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Last month's Pop CD Releases . . .
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Amazon.com Editor, Beth
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New and Notable
Glitter
Mariah Carey, et al
The release of Mariah Carey's Glitter
was delayed due to the well-publicized psychological difficulties she suffered,
and we wish her the best on her road back to well-being. Her new album, the
soundtrack to her first feature film,
offers a collection of lite-funk dance tracks and ballads displaying her
gymnastic vocals.
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more
Rockin'
the Suburbs
Ben Folds
Ben Folds leaves the Five behind
(actually, it was only two) in pursuit of a solo venture. Despite the
tongue-in-cheek title, little of the clever humor from his previous efforts is
found on Rockin'
the Suburbs. Instead, he wisely opts to show off his talent for
majestic, plaintive songwriting, indicating that he's even better at being sad
than funny.
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more
A
Funk Odyssey
Jamiroquai
Fans who can never get enough of
Jamiroquai's heavily Stevie Wonder-influenced retro funk and disco will not be
disappointed by their third release, A
Funk Odyssey, which rides that groovy continuum through all 11 tracks.
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more
Face
2 Face
Babyface
R&B smoothie Kenneth Edmonds, a.k.a.
Babyface, makes an about-face on Face
2 Face (phew!), his first album in four years. Here, the crooner cranks
up the beats, with the help of the must-have producing team the Neptunes.
Listeners expecting his usual sultry ballads are in for a pleasant jolt.
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more
Editor's Choice
No
More Drama
Mary J. Blige
Hip-hop's reigning woman secures her
position with the concrete-solid release No
More Drama. The Dr.
Dre-produced single, "Family Affair," bounces with an irresistible rhythm
that will get people on the dance floor faster than anything else you'll hear
this year, and the rest of the album surges with her soul-drenched vocals,
positive message, and a fearless command of the styles her multiple producers
bring to the studio.
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more
Backstreet Boys DVD
Backstreet
Boys - Around the World
A well-edited glimpse into a day in the
life of the Backstreet Boys, Around
the World shows the guys flying a plane and the media madness for the Black
and Blue tour around the globe--which lasted 100 hours and stopped in
five cities.
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more
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Parallel
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Blondie
From punk to new wave to pop, Blondie rode the
wave of music trends from the late '70s through the '80s, experimenting in
reggae and, of course, rap, with the groundbreaking single "Rapture." With lead
singer Debbie Harry's movie-star beauty and the band's New York-underground
lifestyle, Blondie had the perfect credentials for superstardom and critical
acclaim. Their
catalog has just been reissued, and all discs contain either demos, live
tracks, or extended remixes.
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all Blondie reissues
Featured on NPR
The
Ghost of Fashion
Clem Snide
If you are a fan of the popular
NBC sitcom Ed, you may have driven yourself crazy trying to figure out
who sings the show's theme song. We can return you to your sanity; it's Clem
Snide, and the band was recently featured on NPR's All Things Considered.
Their latest album, The
Ghost of Fashion, contains the same alt-country-rock sensibility you
love in the theme song.
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more
Featured Bargain of the Week
Greatest
Hits
The Bangles
While the longing ballad "Eternal Flame" was
one of the Bangles' biggest hits, it does not accurately describe their
career--the group burned out and broke up shortly after the release of this
single. Still, their Greatest
Hits collection shows that the Bangles were more than a pop music
footnote. The overtly commercial "Walk Like an Egyptian" might only work well at
retro parties, but songs like "In Your Room" and their velvet-cloaked cover of
Simon and Garfunkel's "Hazy Shade of Winter" still sound fresh.
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more Pop Value Picks
Great Read
Q:
The Autobiography of Quincy Jones
by Quincy Jones
Truly a man
who needs no introduction, producer and musician Quincy Jones details his life
in Q:
The Autobiography of Quincy Jones. With contributions from Ray Charles,
Peggy Lipton, and others, Q includes chapters and anecdotes remembered by
other people in Jones's life, giving the reader an objective and multifaceted
perspective on his memoirs. Written in a relaxed, impromptu, and colloquial
manner, Q unfurls the artist's journey from a struggling kid in Seattle
to a respected jazz musician to a landmark producer of Michael Jackson's Thriller
and beyond.
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more
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