Kidz Bop 5
Tempting as it is to dismiss theKidz Bopcraze as a temporary triumph of bad taste, the release of the fifth disc in the series signals that the time has come to start listening.Kidz Bop 5cinches together a music scene fragmented beyond recognition for easy consumption. If you're not familiar with the rockerHeadstrongit's probably because you're tuned in to a format friendlier to the pure-popCrazy in Love;Kidz Bopsnaps the barrier between the two and introduces kids and out-of-the-loop parents to both. The benefit of the all-kid chorus, other than confirming for 5- to 10-year-olds that they are where they ought to be, remains elusive, but it's not unbearable. Bottom line: If you've got to start bopping sometime, now's as good a time as any.--Tammy La Gorce