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The world may be divided into two camps when it comes to the Orlando-based Backstreet
Boys--detractors and hard-core fans--but no one can deny the fact that the boys produce
perfectly polished pop that sells. The hits on this album speak for...Read more
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Mike Myers's love letter to mid-'60s pop kitsch (and understated critique of the hardcore
'90s) may not have wowed many critics, but it soldiered quirkily along to become a true
cult hit. Its soundtrack is one of the film's more underrated charms--a...Read more
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"Spice up your life," the Spice Girls advise on the first single from Spiceworld,
their second album, which was made quickly to capitalize on the movie of
the same name. If that sounds more like an advertising slogan than a call for variety,...Read more
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Is Will Smith an important rapper? The kind that deserves the awards, the honors, the
accolades that the music industry foists upon him? Well, no. The words corny and safe
might be applicable when describing the artist formerly known as the Fresh...Read more
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Never underestimate Madonna's power of persuasion: By nearly all critical accounts, Ray
of Light, Madonna's first album of new material since 1994's Bedtime Stories,
and her first since motherhood, is her richest, most accomplished record yet. While ...Read more
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Originally a Hanna-Barbera superhero designed by comic artist Alex Toth in the 1960s,
Space Ghost was revived by the Cartoon Network as a surreal, self-involved talk-show host
in 1994. Given free rein to show off his previously hidden talents as a...Read more
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Largely, er, "inspired" by German director Wim Wenders' classic fable Wings
of Desire, this heavenly melodrama features a high watermark for overwrought modern
pop-song scores. U2's "If God Will Send His Angels" might just certify...Read more
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Yes, it's another group of five young white boys making dance-influenced pop that makes
the girls scream. Not only is the makeup of this group familiar, their sound is almost a
clone of fellow teenybopper dreams the Backstreet Boys. It's probably not...Read more
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The surprise of 3 Car Garage, which collects pre-fame recordings by the mighty
under-18 trio, isn't in the somewhat rough production, but how well-formed the Hanson
aesthetic was before they met song doctors and the Dust Brothers. That production...Read more
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The third offering from Space Ghost and company, this disc closely follows the format of Cartoon
Planet, the cult-favorite variety show that runs on the Cartoon Network. There are
songs galore, though few of them are outright parodies; rather, most...Read more
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Fans of the Titanic
soundtrack will undoubtedly appreciate this sequel, a collection of original music and
background tunes not found on the first disc. They won't be disappointed. The newly
composed "Titanic Suite" and "Epilogue: The Deep and...Read more
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