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      Limp
      Biscuit
     
    

    
     
      “Signifigant
      Other”
     
     
      Interscope
      Records
     
     
      www.limp-biscuit.com
     
    

    
     
      The
      Bastard
      sons
      of
      Rage
      Against
     
     
      the
      Machine
      and
      New
      Kids
      On
     
     
      the
      Block
      come
      up
      with
      a
      mostly
     
     
      hollow,
      somewhat
      listenable
     
     
      collection
      of
      fear
      and
      loathing
     
     
      songs
      that
      either
      make
      you
     
     
      bounce
      or
      curse
      at
      the
      banalaty
      of
     
     
      Fred’s
      lyrics.
      RATM
      without
      the
     
     
      Marxism
      sounds
      alright,
      but
      there
     
     
      is
      no
      resonance.
      (C+)
      When
      Rap
      metal
      floats
      out
      of
      the
      main-
     
     
      stream,
      Limp
      Biscuit
      will
      be
      floating
      with
      them.
      I’ve
      been
     
     
      singing
      “Nookie”
      to
      myself
      for
      two
      weeks
      though,
      whatever
      that
     
     
      is
      worth.
      Bruyneel
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      though
      none
      of
      the
      songs
      can
      be
      found
      on
      their
      greatest
      hits
     
    

    
     
      collections,
      this
      is
      a
      fine
      collection
      nonetheless,
      featuring
      gems
     
     
      such
      as
      “Pastures
      of
      Plenty,”
      “All
      Mixed
      Up”
      and
      “Wasn’t
      That
      J
     
     
      A
      Time.”
      O’Connor
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Ron
      Sexsmith
     
     
      “Whereabouts”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Interscope
      Records
     
     
      Wwww.universalcanada.com
     
    

    
     
      The
      Candian
      torch
      singer
      lands
     
     
      brilliantly
      with
      his
      third
      record.
      .
     
     
      (A)
      His
      first
      and
      second
      releases
      Sn
     
     
      sounded
      much
      the
      samé
      as
      this
      on
      Pd
     
     
      one;
      light
      tinged
      songs
      that
      eee
     
     
      balance
      between
      romance
      and
     
     
      tragedy.
      Sexsmith’s
      true
      gift
      is
      an
     
     
      ability
      to
      make
      each
      song
      sound
     
     
      as
      if
      itis
      cut
      from
      agreatcloth
      7
     
     
      that,
      once
      wound
      together,
      creates
      a
      Dylanesque,
      or
      better
      a
     
     
      Lightfootesque,
      kind
      of
      perpetual
      melody
      that
      does
      not
      escape
     
     
      one’s
      head.
      “The
      Idiot
      Boy”
      (“God
      so
      loved
      the
      idiot
      world/He
     
     
      gave
      it
      his
      only
      son
      to
      kick
      around”),
      “Riverbed”,
      “Seem
      to
     
     
      Recall”
      all
      spotlight
      Sexsmith’s
      troubadour
      like
      voice,
      and
      his
     
     
      amazing
      delivery.
      Don’t
      just
      buy
      this
      record,
      buy
      the
      other
      two,
     
     
      and
      lock.
      yourself
      in
      a
      quiet
      place,
      and
      become
      happy.
      Bruyneel
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Blackie
      and
      the
      Rodeo
      Kings
     
     
      “Kings
      of
      Love”
     
     
      True
      North
      Records
     
    
   
   
    
     
      truenorth@inforamp.net
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Tom
      Wilson
      (Junkhouse),
      Colin
     
     
      Linden
      (The
      Band)
      and
      Stephen
     
     
      Fearing
      give
      us
      their
      second
      effort,
     
     
      the
      double
      CD,
      “Kings
      Of
      Love.”
     
     
      (A-)It
      takes
      about
      ten
      listens
      to
     
     
      realize
      that
      there
      is
      not
      too
      much
     
     
      material
      here.
      In
      fact
      one
      imagines
     
     
      the
      band
      trying
      to
      decide
      which
     
     
      cuts
      should
      not
      make
      the
      record.
     
     
      Equally
      adept
      at
      the
      train
      song,
      and
      the
      heartbroken
      song
      the
     
     
      Kings
      make
      music
      that
      needs
      to
      be
      driven
      too.
      Colin
      Linden,
      a
     
     
      guitar
      virtuoso
      of
      the
      highest
      order
      shows
      more
      of
      his
      singing
     
     
      ability
      in
      stunners
      like
      “Paleface.”
      Wilson,
      the
      group’s
      de
      facto
     
     
      lead
      singer
      proves
      to
      one
      and
      all
      that
      he
      should
      never
      go
      back
      to
     
     
      Junkhouse.
      The
      double
      Cd
      opens
      with
      the
      boys
      covering
      Fred
     
     
      Eaglesmith’s
      song
      “49
      Tons”
      (“49
      tons
      of
      diesel
      locomotive/
     
     
      Couldn’t
      drag
      me
      back
      to
      you”)
      and
      it
      is
      an
      apt
      choice,
      for
      this
     
     
      is
      a
      dense
      albums
      with
      more
      layers
      than
      emotions
      and
      more
      soul
     
    
   
   
    
     
      than
      style.
      Bruyneel
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Peter,
      Paul
      and
      Mary
     
     
      “Songs
      of
      Conscience
      and
      Concern”
     
     
      Warner
      Music
     
    
   
   
    
     
      This
      album
      (B)
      showcases
      protest
      songs
      from
      Peter,
      Paul
      and
     
     
      Mary
      —
      one
      of
      the
      best
      known
      folk
      groups
      of
      the
      1960s.
      Al-
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Music
      From
      The
      Motion
      Picture:
     
     
      “Detroit
      Rock
      City”
     
     
      Mercury
      Records
     
    
   
   
    
     
      This
      cd
      (C)
      features
      a
      mix
      of
      the
      old
      with
      the
      new.
      The
      old
     
     
      includes
      two
      vintage
      KISS
      tracks,
      Van
      Halen,
      and
      David
      Bowie
      .
     
     
      The
      new
      includes
      bands
      from
      the
      90’s
      such
      as
      the
      Donnas
      and
     
     
      Everclear
      covering
      hits
      from
      the
      70’s.
      The
      latest
      single
      from
     
     
      KISS,
      “Nothing
      Can
      Keep
      Me
      From
      You”
      is
      included
      —
      surpris-
     
     
      ingly
      the
      track
      sounds
      very
      similar
      to
      the
      music
      KISS
      put
      out
      in
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      80’s.
      Unlike
      the
      movie,
      the
      soundtrack
      is
      nothing
      to
      get
     
     
      excited
      about.
      O’Connor
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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