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Songs of heroism

Make way for chart toppers written for the super hero

SUPERMAN RETURNS Sara Routh sings a rocker for brother

Sound of Superman

Various/Warner

Superman (Brandon Routh) returns to take on the bad men of Krypton in yet another edge-of-the-seat thriller directed by Byran Singer of X-Men fame.

Coinciding with the screening is a compilation befitting the `man of steel' and his adventures. Find here covers and original numbers on themes of heroism and more. Garage rockers The Clique's track revived by R.E.M, the Sun's dance floor version of The Kinks number and rookie rockers Royal cut a dark version of XTC's psychedelic side project Dukes of Stratosphear. Find covers of more recent vintage as also celebrated Boston quintet who take on the Stereophonics' Superman. Brandon Routh's sister Sara Routh adds riffs to the album with a soulful original rocker. Maxeen, American Hi-Fi and more original covers make the album worth listening to.

Living With War

Neil Young/EMI

The Canadian artiste strikes a chord with current events through his song writing again. If Let's Roll from 2002 was a tribute to the passengers who died taking down the hijackers on United Flight 93 over Pennsylvania on September 11, Ohio was written and recorded with Crosby, Stills and Nash after four students were killed during a peace rally at Kent State University. The current album is "about unification. It's about getting a message out. It's about empowering people by giving them a voice. I know not everyone believes what I say is what they think, but red and blue are not black and white. We're all together," says Young.

SYEDA FARIDA

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