Mitchell May

Snap World Power (Arista) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR) ''The Power,'' the lead track on Snap`s debut, is an apt metaphor for this band`s approach to music. Pulsating synth chords, slashing guitar riffs, thundering...

Bigg Ocean Mob IV 1 5 Wrangler Tuff (RCA) (STAR) The harsh urban landscape that spawned the controlled venom of such rappers as N.W.A. and Ice-T has also served to...

Superiors Perfect Timing (Columbia) (STAR) The Superiors are the latest plot by Maurice Starr, the svengali behind New Kids on the Block, to separate 12-year-old girls from their allowances. The...

Burning Tree Burning Tree (Epic) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR) 1/2 If you`re 23, 24 years old and had been wondering whatever happened to those three guys back in high school who spent all...

Above the Law Livin` Like Hustlers (Ruthless) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR) Call it hip-hop with a twist. Borrowing from Isaac Hayes, Quincy Jones and even the Doors, Ruthless Record`s in-house producer Dr. Dre...

Steady B Going Steady (Jive) (STAR)(STAR) Everybody wants to be Chuck D. Unfortunately for this Philly-based rapper, a chip on the shoulder and access to a microphone aren`t enough to...

Melba Moore Soul Exposed (Capitol) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR) I could listen to Melba Moore sing the words printed on the back of a matchbook cover and feel I`ve gotten my money`s worth....

Soul Sister It Takes 2 (EMI) (STAR)(STAR) The debut album by this Belgian duo (who are neither female nor particularly soulful) is pretty schizophrenic. Side 1 is a limp collection...

Social Distortion Social Distortion (Epic) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR)(STAR) Propelled by the I-gargle-with-razor-blades voice and guitar of Mike Ness and a muscular rhythm section, Social Distortion`s third album relates the pain of examining...

3rd Bass` debut album heads straight down the middle of the road between the overt politics of Public Enemy and the aggressive stupidity of the Beastie Boys. M.C. Serch and...