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Plug Drum 'n' Bass for Papa (Nothing/MCA) The quicksilver leader of white-boy's drum & bass. Like Aphex and Porcini. 9 (MS) V/A Surf Guitar Greats (Easydisc/Denon) Top shelf tracks by a very short list of current surf-scene signifiers. 8 (RB) 4.0 4.0 (Polygram) Pretty ballads, funky jams. The album that Boyz II Men should have delivered. 7.5 (GD) Upper Crust The Decline & Fall of the... (Emperor Norton) Still the best 16th-century AC/DC tribute band. 7 (CY) Loverboy VI (CMC/BMG) Why fix what ain't broke? Mike Reno's head got fatter, but his band still rocks. 7 (RB) Mr. Oizo #1 EP (F Communication/Fusion III) If Motorbass had no soul, it'd sound like this. Quite boring. 7 (MS) Junkster self-titled (RCA/BMG) Chilly, unchallenging rocktronica. Another effort to make bad moods a beautiful thing. 6 (RB) Chico Banks Candy Lickin' Man (Evidence) Chico is indeed a lickin' man but it sure ain't candy. 5 (JC) Overkill From the Underground and Below (CMC/BMG) Metal turned into rust when exposed to the alternative elements. 4.5 (JC)
Doubting Thomas Father Don't Cry (Metropolis) The reissue of this 1990 release is proof some things are best left untouched. 4.5 (JC)
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