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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...musical virtuosity that escapes the confines of any genre, using sounds ignored in mainstream rock, including Bela Fleck's Grammy-winning banjo skills and Future Man's synthaxe drumitar, a sort of percussion guitar that changes from rhythm to lead. Victor Wooten, arguably the best bass player alive, shines throughout...
Listening to Rainbow, Mariah Carey's seventh album, it's clear that the best reason to rock this New Year's will be to celebrate the end of the Mariah decade. Her record sales throughout the '90s have grown to rival those of Elvis and the Beatles, and to many ears the Mariah sound has grown indistinguishable from the endless cosmetics aisles and multiplexes of our postmodern world. But there's no pot of gold at the end of Rainbow. The album strips that sound down to its purest form, cleverly obfuscating Mariah's predictably smarmy lyrics with sonorous mumblings...
...welcome contrast to thrashing guitars, even if this foray into straight blues is a little uneven. All the tracks here could reasonably be considered necessary inclusions, although, as is inevitable, there are some notable omissions. The band's folk-based yearnings, so prominent on III, are almost ignored throughout. In general, their second and third albums are much more scarcely represented, but it's not a significant problem...
...Throughout the album, Apple's sultry black-widow vocals make quick transitions between seething anger, casual indifference and sensitive longing. "I let the beast in too soon, I don't know how to live/Without my hands on his throat; I fight him always and still/O darling, it's so sweet" explains Apple on "Fast as You Can," and yet you still don't know whether her sexual prey should flee her in fear or approach her with curiosity. Apple draws heavily on old-school R&B and the instrumental support, led by Jon Brion, effectively complements her wandering voice...
...open its doors to public scrutiny and accept peaceful protests as integral aspects of its existence. He's fervently opposed to trade barriers, but he also wants to ensure a degree of job protection for American workers. He wants to keep U.S. policy toward sea turtles intact throughout the world, but balks when European countries move to protect their own policies banning the importation of genetically engineered food...