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Ernest Ranglin In Search of the Lost Riddim (Palm Pictures/Outside) Jamaican guitar hero Ranglin detours full-steam into Africa, with resounding success. Baaba Maal helps out. 9 (RB) Mongo Santamaria Watermelon Man (Milestone) Vintage sweets from the dude who made Herbie Hancock's "Watermelon Man" an Afro-Cuban pop hit. 9 (RB) Various MTV Jams (Universal) Yes, they certainly do, via phat remix hits by Chico Debarge, R. Kelly and new stuff by Grenique (?). 7.5 (GD) Sister Soleil Soularium (Katharsis/Universal) Beats, Björkisms and bellybutton tattoos. Globally informed technopop, so very... millennial, y'know? 7 (RB) Pluto Shake Hands With the Future (Virgin) And that would be a future that spurns raw power for an old/new wave. 7 (CY) Patty Griffin Flaming Red (A&M) First Sheryl Crow dumps her Versace duds and now she dyes her hair? 6 (CY) Social Distortion Live at the Roxy (Time Bomb Recordings) Chuck Biscuits' drumming on the old classics along with good songwriting almost masks the fact that vocalist Mike Ness can't carry a tune in a bucket. 6 (JC)
Anthrax The Threat Is Real (Ignition) Anthrax lose the guitar solos while adding a new vocalist and get back to basics 6 (JC)
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