Now That's What I Call Music! 17

Performer: Various Artists
Artist: Fat Joe; Remy; Chingy; I-20; Nate Dogg
Distributor: EMI Music Distribution

Notes: If a modern-day Robinson Crusoe appeared in late 2004 and wanted to know what was going on in pop music, he would be best served by putting on NOW 17. This collection presents pop princess Jessica Simpson covering Robbie Williams ("Angels"), her more rock-inclined little sister Ashlee performing "Pieces of Me," and Bowling for Soup offering up nostalgia-driven pop-punk with "1985." NOW 17 also features Scottish post-punks Franz Ferdinand thrashing away on their guitars ("Take Me Out"), Canadian alt-metal act Finger Eleven going unplugged ("One Thing"), and Christian rockers Switchfoot getting secular ("Dare You to Move"). Covering country territory are self-professed "redneck woman" Gretchen Wilson ("Here for the Party") and pretty-boy guitar wiz Keith Urban ("Days Go By"). Of course, hip-hop was still a heavy presence on the charts at the end of '04, as revealed by the old-school sounds of the Beastie Boys ("Ch-Check It Out"), the anthemic rap of Black Eyed Peas ("Let's Get It Started") and the boastful rhymes of Nelly and Jaheim ("My Place"). As with other NOW compilations, this disc has something for everyone.

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