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the monotony.
The album perfectly interweaves of
Hill’s vocal melodies with her rap skills.
The track “Doo Wop (That Thing)” show
cases this range.
TWo lyrical gems can be found on the
album that are not listed on the jacket. Her
renditions'of “Can’t Take My Eyes Off of
You” and “Tell Him” are reminescent of
The Score’s “Killing Me Softly,” but that
does not make it or the rest of the album
any less enjoyable. (Grade: A-)
— Aaron Meier
CD REVIEWS
highlight of the album. LeBlanc’s talent is
showcased on “Lovers or Friends.” With
lyrics like, “Are we lovers or are we
friends?/And can we ever be both again
/There’s a feeling here that never ends /I
would give my life to live again,” the song
is easily the strongest on the entire album.
Mercyland is a strong offering from Cow
boy Mouth, but not its best. (Grade: B)
—Manisha Parekh
ward or backward. The beauty is it does
not really matter. Combustible Edison has
stumbled onto an entirely new genre, and
mastered it completely.
If The Impossible World is indeed eleva
tor music, it is the elevator in Willy Won
ka’s chocolate factory that goes through
the roof and into the stratosphere. (Grade:
A +)
—Riley LaGrone
mental styles in tracks such as “Am I Get
ting Through.”
The track “Anything But Down” has
some catchy music, but the songwriting is
uncharacteristically weak for Crow.
Still despite its lackluster content. The
Globe Sessions makes for good listening.
(Grade: B-)
— Aaron Meier
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Lauryn Hill
The Miseducation
of Lauryn Hill
Ruffhouse
ho says that rap is a field dominated
en? Lately, acts such as Mary J. Blige,
isy “Misdemeanor” Elliot and even
ry Spice have grabbed the mike and
sed a few ripples in the rap pool.
’s solo project The Miseducation of
lin /z Hill elevates rap to a new level of
|stry. The album, which she produced,
te and arranged herself, blends soul,
ae, Motown and rap making it palat-
to all listeners.
he album’s lyrics capture the anger,
and pain that made Hill a standout
n The Fugees with her rendition of
erta Flack’s “Killing Me Softly.”
iseducation’s strongest track is “To
.” It features Carlos Santanna on gui-
and ventures into a realm seldom ex-
ed in the rap business — motherhood,
song’s naked honesty gives breath to
hard choices people make,
ven though a few of Miseducation’s
fks get bogged down with religious ref-
tices, Hill’s soulful voice breaks through
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Cowboy Mouth
Mercyland
MCA Records
Mercyland, New Orleans-based Cowboy
Mouth’s newest compilation, is the kind of
album average fans will appreciate, but
diehard fans will be a little disappointed by.
After the group’s past albums, Mercy
land is a slight let down. Many songs
sound as if they were lifted from previous
Mouth albums.
The arrangements sound overdone.
However, Cowboy Mouth still gives the
fans what they want. Drummer Fred
LeBlanc’s instrumentals and vocals are the
Combustible Edison
The Impossible World
Sub Pop Records
Combustible Edison has once again
done the unthinkable. With their third al
bum, The Impossible World, the band has
successfully merged easy-listening, lounge
and electronica into a form of music that is
not only bearable but outstanding.
Steering the band in new directions are
producer John Holbrook, whose past work
includes Hendrix’s Electric Ladyland and
Scanner, who is best known for his collab
orations with DJ Spooky.
In the end, listening to The Impossible
World is like stepping into a time warp
with an identity crisis.
It is hard to tell if you have gone for-
Sheryl Crow
The Globe Sessions
ASrM Records
Sheryl Crow is like champagne — even
when it is bad, it is still champagne. Her
latest album The Globe Sessions is far from
being her best work, but it still has the inti
macy that has become Crow’s trademark.
While The Globe Sessions’ first track, “My
Favorite Mistake,” is radio-friendly, all of the
album’s tracks take on a rougher blues-feel
compared to Crow’s previous projects.
Crow explores a more Dylan-esque
style with this album. She even covers
the Bob Dylan tune “Mississippi” with
moderate success.
The mellow chords and vocals that
pervade the album clash with the experi-
Faithless Street
Whiskeytown
. Faithless Street
Outpost Records
Long praised as one of the best alterna
tive-country bands to enter the music
scene this decade, Whiskeytown has re
turned with Faithless Street, its second re
lease on Outpost Records.
Faithless Street has not only been rere
leased in its entirety, but nine new bonus
tracks have been added to the revamped disc.
Veteran Whiskeytown listeners will rec
ognize some of the songs on Faithless
Street from the band’s first Outpost record
ing, Stranger’s Almanac.
Whiskeytown has added even more
punch to an album that is already a clas
sic. (Grade: A)
—Riley LaGrone
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