ill Nino |
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God Save Us |
MP3 |
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Metal |
Ambitious pinches of hardcore attitude, acoustic strums, and atmospheric percussion can't save this forgettable alt-metal mess from falling into the substantial void of similarly crafted (and obviously mimicked) testosto-rants. Over-amped and underinspired.
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Millencolin |
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No Cigar |
MP3 |
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Punk |
Sweden's pop-punk heroes issue a mid-tempo slab of punk-by-the-numbers. A whole lot less annoying than Blink, but unfortunately less memorable as well.
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