Bow Down Priority Records | Performance 7 | Sound 8 | OK, what you need to understand about this record is that everything on the Westside is much better than the Eastside. Upon thinking in-depth about this topic I have become perplexed. I mean I live on the Westside of LA so that's good right? Well yes, unless you live in Santa Monica (near the beach) which means I live on the Eastside which isn't as good. In fact its really quite bad according to the Connection. It get even more complicated. Is it good to live in New York or Philadelphia in that those cities are on the Westside of Paris and London? I guess this whole Westside thing is up for interpretation.

This Fire, WB/imago Performance Quality = 7 Sound Quality = 8 For those unaware of her 1994 debut, "Harbinger" the first thing you most likely heard about Paula Cole is that she used to be a back-up singer for Peter Gabriel and that the first single from this album, "Where have all the cowboys gone?" is climbing the charts. Well, both are true, but they only scratch the surface with regards to "This Fire". More a transitional piece than the wanderings of "Harbinger" this album seems to be the story of one woman's search. Yet, it's focus isn't about an end to that search, but rather simply the search itself. In this is where this album becomes magical. On songs such as "Me," "Hush, hush, hush," (featuring Peter Gabriel) and "Nietzsche's eyes," her soul searching vocals call out and take you along for a ride that explores both the peaks of pleasure and the ...

Estrada Do Sol Chiron Records | Performance 7 | Sound 8 | Carl Volk is a very accomplished classical guitarist who studied under the Cuban Guitarist Hector Garcia. Estrada do Sol combines both classical guitar and the samba feel of songwriter Antonio Carlos Jobim into an eclectic collection of beautiful melodies and arrangements.

Various Artists | Performance 7 | Sound 8 | Red Hot and Rio is a compilation of some of the finest talent in the World including Everything But the Girl, Crystal Waters, George Michael, Stereolab, Sting, PM Dawn, Maxwell, David Byrne, Antonio Carlos Jobim and more to pay tribute to the compelling music of Brazil while fighting an unwavering foe, AIDS.

artist: Marilyn Manson function popUp(URL,NAME) { amznwin=window.open(URL,NAME,'location=yes,scrollbars=yes,status=yes,toolbar=yes,resizable=yes,width=380,height=450,screenX=10,screenY=10,top=10,left=10'); amznwin.focus();} document.open(); document.write(""); document.close(); album: Antichrist Superstar format: CD label: Interscope Records performance: 5 sound 5 reviewed by: Jerry Del Colliano Marilyn Manson made their way into the hearts of loud music lovers with their catchy, death rock cover of the Euryhmic's "Sweet Dreams" which almost unbelievably became a radio hit all over again. Antichrist Superstar teams up Marilyn Manson with 9 Inch Nails' Trent Resnor who gives this record a violently industrial feel.