The
      Cadre
      +
      22September
      1998
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Real
      McKenzies
     
     
      Clash
      of
      the
      Tartans
     
     
      (Sudden
      Death)
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      This
      CD
      is
      a
      riot.
      The
     
     
      Real
      McKenzies
      are
      a
      group
     
     
      of
      idiots
      that
      like
      to
      play
      loud,
     
     
      and
      yet
      somehow
      maintain
      a
     
     
      fairly
      musical
      sound.
      These
     
     
      boys
      from
      B.C.
      take
      great
      pride
     
     
      in
      their
      Scottish
      Punk
      and
      |
     
     
      won’t
      be
      the
      first
      to
      say
      they
     
     
      shouldn’t.
     
    

    
     
      While
      the
      album
      isn’t
     
     
      mind-numbingly
      original,
      itisa
     
     
      lot
      of
      fun
      and
      the
      songs
      differ
     
    
   
   
    
     
      from
      each
      other
      enough
      to
      pre-
     
     
      vent
      irritation.
      Tracks
      like
     
     
      “Stone
      of
      Kings,”
      “Will
      Ye
      Be
     
     
      Proud,”
      and
      “To
      the
      Battle”
     
     
      are
      among
      the
      best,
      with
      tem-
     
     
      pos
      that
      will
      leave
      you
      dead
      on
     
     
      the
      floor
      if
      you
      dance
      to
      more
     
     
      than
      four
      in
      a
      row.
     
    

    
     
      The
      titles
      more
      than
      hint
     
     
      at
      the
      content
      of
      each
      song,
     
     
      leaving
      the
      lyrics
      somewhat
     
    
   
   
    
     
      self-evident,
      and
      so
      I'll
      focus
     
     
      on
      the
      music.
      The
      CD
      ends
     
     
      with
      a
      beautiful
      bagpipe
      ar-
     
     
      rangement,
      “MacLeod,”
     
     
      which
      takes
      a
      turn
      from
      the
     
     
      rest
      of
      the
      album,
      though
      fit-
     
     
      tingly
      so.
     
    

    
     
      I
      definitely
      recommend
     
     
      this,
      the
      Real
      McKenzies’
      sec-
     
     
      ond
      record,
      and
      hope
      that
      you
     
     
      give
      ita
      listen.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Henry
      Rollins
     
     
      Think
      Tank
     
     
      Universal)
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Henry
      Rollins
      is
      now
      on
     
     
      a
      double-disc
      with
      his
      new
     
     
      stand-up
      material.
      For
      a
      spo-
     
     
      kenalbum,
      it
      is
      very
      entertain-
     
     
      ing
      and
      edgy
      (the
      understate-
     
     
      ment
      of
      the
      year),
      and
      left
      me
     
     
      smiling
      for
      quite
      some
      time.
     
    

    
     
      My
      conscience
      does
      not
     
     
      sitso
      comfortably
      when
      listen-
     
     
      ing
      to
      Mr.
      Rollins,
      at
      times,
     
     
      since
      his
      language
      can
      be
      more
     
     
      than
      excessive.
      Not
      that
      |
     
     
      can’t
      handle
      strong
      language.
     
     
      I’m
      no
      soft-spoken
      person
     
    
   
   
    
     
      myself.
      However,
      after
      a
     
     
      while,
      I
      begin
      to
      whince
      and
     
     
      wish
      that
      he
      could
      cool
      off
      a
     
     
      bit.
     
    

    
     
      My
      suggestion
      is
      to
      lis-
     
     
      ten
      to
      these
      CDs
      in
      sections.
     
     
      Segments
      such
      as
      “Airport
     
     
      Hell,”
      “Television,”
      and
     
     
      “Weatherman”
      on
      disc
      one
      are
     
     
      among
      the
      best
      of
      his
      material,
     
     
      though
      some
      may
      disagree
      with
     
     
      me.
      All
      of
      disc
      two,
      as
      far
      as
     
     
      I’m
      concerned,
      is
      hilarious.
     
     
      From
      his
      descriptions
      of
      per-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      formances
      gone
      wrong
      (when
     
     
      he
      was
      still
      with
      his
      band),
      to
     
     
      faxing
      psychotic
      letters
      to
      his
     
     
      doctor,
      Rollins
      manages
      to
     
     
      make
      all
      things
      old
      new
      again.
     
    

    
     
      I
      can’t
      recommend
      this
     
     
      album
      without
      attaching
      a
     
     
      warning
      as
      far
      as
      language
     
     
      and
      content
      are
      concerned,
      but
     
     
      for
      those
      who
      appreciate
      the
     
     
      darker
      side
      of
      humour,
      wel-
     
     
      come
      to
      the
      world
      of
      Henry
     
     
      Rollins.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Misia
     
     
      Garras
      Dos
      Sentidos
     
     
      (Detour)
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Misia
      isanewartist
      from
     
     
      Spain
      who
      records,
      in
      Lisbon,
     
     
      what
      is
      termed
      as
      the
      Fado,
     
     
      An
      historic
      style
      of
      music
      that
     
     
      has
      many
      faces,
      she
      brings
      to
     
     
      it
      a
      voice
      that
      is
      piercing
      and
     
     
      haunting.
      ;
     
    

    
     
      The
      lyrics
      are
      sung
      in
     
     
      Spanish,
      understandably,
      but
     
     
      are
      translated
      into
      English
      on
     
     
      the
      sleeve.
      One
      doesn’t
      have
     
     
      to
      know
      the
      words,
      however,
     
     
      in
      order
      to
      sink
      into
      the
      rich
     
    
   
   
    
     
      melodies
      that
      are
      interpreted
     
     
      by
      guitar,
      piano,
      cello
      and
     
     
      accordian,
      in
      addition
      to
      voice.
     
    

    
     
      The
      title
      track,
      “Garras
     
     
      Dos
      Sentidos”
      (“The
      Claws
      of
     
     
      the
      Heart”),
      and
      others
      such
     
     
      as
      “Fado
      Do
      Returno”
      (“Re-
     
     
      turn
      Fado”--both
      I
      and
      II),
      and
     
     
      “Da
      Vida
      Quero
      Os
      Sinais”
     
     
      (“From
      Life
      |
      Want
      Signs”)
     
     
      are
      beautifully
      painful.
     
     
      “Nenhuma
      Estrela
      Caiu”
      (“Not
     
     
      One
      Star
      Fell”)
      and
      “Danga
     
    
   
   
    
     
      De
      Magoas”
      (“Dance
      of
      Sor-
     
     
      rows’)
      are
      among
      the
      surpris-
     
     
      ingly
      happier
      songs
      on
      the
      al-
     
     
      n.
     
     
      The
      lyrics
      are
      all
      by
      dif-
     
     
      ferent
      authors;
      Misia
      looked
      to
     
     
      renowned
      poets
      and
      writers
      in
     
     
      Spain
      to
      write
      lyrics
      for
      what
      is
     
     
      mostly
      traditional
      music.
      The
     
     
      result
      is
      a
      collection
      of
      over-
     
     
      whelmingly
      artistic
      creations
     
     
      that
      leave
      me
      silent.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Hole
     
     
      Celebrity
      Skin
     
     
      (Geffen
      Records)
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      When
      I
      picked
      up
      this
     
     
      CD
      I
      had
      no
      basis
      to
      which
      to
     
     
      compare
      it.
      I
      had
      never
      heard
     
     
      Hole
      before.
      Granted,
      though,
     
     
      I
      was
      overly
      familiar
      with
     
     
      Courtney
      Love
      herself.
      Her
     
     
      media
      and
      movie
      exploits
      had
     
     
      made
      her
      far
      more
      famous
     
     
      than
      her
      music
      had.
      I
      put
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      CD
      inexpecting
      to
      hearacom-
     
     
      bination
      of
      the
      all
      toocommon
     
     
      “alternative”
      brand
      of
      music
     
     
      mixed
      in
      with
      a
      bit
      of
      angst
      and
     
     
      vocal
      exhibitionism.
      |
      was
      how-
     
     
      ever
      pleasantly
      surprised.
      Al-
     
     
      though
      lyrically
      weak,
      full
      of
     
     
      thinly
      veiled
      metaphors
      and
     
     
      simplistic
      themes,
      the
      music
     
    
   
   
    
     
      was
      in
      itself
      good.
      |
      found
      ©
     
    
   
   
    
     
      myself
      tuning
      out
      from
      time
      to
     
     
      time,
      but
      I
      was
      on
      the
      whole
     
     
      pleased
      with
      the
      music.
      It
      was
     
     
      good
      to
      listen
      to
      while
      I
      sat
     
     
      back
      and
      did
      my
      homework,
     
     
      and
      relaxed
      with
      a
      book.
      Would
     
     
      I
      buy
      the
      next
      one?
      No,
      but
      I
     
     
      wouldn’t
      mind
      being
      given
      one.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Various
      Artists
     
     
      Songs
      of
      the
      Witchblade
     
     
      (Dreamworks)
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UE
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Now
      this
      was
      a
      weird
     
     
      one.
     
    

    
     
      I
      had
      always
      thought
     
     
      that
      a
      comic
      book
      by
      it’s
      very
     
     
      nature
      could
      have
      no
      sound,
     
     
      but
      it
      seems
      as
      though
      they
     
     
      have
      changed
      the
      rules
      on
      me.
     
     
      Meant
      as
      a
      good
      mood
      setter
     
     
      for
      the
      comics,
      I
      can
      under-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      stand
      this
      album;
      itis
      definitely
     
     
      moody.
      But
      as
      a
      stand-alone
     
     
      CD?
      Not
      quite.
      The
      music
     
     
      bounced
      from
      thrashing
      guitar
     
     
      riffs
      to
      tranquil
      little
      speeches
     
     
      by
      soft-spoken
      women,
      back
     
     
      to
      loud
      and
      obnoxious
      squeals
     
     
      from
      the
      guitar
      and
      then
      quiet
     
     
      again.
      All
      the
      while
      inter-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      spersed
      with
      bits
      of
      dialogue
     
     
      from
      the
      comics
      themselves
     
     
      explaining
      the
      history
      ofall
      the
     
     
      characters.
      Very
      moody,
      very
     
     
      boring.
      Nota
      CD
      to
      listen
      to
      on
     
     
      it’s
      own,
      but
      if
      you
      read
      the
     
     
      comics,
      or
      you’re
      reading
      a
     
     
      good
      book,
      pop
      it
      in
      and
      enjoy.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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