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CURTIS - 50 CENT
2007-10-04 16:31:00
Delayed release dates, slow-moving singles and G-Unit restructuring made 2007 a rough year for Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson. Now, “Curtis” seems to be a mirror of where the MC is in his career: muddled. Though the album is good, for an artist of 50 Cent’s caliber, it’s not great. “I Get Money,” “Man Down,” “My Guns Go Off” and the Mary J. Blige-assisted “All of Me” partially redeem his pop forays, and it’s nice to hear his gruff street stories and charming lyrics. Sadly, those aren’t in abundance on songs that too often sound like 2007 versions of earlier hits. “Fully Loaded Clip” successfully updates “How to Rob,” but neither “Follow My Lead” nor “Amusement Park” truly recaptures monster smashes like “21 Questions” or “Candy Shop.” In the end, “Curtis” just doesn’t offer enough of the old slick-talking, charismatic 50 Cent. Curtis ...
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BLUEFINGER - BLACK FRANCIS
2007-10-04 16:30:00
Cause for celebration: Erstwhile Pixies frontman/rock ‘n’ roll lifer Charles Thompson is back for another round, this time reclaiming his “old” stage name Black Francis and rocking out harder on record than he has in years. For “Bluefinger,” Francis drew inspiration from iconic Dutch musician/painter Herman Brood, whose mercurial, drug-fueled life and dramatic suicide color most of the album’s lyrics. The Brood cover “You Can’t Break a Heart and Have It” is one of the high points, a furious power-trio jam on the barrelhouse blues number, complete with backing vocals by Francis’ wife, Violet Clarke. “Threshold Apprehension” has angular guitars, lung-busting lead vocals and “oo-wee-oos” by Clarke that should remind listeners of the Pixies’ Kim Deal. But no less enthralling is laid-back fare like “Discotheque 36,” its easy groove informed by Thompson’s recent forays into Americana. ...
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