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Considine The Baltimore Sun As a cartoon series, "The Simpsons" is Just about perfect Between great gags, imaginative plot twists and a sure eye for telling details, it never seems as two-dimensional as most animated entertainment. But as cartoon pop singers, the Simpsons are a bust. "The Simpsons Sing the Blues" (Geffen) is fun at first What with Homer's simpering "Born Under a Bad Sign," Lisa's gutsy "Moanin' Lisa Blues" and Bart's already-clim-bing-the-charts "Do the Bart-man," it's hard to imagine the Simpsons fan who wouldn't be charmed, at least momentarily. But is "The Simpsons Sing the Blues" really true to the spirit of the show? Frankly, no. For the most part, what this album actually sounds like is "The Voices Behind the Simpsons Sing the Blues." Granted, Dan Castella-neta (Homer), Nancy Cart-wright (Bart) and Yeardly Smith (Lisa) sing with an unexpected confidence and agility, hitting all the notes and even getting down at points.

In fact, the only Simpson who can't carry a tune apart from Maggie, who can't talk is Marge (Julie Kav ner). But even that gets glossed over by the album's studio-savvy production. But staying in tune is no substitute for staying in character. Lisa might well want to try a jazz classic like "God Bless the Child," but there's no way Smith's gutsy interpretation could have come from an S-year-old. Nor does Marge seem particularly believable remaking King Curtis' "Memphis Soul Stew" into "Springfield Soul Stew." Ironically, the only number on the album that works on both levels is "Look at All Those Idiots," featuring tycoon J.

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