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By Adam Tanaka At 11 tracks and 41 minutes, Beyonce's "I Am ... Sasha Fierce" must rank as the shortest double album in history. Forty minutes on one disc would be measly enough, but on two it's nothing short of baffling - maybe she and Jay-Z just had a few hundred thousand blank ...

An uncurable Cure By Adam Tanaka
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By Adam Tanaka John Legend sure knows how to name his albums.
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By Adam Tanaka Ten years ago, Oasis was the biggest band in the world. It was compared to the Beatles, to Led Zeppelin, to The Who - to basically every big, dumb, classic rock band there ever was - and it spearheaded a long-delayed second British Invasion, alongside bands like Blur and Radiohead. ...

T.I. abandons talent for 'Trail' of bland hits By Adam Tanaka Two years ago, T.I. dropped "King," a swaggering, snarling triumph of an album that truly lived up to its title. It was the Southern rapper's best record yet, a brash, hedonistic and surprisingly menacing celebration of all things gangsta that also happened to be one of the best rap albums ...

A new sort of old-fashioned gentleman By Adam Tanaka Three years ago, Ne-Yo was an absolute nobody; just another teen pop singer in a market overflowing with them. Ever since his 2005 single "So Sick" topped charts across the world, however, the diminutive R&B crooner has steadily been working his way toward pop music domination. First, he penned Beyonce's ...

In a perfect world, pop albums wouldn’t be this lazy By Adam Tanaka
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By Adam Tanaka It may be hard to remember now, but once upon a time, Metallica was pretty cool. Its first three albums alone - "Kill Em All," "Ride the Lightning" and "Master of Puppets" - remain untouchable classics to this day, all very influential and very, very loud. It's not often that ...

Guest artists barely improve weak Game By Adam Tanaka I'll be honest here: The Game is not a very talented rapper. He may look and act the part well (Tattoos! Bullet scars! Bling!), but his rapping leaves much to be desired. Technically, he's poor - a husky, gruff and really rather bland voice tempered with little rhythmic invention - ...

Lewis' 'X Factor' falls short By Adam Tanaka
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By Adam Tanaka Miracles of Modern Science (or the catchy MOMS for short) has been around for three years, but 'Street' is catching up with the group for a chat just on the verge of its big break: This summer, the band hopes to release its debut EP. Its sound is, the band ...

An 'Odd Couple' for this century By Adam Tanaka Gnarls Barkley's 2005 smash "St.
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By Adam TanakaOh, Britney.