SOUND CHECK.COURTNEY LOVE Courtney Love Cobain[1] (born Courtney Michelle Harrison on July 9 1964) is an American rock musician and Golden Globe-nominated actress. Love is best known as lead singer for the now-defunct alternative rock band Hole, and for her two-year marriage to Nirvana : ``America's Sweetheart'' (Virgin/EMI) - One and one half stars When she's not flaunting the wealth, power and prestige that came with all that Nirvana cash, Love can be found trying to get someone to take her picture. Although she also occasionally makes albums, those efforts are overshadowed by her public antics. In this run-of-the-mill rock product, Love and her countless collaborators lift from dimly remembered singles of the '70s and '80s, offering few new twists. While Courtney watchers may get a kick out of curdled cur·dle v. cur·dled, cur·dling, cur·dles v.intr. 1. a. To change into curd. See Synonyms at coagulate. b. , self-referential songs like the Strokes dig ``But Julian, I'm a Little Bit Older Than You,'' ``All the Drugs'' or ``Zeplin Song,'' the real core of this tepid set are the bland heard-it-before power ballads ``Never Gonna Be the Same'' and ``Hold on to Me.'' Ten years ago, Love demanded we ``Live Through This.'' Today's answer is, we already did. - Fred Shuster DAVE A file sharing program from Thursby Software Systems, Inc., Arlington, TX (www.thursby.com) that allows a Macintosh to share files with a PC. Designed specifically for and needing installation only on the Mac, DAVE works with Microsoft's native SMB/CIFS file sharing protocols and uses DOUGLAS: ``Strange Liberation'' (Bluebird/BMG) - Four stars Perennial jazz poll-topper Douglas has always wanted to match wits with guitarist Bill Frisell William Richard "Bill" Frisell (born March 18, 1951) is a North American jazz guitarist, progressive folk musician and composer. Frisell uses a wide range of effects (delay, distortion, reverb, octave shifters, and volume pedals, to name a few) to create unique sounds from his and on this, his 21st album as a leader, the 40- year-old trumpeter has finally attained his wish. Pairing the marvelously soulful Frisell with Douglas and his spirited quintet (members include tenor saxophonist Noun 1. tenor saxophonist - a musician who plays the tenor saxophone tenorist saxist, saxophonist - a musician who plays the saxophone Chris Potter Chris Potter may refer to:
adj. 1. Feeling or expressing sorrow or grief; sorrowful. 2. Causing or suggesting sadness or melancholy: the mournful sound of a train whistle. current of these often troubled times. What a treat that ``The Frisell Dream,'' long a staple of Douglas' quintet, is now here (it was previously only available on a live compilation) with Frisell on hand to lend it the sort of open-chorded beauty that's his signature. How about an encore? - Glenn Whipp MOOT DAVIS Davis, city (1990 pop. 46,209), Yolo co., central Calif.; settled in the 1850s, inc. 1917. It is an education center with light industry; machinery, processed foods, and computer equipment are produced. The extensive Univ. : ``Moot Davis'' (Little Dog) - Three and one half stars He may be from Jersey, but Davis sounds like he was born in a 1950s honky-tonk somewhere south of the line - and never left it. Produced by Dwight Yoakam stalwart Pete Anderson, this collection of regrets, kiss-offs, hell-raisin' hard-drivers and stumbling indulgence does have a Yoakam-ish taste of traditionalism to it. But it sounds less studied, with a livelier interplay of swingin' door fiddling, pedal steel fondling and blister-busting electric guitar. And Davis' voice is as authentic as a sticky saloon floor. Check him out Wednesday and Thursday at Viva Fresh in Burbank. - Bob Strauss VARIOUS: ``Goodbye, Babylon'' (Dust-to-Digital) - Four stars Praise the lord and pass the CDs! Out of the ether comes this magnificent box set from the folks who put together the mind-expanding reissue of Harry Smith's folk anthology. ``Goodbye, Babylon'' focuses on America's prewar religious music, offering a lifetime or two of treasures. These highly enjoyable five CDs (an astonishing a·ston·ish tr.v. as·ton·ished, as·ton·ish·ing, as·ton·ish·es To fill with sudden wonder or amazement. See Synonyms at surprise. sixth disc features sermons from the '20s and '30s) take in such marvelous moments as Mahalia Jackson knocking out a jaw-dropping ``God's Gonna Separate the Wheat From the Tares,'' Sister Rosetta Tharpe testifying ``Strange Things Happening Every Day'' and preacher Claude Ely roaring ``There Ain't No Grave Gonna Hold My Body Down.'' The beautifully packaged box comes with a 200-page book full of Bible verses, lyrics and notes. Four stars and a Nobel Prize Nobel Prize, award given for outstanding achievement in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, peace, or literature. The awards were established by the will of Alfred Nobel, who left a fund to provide annual prizes in the five areas listed above. . - F.S. CAPTION(S): 5 photos Photo: (1) no caption (Courtney Love) Steve Granitz/WireImage.com (2 -- 5) no caption (CD covers) |
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