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$@@@@RECORD@REVIEWS
[ If you want a copy of one of these
[albums,write to our PO BOX in BELGIUM
[and tell me what you can send in
[exchange. REAL LIFE / BP 19 / B 4030 /
[GRIVEGNEE 1 / BELGIUM
]---------------------------------------
NENEH CHERRY
["Homebrew"
[Circa records / Virgin
"Homebrew" is the 2nd album from the
most famous swedish musician : Neneh
Cherry.A very important point to notice
about this album is that it has been
engineered by Cameron Mc Vey who lives
with Neneh and who had also produced
and mixed all tracks from Massive
Attack's album : "Blue Lines". So a few
songs sound like it. Some shuffle beat
boxes, some peaceful scratches...
It a bit less pop than her 1st album,
even if the single " For the love of
money " is funky or if the song with
Michael Stipe of Rem winks at Rock.
One of the subject songs deal with
is Sex. But it is much more inteligent
and relevant than "Salt and Pepper" or
Madonna.
The tone is funnier,cooler... ( tongue-
in-cheek ). She says things like sex is
beautiful, children need to learn sex
in school, relations between male and
female might be tenderness, affection
shared and not a try of domination. But
it is never moralist or militant.
And finally to be complete I must say
that there's a song featuring Guru from
Gangstarr.
It's a very good record that can be
listened to by Hip-Hop-freaks but also
by people who like authentic things.
There's no compromise, ulterior motives
or anything like that,Neneh Cherry did
what she wanted to do and we thank her.
Def KLF / Mad vision
]---------------------------------------
PUBLIC ENEMY
["Greatest misses"
[Def Jam / Sony
With the coming of bands like Arrested
Development & D.C. Basehead in the Rap
world , it seems to be time for
negociations. Even if rap identity is
urban and destroy after L.A.'s riots,
hard-boiled rappers talk about peace,
and Bloods and Crips in L.A are said to
walk together now.
So we expected from Public Enemy a
change. And if Greatest misses is not
a radical change, it is nevetheless
a deceleration...
"Tie goes the runner" and "Hazy shade
of criminal" sound like the previous
2 albums, but the 4 other new titles
are cooler than what they were doing.
"Get off my back" can easily be sung
under your shower...
The 6 other tracks are old songs
remixed. It might be for people who
didn't know PE 1st albums, but except
"Louder than a bomb" which is magnify,
the new versions of the 5 other songs
don't bring anything new to the titles.
What can we expect from PE next album
something "politicaly correct" ? or a
new apocalypse ?
Who knows... and who really know what
would be better ?
Def Klf / Mad Vision
]---------------------------------------
MARKY MARK and the Funky Bunch
["You gotta believe"
[Interscope records / Warner music
I went to my usual shop record to buy
the James & Walter's album, but it
wasn't in the boxes. So I checked the
new rap records, Stereo Mc's wasn't
there but many from Marky Mark...
I've finally bought it, even if I
didn't know anything about this record.
My very 1st impression was not very
good a bit too funk and pop from my
point.
Back at home, I look at the sleeve,and
I read the greetings....amazement...
New Kids On The Block are in !!!! and
Addidas is greeted as sneaker supplier,
and Roots for supplying their clothes.
A few days later Gangster/MV phoned me
I told him about my purchase and he
told me the uncensored truth...
Marky Mark is the brother of a guy from
New Kids.
Marky's voice sucks,lyrics are insipid
I'm very ashamed of having bought such
a shit.
If anybody like M.M., I'm okay to sell
him my original tape or to swap it for
anything else even a blank tape. It is
not a joke. Write to my PO BOX.
]---------------------------------------
THE FRANK and WALTERS
["Trains,boats and planes"
[Go! Disc/Barclay
If you expect from a record to give
you preconceived ideas, solutions about
world problems, this record is not for
you.
This record deals with values like
friendship,fraternity,right to love and
to be loved.
Frank and Walters world is not ours,
They live far away from our world of
fashion and of ambition.
Their music is joyful, a bit like the
"Shinny Happy people" of REM. Their
authenticity and their simplicity give
some entertaining melodies.
Simple things are the most difficult
things to talk about. The F&W find the
right words talk to about them,and I am
not able to talk about their words;just
listen to their music and you will
be impressed by it , as kids are
impressed watching trains, boats and
planes.
Def Klf/MV
]---------------------------------------
NIRVANA
["Incesticide"
[Geffen/BMG
This is not their new album, but a
compilation. Is Nirvana going to be
a commercial band ?
But it is more than a classic 'Greatest
hits' record. The only
song which is on their previous album
( Never Mind ) is Polly and the new
version is a very quick one. It can't
be compared with the original one.
The 13 other songs are old unknow
songs. In fact it is B sides
of singles, Bonus tracks... From my
point of view if you enjoyed Never Mind
you might buy "Bleach" their first real
album,it is better. But if you're a
fan of Nirvana, ( you already got
"Bleach" ), so buy "Incesticide" you
won't be disapointed by titles like
"DIVE" or "Molly's lips".
]---------------------------------------
[ Check also out this 2 very good albums
[EPMD " BUSINESS NEVER PERSONAL "
[DINOSAUR jr " WHERE YOU BEEN "
For French people,French record reviews
are in the French corner.