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Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown American Music Texas Style (Blue Thumb/Universal) Like the title says, some groovy blues, Texas-style. Party time! 8 (LD) M-Boogie Laid in Full (Blackberry) Planet Asia, Missin Linx, Joey Chavez and Evidence, Babu and Iriscience, Al Tariq and Supreme have Blackberry workin' a new angle. 8 (SC) God Dethroned Bloody Blasphemy (Metal Blade) Old-school black metal, with technical skill to boot. 7 (JC) Memphis Bleek Coming of Age (Def Jam/Rocafella) Jay-Z's number one has officially stepped up to the plate. He can rhyme some, but too many cameos got to go. 7 (SC) Various Drop Dead Gorgeous Soundtrack (Sire/Warner) Devo's Mark Mothersbaugh does a track with that saucy little fox Denise Richards. What?! 7 (RB) Macatus Provenance of Cruelty (Napalm) Morigon/Cradle of Filth knockoff. For serious goths only. 6 (JC) Marky Ramone and the Intruders The Answer to Your Problems? (Zoë) The answer being rip off Rancid in a vain snatch at faded punk glory, I guess. 5 (RB) Various Action Mixed by Liquid Todd (Ultra) Okay, enough with the break/big beat thing already. It needs to go. It's over. Played out. They use it in ads for beer... need I say more? 4 (KE) Der Dritte Raum Spaceglider (Ultra) Houston, we have a problem. Lukewarm, low-pressure, outmoded electronica. Permission to jettison? 4 (RB) Scott Stubbs The Depths of Progressive Trance (Topaz) Prog-Goa-psychedelic trance by some rave DJ from Las Vegas who likes to attempt hip hop-style scratching over his mixes. B-o-r-i-n-g. 3 (KE) Various Latin Mix USA 2 (Sony) How many million Latinos in el Norte and you need Will Smith and Wyclef to pad your spread? Come on. 2 (RB)
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