Sheryl Crow – Sheryl Crow (A&M) Crow’s self-titled second album seems to be a statement of purpose. Crow doesn’t like the folk-rock cover girl tag that was stuck on her with her popular debut, so she wants to rough it up a little. She has taken over the reins on this album and wants to prove … Continue reading
Squeeze – Ridiculous (I.R.S.) While Squeeze has put together a lot of great songs over the years, many of their later albums were overshadowed by the band’s superlative early albums like Cool for Cats and Argybargy. This may be the band’s best overall album since 1981’s East Side Story. Also, their style of ironic Beatle-derived pop is making a comeback … Continue reading
Bryan Adams – 18 ‘Til I Die (A&M) Okay, it was kind of funny a few months ago when Metallica tried to trick us into thinking they were grunge. But I have to draw the line if Bryan Adams thinks that he can pull it off. Being grunge is more than losing twenty pounds and not … Continue reading
Sarah McLachlan – Fumbling Towards Ecstasy (Arista) It is tough to describe exactly what it is that Sarah McLachlan does. So many artists you can nail in two words (i.e., Metallica: speed metal, Garth Brooks: country pop, Michael Bolton: worthless crap). But Sarah McLachlan refuses to be labeled, thank goodness. Many times this schizophrenia shows up … Continue reading
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