in the archives:
week
1: getting to know me, getting to know
all about me; also, hanson rock my world, britney fails to give me "satisfaction,"
tom waits talks about the weather, massive attack gets dark, the sims:
a cautionary tale, WILLIAM SHATNER,and more.
week
2: for love of mixtapes; god is a dj
(and his name is fred); wyclef returns; A-HA RETURNS (!); the twenty greatest
songs ever scientifically determined by a three man panel consisting of
me, myself and i; oh, and, boobs.
week
3: get drawn to the magnetic fields;
three movies that are grossly overrated; some of the greatest movies...ever;
xtc murders love...again; james brown breaks out in a "cold sweat";
morrissey and springsteen...separated at birth?; i bare my soul...again;
and MORE!
week 4: gladiator slays me, eminem and xtc reviews, a new look!, i poke fun at my own writing, the inmates take over the asylum, and MORE!
WYCLEF JEAN - "THUG ANGELS"
well, well, well, what do we have here? it's wyclef jean and he's making a comeback. odd that the word
"comeback" is used to describe a man who hasn't been gone for long, but given certain circumstances, it's
thoroughly appropriate.
when wyclef released the carnival, his solo debut, he earned raves from critics world-round, mainly
he was cited as the "force behind the fugees." well, you may have heard about this lauryn hill chick. you know,
the girl in the group? well, she released this thing called the miseducation of lauryn hill and, maaan,
it took off, and suddenly wyclef didn't seem like quite the mastermind people thought he was.
in case you were wondering, "thug angels" marks his return. i'll tell you right now, this thing ain't getting
played on top 40. when i first heard it, it reminded me of a southern bounce track, reminiscent of some tracks off
of goodie mob's still standing. all too fitting, then, that he begins the track with an exclamation of "DIRTY
SOUTH!" as the song progresses, though, you start to notice a subtle spanish flavor, most notably in the chorus,
but it also works its way into the drum track: sounds you thought were all programmed start to sound more and more
like live latin-based percussion.
he's a tricky one, that wyclef. whenever you think you've got him pegged, he goes out and shows that he's got more
flavors than you expected. it seems to be an odd single choice, but it also bodes well for his upcoming album. he'll
need it, because after lauryn's first salvo, all eyes will be on 'clef.
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current playlist:
cds: primal scream, xtrmntr xtc, wasp star roy orbison, 16 biggest hits eminem, marshall mathers lp johnny cash, 16 biggest hits u2, best of 1980-1990 lambchop, nixon
songs:
asian dub foundation, "new way, new life"
janet jackson, "it doesn't really matter"
clearlake, "don't let the cold in"
britney spears, "lucky"
son of bazerk, "the band gets swivey on the wheels"
eminem, "stan"
roy orbison, "running scared"
future bible heroes, "o! what a dream it was"
prince, "raspberry beret"
charles mingus, "goodbye pork pie hat"
my current mixtape:
side a:
bruce springsteen, "born to run"
elvis presley, "jailhouse rock"
rolling stones, "sympathy for the
devi"
freda payne, "band of gold"
shangri-las, "give him a great big
kiss"
abba, "s.o.s."
talking heads, "burning down the
house"
xtc, "you and the clouds will still
be beautiful"
beatles, "hello goodbye"
johnny cash, "ring of fire"
roy orbison, "in dreams"
johnny cash, "i walk the line"
funkadelic, "i'll bet you"
side b:
nick cave & the bad seeds, "the
mercy seat"
cheap trick, "speak now or forever
hold your peace"
xtc, "church of women"
roy orbison, "running scared"
depeche mode, "enjoy the silence"
stevie wonder, "i'm happier than the
morning sun"
elton john, "tiny dancer"
roy orbison, "it's over"
johnny cash, "i still miss someone"
roy obrison, "crying"
xtc, "the wheel and the maypole"
