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Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy Hipocrisy is the Greatest Luxury 4th B'way/island Records reviewed by Tim Crumley

Hiphoprisy isas mucha needed change in therap/house genreas itis adidactic, somewhat preachy venture designed to change the intent of music. The premiseisamazing: Franti and Tse take rap a thousand steps further than Ice T, BDP or NWA. They have respect for women, lesbiansand gays, and don’ tsimplify problems so that the best answer for blacks fighting oppressionin America is to burn down their local Korean grocer.

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Wish and the Cure’s Coming

The Cure

Wish

Elektra Records

reviewed by Mahdy Sirdehai

The new Cure’s new album, Wish, has been released. It has 13 sweet songs.

Cure vocalist Robert Smith’s image of the world remains bizarre, in fact, mystical on this album: “I think I've reached the point where going up and going on/are both the same dead end/to me are both the same old songs...”

The Cure, inescape from thedead

" end, cannot find a secure place torest

and feel the warmth of love: “when I lookat you/I see face like stone/eyes ofice/ mouth so sweetly telling lies.” And sohecreates his depression. For those who cannot see its humanity, there is only one way left — ignorance! Although this album is not a Cure album, and some songs are overdone by dry electronic instruments, its unique atmosphere is a reminder of the band’s ‘poppy . roots.’