it
      now.
      Find
     
     
      n
      somet
      ins
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Just
      as
      we
      a
      with
      the
      book
      reviews,
      we
      wanted
      to
      give
      you
      an
      idea
      of
      sc
      some
      good
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      e,
      if
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      wing
      up
      on
      their
      surprise
      hit,
      Chant,
      the
     
     
      s
      are
      back
      with
      a
      Christmas
      CD.
      For
     
     
      of
      you
      who
      aren’t
      familiar
      with
      these
     
     
      s,
      they
      released
      a
      disc
      last
      year
      which
     
     
      me
      shockingly
      popular.
      They
      perform
      a
     
     
      orian
      chant,
      if
      you
      can
      call
      it
      a
      perform-
     
     
      .
      The
      chant
      is
      mellow
      and
      melodic,
      and
     
     
      es
      great
      background
      music
      for
      studying.
     
     
      e
      are
      no
      intricate
      rythyms
      or
      clever
      lyrics
     
     
      stract
      you
      from
      your
      work.
     
    

    
     
      Canto
      Noel
      is
      a
      seasonal
      title,
      and
      the
     
     
      t
      is
      decorated
      with
      red,
      green,
      and
      gold;
     
    

    
     
      er,
      the
      music
      doesn’t
      have
      a
      holiday
     
     
      d,
      and
      no
      one
      will
      confuse
      it
      with
      Bony
     
     
      ersion
      of
      ‘
      ‘Feliz
      Navidad’’
      (although
      the
     
    

    
     
      oes
      contain
      a
      Latin
      version
      of
      ““By
      the
     
     
      s
      of
      Babylon’’....)
     
    

    
     
      Despite
      the
      unusual
      type
      of
      music,
      this
     
     
      ood
      disc.
      It’s
      not
      an
      absolute
      favourite,
     
     
      ot
      everyone
      will
      enjoy
      it,
      but
      the
      Gregorian
     
    

    
     
      is
      peaceful
      and
      relaxing.
      Therefore,
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
          
       
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      atest
      hits
      is
      eile
      the
      ai
      they
      did
      a
      great
      job
      making
     
     
      ers
      3
      most
      se
      ai
      of
      popular
      music,
      and
      each
      track
      fits
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      thing
      so
      loud
      can
      be
      so
      boring.
      Burn
      My
      Eyes
     
     
      is
      a
      dissonant
      mix
      of
      tired
      power
      chords
     
     
      (yawn),
      amateurish
      vocals
      (double
      yawn),
      and
     
     
      apocalyptic
      lyrics
      (zzzzzzz).
      The
      songs
      are
      so
     
     
      frighteningly
      similar,
      it’s
      just
      plain
      laughable.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      expect
      to
      see
      the
      basketball
      Panthers
      Unless
      you
      find
      jackhamrfiérs
      musical,
      this|~
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      up
      with
      this
      disc
      pounding
      in
      the
      back-
      album
      is
      not
      recommended.
     
     
      d.
      (2.5)
     
     
      --
      Mike
      Beagan
     
     
      rko
      Peric
     
     
      Urban
      Species
      |
     
    

    
     
      hnny
      Clegg
      &
      Savuka
      Listen
      '
     
     
      In
      My
      African
      Dream”
      |
     
    

    
     
      MI)
      »
      ic:
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      1s
      “Lion
      King
      Sound-Alike’’
      is
      just
      that.
      Taken
      the
      right
      way,
      that
     
     
      ‘ans
      there
      are
      some
      awesome
      background
      vocals
      (Savuka)
      that
     
     
      tess
      the
      deep,
      soothing
      music
      found
      in
      the
      African
      culture.
      Then
     
     
      Te
      is
      the
      lead
      vocalist
      who
      tries
      his
      best
      to
      fit
      in,
      but
      I
      don’t
      think
      this
     
     
      te
      guy
      has
      quite
      got
      a
      grasp
      of
      the
      African
      language.
      But
      Johnny
     
     
      88's
      songs
      are
      filled
      with
      a
      knowledge
      of
      what
      Africa
      is
      really
      like
     
     
      his
      eyes,
      anyway).
      I
      would
      recommend
      this
      album
      to
      most
      an
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Collectible
      Spoons
     
     
      MCA
      Records
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      80’s
      are
      over
      and
      they
      should
      remain
      forgotten.
      The
      first
      time
      anyone
      heard
      of
      the
     
     
      Spoons
      was
      about
      10
      years
      ago,
      and
      this
      CD
      contains
      songs
      recorded
      during
      that
      period;
     
    

    
     
      “Old
      Emotions’?
      is
      probably
      the
      most
      memorable,
      but
      it’s
      in
      the
      middle
      of
      the
      CD
      and
     
     
      Ihaven’t
      been
      able
      to
      listen
      to
      it
      long
      enough
      to
      get
      there.
      The
      music
      is
      really
      mellow,
     
     
      So
      I
      usually
      fall
      asleep
      after
      the
      third
      song.
      For
      die-hard
      Spoons
      fans,
      this
      CD
      is
      kind
     
     
      of
      neat
      because
      there
      isa
      description
      of
      the
      beginning
      ideas
      of
      all
      of
      the
      songs
      in
      thecover,
     
     
      a
      that
      is
      the
      only
      appealing
      thing
      about
      it.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ~
      Kathy
      Giesbrecht
     
    
   
   
    
     
           
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
       
     
     
       
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      iy
     
     
      Machine
      Head
      ee
     
     
      Burn
      My
      Eyes
      (Various
     
     
      (Attic/Roadrunner)
      |
      The
      Glory
      of
      Gershwin
     
     
      Amazing!
      It
      is
      simply
      amazing
      that
      some-
      (Mercury)
      —
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Elton
      John,
      George
      Martin,
      Jonathan
     
     
      Shalit,
      and
      Sting
      are
      credited
      as
      the
     
     
      driving
      forces
      behind
      this
      formidable
     
     
      compilation
      of
      George
      Gershwin’s
     
     
      _greatest.
      The
      album
      is
      not
      only
      a
     
     
      celebration
      of
      Gershwin,
      but
      of
      the
     
     
      master
      harmonica-player
      Larry
      Adler.
     
     
      Adleris
      featured
      in
      almost
      every
      song.
     
    

    
     
      All
      of
      the
      performers
      featured
     
     
      on
      the
      album
      are
      well
      known
      in
      their
     
     
      fields
      of
      expertise.
      Elvis
      Costello
      does
     
     
      an
      amazingly
      smooth
      job
      of
      ‘“But
      Not
     
     
      For
      Me’’.
      Pop
      starlet
      Lisa
      Stansfield
     
     
      struts
      her
      stuff
      in
      ‘“They
      Can’t
      Take
     
     
      That
      Away
      From
      Me’’.
      Cher
      gives
      a
     
     
      disappointing
      performance
      of
      ‘“‘It
     
     
      Ain’t
      Necessarily
      So’’,
      and
      Jon
      Bon
     
     
      Jovi,
      with
      Richie
      Sambora
      on
      feature
     
     
      guitar,
      does
      a
      blasphemous
      version
      of
     
     
      the
      standard
      ‘‘How
      Long
      Has
      This
     
     
      Been
      Going
      On’’.
      Finally,
      the
      per-
     
     
      formances
      were
      rounded
      out
      by
      a
     
     
      wonderful
      interpretation
      of
      ‘“Rhap-
     
     
      sody
      in
      Blue’’.
     
    

    
     
      The
      star
      attraction
      for
      this
      re-
     
     
      viewer
      was
      theorchestra.
      The
      strings,
     
     
      horns
      and
      percussion
      were
      wonder-
     
     
      ful,
      and
      could
      have
      represented
     
     
      Gershwin’s
      work
      just
      as
      beautifully
     
     
      (if
      not
      moreso)
      without
      the
      “‘big
     
     
      names’’
      singing
      in
      front
      of
      them.
      I
     
     
      highly
      recommend
      this
      album.
      If
      you
     
     
      appreciate
      the
      music
      of
      Gershwin’s
     
     
      by-gone
      era,
      this
      collection
      is
      defi-
     
     
      nitely
      worth
      investing
      in.
     
     
      (3)
     
    

    
     
      Ages
      Steve
      Ellis
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      wa
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Dada
     
     
      American
     
     
      Flower
     
    
   
   
    
     
      (I.R.S.)
     
    

    
     
      It’sR.E.M.
      allover
      again!
      I.R.S.
      has
     
     
      managed
      to
      pick
      up
      another
      awe-
     
     
      some
      band
      just
      as
      they
      did
      when
      they
     
     
      grabbed
      Michael
      Stipe
      and
      his
      gen-
     
     
      eration-shaping
      pals
      back
      in
      the
     
     
      eighties.
     
    

    
     
      Dada
      is
      an
      amazing
      group
     
     
      that
      has
      managed
      to
      make
      an
      ex-
     
     
      tremely
      rare
      combination
      in
      its
      mu-
     
     
      sic.
      Their
      musical
      ideas
      are
      fresh
     
     
      and
      vibrant
      and
      their
      lyrical
      style
      is
     
     
      uncommonly
      insightful.
      I’m
      speech-
     
     
      less
      to
      describe
      the
      thirteen
      wonder-
     
     
      ful
      tracks
      on
      the
      disc.
      All
      I
      can
      say
      is
     
     
      listen
      to
      it
      and
      love
      it.....oh,
      and
     
     
      don’t
      be
      deterred
      by
      the
      crucified
     
     
      fruit
      on
      the
      album
      cover.
     
    

    
     
      (5)
     
     
      --
      Steve
      Ellis
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Highway
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      you
      know
      what?
      I
      loved
      every
      minute
      oKit.
     
     
      While
      nothing
      on
      this
      tape
      ap-
     
     
      pfoaches
      the
      creative
      idiocy
      of
      their
      pre
     
     
      gus
      release,
      it
      does
      have
      a
      few
      things
      going
     
     
      or
      it.
      One
      is
      the
      music,
      which
      is
      loud,
      fast,
     
     
      alf-stolen,
      andeasy
      tothrash
      to.
      The
      other
     
     
      is
      the
      bizarre,
      disturbingly
      simple
      lyrics.
     
     
      Once
      you
      understand
      them
      (which
      takes
      a
     
     
      while)
      you
      discover
      that
      they’re
      singing
     
     
      about
      the
      trials
      of
      a
      man
      with
      a
      Pinata
      for
      a
     
     
      head
      ("Pinata
      Hed")
      or
      the
      differences
     
     
      between
      play
      and
      suicide
      (the
      very
      insight-
     
     
      "Jump").
      You
      even
      get
      (at
      no
      extra
     
     
      harge)
      the
      "Bear
      Song"
      (a
      parableofursine
     
     
      mountain
      climbing,
      with
      a
      cameo
      by
      a
     
     
      certain
      smarter-than-average
      cartoon),
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
     
     
       
         
     
     
        
        
     
     
        
        
     
     
       
         
     
     
        
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
          
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      (4)
     
     
      --
      Trent
      Drake
     
     
      TT
     
     
      FARK
      ARH
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
        
       
       
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
       
       
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      WW
     
     
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      kil
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      November
      22,
      1994
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      Fr
     
     
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