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When Utah Senator ORRIN HATCH is bored by committee hearings, he scribbles out the song in his heart. The Republican is a prolific lyricist, and the proof is on his new CD with composer Janice Kapp Perry, My God Is Love. "I'm in a lot of miserable battles in the Senate," Hatch says. "Music lifts me out of that." His melody making led to a duet with Massachusetts Senator Edward Kennedy. "We played our song Freedom's Light in the middle of negotiations on the child-health bill," says Hatch. "And Kennedy joined in. You know, he loves...
During his downtime, Spielberg wasn't exactly lying in a hammock monitoring cloud patterns. As the head of Amblin Entertainment he shepherded a passel of hit movies, including The Flintstones, Casper and Twister. He helped develop TV's ER, masterminded a CD-ROM (Steven Spielberg's Directors Chair) and oversaw the giddy, multithrill Jurassic Park ride at Universal Studios, Hollywood. Oh, yes, he also started, with Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen, a little outfit called DreamWorks SKG; Spielberg oversees the live-action film unit. And in the noblest spin-off generated by a hit movie, the director of Schindler...
...three acts have come up with immature, mediocre albums that are as much fun as a wet sandbox. Each album has its moments, but they are fleeting. The marvelous MMMBop is the only really substantial song on Hanson's album (it's one of two tracks on the CD produced by the highly regarded Dust Brothers). Some of Radish's tunes have catchy guitar riffs, but none of their songs catch fire. It is possible to simulate musical maturity; 14-year-old country crooner LeAnn Rimes does an excellent job. But Hanson, Radish and Lang lack her grace and discipline...
Those struggles suffuse Hourglass (Columbia), Taylor's 17th original album, which will be released next week. The CD boasts an array of guest collaborators, including cellist Ma, Stevie Wonder, Sting, Shawn Colvin and Branford Marsalis. But it is vintage Taylor, blending ironic detachment with personal reflection. In Enough to Be on Your Way, the finest song on the album, he probes in part the death of his brother. During recent rehearsals with his band in Los Angeles, there was a long silence in the room every time he finished playing...
Still, other songs on this CD roar to life: the fiery skittishness of Turn It On, the unexpectedly jaunty Little Babies; the crackling guitars and clumping drums of the lesbian breakup song, One More Hour. On that last number, when Tucker sings, "Don't say another word/ about the other girl," her fervor is contagious. These songs work on a primal rock-'n'-roll level: as you listen, you find yourself turning the volume higher and higher...