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...group's album is formulaic, its lyrics are often inane, and even its catchiest songs aren't memorable. But Linkin Park also exemplifies hard rock at its most open-minded, with a line-up that includes a rapper and a D.J.; nearly every song juxtaposes heavy riffs with ambient electronic sounds. If none of this seems revolutionary, thank Korn, Limp Bizkit and Rage Against the Machine, who transformed rap-metal from a novelty into a commonplace...
Alanis Morissette has been responsible for some of the catchiest radio songs of the past decade. Her hooks and melodies are consistently memorable and, like it or not, after a few listens it's almost impossible not to hum along. The problem has never been the music, but the pretentious and overly literal lyrics. Both "Jagged Little Pill" and "Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie" painted a picture of an obsessive ex-girlfriend with a little too much time on her hands. "Under Rug Swept," Morissette's latest release falls prey to the same shortcomings...
...radio and video airwaves, including big-voiced newcomer Alicia Keys (Songs in A Minor), neo-soul singer Res (How I Do) and soul-rock crooner Nikka Costa (Like a Feather, the single from her recently released album Everybody Got Their Something, is one of the year's catchiest songs). All these young soul crooners make music that's tinged with rap rhythms: the hip-hop gives their work an edge, while the soul makes it all go down easy. Seger's work stands out because she takes a slightly different route--leading her style of hip-hop-tinged pop-soul...
...most important, and hardest, steps of post-production was sequencing the songs for the album. The first song proved especially difficult, and rather controversial. Must an album start with an upbeat number? Should it be the catchiest tune? The strongest? As one industry saying goes, the average public lends you six seconds of attention, and record executives give half of that. This led to a band summit meeting concerning the goal of sequencing. Was it solely for "hooking" an audience? Should it be more for the flow of the album? One member suggested, as a compromise, that we begin with...
...flute and keyboard, Nano played out a short sampler of covers like Sublime's "Santeria" as well as original songs such as "Ivy" and "I Think I Like You More Than You Like Me." During "Brooklyn to Columbia," undoubtedly the band's most popular song as well as the catchiest part of their repertoire, established fans belted out the words...