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That makes listening to their sophomore effort, "One Step Forward," that much more difficult However, the most compelling songs are the new compositions â€â€? Scott Bauer, AP Writer 98) â€â€? Ringo Starr Former Beatle Ringo Starr brings hound dog smiles with new songs of love, hope and lament on "Ringo Rama" and its accompanying DVD The haunting but beautiful "Elegy" immediately hypnotizes listeners with only a few piano bars, then captures them with flute and arco bass And by album's end, another corner of American music has, appropriately, claimed Dylan as its own â€â€? just as he has done himself with so many forms of music for so many years Fans of well-crafted pop can't go wrong â€â€? Deepti Hajela, AP Writer â€â€?â€â€?â€â€? "Gotta Serve Somebody: The Gospel Songs of Bob Dylan" (Columbia-Legacy, $13 With "Lovers Speak," Armatrading aptly captures moods that are universal The best tracks â€â€? "Demon of Love," "Lonesome for the Man" and "Precious" â€â€? recall the work of classic tunesmiths such as Burt Bacharach and Beach Boy Brian Wilson He states these melody lines in a far too obvious way, as if desperately begging for a listen 98) â€â€? Les Nubians The first album from the French-African sister duo Helene and Celia Faussart, "Princesses Nubiennes," was a delight â€â€? a smooth, soulful mix of music and vocals that grabbed the listener's attention from the first note You'll hear everything from cellos to fluegelhorns on this disc, and the gorgeous songs â€â€? mostly by band leader Perry Serpa â€â€? are strong enough to warrant the complex arrangements The drumming of Keith Moon and the penetrating bass lines of John Entwistle sound more alive than ever In "Gotta Serve Somebody: The Gospel Songs of Bob Dylan," an assortment of gospel artists try their hand at music from "Slow Train Coming" and "Saved," two late 1970s Dylan albums His classic "Take Five" sounds a bit different with its new snappy saxophone and a crisp drum solo (on the original, the saxophone and drums were significantly smoother) There isn't a song that stands out, as "Makeda" did on Les Nubians' first album â€â€? Mark Donahue, AP Writer â€â€?â€â€?â€â€? "Here Comes The Sharp Things" (Dive, $14 W "Algeria" shows that Shorter has a fresh vision for jazz not shackled to the past or afraid of the future " In the modern rock track "Eye to Eye," which sounds like Jon Spencer Blues Explosion in verse and London Suede in chorus, Ringo asks, "Remember when I said, `It don't come easy,' that seems so long ago â€â€? Well nothing's changed and if you don't believe me, look out your window " The album was horribly overdone in the studio She moves on from there, tackling the age-old adage of "opposites attract" ("Fire and Ice") and the happy-sad-insane feelings of taking the plunge for the first time ("Love Bug") The difference is stunning His version of Earth Wind and Fire's classic "Sun Goddess" doesn't swing; not even the thunderous sound of Marcus Miller's bass can save this track Instead, there's just track after track of perfectly reasonable but ultimately unfulfilling music As a bonus there is an entire disc of live tracks from a 1971 concert, along with six alternate versions and out-takes from the album Like those writers, Serpa knows how to craft a hummable melody with enough left turns to keep your ears perked A slight deconstruction of the melodies in spots would have added a little interest On the disc, Brubeck offers a mixture of new compositions â€â€? and new twists on old favorites Powell's version, with its ugly synth bass, lies languidly still â€â€? like hot air on a stifling summer's day On Cole Porter's smoldering "Love for Sale," he delivers an up-tempo version that's reminiscent of the original, but still complements his own bebop-swing style In renditions funky and heartfelt, intricate and simple, these tracks allow others to filter Dylan's visions in unique ways â€â€? from Shirley Caesar's take on the title track right down to "Gonna Change My Way of Thinking," which unites Dylan himself with Mavis Staples for a gravelly finale Shawn Colvin lends her uplifting vocals to "Trippin' on My Own Tears," while Ringo trades verses with Willie Nelson in "Write One for Me One standout track is "In These Times Now the jazz great can scratch that off his list 98) â€â€? Dave Brubeck After five decades in the music business, probably the only venue Dave Brubeck hadn't played is at a Starbucks Powell is a talented player, but his style would best be served by smaller combos and sparser arrangements Shorter matches the sad moan of a cello with his spare, lonesome sax while cymbals and bass bubble underneath Those copies should be thrown away and replaced with the newly remastered deluxe edition "One Step Forward," unfortunately, is more like one step back 98) â€â€? Various Artists He has been all things â€â€? troubadour, social conscience, rebel, jester Shorter also reworks some of his older material, altering the once-frantic Miles Davis piece "Orbits" for gentler tones, with woodwinds fit for Debussy " â€â€? J " While it probably wasn't her intended subject, the song is eerily appropriate for the situation in the Middle East So it's difficult to fight through the layers of synthesizers, drum tracks, string arrangements and muddy background vocals to discover that Powell is a skilled jazz guitarist This combination makes the songs light and airy, so Shorter's thin, bright horn cuts through " Happiness is Ringo's All-Starr Band (and radio programmers) playing songs from "Ringo Rama And the Bobby Womack composition "Breezin" doesn't blow anywhere 5," a song originally written by Heitor Villa-Lobos 98)â€â€? Doc Powell There's a reason a lot of downbeat jazz and lounge music gets derided as "elevator music" â€â€? records such as Doc Powell's "97th & Columbus And the cycle goes on â€â€? Ted Anthony, AP Writer â€â€?â€â€?â€â€? "Ringo Rama" (Koch, $17 98) â€â€? Joan Armatrading Returning after an eight-year recording hiatus, British singer-songwriter Joan Armatrading applies her reggae, soul and folk-infused sound on "Lovers Speak," a collection of songs that are mostly ruminations on the ups and downs of couple-dom It's not nearly as intimate â€â€? the sounds are larger, with more instruments used, and there are guest spots from well-known names such as Talib Kweli and Morgan Heritage These artists prove again that Dylan compositions, though chockablock with specifics, are the best kinds of empty canvases 98) â€â€? The Who Any music fan is likely to have at least one copy of The Who's 1971 radio-friendly classic "Who's Next" in their collection But Bob Dylan, man of many faces, has yet another, drawn from a faith found later in life and from his endless appetite for the byways of American music: He is a gospel singer " Pink Floyd's David Gilmour peels the guitar solo in "I Think, Therefore I Rock 'N' Roll," which features some sweet boogie-woogie piano Powell's original compositions, such as "The Flavour" and "Thank You," are only slightly less lackluster Sound Bites: Audio Reviews From the AP Mar 26, 12:01 PM EST Selected audio releases: "One Step Forward" (OmTown-Higher Octave, $17 The saxophonist, known for his work with Art Blakey, Miles Davis and jazz-fusion group Weather Report, leads an acoustic group with a jazz core of drums, bass and piano, but augments it on six of the album's 10 tracks with oboe, clarinet, flute and cello â€â€? Jim Collins, AP Writer â€â€?â€â€?â€â€? "Who's Next" (MCA, $29 The common theme and the spare, guitar and piano-dominated arrangements provide a pleasing cohesiveness â€â€? Justin Glanville, AP Writer â€â€?â€â€?â€â€? "97th & Columbus" (Heads Up, $17 With songs such as "Won't Get Fooled Again," "Going Mobile," "Behind Blue Eyes" and "Baba O'Riley," novice fans may assume the album is a greatest hits collection instead of a snapshot of The Who at their peak The result is not only entertaining but also fascinating That's not the case with The Sharp Things' debut album, "Here Comes The Sharp Things," which is both intricately orchestrated and intensely melodic "Park Avenue South" is a live performance at one of the coffeehouse chain's Manhattan stores Lim, AP Writer â€â€?â€â€?â€â€? "Park Avenue South" (Telarc, $17 They mesh perfectly with Roger Daltry's vocals and Pete Townshend's guitar riffs 98) â€â€? Wayne Shorter Wayne Shorter agilely skates the line between jazz and classical composition on "Algeria," mixing the influences of his hard bop past with the mannered and mellow sounds of the orchestra pit The album includes "Never Without You," a stirring tribute to bandmate George Harrison; "Missouri Loves Company," a country road ode with folksy lyrics; and the hip-shaking "Memphis on Your Mind Gray, AP Writer â€â€?â€â€?â€â€? "Lovers Speak" (Denon, $16 But it loses something in the step up â€â€? personality â€â€? Madison J This isn't the first time the album has been remastered for compact disc release, but it is the first time the original master tapes were used as the source The title track sets the tone for much of the album, as Armatrading sings about the secret language that exists between people in love â€â€? Rachel Kipp, AP Writer â€â€?â€â€?â€â€? "Algeria" (Verve, $18 It sounds best on the moody "Bachianas Brasileiras No 99) â€â€? The Sharp Things When pop groups add strings and horns to their recordings, it's often an attempt to hide uninspired songwriting behind a glossy sheen The prize, worth $10,000, was announced Monday by the National Book Foundation, a nonprofit organization that sponsors the awards Established in 1988, the medal is presented to "an American author who has enriched the literary landscape through a lifetime of service or body of work He also shares one quality with many literary writers: a dislike of corporate-controlled publishing "I'll return the cash award to the National Book Foundation for the support of their many educational and literary outreach programs for children and youth across the country; the Medal I will keep and treasure for the rest of my life "We just have to broaden our ideas about what literature is," book foundation president Neil Baldwin told The Associated Press "This is probably the most exciting thing to happen to me in my career as a writer since the sale of my first book in 1973," King said in a statement issued Monday by the foundation " King's many best sellers include "Carrie," "The Shining" and "Misery In the current issue of Entertainment Weekly, for which he is a featured columnist, King celebrates a novel available only in audio form, Ron McLarty's "The Memory of Running," and attacks publishers for not signing it up "Publishing houses, once proudly independent, are today little more than corporate wampum heads, their cultural clout all but gone," writes King, who is published by Simon & Schuster, a division of Viacom Inc King to Receive Honorary Book Award Sep 15, 10:00 AM EST Stephen King, brand-name writer, master of the horror story and e-book pioneer, has received an unexpected literary honor: a National Book Award for lifetime achievement " While the award has been given to such literary figures as Philip Roth, Arthur Miller and Eudora Welty, recent honorees also have included a "genre" writer (science fiction great Ray Bradbury) and talk-show host Oprah Winfrey " King, who turns 56 next Sunday, will receive the award at the annual National Book Awards ceremony, on Nov "Let's try to be capacious, Whitmanesque and open-armed about it, instead of thinking about what does or doesn't fit 19 " He was an early advocate of e-books, and caused a sensation in 2000 when his 66-page e-story, "Riding the Bullet," received more than 400,000 orders in the first 24 hours after it was made available online McLarty has since received several offers and should have an agreement soon, said his agent, Jeff Kleinman |
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