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Rolling Stones fall. The group's
by for-
p
new album — co-roduced
R
mer Detroiter and Oak Park High
soundtrack. Hot acts such
(Fagenson)
—
is
famed Ronnie Scott's club in this
grad Don Was
the Pharcyde, Mint Condition
due in stores Sept. 2 and will be
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Landon and delivers an inspired as
Warren G do their ex-
preceded by a single in mid-Au-
performance that just drips of and
& Double Trouble
tremely
musical hip-hop thang,
Big Easy charm, from the open- while Red
gust.
Live at Carnegie Hall
Kross' "So-Cal V8" is
Meanwhile, the group's fall
ing
fire
of
Professor
Longhair's
a spirited slice of alt-rock Beach
tour of North America will re- Epic
"Tipitina" to the easy sway of Boys. "We're All Dudes" —
portedly start Sept. 23 or 24-at ®( 1/2
the album-closing rendition of
features Good Burger co-
Leadbelly's "Goodnight Irene." which
Chicago Stadium.
Stevie Ray Vaughan's vaults
star
Kel
Mitchell singing with
In Detroit, Tiger Stadium is
As tasty as good etoufee.
thankfully haven't been plun-
Less Than Jake --is just plain
still making a bid for the Stones,
dered in the same exploitive
goofy, but Spearhead's version
though many expect to group to
way as Jimi Hendrix's leftovers,
of the Police's "Roxanne" and the
once again choose the Pontiac Sil-
so we can generally be assured
funky chant of "Do Fries Go
verdome.
of a certain level of quality when
with That Shake?" by Truilio
something does come out. This
Disgracias and De La Soul are
48th
Bruce Springsteen's
firey 1984 concert was a "com- Sarah McLachlan
standouts.
birthday will be celebrated with
ing out" party for the Texas Surfacing
the Sept. 23 release of One Step
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guitar whiz, then a hot new- Arista
Tenderloin
Up, Two Steps Back: The Songs
comer
after
playing
on
David
Tenderloin
of Bruce Springsteen, a tribute al-
Bowie's Let's Dance album and ®
Time Bomb Recordings
bum accompanied by two special
Texas
As on her previous albums,
releasing
his
own
debut,
CD singles for a total of 36 tracks.
Vaughan and Double Canadian songstress McLachlan
1/2
This marks the first time Flood.
c
Trouble breathe fire on "Scuttle takes herself — and her listen-
There's no such thing as a
Springsteen and his management
pure rock 'n' roll sound these
have endorsed such a product, Buttin'," "Cold Shot" and"Pride ers --on a trip through emo
and back. This time,
days; everyone's trying to stir
and a dollar from each album sold and Joy," and guest appe ar- tional hell her
ain
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together two or more genres into
will go to benefit World Hunger ances by Vaughan's brother howevree r,i immediate
punch: the Under the Covers
his particular sonic stew. Ten-
1 more
Year, the organization founded in Jimmie, Dr. John and singer ly
derloin's mix is a meaty one,
rise
1975 by the late singer-songwriter Angela Strehli make a special yncs are more direct
though — kind of like Blues
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Harry Chapin.
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On Aug. 19, the reunited "Ru-
on
Jimmy
Webb's
attack
furious
Maxwell
"Wichita Lineman" to the two- more hip-hop elements and a
mours" lineup of the band re-
MTV Unplugged
steppin' rendition of Sonny & new sensibility that favors spar-
leases The Dance, an album and
Cher's "Baby Don't Go" with Sit- er arrangements, Marley and
Columbia
video special taped during May
eryl Crow, this flaunts the kind his siblings sound sharper and
in Los Angeles; the album fea-
of wit and invention all covers more alive than they have on re-
tures favorites such as 'Dreams," Alice Cooper
Hang
Suite
While
albums should have. . cent releases. The title track, d
Urban
"Rhiannon," "Go Your Own Way" A Fistful of Alice
n
"Brotherly Sisterly Love an
hangs Stro g more than a year
and "Don't Stop."
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latest
Guardian
a
"Day By Day" show some nice
after its rele se, R&B's perfect
MTV will premiere the 90-
s
Various Artists
sensation
turns
to
the
muscle, while their remake
minute concert special "The
e
Music from the Original Motion of the Impressions' "People Get
— an MTV
Dance" at 10 p.m. Aug. 12, while
A live - album at this stage of stopgap
tak-
Picture Good Burger
session. But Maxwell 1:ast
Ready" nicely underscores
the home video will be released his career seems like a bit of a en careto make this something
the Melody Makers' conscious-
Capitol
stopgap
—
and
a
bit
of
a
chal-
Aug. 26.
re-
ness — though Ziggy is still
lenge, since Alice Cooper is such other than a (semi-)ac tic re-
debut albnus' s
Because
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Nickelodeon
more
of a sloganist than his old
a theatrical live performer. But creation of his the
1, Billy Joel's Greatest Hits Vol.
i ts
e h nts,
,
tweaked arrangements,
III, covering 1983-present, is slat-
the veteran shock-rocker makes he's
production,
there's
no
parental
man.
d-o
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ed to hit stores on Aug. 19. It'll be the most of it with an energetic offering a long, furious wind-out
a rich, advisory sticker needed for this
-- Gary Graff
his first album since 1993's Riv- set recorded at Sammy Hagar's on "Gotta Get Closer," "When-
blend of rap and modern rock on
string-laded
version
of
er of Dreams and a sequel to his Cabo Wabo Cantina. Cooper ever Wherever Whatever" and
1987 two-CD set Greatest Hits and his band deliver faithful rich renditions of "Ascension
enough renditions of "School's
Vol. I and II.
on't Ever Wonder)" and "The D
Besides the hits (including "An
Out," "I'm Eighteen," "Billion (
LONG
Innocent Man," "We Didn't Start Dollar Babies" and "Poison" that Suite Urban Theme."
the Fire" and "The River of you don'tfeel deprived of the vi
who 'won two Music J our
Gay,
Dreams"), Joel's new album will
als, and they dip deep into his Dr. John
to Jewish News oantibutnr ceremony,
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and
a
artist
also
known
as
Mac
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King and Jerry Goffin;
performance is what really car- nack takes a hot band into the
version of Leonard Cohen's ries this disc.
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