The looming question on
Hangin' In The City is the identity of the mysterious cosmic contributor, Randroid. What do you think? Whoever he is, this Randroid guy does a lot of vocals, and he's using Randy Brecker's lyrics. And he's put together something with
Hangin' In The City that aims for pure slurpy pop. (Admittedly, there's some nice scattered solo inspiration; and even a small helping of out blowing on "I Talk To The Trees.") Rapper, funk guru, songster: what more could anyone expect from a Randroid?
Well, as this record progresses, it turns out the real Randy has a big edge on his mystery accompanist. Nevertheless, parts of this record, including the tune "Jaco," would serve just fine as background music at K-Mart. When the Randroid steps in, he does a loose kind of hovering among various cliches. Don't look for any inspirational vocal stylings here. But the lyrics for these tunes do offer quite a bit of entertainment. Consider this excerpt from the bumpin' "Then I Came 2 My Senses":
She so was so fine, she would suck you in.
I was flyin' blind [uh] like a duck sippin' on slow gin.
And then we're off to more expositions about alcohol and love, etc... eventually, as the next tune kicks in, we travel back to K-Mart. You know, there's a reason they play music like this in places like that. It makes people want to buy things.
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