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1. Resurrection
2. He Got Game
3. Unstoppable
4. Shake Your Booty
5. Is Your God A Dog
6. House Of The Rising Son
7. Revelation 33 1/3 Revolutions
8. Game Face
9. Politics Of The Sneaker Pimps
10. What You Need Is Jesus
11. Super Agent
12. Go Cat Go
13. Sudden Death (Interlude)

発売日：1998年4月28日(火)
レーベル：Polygram UK

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True hip-hop heads, get happy. Public Enemy, with Flav, Griff, and the Bomb Squad, are back. The seminal group's first album in four years serves double duty as the soundtrack for Spike Lee's wack-ass He Got Game, and as you'd figure from the film's B-ball theme, many of the rhymes are directed at the world of sports. Numerous tracks contain direct barbs at NBA commissioner David Stern, while "Politics of the Sneaker Pimps" aims its fury at the major shoe companies and their exploitation of foreign workers. True, longtime fans might have beef with PE's more Puffyesque moves, like obvious samples (Buffalo Springfield's "For What It's Worth" on the title track) and choirs, but there's no denying the rage of the message. Against PE's legacy, this disc might fall a bit short. But taken on its own terms, He Got Game gets nothing but net. --Amy Linden

1. John Henry
2. Appalachian Spring: Very Slowly
3. Appalachian Spring: Calm And Flowing (Shaker Melody: Simple Gifts)
4. Appalachian Spring: Moderato. Coda
5. Rodeo (Four Dance Episodes): 'Hoe-Down'
6. Lincoln Portrait (without narration)
7. Music For The Theatre: Interlude
8. Fanfare for the Common Man
9. Dance Panels (Ballet In Seven Sections): Pas de Trois: Lento
10. Letter From Home
11. Music For Movies: Grover's Corner From 'Our Town'
12. Billy the Kid (Orchestral Suite): The Open Prairie
13. Billy the Kid (Orchestral Suite): The Opera Prairie Again

発売日：1998年4月21日(火)
レーベル：Sony

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Director Spike Lee states, "When I listen to Aaron Copland's music, I hear America, and basketball is America." That may be far-fetched for those who saw Lee's film, especially when the only other music in the film was that of Public Enemy. On its own, though, this album is a welcome "greatest hits" collection of Copland's Americana. The CD and the movie start off with John Henry, a slow-building, beguiling melody that works effortlessly with Lee's montage of basketball images. More spirited numbers such as "Hoe-Down" from Rodeo and Fanfare for the Common Man are also featured on the soundtrack. Unlike many Copland compilation CDs, this collection features abridged selections, allowing for more variety of source material: symphonies, soundtracks from movies (Of Mice and Men, Our Town), and ballets. Maybe not the CD for the purist, but a welcome first album for those who were introduced to Copland's music by the film. At over 60 minutes, it's a worthwhile investment. --Doug Thomas