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      March
      11,
      1997
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Tin
      review
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Helmet
     
     
      aftertaste
     
     
      (Interscope/Universal)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      “It’s
      Easy
      To
      Get
      Bored”!
      Is
      it
      not
      fitting
      that
      the
      best
     
     
      song
      on
      this
      disk
      pretty
      much
      sums
      it
      up.
      There
      are
      a
      couple
      of
     
     
      songs
      that
      start
      with
      good
      musical
      grooves
      but
      most
      of
      the
      music
     
     
      tends
      to
      blend
      together.
      The
      lyrics
      are
      poorly
      written
      and
      I
      find
     
     
      myself
      cringing
      at
      the
      mixing
      of
      the
      music.
      From
      the
      attempt
     
     
      at
      social
      commentary
      “Driving
      Nowhere”
      to
      the
      angry
      “Crisis
     
     
      King”,
      this
      diskis
      a
      disappointement.
      Whoever
      thought
      this
      disk
     
     
      was
      good
      enough
      to
      release
      should
      consider
      shock
      treatment.
     
     
      I
      give
      it
      1
      star
      out
      of
      five.
     
    

    
     
      Finley
      Martin
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Our
      Lady
      Peace
     
     
      Clumsy
     
    
   
   
    
     
      (Sony)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Being
      a
      big
      fan
      of
      Our
      Lady
      Peace,
      I
      was
      very
      interested
     
     
      in
      hearing
      their
      new
      release.
      Although
      their
      sophomore
      album,
     
     
      Clumsy
      was
      not
      quite
      what
      I
      expected,
      it
      is
      anything
      but,
      well,
     
     
      clumsy!
      Their
      lyrics,
      as
      well
      as
      song
      writing
      has
      matured
      as
     
     
      well
      as
      evolved
      into
      something
      a
      little
      grittier
      than
      Naveed.
      With
     
     
      such
      diversity
      between
      songs
      like
      the
      mellow
      4am,
      and
      the
     
     
      energetic
      Hello
      Oskar,
      Clumsy
      provides
      a
      little
      something
      for
     
     
      everyone.
      I
      found
      it
      difficult
      to
      pick
      just
      a
      few
      of
      my
      favorites,
     
     
      but
      here
      it
      goes...
      Songs
      like,
      Big
      Dumb
      Rocket,
      Shaking,
     
     
      Automatic
      Flowers
      and
      of
      course
      Superman’s
      Dead
      are
      just
      a
     
     
      few
      of
      the
      eleven
      exploding
      songs
      that
      definitely
      can
      hold
      their
     
     
      own.
      I
      was
      overall
      impressed
      with
      their
      newest
      effort,
      anything
     
     
      _
      but
      a
      disappointment
      for
      us
      Our
      Lady
      Peace
      fans!
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Rating
      ****
     
     
      Sheryl
      MacDonald
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      Mother
      Earth
     
     
      Dig
      :
     
     
      (capitol)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      In
      I
      Mother
      Earths
      first
     
     
      disc
      they
      seem
      to
      be
      making
     
     
      an
      attempt
      at
      being
      very
     
     
      worldly
      and
      experienced.
      Un-
     
     
      fortunately
      for
      them,
      they
      were
     
     
      not
      any
      of
      those
      things
      yet.
     
    

    
     
      The
      titles
      of
      the
      songs
     
     
      on
      Dig
      show
      this
      attempt.
     
     
      Songs
      like
      “Levitate”
      and
      “
     
     
      The
      Universe
      in
      You”
      are
      filled
     
     
      with
      powerful
      lyrics,
      but
      you
     
     
      get
      the
      distinct
      feeling
      thatthere
     
     
      wasn’t
      much
      behind
      the
      words.
     
    

    
     
      However,
      the
      album
      is
     
     
      not
      all
      bad.
      The
      song
      “Rain
     
     
      Will
      Fall”
      leaves
      you
      feeling
     
     
      quite
      mellow
      and
      happy
      with
     
     
      yourself
      and
      many
      of
      the
      other
      °
     
     
      songs
      can
      hit
      quite
      close
      to
     
     
      home
      with
      their
      lyrics
      that
      can
     
     
      be
      applied
      to
      anyones
      life.
     
    

    
     
      The
      album
      can
      be
      a
      bit
     
     
      repetitive
      and
      unclear,
      but
      this
     
     
      can
      be
      attributed
      to
      the
      first
     
     
      attempt.
      It
      is
      versatile
      mood
     
     
      music
      and
      can
      be
      listened
      to
      in
     
     
      your
      car
      on
      the
      way
      home
     
     
      from
      work
      as
      easily
      as
      in
      the
     
     
      midst
      of
      a
      drunken
      soiree.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Rating:***
     
     
      Ellen
      Hardy
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      SCENERY
      AND
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