EVERLAST
     
     
      Eat
      at
      Whitey
      s
     
     
      Tommy
      Boy
     
    
   
   
    
     
      On
      Eat
      at
      Whitey
      s,
      Everlast’s
      sec-
     
     
      ond
      post
      House
      of
      Pain
      effort,
      he
     
     
      raps
      and
      sings.
      However,
      his
      rap-
     
     
      ping
      is
      not
      on
      par
      with
      his
      House
     
     
      days
      and
      when
      he
      sings
      it
      is
      not
      as
     
     
      moving
      or
      effective
      as
      “What
      It’s
     
     
      Like.”
      The
      biggest
      letdown
      of
      this
     
     
      album
      is
      the
      misuse
      of
      talent.
     
     
      Artists
      such
      as
      Kurupt,
      Rahzel,
     
     
      Cee-lo,
      Carlos
      Santana
      and
      B-Real
     
     
      are
      not
      used
      to
      the
      best
      of
      their
     
     
      ability
      and
      if
      they
      had
      been,
      it
     
     
      would
      have
      been
      much
      tighter.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -JMAMA
     
    
   
   
    
     
      GOMEZ
     
     
      ‘Abandoned
      Shopping
      Trolley
      Hotline
     
     
      Virgin
     
    
   
   
    
     
      This
      collection
      of
      abandoned
     
     
      recordings
      that
      go
      as
      far
      back
      as
     
     
      1996,
      and
      range
      in
      quality
      from
     
     
      four
      tracks,
      to
      Abbey
      Road.
      The
     
     
      result
      is
      a
      loose,
      sloppy
      assortment
     
     
      of
      tunes
      that
      have
      potential
      great-
     
     
      ness,
      but
      are
      not
      very
      memorable.
     
     
      This
      album
      is
      a
      collector's
      item
      of
     
     
      previously
      unreleased
      material
     
     
      from
      a
      band
      that
      is
      still
      recording,
     
     
      and
      releasing
      great
      albums.
      A
     
     
      much
      better
      buy
      is
      their
      5
      song
      EP,
     
     
      Machismo,
      which
      was
      one
      of
      the
     
     
      best
      releases
      of
      the
      summer.
     
    

    
     
      -SML
     
    
   
   
    
     
      BILLIE
      PIPER
     
     
      Walk
      Of
      Life
     
     
      Virgin
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      British
      Pop
      Princess
     
     
      has
      returned
      with
      her
      sec-
     
     
      ond
      album,
      but
      this
      time
     
     
      she’s
      got
      soul.
      Trying
      to
     
     
      separate
      herself
      from
      her
     
     
      American
      counterparts,
     
     
      Piper
      added
      her
      last
      name
     
     
      and
      just
      the
      right
      touch
      of
     
     
      R&B.
      Most
      impressive
      of
     
     
      all
      tracks
      is
      her
      cover
      of
     
     
      Blondie’s
      hit,
      ““The
      Tide
      Is
     
     
      High.”
      Warning:
      If
      you’re
      sick
      of
     
     
      cutsie,
      bubblegum
      pop,
      leave
      this
     
     
      CD
      on
      the
      shelf.
     
    

    
     
      -KL
     
    
   
   
    
     
      SNOW
     
     
      Mind
      On
      the
      Moon
     
     
      EastWest
      America
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Remember
      this
      guy
      from
      the
      early
     
     
      90’s?
      Well,
      just
      before
      he
      was
      to
     
     
      be
      named
      a
      one
      hit
      wonder
      with
      his
     
     
      song
      “Informer”,
      Snow
      has
     
     
      changed
      his
      tune
      and
      is
      back
      with
     
     
      his
      second
      album.
      Having
      nearly
     
     
      ten
      years
      between
      albums
      shows
      a
     
     
      definite
      evolution
      in
      lyrics.
      Don’t
     
     
      be
      scared,
      the
      sound
      is
      still
      the
     
     
      same
      and
      if
      you
      enjoy
      the
      hit,
     
     
      “Everybody
      Wants
      to
      Be
      Like
     
     
      You”,
      pick
      this
      CD
      up.
     
    

    
     
      -KL
     
    
   
   
    
     
      TALIB
      KWELI
      &
      HITEK
     
     
      Reflection
      Eternal
     
     
      Rawkus
     
    
   
   
    
     
      His
      name
      may
      not
      be
      easy
      to
      say
     
     
      but
      his
      CD
      deserves
      mucho
      play.
     
     
      Talib,
      a
      newcomer
      to
      the
      hip
      hop
     
     
      scene,
      drops
      an
      original
      album
     
     
      with
      innovative
      lyrics
      and
      con-
     
     
      cepts.
      Talib
      features
      labelmate
      Mos
     
     
      Def
      on
      “This
      Means
      You,”
      but
      the
     
     
      song
      that
      is
      really
      off
      the
      hook
      is
     
     
      “Down
      for
      the
      Count”
      featuring
     
     
      Rah
      Digga
      and
      Xzibit.
     
    

    
     
      -JMAMA
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      THE
      MOFFATS
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Submodalities
     
     
      EMI
     
    
   
   
    
     
      It
      is
      totally
      appropriate
      that
     
     
      the
      lead-off
      track
      for
      the
      Moffatts’
     
     
      new
      album
      Submodalities
      is
      called
     
     
      “Just
      Another
      Phase.”
      Without
      a
     
     
      doubt,
      this
      is
      the
      best
      way
      to
     
     
      describe
      their
      latest
      offering.
     
    

    
     
      The
      former
      teen
      popstars,
     
     
      who
      __
      before
     
     
      that
      were
      stars
     
     
      in
      Nashville,
     
     
      have
      shed
     
     
      their
      old
      skin
     
     
      for
      a
      sound
     
     
      more
      akin
      to
     
     
      Oasis
      and
      the
     
     
      Veo
      st
     
     
      Underground.
     
    

    
     
      FRis:
     
     
      album,
      _pro-
     
     
      duced
      by
      the
     
     
      industry
      giant
     
     
      Bob
      Rock,
      has
     
     
      much
      more
     
     
      bite
      to
      it
      than
     
     
      any
      one
      of
     
     
      their
      previous.
     
     
      efforts.
      For
     
     
      evidence
      of
     
     
      this,
      just
      take
      a
      listen
      to
      their
      first
     
     
      single
      “Bang
      Bang
      Boom,”
      which
     
     
      topped
      charts
      across
      the
      country,
     
     
      and
      is
      now
      making
      waves
      interna-
     
     
      tionally.
     
    

    
     
      Moving
      away
      from
      the
     
     
      “teen
      pop”
      that
      made
      them
      famous,
     
     
      the
      Moffatts
      have
      been
      winning
     
    
   
   
    
     
      over
      rock
      fans
      through
      their
      con-.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      stant
      touring.
      Recently
      they
     
     
      stepped
      in
      as
      last-minute
      replace-
     
     
      ments
      for
      the
      Bloodhound
      Gang
      in
     
     
      Germany,
      sharing
      the
      bill
      with
     
     
      groups
      such
      as
      Beck
      and
      Ween.
     
     
      Received
      warmly
      by
      the
      crowd
     
     
      made
      up
      of
      20
      and
      30
      year
      olds,
     
     
      this
      is
      a
      sign
      of
      the
      reach
      of
      their
     
     
      new
      album.
     
    

    
     
      Chock
      full
      of
      potential
      sin-
     
     
      gles,
      such
      as
      the
      vaguely
      glammy
     
     
      “Life
      On
      Mars,”
      and
      the
      hooky
     
     
      “Typical,”
      this
      CD
      should
      not
      be
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      cui
      cabtie
     
    
   
   
    
     
      taken
      lightly.
     
    

    
     
      I
      suggest
      that
      all
      precon-
     
     
      ceptions
      of
      the
      Moffatts
      be
      thrown
     
     
      aside,
      and
      this
      album
      be
      judged
      on
     
     
      its
      merit
      alone.
     
    

    
     
      And
      if
      you’re
      willing
      to
      do
     
     
      so,
      you
      just
      might
      be
      in
      for
      the
      sur-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      prise
      of
      the
      year.
     
     
      -ROC
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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