Um Jammer Lammy – Review  One of the most feared phenomena in
the entertainment profession (be it sports or music) is the
sophomore jinx. It basically entails that after a stellar first
year or album, the second go-around is (in comparison) a sharp
disappoint. It is perhaps the starkest reminder that there are
no guarantees in the business and that one great success does
not necessarily deserve another. A case in point is Hootie And
The Blowfish. Hootie arrived on the scene with popular songs
like I Only Want To Be With You and Hold My Hand, only to fall
right off the map after their lackluster, follow-up release:
Fair Weather Johnson. The album sold relatively well, but never
did match the inflated expectations of the industry. This now
brings me to Um Jammer Lammy (whose name sounds just as funny as
Hootie And The Blowfish), sequel to Masaya Matsurra's PaRappa
The Rapper. PaRappa was the first music-based video game to hit
the market and when gamers took to it right away, it changed
just about everything in