Adam Ant - Essential Adam Ant

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Music Review: More Concise than "Antics"
Rating: 3 Stars

If you remember the post-"Dirk" videos and songs fondly, this is an entertaining byproduct of the video happy era when "Antmusic" lured in hip college and high schoolers (I was a college junior at the time). So to my tastes, I'd had wished for "Beat My Guest" over the vile annoyance of "Ant Rap" and the inclusion of "Vive Le Rock" from the album of the same name. Had that been the track listing, I may have bumped the CD up a star. But like most of the many labels "Essential/Millenium" styled series, there seems to be an unwritten rule to give not quite everything worth having on each disc.

These days, Adam's personal problems are certainly overshadowing his days of rock and roll notoriety. But there's just no denying it, when Adam and secret weapon/guitarist Marco were in their prime, they racked up a string of hooky singles that most song writers would sell their beads and makeup for. Even his last two hits (the dance heavy "Room At The Top" and the dreamy "Wonderful") have a certain charm that belie Adam's 15 year run as a record maker.

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Alternative Rock CDs

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