ENTERTAINMENT
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      is
     
     
      ie
     
    
   
   
    
     
      by
      S.
      Livingstone
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      THE
      POOH
      STICKS
     
    

    
     
      Million
      Seller
     
    

    
     
      (BMG)
     
    

    
     
      This
      band
      is
      the
      epitome
      of
      the
      new
      sound
      of
     
     
      pop
      which
      is
      glossy
      and
      well
      polished
      yet
     
     
      interesting
      enough
      to
      keep
      it
      from
      being
      la-
     
     
      belled
      commercial.
      The
      Pooh
      Sticks,
      which
     
     
      Details
      describesasa
      ‘‘bubblegum
      garage
      band,
     
     
      recycling
      everyone
      from
      the
      Four
      Seasons
      to
     
     
      Neil
      Young...’’,
      have
      carried
      with
      them
      many
     
     
      of
      their
      past
      musical
      characteristics
      but
      have
     
     
      also
      added
      new
      touches
      in
      an
      attempt
      to
      display
     
     
      their
      shameless
      love
      for
      pure
      pop
      music.
      Even
     
     
      the
      subjects
      of
      the
      songs
      lean
      towards
      pop
     
     
      music’s
      undying
      tendency
      to
      voice
      the
      angst
      of
     
     
      being
      a
      teen.
      Some
      of
      the
      songs
      are
      so
      sweetly
     
     
      melodic
      that
      one
      might
      think
      the
      chance
      for
      the
     
     
      entire
      album
      to
      become
      too
      sugar-coated
      is
     
     
      quite
      possible,
      but
      the
      fact
      that
      the
      Pooh
      Sticks
     
     
      know
      what
      they
      are
      doing
      and
      do
      it
      without
     
     
      embarrassment
      cancels
      that
      idea
      altogether.
     
     
      The
      album
      title
      may
      never
      be
      realized
      but
      the
     
     
      optimism
      in
      the
      title
      is
      demonstrated
      through-
     
     
      out
      the
      lyrics.
      (3)
      [out
      of
      5]
     
    
   
   
    
     
      BONE
      CLUB
     
    

    
     
      Beautiflu
      EP
     
    

    
     
      (BMG)
     
    

    
     
      The
      Bone
      Club,
      which
      was
      founded
      in
      the
     
     
      Summer
      of
      1989
      in
      Minneapolis-St.Paul,
      has
     
     
      Made
      its
      way
      into
      the
      music
      scene
      in
      both
      the
     
     
      United
      States
      and
      in
      Germany
      where
      it
      recorded
     
     
      the
      latest
      album.
      ‘‘Beautiflu’’
      (not
      a
      typo)
      is
     
     
      quite
      interesting.
      Having
      never
      heard
      of
      this
     
     
      little
      band
      I
      had
      absolutely
      no
      idea
      what
      to
     
     
      *xpect.
      The
      music
      is
      very
      gritty
      and
      very
      heavy.
     
     
      ltis
      in
      places
      rather
      Seattle-esque
      in
      its
      grunge
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      tendencies,
      but
      as
      a
      grunge
      fan,
      some
      of
      the
     
     
      selections
      leave
      that
      genre
      and
      become
      hair
     
     
      band
      music
      and
      I
      for
      one
      want
      to
      leave
      all
      bands
     
     
      with
      noticeable
      Skid
      Row
      influences
      out
      of
      my
     
     
      collection.
      (2)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      MARTHA
      WASH
     
    

    
     
      Martha
      Wash
     
    

    
     
      (BMG)
     
    

    
     
      Ms.
      Wash,
      a
      genuine
      diva,
      has
      gone
      through
      a
     
     
      lot
      for
      this
      album,
      including
      two
      very
      publi-
     
     
      cized
      court
      cases.
      You
      see,
      this
      woman,
      who
      is
     
     
      quite
      full-figured,
      has
      had
      to
      sue
      record
      giant
     
     
      RCA
      in
      order
      to
      obtain
      the
      recognition
      she
     
     
      deserves
      for
      singing
      lead
      vocals
      for
      both
      Black
     
     
      Box
      and
      C&C
      Music
      Factory.
      Instead
      of
      using
     
     
      Wash
      in
      the
      videos
      released
      by
      these
      two
      dance
     
     
      music
      groups,
      beautiful,
      thin
      models
      lipsynched
     
     
      her
      vocals.
      Her
      name
      is
      nowhere
      to
      be
      seen
      in
     
     
      the
      Black
      Box
      credits
      and
      she
      is
      thanked
      only
      as
     
     
      a
      backup
      vocalist
      in
      the
      Factory’s
      credits.
      From
     
     
      the
      talent
      displayed
      on
      the
      two
      previous
      albums
     
     
      one
      cannot
      deny
      that
      this
      woman
      can
      sing,
      but
     
     
      with
      her
      self
      titled
      debut
      her
      talent
      has
      not
      been
     
    
   
   
    
     
      put
      to
      the
      same
      dance
      club
      music
      that
      it
      was
      in
     
     
      the
      past.
      If
      you
      are
      looking
      for
      1993’s
      version
     
     
      of
      ‘Everybody,
      Everbody’’,
      you
      will
      not
      find
      it
     
     
      on
      this
      album.
      The
      album
      is
      good,
      but
      very
     
     
      R&B,
      and
      very
      soulful.
      Her
      voice
      is
      very
     
     
      powerful,
      but
      it
      might
      not
      make
      you
      run
      search-
     
     
      ing
      for
      a
      dance
      floor.
      (3)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      GOTTHARD
     
    

    
     
      Gotthard
     
    

    
     
      (BMG)
     
    

    
     
      Listening
      to
      this
      album
      is
      somewhat
      of
      an
     
     
      excruciating
      chore.
      The
      album
      sucks!
      I
      will
      not
     
     
      even
      waste
      my
      time
      telling
      you
      how
      horrific
      it
     
     
      is.
      Do
      you
      think
      this
      one
      review
      could
      ruin
      the
     
     
      bands
      career?
      It
      is
      not
      necessary.
      They
      ruined
     
     
      it
      by
      releasing
      this
      piece
      of
      trash,
      and
      the
      name
     
     
      of
      the
      band
      -
      how
      pleasant.
      It
      should
      also
      be
     
     
      noted
      that
      Erin
      Connors
      pointed
      out
      the
      nice
     
     
      depiction
      of
      Jesus
      Christ
      on
      the
      cover.
      Even
     
     
      using
      such
      a
      celebrity
      will
      not
      advance
      this
     
     
      group,
      nor
      will
      it
      convince
      me
      that
      there
      is
      some
     
     
      religious
      aspect
      to
      the
      lyrics,
      just
      that
      this
      band
     
     
      is
      more
      pathetic
      than
      I
      first
      thought.
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