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Golden Smog Weird Tales (Ryko/Outside) Country-fried power pop from a supergroup with members of Big Star, Jayhawks and more. 8 (RB) The Temptations Phoenix Rising (Motown/Polygram) Venerable R&B quintet prove that soul and style have no age limit. 7.5 (GD) Flip Squad Allstar DJs Self-titled (MCA/Stress) Open a bottle of Peach Shnapps and dance around naked in your front window so all the neighbours can see. Then put on this record. 7 (SC) Bryan Adams On a Day Like Today (A&M) I haven't liked Bryan Adams this much since "Lonely Night." Thank god the lyrics are still crap. 7 (CY) Ice Cube War & Peace Vol.1 (The War Disc) (Virgin/Priority) This is the first part of a two-CD epic! His first album in 4 years! The War Disc! Medic!!!! 6.5 (SC) Various Skinful Vol. 2 (Pinnacle/FusionIII) Ironically, Second Skin's mission as a label is "quality music for the sonic spectrum." Out of 12 tracks, I give four the thumbs up. 6 (KE) Various Pure Dance 3 (PolyMedia) Are we supposed to be glad that Public Enemy, Beenie Man and Run-DMC are now part of the hi-NRG canon? 6 (CY) P.F. Station Ahhh Yeah (Drop Records) These guys are either fakin' the funk, or are really really funked up, but that singer has got to go. 6 (SC) Putrid Suck My Ejection of Life (Subvision) Sounds like Korn and Deftones in a grudge match. Who thought up this moronic title? 5 (JC) With SNFU at Foufounes, Nov. 30 Jewel Spirit (Atlantic) "So please be careful with me, because I'm sensitive." Sure. 4 (CY) Pearl Jam Live on Two Legs (Epic/Sony) Excepting the Neil Young cover, it's just Pearl Jam at their most mundane, but hey--it's live! 4 (JC) 2 Unlimited II (Byte) This bundle of Belgian hi-NRG shlock comes with a "making of" CD-ROM, begging the question, "Who cares?" 3 (KE)
Phish The Story of the Ghost (Elektra/Warner) Quick Ma, fetch me my hippie gun, dem Phish boys are at it again. 1 (right between the eyes) (JC)
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