Stoned
      and
      Dethroned
      is
      a
      very
     
     
      entertaini
      _—
      of
      grunge/punk
     
     
      music.
      With
      seventeen
      =
      pleasing
     
    
   
   
    
     
      tracks,
      this
      is\a
      very
      worthwhile
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      purchase.
     
     
      (3.5)
      See
     
     
      --
      Dana
      Dennis
     
     
      Sinead
      O’Connor
     
     
      Universal
      Mother
      (EMI)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Sinead
      O’Connor
      is
      one
      of
      those
     
     
      artists
      who
      grows
      and
      expands
      as
      a
     
     
      musician
      from
      album
      to
      album.
      This
     
     
      newest
      release
      is
      no
      exception.
      It
     
     
      opens
      with
      a
      message
      from
      one
      of
     
     
      Germaine
      Greer’s
      speeches
      on
     
     
      women
      in
      politics,
      a
      theme
      expressed
     
     
      throughout
      the
      album.
     
    

    
     
      There
      is
      a
      lot
      of
      anger
      ex-
     
    

    
     
      pressed
      in
      the
      lyrics.
      This
      becomes
     
     
      especially
      visible
      in
      such
      pieces
      as
     
     
      “‘Red
      Football’’
      and
      ‘‘Famine’’,
     
     
      which
      are
      about
      wife
      abuse
      and
      the
     
     
      potato
      famine
      respectively.
      As
      is
     
     
      stated
      in
      the
      little
      book
      that
      comes
     
     
      with
      the
      CD,
      ‘‘...this
      album
      can
      be
     
     
      best
      appreciated
      when
      listened
      to
      on
     
     
      headphones.’’
      Though
      it
      is
      still
      a
     
     
      worthwhile
      experience
      without
      them,
     
     
      the
      further
      intimacy
      added
      by
      them
     
     
      truly
      makes
      the
      album.
      This
      is
      by
      far
     
     
      the
      best
      of
      Sinead
      O’Connor’s
      works
     
     
      to
      date.
     
    

    
     
      (5)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      --
      Cate
      Hanus
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
     
    
   
   
    
     
      oS
     
    
   
   
    
     
      October
      4,
      1994
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Stompbax
     
    

    
     
      STRESS)
      (Columbia)
     
     
      The
      maments
      of
      silence
      between
     
     
      songs
      are|
      the
      best
      parts
      of
      this
      album.
     
     
      They
      e
      also
      the
      most
      well-pro-
     
     
      duced
      parts
      of
      this
      album.
      The
      songs
     
     
      are
      pointless
      and
      hopeless.
      The
     
     
      instruments
      are
      dissonant
      and
      poorly
     
     
      played.|
      The
      vocalist
      is
      so
      far
      out
      of
     
     
      tune
      that
      lhe
      actually
      seems
      to
      be
     
    

    
     
      ingi
      g
      hat
      it
     
     
      atters|much).
      On
      the
      up
      side,
      I
     
     
      anagéd
      jto
      use
      the
      CD
      jewel
      box
      to
     
     
      place|a
      broken
      one
      of
      my
      awn,
      and
     
     
      akes
      a
      very
      durable
      frisbee.
     
     
      part
      from
      this,
      STRESS
      is
      a
      waste
     
     
      f
      time
      and
      money.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      )
     
     
      Mike
      Beagan
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
          
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      -wrong
      song
      (110
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
          
     
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Marc
      Shaiman
     
    

    
     
      North
      Original
      Motion
      Picture
     
     
      Soundtrack
      (Sony)
     
    

    
     
      ”
      If
      you’ve
      heard
      one
      instrumental
     
    
   
   
    
     
      movie
      soundtrack,
      you’ve
      heard
      them
      —
     
    
   
   
    
     
      all.”’.
      That
      is
      the
      feeling
      this
      CD
     
     
      evokes
      in
      me.
      It’s
      not
      a
      problem
      for
     
     
      me
      because
      I
      love
      movie
      soundtracks,
     
     
      but
      if
      you
      are
      looking
      for
      something
     
     
      original,
      this
      is
      not
      the
      soundtrack
      for
     
     
      you.
     
     
      The
      CD
      has
      some
      fun
      pieces
      on
     
     
      it,
      such
      as
      the
      themes
      from
      Dallas
      and
     
     
      Bonanza,
      and
      some
      Hawaiian
      music.
     
     
      There
      are
      also
      two
      beautiful
      instru-
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      mental
      pieces:
      ‘“Winter
      Wonderland”’
     
     
      and
      a
      gorgeous
      rendition
      of
      ‘‘Amaz-
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ing
      Grace.’’
      Unfortunately,
      there
      is
     
     
      too
      much
      unoriginal
      movie
      theme
     
     
      sic
      along
      with
      it.
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      (2)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      --|Rebecca
      Moore
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Roy
      Johnstone
     
    
   
   
    
     
      fiddling.
      He
      adds
      a
      smoothness
      to
      the
     
     
      usually
      rough
      Celtic
      style
      of
      fiddling
     
     
      that
      makes
      him
      sound
      almost
      like
      one
      of
     
     
      the
      old-time
      fiddlers
      from
      the
      prairies.
     
     
      He
      has
      a
      sound
      which
      is
      all
      his
      own.
     
     
      As
      always,
      Roy
      adds
      a
      special
     
     
      touch
      to
      the
      ballads
      that
      no
      other
      fiddler
     
     
      inthe
      Maritimes
      can
      match.
      ‘‘Ashokan
     
     
      Farewell’?
      is
      one
      which
      he
      has
      been
     
     
      performing
      for
      many
      years.
      No
      one
      else
     
     
      an
      play
      it
      quite
      the
      way
      he
      does.
      It’s
     
     
      about
      time
      he
      finally
      recorded
      it!
     
    

    
     
      Roy
      has
      a
      tendency
      to
      double
     
     
      bow,
      and
      although
      this
      is
      a
      relatively
     
     
      unused
      technique
      in
      Celtic
      fiddling,
      it
     
     
      adds
      a
      lot
      to
      the
      music.
     
    

    
     
      Lennie
      Gallant’s
      mastery
      of
      the
     
     
      bodhran
      and
      Chris
      Corrigan’s
      of
      the
     
     
      guitar
      add
      the
      final
      touches
      to
      an
      already
     
     
      artful
      album
      that
      is
      well
      worth
      a
      listen.
     
     
      (5)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      --
      Cate
      Hanus
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
         
     
     
       
     
     
          
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
         
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Lisa
      Germano
     
    
   
   
    
     
      When
      I
      first
      began/listening
      to
      this
     
     
      CD,
      I
      thought
      Lisa
      Germano
      was
      ju:
     
     
      an
      Edie
      Brickell
      clone
      who
      couldn’t
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      by
      other
      aktists,
      and
      displays
      a
      diverts
     
     
      collection
      of
      styles
      and
      moods
      bh
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      --
      Steve
      ENis
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Various
      artists
      cae
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Kiss
      My
      Ass:
      Classic
      Kiss
     
     
      Regrooved
      (Polygram)
     
    

    
     
      Kiss’s
      greatest
      hits,
      covered
      by
      a
      few
     
     
      of
      the
      music
      industry’s
      finest
      artists:
     
     
      most
      of
      the
      tracks
      seem
      to
      work
      wel
     
     
      but
      there
      are
      a
      few
      losers.
      The
      flow
     
     
      of
      the
      album
      could
      cause
      whiplash;
     
     
      Garth
      Brooks
      and
      Anthrax
      are
      not
     
    
   
   
    
     
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