Common Be [Explicit Content] (2 Lp's) vintage kitchen Whereas the characters in NEBRASKA

Whereas the characters in NEBRASKA were lost souls wreaking havoc on the highways and backroads of the badlands

half Kinks -- shows a compositional dexterity unthinkable for previous incarnations of the Peppers

a union made creepier by Kroeger's presence as a co-writer and producer -- to the fist-pumping openers of "Rock N Roll" and "Here's to Never Growing Up

but their short and influential career was over by 2005

The Clash's "Train In Vain" gets a sophisticated

Common Be [Explicit Content] (2 Lp's) vintage kitchen Whereas the characters in NEBRASKAAfter fusing hip hop, rock, and soul on 2002's THE ELECTRIC CIRCUS, Chicago rapper Common returned three years later with BE. Like its two letter title, BE is much leaner, consisting of 11 pure hip hop tracks marked by Common's enlightened, contemplative, easy flowing lyrics. Although the album is more streamlined, it's not predictable or unoriginal, as the beats unfold with the same combination of rawness and melodic energy that made Kanye West's