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...manner. But his campaign theme song--the cheesy tune that blares at every Gore 2000 event--still needs work. He started with Shania Twain's Rock This Country, but it only reminded people that the country isn't rocking for him. Since shelving Shania, Gore has used the soul anthem Love Train--a call to unity that rings hollow with Democrats still divided about the nomination. But there's hope. At the New Hampshire "town hall" forum with Gore and Bill Bradley last week, it was obvious what song captures Gore's new mood: the old Motown...
...should dance. The slower tunes don't quite work. "The Only One" is overly melancholy, while the resurfacing of Kylie Minogue (on "In Denial") won't do her career any favors. Still, the album loves the nightlife, and "New York City Boy" (another Morales track) is a camp anthem to behold. As the boys once sang, "we were never being boring...
...stands are filling, as the teams line up to sing the National Anthem. Emmanuel Simmons, a lineman, takes one last shot from his asthma inhaler. Quarterback Karl Odenwald makes passing motions with his arm. As the announcer names the starters in tonight's game, the fans in the stadium scream for Bobby...
...that makes this disc more than just forgettable rave fodder. Aphrodite's usual hip-hop soundbites are topped with a mix of organic, ambient clips ranging from jazz horns to ethereal female vocals. Especially notable is the fun treatment of the rude saxophone lick from DJ Kool's party anthem "Let Me Clear My Throat" on the track "B. M. Funkster." A solid contribution to the drum 'n bass catalogue and a good choice for the budding electronic music fan looking to explore the world beyond the Chemical Brothers and Fatboy Slim...
Thomas, who is part Cherokee and a member of the Boston Lyric Opera, performed a traditional Comanche song, as well as a version of what in English is "Amazing Grace" but was also an anthem of his people when the U.S. government relocated them to Oklahoma...