32 - Wednesday, May 22, 1991 - North Shore News

Jackson

OE SHOWS creative

flow; Aurlus Mahele is

crowned soukous king:
Mr. Mackenzie says hello.

Michael Becker
RECORD REVIEW

Joe Jackson — Laughter And
Lust, Virgin Records 1991

The pop chameleon leaves
technicolor tracks.

Jackson shows us why he’s re-
mained relevant and commercially
viable since he hitched a ride on
the British New Wave with the
1979 release of Look Sharp.

Jackson follows his instinct as a
music writer first. Chart-mongering
is secondary (check Jackson’s take
on the biz on Hit Single).

The result over the years has
been an eclectic body of work. He
takes risks — 1981's Jumpin’ Jive,
Body and Soul in 1984, the Tucker
soundtrack in 1988 to name a few.
New ways to play are found in the
creative stretch.

So Laughter and Lust makes the
head spin with its stylistic shifts
and jolts and wicked barbs.

In less clever hands this grab bag
would have burst under the
weight of self-conscious gim-
crackery. Oddly enough, the true
test of the quality of the prizes
contained within is proved on a
cover tune. Jackson's azgressive
cover version of a Fleetwood Mac
chestnut, Oh Well,

No shame, nothing lame.

Aurlus Mabele With Loketo —
King Of Soukous, Sound Wave
Records 1991

Filling the guitar void left by
departed fret speedster Diblo
Dibala, Loketo leader Mabele
makes more use of the harmoni-
ous female voices backing his
singing.

4

looking sharp
with Laughier and Lust

photo submitted

JOE JACKSON retains his relevance on Laughter And Lust by
following his music-writing instincts.

The progression over the past
three releases shows an increas-
ingly production-minded studio
sheen to the band's intoxicating
brand of soukous music.

The changes come across as an
evolutionary notch forward rather
than a make-do adjustment fol-
low. ng the loss of a fine guitarist.

Creating extremely lively music
on a purely physical level, Loketo
dances on to spiritual ground with
the particularly effective Un Seul
Dieu (One God) — a prayertul
soukous confection,

Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie, Ra-
dioactive Records 1991

Edinisurgh, Scotland brings to
North American ears a band that
conveys both raw guitar urgency
and an intuitive feel tor resounding

pop hooks. Add ta that the potent
lyrical contributions of a
songwriting team — (drummer)
Derek Kelly and (singer-guitarist)
Martin Metcalfe — that knows
haw to make the most of few
words and startling strings of met-
aphor.

One of the prime cuts, Blacker
Than Black. blasts open this 14-
song debut. Busting out all
spaghetti western bravura and
twang, Metcalfe’s nasal voice-of-
doom proclaims memorable
words: “Death is a pony that’s
waiting for me. His name is Luigi.
He's tied to the black tree.”

Bracing, slightly sinister stuff for
now pop people who fancy a bit
of edge.

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