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- LOU BEGA
- A LITTLE
BIT OF MAMBO
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"Mambo No. 5" is that one song you've
been hearing on like every radio station and TV ad for the last
month or so. You know, "a little bit of Rita is what I see,
a little bit of Tina is all I need..." Yes, that song. You
either love it or you can't stand it. Personally, I really liked
it the first time I heard it. It was instantly catchy - I wanted
to know who sang it before the song was even over. However, catchy
songs and albums all have their drawbacks: Overexposure. Even
the best albums get annoying when that's all you hear on the
radio (memo to KWOD: stop playing Sublime!!!), and it's the same
for songs, too. The album itself is okay, although the guy really
needs to mix in a few songs that don't sound the same. My prediction
that at this time next year, we're going to hear this song and
go, "Oh yeah, I remember this song..." and promptly
forget it. You'll forget you own this CD, too: it will get annoying
after a while, especially when you flip by the Zone and that's
all they play. Get it on MP3 if anything.
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- SMASHMOUTH
- ASTRO LOUNGE
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Smashmouth is back, following up their album,
Fush Yu Mang, which featured "Walkin' on the Sun".
Almost as catchy is "All-Star", which is playing everywhere
across the country. The album also includes "Can't Get Enough
of You Baby", which was on some lame movie soundrack prior
to this. Smashmouth's sophomore album is indeed a work of art.
The music itself is a hybrid of ska, reggae, and pop, all thrown
into one. Smashmouth is truly one of a kind. Along with "All
Star" and "Can't Get Enough of You Baby", it also
includes a couple of catchy tunes such as "Leave Me Alone"
and "Road Man", which you'll be humming in your sleep.
This album reminds me of Sublimes' self-titled album, as there
are so many songs to love. If you liked Smashmouth's first album,
you'll love this one as well. It's a great CD to have at any
party, as well as to listen to in your car.
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- RED HOT
CHILI PEPPERS
- CALIFORNICATION
- A+
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The Chili's are back, and they're the good
Chili Peppers! Don't get me wrong, One Hot Minute was
a good album, and had some decent songs, but on the whole, was
a disappointing follow-up to BloodSugarSexMagik.
- This was the follow-up we were looking
for. You know you found a great album when after 2 days of listening
it, you don't just skip to the 1 song you like. I liked every
song on this album, and it still is spinning in my CD player
as I write this.
- The Chili's lost their old guitarist
(not the dead one) a few years ago, and he's made his return
on this album. I think this is what they were missing on the
last go-around. Californication is full of fast songs,
lots of the funk that we remember from the older albums, and
a lot of catchy tunes. I honestly wouldn't be surprised if we
see like 4 or 5 singles off this album. It has so many gems.
- The only bad part of this album is
that it is very catchy and you'll remember every lyric of these
songs, and they don't go away. That could be a bad thing, but
I think it just means it's a great album. If you buy any album
this summer, this is the one. You will not regret it.
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