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Zebda Essence Ordinaire (Barclay/PolyGram) Think ADF go multiracial in Toulouse. Reggae, raï, rap, rock and Arabic folk. May they hit town again soon, insh'allah. 8.5 (RB) Adrian Belew Salad Days (Thirsty Ear) Surprise: an all-acoustic singer-songwriter type thing from the electrified guit-archetype. Tasty too. 8 (CY) Bushman Total Commitment (Greensleeves) Bushman inna propah mindstate for total satisfaction, an' one wicked recording. 8 (SC) Meat Puppets Out My Way (Ryko/Outside) The '86 EP bumped up to 52 minutes with bonus cuts. The beginning of the ZZ Top vibe... 7 (CY) Rough Trade Shaking the Foundations (True North) Reissue and reason #117 that the late '90s are the early '80s. 7 (CY) John Lithgow Singin' in the Bathtub (Sony) A sweet idea, but this talented actor's voice leaves too much to be desired as he warbles his way through a series of kiddie tunes. 5 (MH) Gwar We Kill Everything (Attic/Metal Blade) Like 45 minutes of unrelenting toilet humour--except it's really bad. 4 (JC) Chris Webber 2 Much Drama (Humility/Warner) If you make 2 much money on the basketball court, you become 2 fatheaded 2 realize you suck. 4 (SC)
Tal Bachman Self-titled (Columbia/Sony) The son of Randy Bachman tarnishes the family name. 3 (JC)
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