SOUND CHECK.Fleetwood Mac/``The Dance'' Removed from MTV's life support, the much-trumpeted ``Rumours''-era Meatwood Flack reunion would have shriveled shriv·el intr. & tr.v. shriv·eled or shriv·elled, shriv·el·ing or shriv·el·ling, shriv·els 1. To become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying: up and blown away long ago. But until everyone is overdosed on nostalgia cash-in, you'll be inundated in·un·date tr.v. in·un·dat·ed, in·un·dat·ing, in·un·dates 1. To cover with water, especially floodwaters. 2. with this album's note-for-note remakes of such 20-year-old terrors as ``The Chain,'' ``Dreams,'' ``Go Your Own Way'' and ``Don't Stop.'' Musically, the band - anchored by Lindsey Buckingham's silvery guitar tone - pulls it off. After all, most of these songs consist of three chords straight out of ``Spanish Guitar for Morons.'' Vocally, though, the Mac attack is a bit frayed around the edges, a problem especially evident on twirling Twirling is any of several artforms, hobbies, or sport and recreational activities accomplished by spinning or rotating the twirled object either for exercise, or in a rhythmic, or otherwise artful manner. twit Stevie Nicks' tired witchy-woman routine ``Rhiannon.'' Along with the '70s hits are four new songs, which your CD player should be programmed to skip. A must to avoid. Out Tuesday. One and One Half Stars ?13- Fred Shuster Paul Weller/``Heavy Soul'' With his fourth solo effort, ex-Jam and Style Council leader Paul Weller Paul Weller may refer to:
midmost of such standouts as the two-part title track, the captivating cap·ti·vate tr.v. cap·ti·vat·ed, cap·ti·vat·ing, cap·ti·vates 1. To attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence. See Synonyms at charm. 2. Archaic To capture. ``Up in Suzes' Room,'' ``Peacock Suit'' and ``Driving Nowhere.'' But elsewhere the album seems thin, probably because several of Weller's longtime collaborators quit before sessions began. Unfortunately, a much-needed dimension went with them. Two and One Half Stars ?13- Fred Shuster McCoy Tyner Alfred McCoy Tyner (born 11 December 1938) is a jazz pianist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, known for his work with the John Coltrane Quartet and a long solo career that has been climactic. Tyner was born in Philadelphia as the oldest of three children. Trio with Symphony/``What the World Needs Now'' There's been some moaning that former John Coltrane “Coltrane” redirects here. For other uses, see Coltrane (disambiguation). John William Coltrane (September 23 1926 – July 17 1967), nicknamed Trane, was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. pianist McCoy Tyner's lush tribute to Burt Bacharach This biographical article or section needs additional references for verification. Please help [ to improve this article] by adding additional sources. Unverifiable material about living persons must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. was merely an attempt to soak up a few bucks. But there were no guarantees the disc would sell as well as it has. Besides, the world can't have too many reminders of Bacharach's wonderfully sophisticated pop writing. Tyner does a nice job with ``(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me,'' ``Alfie,'' ``The Look of Love'' and other familiar tunes. This will do until the Bacharach box set. Two and One Half Stars ?13- Fred Shuster Buddy Miller/``Poison Love'' Buddy Miller plays with Emmylou Harris' band Spyboy, but he's also a triple-threat solo artist. Like his wife, Julie Miller, whose stellar ``Blue Pony'' debut is one of this year's highlights, Buddy sings from the heart. He's also a bit of a rocker. Joining Miller on six of these superb 13 tracks are Harris and her top-flight touring band. Standouts include the title track's duet with Miller and Steve Earle Steve Earle (born Stephen Fain Earle January 17, 1955) is an American singer-songwriter, well known for his rock and country music, as well as for his many political views. He is also a published writer, a political activist and has written and directed a play. , plus Miller's twist on the Southern soul classic, ``That's How Strong My Love Is.'' Three and One Half Stars ?13- Fred Shuster Jen Trynin/``Gun Shy Trigger Happy'' Two years ago, when both Jen Trynin and Alanis Morissette released major-label albums during the same month, Boston's Trynin was getting the sure-to-click reviews. Oh well. Aside from the fact they're both female, Trynin and Morissette have little in common. Trynin boasts a decidedly adult take on relationships and her own weaknesses, where Morissette comes across as a kid. On this well-produced disc, Trynin benefits from subtle arrangements, strong guitar work and fine singing. Radio would be smart to jump on the intriguing ``Getaway (February).'' Three Stars ?13- Fred Shuster Jimmy Forrest/``All the Gin Is Gone'' Late tenor man Jimmy Forrest was best-known for the strip-club favorite ``Night Train.'' Here, he honks and bar-walks his way through some nicely sleazy material that represents jazz-soul guitarist Grant Green's first sessions. It's an all-star 1959 date that also features pianist Harold Mabern and drummer Elvin Jones on low-lights highlights including the ``Laura'' theme, ``Caravan'' and the hard-bopping title track. Three Stars ?13- Fred Shuster Geneva/``Further'' Anglophiles already know about Geneva Geneva, canton and city, Switzerland Geneva (jənē`və), Fr. Genève, canton (1990 pop. 373,019), 109 sq mi (282 sq km), SW Switzerland, surrounding the southwest tip of the Lake of Geneva. , a Scottish quintet highly touted by the British pop weeklies for several months. Like Suede, though, Geneva might be a tad too European for U.S. audiences. The most obvious problem, aside from the generally moody nature of the material, is singer Andrew Montgomery's high, fey vocals that make Queen's Freddie Mercury look like Jim Morrison. The album flows, however, and string arrangements add dimension to winners such as ``No One Speaks,'' ``Best Regrets'' and ``In the Years Remaining.'' Two and One Half Stars ?13- Fred Shuster Billy Joel/``Greatest Hits Vol. III'' Billy Joel, who it seems has sold more than a billion albums, is one of the few artists to have enough material to put together three greatest-hits discs. This retrospective (his first two were issued more than a decade ago) begins with two songs from ``An Innocent Man'' and concludes with three cover tunes. One stands out from the rest: the Dylan-penned ``To Make You Feel My Love.'' Incidentally, this package might include the last pop material you'll hear from Joel. He's leaving rock for classical music, saying he no longer feels like a rock 'n' roll rock 'n' roll: see rock music. kinda guy. If that's the case, he's had a hell of a run. And look forward to Billy Joel's Unfinished Symphony. Three Stars ?13- Stuart Levine 311/``Transistor'' If the standard quibble QUIBBLE. A slight difficulty raised without necessity or propriety; a cavil. 2. No justly eminent member of the bar will resort to a quibble in his argument. with 311 is there's nothing there, the rebuke of the quintet's new album, ``Transistor,'' must be there's too much nothing there. Weak rhymes, nebulous song constructions and colorless arrangements fill an album that's way too big for its britches. And that's less a commentary on the disc's length - 65 minutes - than on the band's seeming inability, no matter how valiantly it seems to be trying, to make rock that actually rocks, or reggae that actually grooves, or any combination of the two that makes an incisive sound. For all the bluster, one nugget Nugget A 15 year Gold FHLMC (Freddie Mac) bond; similar to a Dwarf. of 311 truth becomes increasingly clear: The band is, in the end, from Omaha. One and One Half Stars ?13- Brian McCollum Knight-Ridder Tribune News Wire 10,000 Maniacs/``Love Among the Ruins'' Twirling, warbling diva Natalie Merchant left 10,000 Maniacs in ruins when she departed in 1993 to twirl and warble on her own. In the meantime Adv. 1. in the meantime - during the intervening time; "meanwhile I will not think about the problem"; "meantime he was attentive to his other interests"; "in the meantime the police were notified" meantime, meanwhile , she's been replaced by Mary Ramsey, viola player and singer for the group John and Mary, which included original Maniacs guitarist John Lombardo. With Lombardo back in the fold, the first studio effort from the folk-pop favorites in five years is livelier than Merchant's droll droll adj. droll·er, droll·est Amusingly odd or whimsically comical. n. Archaic A buffoon. [French drôle, buffoon, droll, from Old French drolle , toothless ``Tiger Lily.'' Ramsey does a good Merchant with twice the beauty and half the pretension Pretension See also Hypocrisy. Prey (See QUARRY.) Pride (See BOASTFULNESS, EGOTISM, VANITY.) Absolon vain, officious parish clerk. [Br. Lit. . Her viola playing adds warm touches to ``Across the Fields'' and other songs, and she shines on a cover of Roxy Music's ``More Than This.'' The Maniacs' own songs, however, have lapsed into a reliable formula that forsakes the horns-and-strings variety of 1992's ``Our Time in Eden.'' Two and One Half Stars ?13- Sara Sherr Knight-Ridder Tribune News Wire CAPTION(S): 9 Photos Photo: (1) Pianist McCoy Tyner delves into the work of Burt Bacharach on ``What the World Needs Now.'' (2--9) no caption (CD covers) |
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