Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 15, 1994, Winnipeg, Manitoba B4 Winnipeg free january top band never stops surprising crowded to Gether the band that has kept listeners guessing about what its going to do does it again on its fourth Al crowded House emerged As a Trio from the splinters of new Zeal ands split Enz in sing Ergui Marist Tim brother of band member Neil joined two years ago for the woo face now Hes replaced by Ameri can keyboardist Mark the truly wonderful aspect of this band is that it has never stopped originally just a pop band with an ear for Clever arrangements and irresistible it has become much recorded in an isolated House in new alone together shows a quartet at ease in an Ever increasing Range of where woo face was alone to Gether is occasionally whose alluring voice remains one of pops most echoes John Lennon in both voice and alienation sentiment on in my command and locked unlikely producer youth Best known As a Punk bassist and for re mixing pm wisely applied a featherlight subtleties from Light percussion to carefully Lay ered in the 38 voice brass band and five log drummers Shoul Dve blown the roof instead they add to an Al ready Heady this ones Worth digging Stephen Ostick sound opinion 1 lies pop record reviews Aro from free press stall and wire highest rating is five Slavek solstice Musa Hanzlik is the Winnipeg based Bluegrass guitarist who Immi grated Here As an adult after grow ing up in what was who knew based on this second recording As Spring in the old he Mustoe been born with Kentucky Blue blood flowing through his these 13 original tracks recorded in Nashville with Banjo Star Beta Fleck and several studio mainstays Glisten with the almost Lively picking that makes Bluegrass so much but Hanzlik european upbringing comes through in his de touring from country roads to Cobblestone streets and even Gypsy this ones As much hey As it is Stephen Ostick the Robert Cray shame and a sin Robert Crays virtuosity with the strato Caster always has overshadowed his songwriting and singing without the Cray be the great crossover Success that he on shame and a the guitarist creates his most accessible work to combining his recent forays into Rock and soul with some Fine Cray effortlessly switches Mark Hart Paul Nick Seymour and Neil finn make up crowded House going from the classic 1040 blues to the dont break this the campy 1040 blues sets the tone for Crays blues com plete with gramophone like vocal treatment so sounds straight from an old 78 rpm but its on dont break this ring that Cray allows his guitar to simply keep beat As he does his Best Smokey the song should find its Way to in Many shame and a sin is similar to Eric Clapton journey Man in 1989 a blues guitarist aptly displaying his incredible no longer just a blues Cray shows on his latest its High time he be mentioned with such Concrete Moon this los Angele based band is known for its disturbing and mexican Moon is As grim and shadowy As its voodoo inspired cover Art Robert Cray second from and his Combine Rock and soul with excellent led by powerhouse vocalist Johnette who also plays Bass and writes most of the Concrete blonde uses a melodic sound to explore the Darker Side of the human mexican Moon hits hardest when Napolitano plumbs the Depths of religion and Jesus for give me for the things in about to say is an angry crawl through the swamps of sin and but the most chilling Cut has to be which opens with a recording of cult Leader and mass murderer Jim Jones in the throes of a psychotic rant to his the sheep Are running scared tonight Napolitano growls menacingly Over a grinding Napolitano lyrics deliver the but her voice is the driving on heal it she wails with an abandon worthy of Grace this album is full of Power though provoking but be not eaters radio the a band that has never strayed far from parody to begin pay Tongue Incheck homage to the summer of love in yet another in a seemingly endless series of tribute the Veteran new York punks play it straight on Many of these dozen including the Amboy Dukes Flower Power Chestnut journey to the Centre of the the animals when i was Young and the rolling stones out of but when its time to cover John Jefferson air plane and especially Bob the quartet cant help but Speed things up with a Smirk and pile on the fuzz tone various to the streets celebrating the music of Don Covay Don Covay is probably better known by musicians for his song writing than by the Public for his the South Carolina native formed r and b group the rain bows which eventually launched Marvin Gaye in the the Good timers in the and in be tween played in Little Richards band under the pseudonym pretty it was aretha Franklin who immortalized Covay with her rec ording of Chain of Steppen Wolf solidified his reputation with his Sookie others who have recorded his work include the rolling Robert Jimi Sam Cooke and the Geils last while producers Jon Tiven and Joe ferry worked on their Curtis Mayfield peo ple get they decided to work on a similar tribute to rolling stones guitarist Ron Wood teams up with exl iving color bassist Buzz Skillings for Chain of Todd Rundgren joins forces with Gary Bonds and Chuck Jackson for mercy Mer and a soul Summit of Corey Bobby Womack and Johnny Kemp re member just got paid plays the title Back to the Robben Ford the Blue mile a fluid and creative Robben Ford shines on his latest excursion into the his version of the Cream classic politician matches the and the Solo is one of the albums most exciting other Fine num Bers include worried life blues and the title the suffers from Lack of personality whenever the material veers toward the contemporary jazz but there Are enough standouts that Mystic mile is a must for All lovers of electric blues Winnipeg symphony orchestra Winnipeg free press for Home delivery 6977001 country Racks up one third of top 15 Brooks maintains musical dominance by Stephen Holder new York times news service the twin pronged i assaults of grunge and hiphop May have made significant commercial inroads in i the pop marketplace in but in the final tally of the years bestselling adult contemporary music More than its in billboards annual listing of the years bestselling the soundtrack for the i bodyguard ranked followed by the Soprano saxophonist Kenny is soothing pop jazz the which featured Whitney Houston megabit i will always love sold More than 10 million copies in the United twice As Many As both albums were released by which sold More records in 1993 than any other according to i the baristas which was also spurred by the multimillion record sales of two country and and Alan i All the More spectacular considering that last year the Label placed 13th in billboards annual i country music continued its steady gain in percentage of the pop among the years 15 bestselling on third Garth Brooks Billy Ray Reba Brooks and and George Strait country the remaining 10 represented a Cross Section of soul and it was the second year in a Row that Brooks finished first in the list of bestselling his achievement was All the More stunning in that his records Are so infrequently heard on Urban radio following is a list of the years bestselling albums and singles As reported by two albums on the some gave All and Pearl made the top 15 two years an indication of the extended commercial life Span of a hit album once it catches Pearl the Only act with two albums in the top is currently the most popular Rock these Are the top artists combined albums and Garth Brooks Kenny g Pearl Jam Eric Clapton Billy Ray Cyrus Janet Jackson Michael Bolton Ore spin doctors Reba Mcentire Brooks and Dunn George Strait u2 Call now we pay the get we pay the get if you place your order before january two rooms Sicam Carpel cleaning four rooms clean save More Best value House special 5 12 Steps and 1 Hall sofa and chair we custom match our cleaning process to individual fabrics to safely remove dulling soil fabric will 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