Fall Preview: Autumn Ascendant

O.K., so this summer wasn't all that inspiring, culturally speaking. But fall is on the way with an onslaught of what promises to be more uplifting endeavors. Herewith a selective guide to some of the

BECK Mutations

Why: An avalanche of big albums is coming this season. Courtney Love and her band Hole have a smart, shimmery new CD, Celebrity Skin, out this week. Neosoulman Seal's Human Being is due Nov. 17. Shock rocker Marilyn Manson goes from gloom to glam on Sept. 15; while R. and B. auteur D'Angelo will try to save soul's soul with Voodoo in November. Rappers RZA (of the Wu-Tang Clan) and Ice Cube also have solo releases due in November. And then there's Beck. R. and B., rap, rock, it's all in there. Beck has an old-soul voice, a sweetly...

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