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The Cadre

The Mommyheads Self- Titled (Geffen Records)

Here is the Sth record from this San-Francisco based |

quartet; which, incidently is their first release ona major label.

Go outand buy the CD right now because that would betheright [ thing to do. This band is oh such a refreshing change from the |

usual radio friendly excrement that makes up the “top nine at

nine”. The music is actually good. The songs weren’t written |

by Babyface for five fresh faced teenagers. There are no drum

November, 11 1997

machines. The songs actually have more than fourchords.And |Eore

not once on the entire album do we hear the words: “Put your |

hands in the air, wave ‘em like you just don’t care”. Now I suppose you want me to compare these guys to somebody else

so you can get a feel for what they sound like. Well, does |

anybody ever listen to old Paul McCartney records? The 5

Mommyheads deserve to be listened to. The songs are thought- fully written and melodic, and really show off the vocal talent of the lead singer. It’s unusual to hear a guy singing these days who isn’t trying to sound like Eddie Vedder. So now that you know how good it is, go out and buy it and love it. Or send me email and! will make acopy of theCD for you eventhough that is illegal.

Rob Maclsaac

The Gandharvas sold for a smile (Watch/ Universal)

You may remember The Gandharvas from their release a while back, “First Day of Spring”. Well they are back on the scene with their first release from sold for a smile, “Down- time”, a philosophic look at the mentality of people today. The Gandharvas have a sound that could be described as 80’s pop with less synthesizer. Their music tends to be very perky and upbeat, particularly “Hammer In a Shell”. Vocalist Paul Jago has a really unique voice; he tends to sound more like he is talking in time to the music instead of singing (no, he doesn’t rap) “Watching the Girl” is a cool song and “Milk Ocean” is very mellow and evokes the image of walking slow motion through a dream. Perhaps the best of all, The Gandharvas are Canadian. Sold for a smile is an album worth hearing. So give them a listen, eh?

Emilie Adams

Various Artists

Trainspotting #2 (EMD

Trainspotting (the movie) was a welcome shock to the system. The heroine filled expose on life in Glasgow, Scotland was a fantastic fantasy-like reality. Sex, drugs and Iggy Pop were embraced and choosing life was just some- thing to think about; or express to the viewers of the film. What pone of that movie = a a ae of music, tri to pop, to lollipop mop twas hip, it was coo tas ual mala eieaeacdaet P'iitell you

y, cuz, it may not be as strong as the first and it will sim

be known asa novelty album. Well, there are part truths. lies are these; there are good songs on this second sound- track, most notably Sleeper’s “Statuesque”, Goldie’s “Inner City Life” and David Bowie’s “Golden Years”. But for some reason the album just doesn’t grab you the way the first one did. Now I am mace making comparisons, of course, because if this were the first it may be received better. But we all know that it is the makers of Trai ing that are trying to cash in a little more on the movie, they know it, so I don’t mind calling it a disappointment.

Various Artists

A Life Less Ordinary (origi- nal soundtrack)

(A&M Records)

The deliciousness of this album is almost overwhelm- ing, in no small part due to the galaxy of stars that has graced this soundtrack to Cameron Diaz and Ewan MacGregor’s daze that you glide into with alterno legend Lou Barlow’s

trip-hop band Folk Implosion and their track a of Lies” is beauti- fully shattered by REM’s (quartet at the time) new ren- dition of “Leave”, originally from their latest release. Un- derworldand The Prodigy both add to the occasion by allow- ing the of gloomi- ness to take control; but yet — a conflict occurs when Cardigans are produced. The naming ofall the artists on this album is simply done to prove that this is indeed a qual- ity album with great groups and greater music. spares neither enemies nor al-

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