Nappy Roots, 'Wooden Leather' (Atlantic)
Country hustlers reject the bling.
By Charles Aaron 09.24.03 3:00 AM
Near the midpoint of this follow-up to Nappy Roots’ 2002 surprise hit, Watermelon, Chicken & Gritz, the group’s B. Stille drawls perhaps the most outlandish pop-music statement of 2003. Over a doleful, Geto Boyish funk stroll--scruffy snare, bluesy guitar, piano, flute--he proclaims:“Even when I’m rich / I’ma pretend to be poor.”
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Andrew W.K., 'The Wolf' (Island)
Can he party harder? Oh, yes.
By Joe Gross 09.24.03 3:00 AM
Remember in Boogie Nights, when Dirk Diggler and Reed Rothchild are in the studio, trying to cut “The Touch,” and Dirk’s singing, “After all is said and done /You’ve never walked / You’ve never run / You’re a wiii-nnnerrr!”? And remember when Dirk’s voice cracks with deep meaning while Reed, sweatband and all, almost runs in place, ecstatically amped for his pal?
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