Left of the Dial

Artvoice Weekly Edition » Issue v5n46 (11/16/2006) » Section: Left of the Dial

	by Donny Kutzbach
	The Game: Doctor's Advocate
	No Dre. No Eminem. No 50. No G-Unit. No problem. Well, not exactly…Jayceon “The Game” Taylor seems to be the first to admit that he’s got some issues. It’s a strange situation: The title references Dr. Dre, Game’s mentor, who went AWOL and is nowhere to be found. The Game is so obsessed with the gangsta-rap-pioneering beat alchemist that he mentions him across this album.
	Willie Nelson: Songbird
	Willie Nelson is a little past the point of needing to prove himself. Once you’ve been elevated to the status of American treasure, as he has, you aren’t usually on the hook to continue to deliver the kind of records that got you there. You can enjoy your status—maybe play some golf, do whatever you want. Willie’s been doing all that.

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