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After Cobain's death, his music snapped into focus, his lyrics now sounding like lines from a suicide note. One gets the same impression listening to this CD, as Cobain sings, "I'm worse at what I do best" on a frantic version of Smells Like Teen Spirit, or when he howls, "Love you so much/ It makes me sick" on a jagged yet controlled rendition of Aneurysm. Performed live, the hurt is more apparent--affection is an affliction, talent a curse, and the crowd roars with every howl of pain. Alternative rock was meant to be a refutation...
...film version, directed by James Foley (At Close Range), Gene Hackman plays Sam as a scrawny, withered rooster, with tobacco stains on his teeth and hatred of blacks and Jews in his heart. He has an alcoholic daughter (a skeletal Faye Dunaway) and a grandson, Adam (chipper Chris O'Donnell), determined to save Sam from state-sanctioned murder. This makes for high, disjointed drama--a shotgun marriage of Method theatrics and TV-movie heart tugging...
...that Peyroux is more than a vocal Ouija board. On the very first track she stretches beyond jazz with a patient, deeply pleasing rendition of Walkin' After Midnight, a song made famous by country star Patsy Cline. And in a nod to her French roots, Peyroux delivers a vibrant version of Edith Piaf's La Vie en Rose. Dreamland features an impressive cast of supporting players. Pianist Chestnut provides restrained invention on Reckless Blues, guitarist Vernon Reid (formerly of the rock band Living Colour) enlivens Muddy Water, and up-and-coming jazz stars Marcus Printup (trumpet) and James Carter (saxophone...
What the move to bring back Sambo unhappily reveals is that we have less sophistication as adults than we did as children. But happily the original version of the story is still obtainable. I intend to order mine right away, before the book burning begins. AUSTIN MASON Little Sioux, Iowa...
...Pilot, which comes sheathed only in a thin gray plastic case. The screen seems especially delicate; we cracked one by accidentally sitting on it (hardly a fair test). Fortunately, US Robotics offers quick repair service, and Pilot comes with a substantial warranty. US Robotics promises that the next version will be more durable--and possibly smaller still...