The Little Vampire: Music from and Inspired by (2000 Film)
This one gets points for concept: a movie made for children featuring music made primarilybychildren.Aaron Carter, the 12-year-old brother ofBackstreet BoyNick Carter, kicks things off with "Iko Iko," while SwedishAbbaimpersonatorsA*Teensdeliver "Gimme!Gimme!Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)," an upbeat dance-floor number destined for late-night TV compilations in 2010. Other teen sensations include Dream Street andNo Authority, who each deliver the kind of product fans of the genre have come to expect. This is music designed for cruising not the hardscrabble streets of the city, but the consumer aisles of the shopping mall. Nearly every track, with its maniacal devotion to repeating the "hooks" as often as possible (one listen ofBaha Men's "You Can Get It" should have you screaming, "Yes! I get it! I got it the first time!"), is guaranteed to thrill children while simultaneously driving their parents crazy. Which is precisely the point.--Rob O'Connor