Album Reviews
Depapepe
`Do!'
(SonyBMG)
Japanese acoustic guitar duo Depapepe has just come out with new album ``Do!'' This marks the fifth anniversary of their debut album's release. Composed of Takuya Miura and Yoshinari Takuoka, Depapepe gained popularity for their catchy guitar riffs and entertaining melodies.
Depapepe's album includes bright and cheerful tunes like ``PaPaPa,'' ``FAKE,'' ``High Rock!'' and ``Sailing.'' There is something special about Depapepe's music, because it never fails to leave you in a good mood.
-Cathy Rose A. Garcia
The Dead Weather
`Horehound'
As if he's not busy enough with The White Stripes and The Raconteurs, Jack White has formed an alternative rock super group with The Kills' Alison Mosshart, Queens of the Stone Age's Dean Fertita and The Raconteurs' Jack Lawrence. White once again shows his many talents, this time, taking on drumming duties.
With a line-up like that, it was expected that The Dead Weather's debut album ``Horehound!'' would rock. While they don't quite live up to the high expectations, the album still has a couple of decent rock tracks. They thrill with songs `` I Cut Like a Bu?alo,'' ``Hang You From the Heavens,'' and a cover of Bob Dylan's ``New Pony.
Queen, The Rolling Stones, Stevie Wonder, Pink Floyd
`Baby EQ Series'
(Universal Music)
The Baby EQ series is back again. Pop and rock classics from Queen, The Rolling Stones, Stevie Wonder and Pink Floyd have been turned into baby-friendly tunes. These electronically modified pop songs adhere to the Tomatis Method, wherein auditory stimulation is used to help develop the baby's mind.
Moms and Dads won't get bored listening to the almost jewel-box sounding versions of the Stones' ``Satisfaction,'' Queen's ``Bohemian Rhapsody'' and ``We are the Champions,'' Pink Floyd's ``Another Brick in the Wall,'' and Wonder's ``Isn't She Lovely.''