Curtis Mayfield Apart from his floating falsetto voice, Curtis Mayfield will be remembered for '60s compositions that represented the pinnacle of soul-music idealism. [01-10-00] — Michael Freedberg, THE BOSTON PHOENIX Behind the Music Whether you think she's just another slickly produced pop star or symbol of tenacity and hard work, Shania Twain is laughing all the way to the bank. [01-10-00] — Grant Alden, THE BOSTON PHOENIX Slow Jams Plus 1999 was a year of slow jams and dirty bastards. [01-03-00] — Alex Pappademas, THE BOSTON PHOENIX No Ricky, Por Favor There was more to Latin music in 1999 than a gyrating Ricky Martin. [01-03-00] — Josh Kun, THE BOSTON PHOENIX Hidden Treasures There were at least 10 great recordings you certainly did not hear this year. [01-03-00] — Douglas Wolk, THE BOSTON PHOENIX Fringe Dividends Record company mergers and short-sighted music executives made 1999 an off year for pop music. [01-03-00] — Matt Ashare, THE BOSTON PHOENIX Y2K Bugs Record companies are turning a quick buck by releasing multi-disk (and not always well-thought-out) end-of-the-century music compilations. [12-20-99] — Matt Ashare, THE BOSTON PHOENIX Space is The Place With "Goodbye 20th Century" and three other ambient releases on their own label, Sonic Youth have successfully shifted from grunge rockers to avant-rock scientists. [12-20-99] — Jon Garelick, THE BOSTON PHOENIX Master Sessions Q-Tip sounds like he's just on a booty-quest on "Amplified," while Rakim's "The Master" dropped without so much as an appearance on "Total Request Live." [12-20-99] — Alex Pappademas, THE BOSTON PHOENIX Creep Show Perhaps no performer in pop music today has gone farther out of his way to resemble a cartoon than Rob Zombie, who's made a virtue and a career out of being fake. [12-20-99] — Carly Carioli, THE BOSTON PHOENIX Latin Kings Mark Anthony and Enrique Iglesias' talent and sex appeal ensure their popularity will endure long after the Latin music craze has faded. [12-13-99] — Franklin Soults, THE BOSTON PHOENIX Head Trips Phish's "Hampton Comes Alive," a six-CD set taken from live shows in '98, is technically tight, unpredictable, and makes their other live releases seem like tripe. [12-13-99] — Robin Rothman, THE BOSTON PHOENIX Beatlemania From covers by Ella Fitzgerald to DJ Kazmir, the cuts from the Beatles' "White Album" are unbelievably resilient to style and genre. [12-13-99] — Douglas Wolk, THE BOSTON PHOENIX Yes He Could Sammy Davis Jr.'s image may be camp, but he was still one of the most mesmerizing pop singers ever to mine the standard repertoire. [12-07-99] — Richard C. Walls, THE BOSTON PHOENIX Rave On Prince's " Rave un2 the joy fantastic" is as funky and focused as his early work. [12-07-99] — Michael Freedberg, THE BOSTON PHOENIX Live Wires 'Tis the season for live box sets from Blondie, Marilyn Manson, Guns 'n Roses, Alanis Morissette and more. [12-07-99] — Matt Ashare, THE BOSTON PHOENIX Jump-Up British dj Aphrodite's action-packed "Urban Jungle" succeeds because the electronica comes second to the hip hop. [12-07-99] — Alex Pappademas, THE BOSTON PHOENIX Has-Beens Queensryche's "Q2K" and Sebastian Bach's "Bring 'Em Bach Alive!" mark comebacks of sorts for two '80s has-beens. [12-07-99] — Lorne Behrman, THE BOSTON PHOENIX String Time A therapy session for an old-school Metallica fan reveals his disgust for Metallica's Grammy-less year in '89 and how the best heavy metal got lighter. [11-29-99] — Carly Carioli, THE BOSTON PHOENIX Spice Grrrl Sporty Spice's "Northern Star" proves you can take the girl outta the Spice, but you cant' take the Spice outta the girl. [11-29-99] — Matt Ashare, THE BOSTON PHOENIX More Music Archives...
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