Austin Powers 2 shags the hits Teletubbies LAURA wanna sex you NOLAN assistant reviews editor tive hints. One of these hints, for example, is the fact that on the actu- Whether al CD all four of the horny devils are you love in a furiously humping train of fluffy Austin and plush. his sha- Hard to believe? Well then maybe g ad el i c you should see the "patty-cake" por- entourage or trayed on the insert. Or how about not, the the fact that the band that provides Austin Pow- the additional music is known as, no ers 2: The Spy So, you think the Teletubbics are just joke here, King Pleasure and the Bis- Who Shagged puffy characters made for the enjoy- cuit Boys? Interesting, huh? Those Me sound- ment of little kids and live off the pre- downy sex fiends are really into this track II, vious success of Barney the Dinosaur subversive music. More Music by singing happy songs? Boy, arc you As for the actual CD, the music is from Austin wrong. These whatever--they-ares arc very tempting, with the exception of Powers, is a hot, sultry and ready for love. The new random farting noises that appear in k i C k - a S S FILE PHOTO Teletubbies CD, Nursery Rhymes (and the middle of the tracks. So, if you want compilation of ltS .sh3gadelic. bacyl .ALJstin Pavvers comes back for more swingin' '60s music. Other Fun Songs), is released under the something that will put you in the all of the old cover of just being something for chil- mood, I suggest Nursery Rhymes (and faves that have caught the eye of so dren, but it drops some serious scduc- Other Fun Songs). Stop laughing. many bands lately and have become the victims of remakes. But here we have the good-old Bringing out Buffy's musical side originals, like "Magic Carpet Ride" (no .. . not from the Go soundtrack-- of the artists-- is impressive. Being but the first one by Steppenwolf), a loyal (but realistic) fan, the mature 11 American Woman" (The Guess collection of voices was a surprise. Who), "Let's Get It On" (Marvin If you've never seen an episode (you Gaye), and "Time of the Season" (The again, really taking the best lines from poor souls) you can still enjoy the Zombies), a personal favorite because the movie and putting them on disc. anthology 20th Century Fox was kind of the lyrics "What's your name? Who's In its entirety, this soundtrack real- enough to compile. The distinct alter- your Daddy?" ly is a whole lot of fun. It's hard these native edge and that underlying sense The original songs are pretty good days to find an album made from such of the supernatural should satisfy too, although not quite up to the level a mix of artists which is almost entire- any fan -- even a devoted one. This of the oldies. There's "Dr. Evil," per- ly great and this one comes damn close! album starts off strong-- Bif Naked formed by They Might Be Giants, which If you thought the remakes were good, MELISSA KELSEY couldn't be described as anything else is a really entertaining song. And then go get the Austin Powers 2 soundtrack staff writer -- and finishes sweetly, with an instru- of course there's Madonna and a remix II and try a bite of the real thing mental that happens to be the of her "Beautiful Stranger." For Madon- Calling all Buffy fans-- this sound- Angel/Buffy love theme. This sound- na fans, a "beautiful" touch. track is one you won't want to miss. track is an excellent choice if you want The element that makes this album With strong performances by bands to hear a combination of a few unknown is the insertion of clips from the movie like Bif Naked, The Sundays, Kim Fer- bands (as well as some well known in between songs, including the "Zip ron and Garbage, the Buffy the Vampire ones) that are actually worth listening It" sequence and the "Get in my Belly" Slayer album is quite the accompani- to. It may not wake the dead, but the spiel. Both incite laughter time and time ment to the hit show. The depth of the record gives it a hell of a try! music-- and the variety and disparity SNL offers the be st of its stage SNL 25: Saturday Night You know how Saturday Night Live Crows sound great. The problem aris- This CD set is not so bad. If you want- Live The Musical . always tends to have some really awe- es when artists like Beastie Boys, TLC ed the top singles of a number of ｰ ｯ ｰ ｾ ;:..---Ｇ ｾ Performances some musical guests on? Well, here's and Dr. Dre try to reinvent their sound ular artists, this may be a good place to I Ｑ Ｕ the result. If you missed your favorite to fit the SNL set. Honestly, they fail. look, but I'd just as well go get the real !"' ' Dreamworks !l artists on the air, you can have them There is a big difference between stu- thing. \. ._ I The collect ion ｾ Ｍ Ｎ Ｎ Ｎ Ｎ Ｎ Ｏ on disc. dio recording and live performances If you arc interested however, here's has its hits As it turns out, these artists ar and it becomes crystal clear with thi a few more of the artists you'll find: and misses. playing their best hits and most of two-di album. Some artists like Dav Beck, Green Day, Arrested Develop- them sound pretty good. The one Matth ws and The rat ful Dead are ment, Nirvana, who really rock though are thos who obviously going to sound much better R.E.M., Lenny LAURA NOLAN, are able to reproduce their sound regard- on live recordings, but when you try to Kravitz, Jewel and assistant reviews editor less of the stage environment. People put rap stars or hip hop groups on a Tom P 'lly, among like Paul Simon, Sting and Counting stage, you just lose something. others.

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