1997 Playboy Music

1997 Playboy MusicThere are two ways to look at the music of 1996. Al Gore dancing the macarena is one. The other is to think of 1996 as a transition year. If alternative is passé, then what's next? Music lovers voted on the year with their dollars--they didn't spend them. There were a few surprises--Celine Dion, LeAnn Rimes, No Doubt--and a lot of recycling. Kiss' comeback was a hoot and a financial success, Patti Smith's was poignant and the Sex Pistols' a flop. It's not enough to be in it for...