ONEBY ONE

FOO FIGHTERS

Foo Fighters
One By One
RCA Records 2002

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The Foo Fighters released
their first album, Foo Fighters,
in 1995. Since then they have
released The Colour and the
Shape in 1995 and There is
Nothing Left to Lose in 1999.
Their most recent album is
One By One. Currently the
Foo Fighters are on tour in
Europe and will be touring
throughout the Christmas sea-
son.

One By One is a fairly typi-
cal rock album, much like what
you would hear on main

‘stream radio. This CD is a

decent listen, with a variety of
reasonably formulaic rock
Overall this is an enjoyable CD
that most people will like.

The Foo Fighters have once
again delivered their own
brand of radio friendly rock
that has made them famous.

-Andrea

Andy Hunter
Exodus
Nettwerk 2002
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Do you like to boogie-woo-
gie? The track, “Amazing”,
reveals that Andy Hunter has
the ability to boogie-woogie.
On this track he couples good

eae ate
vocals with mesmerizing
beats to create an enjoyable
listening experience. It’s unfor-
tunate that some of the same
musical genius isn’t in the rest
of the album.

The album starts with fervor,
and begins to mellow out
towards the middle. Many of
the songs on this album sound
a bit too generic for my tastes.
Don’t get me wrong, | found a
couple of the other tracks
mildly amusing, but they were
missing something - personal-
ity. | would never be able to
recall one of those songs due
to the fact that they did not
contain any recognizable
beats that would differentiate
then from other songs. Songs
should be special and should
have their own uniqueness.
They should not be a cold
mush of sounds which do not
come together to even form a
song, but instead form nothing
but white noise. Decent DJs!
WHERE ARE YOU GUYS!?!?
Come save us from this drivel.
-Philip

Maybe This Christmas
Various Artists
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Dig out the mistletoe, it’s
that time of year once again!
Just in time for the early sea-
son enthusiast this compila-
tion features offerings’ from
The Barenaked Ladies, Sarah
McLachlan, Jimmy Eat world,
Vanessa Carlton, Sense Field,
Coldplay and many others all
belting out in’ the Christmas
fashion. | admit that | am
biased, am a Christmas
freak, /and (almost) all
Christmas music is good
music.
This CD shares delectable

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melodies, such as_ Blue
Christmas, God Rest Ye Merry
Gentlemen and the all time
classic-Rudolph the red nose
reindeer, with modern twists.
However some of the songs,
such as Phantom Planet’s
rendition of Winter
Wonderland, have been
altered in less than aestheti-
cally pleasing ways. In conclu-
sion it/is refreshing to hear
some variations on the songs
from childhood and only time
will tell if these renditions end

‘up Classics. But in the mean-

time this collection is a great
way to spread the cheer, albeit
a little early.

-Natalie

ChillOut > 2002 > V2: The
Ultimate Chillout

Nettwerk 2002
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ChillOut: The Ultimate

Chillout is packed with your
typical chillout-type artists like
Sarah McLachlan, Dido,
Coldplay, and Delerium. This
makes for a very mainstream,
but enjoyable album. The
majority of the songs on
‘ChillOut’ are remixes that
cover the full spectrum, from
“Ohmigod, that’s amazing!” to
“What the hell were they think-
ing?” For example, the Dusted
Mix of Sarah McLachlan’s
“Angel” rocks my socks off
with the addition of drum
beats. But on the other end of
the scale, you might find the
Michael Woods remix of
Delerium’s “Silence” (featur-
ing, ironically enough, Sarah
McLachlan) on the bad end.
Overall, the album is strong,
full of radio-friendly and
smooth, but not terribly ori-
gional tunes.

-Steph