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      The
      Panther
      Prints
     
    
   
   
    
     
      March
      19,
      1996
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      by
      Lorne
      Caborn
     
    

    
     
      On
      Monday,
      March
      11,
      the
      popu-
     
     
      lar
      Cape
      Breton
      entertainers
      the
      Barra
     
     
      MacNeils
      swung
      into
      town
      on
      the
      Island
     
     
      leg
      of
      their
      Maritime
      tour.
      The
      group
     
     
      has
      been
      all
      over
      Canada,
      Scotland
      and
     
     
      England
      promoting
      their
      latest
      release,
     
     
      The
      Question.
     
    

    
     
      A
      capacity
      crowd
      poured
      into
     
     
      the
      Confederation
      Centre
      of
      the
      Arts
      in
     
     
      Charlottetown
      to
      witness
      a
      flawless
     
     
      performance
      put
      on
      by
      the
      group.
      From
     
     
      the
      opening
      instrumental,
      the
      group
      went
     
     
      through
      set
      after
      set
      smoothly,
      not
     
     
      allowing
      the
      reserved,
      yet
      appreciative,
     
     
      crowd
      to
      catch
      their
      breath.
      They
      did
     
     
      take
      time
      out,
      however,
      to
      apologize
      not
     
     
      being
      able
      to
      accept
      their
      East
      Coast
     
     
      Music
      Award
      in
      person.
      The
      group
      was
     
     
      on
      the
      West
      Coast
      portion
      of
      their
      tour.
     
    

    
     
      Good
      things
      come
      to
      those
      who
     
     
      wait,
      though,
      and
      it
      was
      no
      different
      on
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Highland
      Hights
      at
      The
      Barn
      Photo
      by
      Lorne
      Caborn
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Photo
      By
      Keith
      Caborn
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Monday.
      The
      group
      balanced
      their
      set
     
     
      well
      with
      old
      favorites
      such
      as
      "
      My
     
     
      Heart
      Is
      In
      The
      Highlands"
      and
      "Cel-
     
     
      ebrate",
      to
      new
      songs,
      like
      "
      Myopic"
     
     
      and
      the
      title
      track
      from
      The
      Question.
     
     
      Unfortunatly
      the
      newer
      songs
      weren't
      as
     
     
      well
      received
      and
      the
      crowd
      never
      got
     
     
      into
      it.
      When
      attending
      a
      Cape
      Breton
     
     
      concert,
      hand-clapping,
      foot
      stomping
     
     
      and
      dancing
      in
      the
      aisles
      are
      definite
     
    
   
   
    
     
      musts
      to
      truly
      appreciate
      the
      experience.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Much
      to
      my
      personal
      dismay,
      none
      of
     
     
      this
      was
      present
      on
      Monday
      night.
     
    

    
     
      Everyone
      still
      left
      smiling
      so
     
     
      perhaps
      the
      next
      time
      the
      groups
      comes
     
     
      to
      play
      a
      more
      energetic
      crowd
      will
      be
     
     
      here
      to
      recieve
      them.
      One
      thing
      is
     
     
      certain
      though
      --
      if
      you
      want
      to
      be
      part
     
     
      of
      that
      crowd,
      make
      sure
      you
      get
      your
     
     
      ticket
      early,
      because
      they'll
      be
      going
     
     
      even
      faster
      next
      time.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Confed
      Center
      Hosts
      Barra
      MacNeils
      _
      ag
      we
      =
      B
      iTes
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Refreshments
     
     
      Fizzy,
      Fuzzy
      Big
      &
      Buzzy
     
     
      (Polygram/Mercury)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Refreshments,
      with
      their
      self-
     
     
      described
      sarcastic
      pop
      style,
      show
      poten-
     
     
      tial
      on
      their
      CD
      Fizzy,
      Fuzzy
      Big
      &
      Buzzy.
     
     
      With
      some
      solid
      rock
      riffs
      on
      most
      of
      the
     
     
      songs
      and
      serious
      to
      just
      plain
      silly
      lyrics
      I
     
     
      wouldn't
      put
      them
      into
      any
      musical
      cat-
     
     
      egory.
      They're
      different
      and
      the
      CD
      is
     
     
      really
      easy
      to
      listen
      to,
      so
      check
      it
      out
      if
     
     
      you're
      into
      new
      styles
      of
      music.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Buffy
      Sainte-Marie
     
     
      Up
      Where
      We
      Belong
     
     
      (EMI)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Born
      on
      a
      reservation
      in
      Saskatch-
     
     
      ewan,
      this
      award-winning
      artist
      has
      just
     
     
      released
      her
      greatest
      hits
      album.
      Most
      of
     
     
      the
      tracks
      have
      a
      classic
      country
      or
      folk
      feel
     
     
      to
      them.
      On
      some
      of
      the
      tracks
      she
      mixes
      in
     
     
      ‘powwow'
      music
      and
      achieves
      little
      success.
     
     
      I
      didn't
      really
      like
      any
      of
      the
      other
      tracks
     
     
      either
      however
      including
      her
      release
      of
      the
     
     
      song
      she
      wrote
      for
      An
      Officer
      And
      A
     
     
      Gentleman,
      "Up
      Where
      We
      Belong."
      Avoid
     
     
      this
      one
      unless
      you're
      a
      huge
      fan.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Gren
     
     
      Camp
      Grenada
     
     
      (Attic/IRS)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      What
      is
      Gren,
      you
      might
      ask?
      Well,
     
     
      according
      to
      lead
      singer
      and
      guitarist
      Brett
     
     
      White,
      "It's
      the
      sound
      of
      your
      thumb
      being
     
     
      stuck
      in
      a
      doorjamb."
      I'd
      rather
      have
      my
     
     
      entire
      head
      stuck
      in
      a
      doorjamb
      than
      listen
     
     
      to
      this
      CD
      again.
      With
      loud
      noise
      being
     
     
      played
      over
      stupid
      lyrics
      I
      couldn't
      find
     
     
      anything
      positive
      about
      this
      CD
      other
      than
     
     
      the
      fact
      that
      I
      may
      be
      able
      to
      prevent
      others
     
     
      to
      listening
      to
      it.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Highland
      Heights
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Highland
      Heights
      played
     
     
      before
      a
      capacity
      crowd
      on
      Saturday,
     
     
      March
      16.
      They
      started
      playing
      at
     
     
      lunch,
      and
      the
      appreciative
      fans
      stayed
     
     
      right
      with
      them
      until
      the
      very
      end,
      at
     
     
      least
      the
      ones
      who
      were
      still
      standing.
     
     
      Singing
      during
      the
      traditional
      favorites
     
     
      and
      clapping
      and
      cheering
      during
      the
     
     
      others,
      the
      fans
      were
      almost
      as
      energetic
     
     
      as
      the
      band.
      The
      Cape
      Breton
      group
     
     
      proved
      they
      belong
      on
      the
      top
      of
      the
     
     
      Maritime
      music
      scene
      as
      all
      those
      who
     
     
      braved
      the
      storm
      caught
      one
      of
      the
      best
     
     
      shows
      at
      the
      barn
      this
      year.
      Lets
      hope
     
     
      they
      come
      back
      soon,
      and
      that
      we've
      all
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Harvest
     
     
      Soundtrack
     
     
      (True
      North
      Recrods)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      movie
      was
      originally
      released
      in
     
     
      1993
      and
      the
      CD
      contains
      never
      before
     
     
      released
      tracks
      from
      Sky
      Cries
      Mary,
      Low
     
     
      Pop
      Suicide
      and
      The
      Elastic
      Purejoy.
     
    

    
     
      It's
      not
      really
      bad
      or
      really
      good,
      it's
     
     
      really
      just.
      .
      .
      there.
      That
      and
      it's
      really
     
     
      weird.
      Lots
      of
      instrumentals
      are
      included
      in
     
     
      between
      the
      other
      tracks
      so
      if
      you're
      into
     
     
      that
      kind
      of
      thing,
      which
      I'm
      not,
      then
      this
     
     
      CD
      may
      be
      for
      you.
      It
      certainly
      wasn't
      for
     
     
      me.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Brand
      New
      Heavies
     
     
      Excursions
     
     
      (EMI/Capitol)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      hip
      hop/jazz
      group
      The
      Brand
     
     
      New
      Heavies
      has
      been
      featured
      on
      such
     
     
      notable
      CDs
      such
      as
      the
      Higher
      Learning
     
     
      soundtrack.
      Their
      latest
      release
      contains
     
     
      some
      of
      their
      remixes
      and
      rare
      grooves.
     
     
      Most
      of
      the
      work
      on
      this
      one
      contains
      the
     
     
      retro
      seventies
      feel
      they've
      made
      popular
      on
     
     
      past
      CDs.
      It's
      a
      pretty
      good
      CD,
      but
      unfor-
     
     
      tunately
      it
      wasn't
      my
      style.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Iggy
      Pop
     
     
      Naughty
      Little
      Doggie
     
     
      (Virgin)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _
      Iggy
      Pop,
      the
      music
      icon
      who
      has__.
     
     
      been
      around
      since
      the
      late
      sixties,
      doesn't
     
     
      break
      any
      new
      ground
      on
      his
      latest
      offer-
     
     
      ing,
      Naughty
      Little
      Doggie.
      It
      is
      a
      solid
     
     
      effort
      with
      a
      good
      mix
      of
      the
      punk/thrash/
     
     
      metal
      style
      he's
      known
      for
      but
      really
     
     
      nothing
      new.
      Fans
      of
      the
      Chili
      Peppers
      and
     
     
      the
      Sex
      Pistols
      might
      want
      to
      pick
      this
      one
     
     
      up
      if
      for
      some
      reason
      they've
      got
      money
      .
     
     
      and
      nothing
      else
      better
      to
      spend
      it
      on.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Jaw
     
     
      Motor
      City
      Sleeps
     
     
      (Spock
      5
      Records)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      On
      his
      solo
      debut,
      Jaw
      stumbles
      his
     
     
      way
      through
      both
      good
      and
      bad
      music.
      His
     
     
      guitar
      driven
      rock
      sounds
      like
      The
     
     
      Rembrandts
      on
      some
      tracks
      and
      dying
      cats
     
     
      on
      others.
      Each
      time
      I
      found
      myself
     
     
      enjoying
      one
      song
      I
      found
      myself
      hating
     
     
      another,
      especially
      "Driving
      Down
      To
     
     
      Vegas".
      An
      Elvis
      impersonator
      he
      isn't,
     
     
      and
      unfortunately
      he's
      not
      a
      very
      good
     
    
   
   
    
     
      musician
      either.
      BY
     
     
      LORE
     
     
      CABORN