Chantal
      Kreviazuk
      Primus
     
    

    
     
      Colour
      Moving
      And
      Still
      (8)
      Antipop
      (6)
     
    

    
     
      Sony
      Music
      Interscope/Universal
     
    

    
     
      A
      wonderful
      follow-up
      to
      her
      1996
      breakthrough,
      Kreviazuk
      continues
      Far
      more
      ambitious
      than
      their
      previous
      albums,
      Antipop
      marks
      a
     
     
      to
      assert
      herself
      as
      one
      of
      the
      top
      singer-songwriters
      around.
      Her
      beauti-
      return
      to
      rock
      orientated
      roots
      for
      Primus;
      it
      also
      sports
      several
     
     
      ful
      voice,
      coupled
      with
      a
      “not
      too
      much”
      approach
      to
      the
      guest
      appearances,
      including
      Metallica’s
      James
      Hetfield.
     
     
      music,
      results
      in
      a
      slew
      of
      catchy
      -
      often
      introspective
      -
      Fans
      of
      their
      older
      music
      -
      and
      the
      quarkier
      side
      of
      Korn
      or
     
    
   
   
    
     
      tunes.
      Featuring
      the
      hit
      “Before
      You,”
      for
      a
      limited
      time
      a
     
    
   
   
    
     
      bonus
      three
      track
      CD,
      including
      “Leaving
      On
      A
      Jet
      Plane,”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      is
      included.
     
     
      -O’Connor
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Stompin’
      Tom
      Connors
     
    
   
   
    
     
      And
      The
      Moon
      Man
      Newfie/The
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Unpopular
      (7)
     
     
      EMI
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Two
      Stompin’
      Tom
      CDs
      for
      the
     
     
      price
      of
      one!
      Woo
      hoo!
      Featur-
     
     
      ing
      his
      truly
      unique
      style
      of
     
     
      Canadian
      country-folk,
      this
      CD
     
    
   
   
    
     
      features
      his
      well
      known
      songs
     
     
      “The
      Moon-Man
      Newfie,”
      “A
     
     
      Damn
      Good
      Song
      For
      A
      Miner,”
     
     
      and
      “Rubberhead.”
      The
      one
      shortfall
      of
      this
      CD
     
     
      is
      its
      lack
      of
      liner
      notes.
     
    

    
     
      -O’Connor
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Melanie
      C
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Northern
      Star
      (7)
     
     
      Virgin/EMI
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Known
      as
      the
      Spice
      Girl
      that
      isn’
      totally
      annoy-
     
     
      ing,
      Melanie
      C
      recently
      recorded
      this
      CD
      while
     
     
      the
      group
      was
      on
      a
      break.
      Somewhat
      schizo-
     
     
      phrenic
      in
      nature,
      the
      opening
      track
      “Go!”
      and
     
     
      “Goin’
      Down”
      prove
      to
      be
      rockers,
      “Suddenly
     
     
      Monday”
      is
      a
      happy-go-lucky
      piano
      track,
      while
     
     
      “I
      Turn
      To
      You”
      and
      “If
      That
      Were
      Me”
      are
     
     
      more
      techno-influenced.
      The
      lyrics
      prove
      to
      be
     
     
      a
      weak
      point,
      but
      the
      CD
      is
      enough
      to
      raise
     
     
      hopes
      that
      Mel
      will
      stay
      solo
      and
      keep
      with
      the
     
     
      rock
      songs
      —
      her
      strong
      point.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      O’Connor
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Limp
      Bizkit
      -
      will
      enjoy
      Antipop,
      but
      if
      you
      never
      under-
     
     
      stood
      that
      strange
      Primus
      sound
      don’t
      expect
      to
      be
      a
     
     
      convert.
     
    

    
     
      -Aucoin
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Various
      Artists
     
     
      Bump
      N’Grind
      2
      (6)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Universal
      Music
     
    
   
   
    
     
      For
      those
      who
      like
      R&B
      and
      light
      hip
     
     
      hop,
      and
      those
      who
      like
      to
      bump
     
     
      n’grind
      (oh
      wait!
      everybody
      likes
      to
     
     
      bump
      n’grind),
      this
      compilation
      is
      for
     
     
      you.
      This
      disk
      combines
      16
      popular
     
     
      “gettin’
      it”
      tracks
      by
      some
      newer
      and
     
     
      some
      older
      artists
      including
      Next
      and
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      LL.
      Cool
      J
      &
      Boyz
      II
      Men.
      If
      all
      dat
      wasn’t
     
     
      enough,
      the
      artwork
      is
      cleverly
      designed
      to
      make
     
     
      the
      case
      look
      like
      a
      big-ass
      condom.
     
     
      -MacDonald
     
     
      Perfect
     
     
      Live
      (6)
     
     
      Psycho
      Sound
      Records
     
     
      Long
      Beach
      Dub
      Allstars:
      http://members.aol.com/perliar00/
     
     
      ight
      Back
     
     
      ee
      Perfect,
      a
      trio
      featuring
      Jamie
      Clarke
      (ex-Pogues),
     
     
      4
      recorded
      this
      CD
      while
      touring
      Germany
      in
      early
     
     
      ‘
      Fhe
      Long
      Beach
      Dub
      Allstars
      bring
      with
      them
      “99.
      Eight
      of
      the
      eleven
      tracks
      are
      versions
      of
     
     
      an
      interesting
      sound.
      Pop
      meets
      Reggae,
      in
      this
      Pogues
      classics
      such
      as
      “Streams
      of
      Whiskey,”
      and
     
     
      unusual
      blend
      they
      demonstrate
      a
      few
      powerful
      a
      smashing
      version
      of
      “Tuesday
      Morning.”
      Of
     
     
      moments.
      This
      album
      was
      good
      in
      a
      couple
      of
      the
      original
      tracks,
      the
      supremely
      catchy
      “Ador-
     
     
      songs
      but
      the
      rest
      was
      pretty
      much
      crap.
      The
      -
      able”
      sticks
      out
      from
      the
      pack.
      Primarily
      of
     
     
      only
      standout
      was
      Kick
      Down
      and
      it’s
      not
      interest
      to
      die-hard
      Pogues
      fans,
      this
      CD
      serves
      as
     
     
      going
      to
      be
      top
      40
      material.
      a
      good
      warmup
      for
      the
      bands’
      upcoming
      studio
     
     
      -Aiken
      release.
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