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...Napster era and had modest expectations for their comebacks, Idol, 49, has been inactive since 1993's disastrous Cyberpunk and believes that his new collection, Devil's Playground, out March 22, may restore his former glory. "I'm not a retro act," Idol says in his parched English growl. "All these new bands got their music, and I got mine. And I guarantee you mine is more powerful...
...resulted in Devil's Playground, which ... is really not bad. There's an inexplicable Christmas ditty in the middle and tracks titled both Sherri and Cherie, but the songs are well crafted and full of energy. If Idol is a little thinner at the top of his range, his growl still brings on fits of delight, particularly on the rockabilly ballad Lady Do or Die and Sherri, which he accurately calls "a really stupid song that gets better each time you hear...
...trying to write a paper. The Basement Tapes and Planet Waves. A little bit of Jamiroquai, especially “Canned Heat,” the song from Napoleon Dynamite. And a bluegrass group from North Carolina called Sons of Ralph on their album Grab a Root and Growl has an electric version of a song called “Will You Be My Salty Dog” that rocks sillily...
...north African flavor. In a sense, Taha's take on Rock the Casbah on his new CD answers the provocative question posed by the title track, Tékitoi? (Who Are You?). "I'm a French rock 'n' roller with deep Arab roots," says Taha, 46, in his low growl. "I'm a European born in Africa and a Muslim musician with a rock attitude. Tékitoi? is a reminder that people can affirm their many identities without denying others...
JILL SCOTT THE BOOK: The Moments, the Minutes, the Hours, due in 2005 THE BUZZ: Before she sang neo-soul tunes, Scott was a spoken-word veteran of Philadelphia's boho cafs CRINGEWORTHY VERSE: What does the alley cat do when the unchained dog begins to growl? THE AUDIENCE: Grownup gals who want their groove back