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"Chant Down Babylon" by Bob Marley (and Guests)

This release is definitely a unique undertaking. Using previously recorded Marley tracks, today's hottest artists mixed and remade old Marley songs with a touch of rap, rhythm and blues, spoken word and hip-hop. The guest list on this release is an all-star line up: Erykah Badu, Krayzie Bone, Guru,... [More]

Written By: Robert Shupe

"Born Again" by Notorious BIG

Puff Daddy knows how to pick artists and how to produce them. Puffy put this album together after the untimely death of his long time friend. There is a great mix of sounds on this record, hard-hitting dance beats, quick and timely break beats and slow in the mood jams. The guest list on this alb... [More]

Written By: Joe Caporaso

"Rave Un 2 the Joy Fantastic" by Prince

TAFKAP is still squealing and groaning his way into the Neo-Funk of the millennium and I for one am glad he's still around. I'm not a huge fan of his later releases, but he's obviously doing something right to have held the rapt attention of hoards of screaming fans that buy his CDs in record quan... [More]

Written By: Josie Boyden

"Rev" by Perry Farrell

This is a great compilation and Perry Farrell is definitely one of the most well respected and Gifted artists of the last decade. But I can't decide whether I think this release is a shameless ploy for more money or a really great idea. On the one hand, Porno For Pyros and Jane's Addiction were bo... [More]

Written By: Josie Boyden

"Live In Concert" by Natalie Merchant

It certainly is a testament to the popularity of an artist when they can release two live albums within a five year period. True, the first one was the unplugged performance with her former bandmates-- 10,000 Maniacs, but I can't think of another performer, at least recently, who's put out two live... [More]

Written By: Kevin Jones

"Greatest Hits" by Sublime

What can I say? When you take a band that's had as many hits as Sublime and compile a release with only 10 songs, you feel...well, cheated. This compilation has all of their best plus two videos you can watch on your computer. But you feel like they missed something. Maybe this emptiness is spu... [More]

Written By: Jeremy Harmon

"The Battle of Los Angeles" by Rage Against the Machine

Rage Against The Machine's best album yet. This album flirts with subjects like anguish, torture, trauma and oppression. Expressing political ideas that if spoken in many countries would land you behind bars. I guess that's why when Zack De La Rocha speaks, many of us listen. Following the disap... [More]

Written By: Robert Shupe

"5" by Lenny Kravitz

Lenny Kravitz has created something sensational by combining his usual blend of funk, rock and soul. Kravitz has integrated a trio of backup vocalists and some synthesizer work (usually a taboo) onto the album. These new additions add a terrific balance to his riff-driven songs. This is the kind... [More]

Written By: Kelly Patch

"Feeling Strangely Fine" by Semisonic

The release of this album has been a big treat for me, not only because it ranks among the finest of the year, but it also reunited me with an old friend. Writer and front man Dan Wilson, together with his brother Matt were formerly in a band called Trip Shakespeare that I was in love with for a ti... [More]

Written By: Kevin Jones

"Under the Influences" by Mike Ness

Fire up your hot-rod, swing those fuzzy dice and get ready for some good ol' rock n' roll. Mike Ness lays down the law with this record. You might be wondering how Ness released a record so quickly after his last one. He didn't write this one. This record is a collection of Ness' favorite songs... [More]

Written By: Robert Shupe

"When The Pawn" by Fiona Apple

Ever since the release of Fiona Apple's first album Tidal, I've wanted her. I mean, I've wanted more music from her--which she finally produced after three years. What I like the most about her debut are the slow emotional, some would say dark, songs that defined her as the moodiest of the new wave... [More]

Written By: Wayne Kerr

"Maybe Youve Been Brainwashed Too" by New Radicals

Though there's nothing particularly "radical" and certainly not new about the music on Brainwashed, upstart Gregg Alexander's debut disc is one of the most enjoyable albums of the year. It's the kind of album that makes you want to hop in your car and drive around aimlessly just so you can crank it... [More]

Written By: Kevin Jones

"Garage INC." by Metallic

The title says it all. This album is a masterful collection of raw garage sounding rock, just like the old days of Metallica. The first of the double disc set is all cover songs. The boys flawlessly rip through "Die Die My Darling," a roaring punk tune by the Misfits. They then proceed on to a m... [More]

Written By: Robert Shupe

"Live on Two Legs" by Pearl Jam

I was going to give this album a four and a half but I changed my mind, and with good reason. I'm really happy that Pearl Jam has finally released a Live album. The band gets to show off some great musical finesse and at the same time offer fans a type of best of album. However, the album was reco... [More]

Written By: Jeremy Harmon

"The Globe Sessions" by Sheryl Crow

There's certainly no questioning this woman's talent. She's given us three top-notch albums during the nineties and true to form the academy has chosen to nominate her weakest. Nevertheless it's a good record that, like all of her works, grows on you slowly rather than knocking you out after the f... [More]

Written By: Kevin Jones

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