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Show Tues/Wed/Thurs, December 28-30, 2004 The Park Record C-10 '04: most artists played it safe OutKast came out in 2003 - but tarist Paul Atkinson, songstress that's not saying much. Eminem is Laura Branigan and former Pantera MediaNews Group Wire brilliant, but this record wasn't. guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Bjork is panting in my car. Country music, which got a huge Abbott. And while it's necessary to look The Arcade Fire is splitting my boost from big-hitters (Toby Keith, frontal lobe with an X-Acto knife. . Kenny Chesncy, Gretchen Wilson back, it's more important to look Eminem is backwashing poison and Shania Twain) and the more forward. into my soda and then patting me on artistically oriented (Loretta Lynn, On an artist level, the big story of Mindy Smith and Tift Merritt), had a January 2005 will be the Omahathe rear. As Tori Amos said on her mammoth year. And with some ease rooted Bright Eyes, which is releasing two anticipated records simultadecade-old "Under the Pink": Well, too. still, pretty good year. In November, hit-maker Toby neously on Jan. 25. In February, All told, 2004 wasn't exactly a Keith told me that writing a hit song we'll likely hear from 50 Cent, the banner 12 months for innovation in is "a very easy process", and said: Black Eyed Peas, 3 Doors Down music. Bjork and a few others "The process is the same every time and Beck. March brings Marian notwithstanding, most artists relied around. J write 14, 15 or 20 songs a Carey, Kathleen Edwards, System of on old and sometimes stale tricks. year. And I record them. And I stick a Down and The Decemberists. U2 and Usher played it safe and 12 or 13 on a CD and slick it out April likely includes releases from Shelby Lynne, Gorillaz, Hot Hot reaped the rewards of giving the there." public the safe and familiar. Not only did mainstream country Heat and A Static Lullaby. They weren't alone. sell well in 20O4, it's also enjoying On a broader level, expect to see Norah Jones, Josh Groban. some rare attention from the urban better things coming from hip-hopShania Twain, Velvet Revolver, crowd. Nelly sought out Timpers in 2005. Crunk is running its Alicia Keys, Toby Keith. Maroon5 McGraw to collaborate _ and 'Over course, and it's time for another and even Eminem are also guilty, to and Over," now No. 5 on the style. varying degrees. Norah's really Billboard Hot 100. has been on the Rock loo is in need of a creative guilty ("Feels Like Home?" No, it chart for 11 weeks. boost. We can do better than anothfeels and sounds like "Come Away Hip-hop wasn't afraid to collabo- er Velvet Revolver or Audioslave. With Me11); Eminem is only kinda rate with rock, cither. "Collision Isn't it time for another Evanesence guilty ("Encore" is the natural fol- Course." the ultra-glossy Jay- record? low-up to "The Eminem Show," but Z/Linkin Park mash-up record, is Don't count out the indie rock at least it reveals a deeper, angstier, still charting and was one of the front. There's a reason TV on the more political Em in the process). year's best. Radio and The Arcade Fire arc topDon't even get me started on the Linkin Park was actually rock's ping critics' best-of lists. It's the G-Unit-Lloyd Banks-Young Buck bright spot. In addition to the Jay-Z music the major labels are afraid of. express train to R.I. (Redundant collaboration, the band was every- But they're learning. For every Inanity) or the monotonous stream where in 2004, pushing its two 2003 Bjork a major label releases, there of mediocrity coming from talentless releases "Meteora" and "Live in are 100 Merge/Sub Pop/Saddle Creek/Touch & Go/In the Red teenagers named Ashlee, Hilary, Texas." Lindsay or Avril. Much of rock's biggest impres- bands representing the underground While R&B made a killing this sions - including Evancscnce. front. year with Usher and Alicia Keys blink-182 and Nickelback - are still But back to Bjork. Her dominating sales and radio charts, backing 2003 releases. Maroon5. one "Medulla," my No. 1 album of 2004, hip-hop had a bad trip. Sure, it of the biggest success stories of 2003 is still playing in my earphones. The cleaned up in Grammy nominations and 2004, is still rocking its 2002 post-pop a cappclla opus is a - with MC-producer Kanye West debut. reminder that there is hope for all of owning the scene with 10 nods - but But 2004 was also a saddening music; we jusl have to expect more both sales and creativity were down year of loss. Ray Charles' death was out of our artists and be open to from 2003. Em's "Encore" creatively felt across the world. So were the their experimentation. Right now I toppled every other hip-hop release passings of punk pioneer Johnny can almost feel Bjork's breath lightthis year _ Kanye's rhymes were too Ramone, funk legend Rick James, ly feathering my cars, and isn't that soft, D-12 too lackluster and radio DJ John Peel, ex-Zombies gui- what music is about? By RICARDO BACA ew Year's E v e B a s h ! 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These scene-stealers dwarf the middle period of Hughes's life, endperformances of leads Leonardo ing lont> before he died, a recluse, in DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett and Kate 1976.) ^ Beckinsale. And why not? The But as much a titan of industry as showstoppfers-'iri "question --waviar-- lie: was; in' rtTFie Aviator.'-Htfglles Is tion and filmmaking - were two of the conduit for a titan of moviemakthe 20th century's most astounding ing to meditate gloriously on the creations. By LISA KENNEDY ft JJ^'V.WV/O Cmldcare PROCEEDS DONATED TO CHILDRENS JUSTICE " i - v VV - I . ' 1 ^^ 8 •v power of film and flight to transform a nation, a culture, a world. And the director - who hates toflybut loves film - understands jusl how thrilling this match made in the heavens was. As soon as Hughes embarks on the making of "Hell's Angels," the first of three movies he directed. Scorsese's own film takes off. So masterful with stories full of violent.' close -quartered intimacy. 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