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...star Jill Scott, and the British art-rock band Radiohead got a nomination for album of the year for its brilliant "Kid A." But it's too bad the Grammy folks saw fit to reward Eminem with an album of the year nod for his middling "The Marshall Mathers LP." First, the CD isn't all that great - the beats are a bit tired and the jokes wear out quickly. Second, its gay-baiting and women-bashing make it a mere soundtrack for school bullies...
...huge gulf between ages 11 and 14, a major part of the the latter demographic fell under the spell of a vastly different celebrity--a real one, stage name Eminem. Even as the latest Harry novel climbed best-seller lists, Eminem's new CD, The Marshall Mathers LP (that being the artist's real name), was lording over the pop charts. The disc, loaded with violent and misogynistic imagery, proved irresistible to millions of teenage boys. While some puritanical teachers and parents tried to demonize Harry--he is a wizard, after all--there was a far more blatant dark side...
...KOOL & THE GANG's 1986 LP spent 42 weeks on the charts, earning the band a gold record, which wasn't enough to keep the lead singer from pursuing a solo career...
...Caribbean in its coolness. But while there are some absolutely amazing songs on Hotline-such as "Wharf Me" and the first single, a cover of the Beatles' "Getting Better,"-the album as a whole is more for already established Gomez fans. A better starting point would be their second LP Liquid Skin. B+ -Daniel D. Raper...
...imagine the screams. Then, I imagine the death chant. I think about the debut album my indie band, The Humming, had just recorded. I picture the screams. Then, again, the death chant. Screams. Debut album. Death chant. I can conclude only one thing: we need to get this LP off of the ground and into the public...