Not like I would listen to this album more than 2-3 times in a couple of years, but if you want to hear Moby's style of music done in a more open-minded fashion, check it out.
1991 was definitely a year where shock rock segued neatly into hip-hop, as groups like N.W.A., 2 Live Crew, Public Enemy, and Ice-T were all over the news for one reason or another. The Geto Boys put the grotesque image of Bushwick Bill's wounded eye on their album cover, just to give you an idea of how far the envelope was being pushed. But I'll be damned if I can think of anyone who pushed it as far - and to no avail, for whatever reason - as New Orleans' Bust Down with "Nasty Bitch". This is gritty, no-nonsense hardcore rap with a few party jams thrown in, which makes me think the hardcore tracks were something of an act. Unfortunately, there never was a Chapter 2.
This might be the capper in a long line of DAC tearjerker records, but then again, it can be difficult to distinguish one from another. This is the one with the "Happy side" followed by the "Su-I-Side".
I would imagine this short-lived 80's detective show would interest Columbo fans, as it was created by Levinson, Link, and Peter S. Fischer, who had written many Columbo episodes. A interesting but failed attempt to bring together magic, crime fighting, and two long time sit com vets - Hal Linden and Harry Morgan. Linden is a dud in the lead role, as famous illusionist turned amateur detective Alexander Blacke (silent "e"). This was a role tailor-made for famed Columbo villain Jack Cassidy, which sadly never came to pass. Morgan is his usual deadpan charming self in the role as Alex's con-man dad Leonard, but then again he's playing with house money. The bottom line was Blacke's Magic was a quirky hodge-podge of clichéd knock-offs, destined for the dustbin of TV history.
