Reviews

Van Halen – The Best Of Both Worlds

Thirty-six-track best-of for bouffant boys

Thee More Shallows – More Deep Cuts

Clumsily named San Franciscans' beautifully arranged second album

R Kelly – Happy People

Slick two-album set from R&B royalty

David Dondero – The Transient

US travelling folkie's second album and inaugural UK release

Bruce Hornsby

New studio album and greatest hits package from "The Way It Is" man

Ben Harper & The Blind Boys Of Alabama – There Will Be A Light

Generation-bridging blues-gospel collaboration

Richard Buckner – Dents And Shells

San Francisco maverick's sixth compelling album

Harold And Kumar Get The Munchies

Two stoned, second-gen overachievers on a mission

Broth Of The Gods

Alexandre Rockwell's graceful '92 satire about a wannabe new-wave film-maker

Ramones – Raw

Compilation of live concert footage, TV clips and Marky Ramone's on-the-road video footage from 1979-2002 misses the Ramones' prime. Marky's films are mundane trivia with little character insight. MTV news clips tell the story of Dee Dee's drug addiction and departure only in passing, but alongside their tearful Rock'n'Roll Hall Of Fame induction, the impressive live footage shows why they outlasted their peers.
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