ROCK-A-RAMA

AALON—Cream City (Arista)::Another member of the Eric Burdon/Far Out extended family makes his solo move, in an intriguing soulguitar pop opera (or at least concept album) that kids the rock biz all over its own starcrossed turf. Not all of the songs work as wittily as Aalon's general concept and descriptive liner notes (not to mention the many rewards of the infinitely-detailed cover art), but the swirling guitar textures and the Curtis Mayfield-cum-Felix Cavaliere vocals are superfine.