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- Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1992 16:25:57 PST
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- From: Mike <MASUDA@SJSUVM1.BITNET>
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- Well, I went out and bought some CDs
- before the big Trap Day (Xmas is a trap),
- and I just wanted to let you know what I got:
-
- 1. Moby Grape. This debut album is quite impressive; it's got a touch of
- the Dead sound without all the hoopla. It's good music to prepare
- breakfast. Slightly Deadhead danceable, it has a certain charm to it.
-
- 2. Jacksons Anthology. This 2 CD compilation hit the spot. I just love
- that Motown bass and rhythm section, and there is a lot of it here.
- Sure, a lot of it is cheeseball, but it brings back memories of the
- era and the cartoon.
-
- 3. Acid Jazz I. Plain and simple, a house beat with scant bits of solo
- improvisation. I expected more than that. It would have been cool to
- hear the "Kind of Blue" style of soloing in there a bit more, but I
- guess the emphasis is more on beat and dancing than on jazz. It's
- just plain okay.
-
- 4. Prince o+>. I gotta admit, after _Lovesexy_ came out, I lost interest
- in the man. Just for the hell of it, I took a chance on this one, and
- I think it's a pretty good effort. The funk is there, the badness is there,
- but melody is lacking. Remember the ol' days when you could sing along to
- "DMSR" or "When Doves Cry"? It's just not there anymore. It's sort of
- a husk of an album. The grooves are top notch, though, and the bass
- is stylin'. If only Prince would slow down and come up with a good
- song that people can sing along to again. Are those days over?
- There's a lot of rapping on this album, if that's a treat to anyone.
-
- That's all for now. I have a cold now, so I don't have the energy to write
- the novels I usually do. Hope you have a safe and happy Christ-mass.
-
- Mike Masuda
-