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22 - Wednesday, May 10, 1989 - North Shore News

Unadorned and essential

CYNICAL GRAHAM PARKER MEETS THE MARK

GRAHAM IS live and essen-
tial in America; Jody’s latest
liner notes counsel: “‘Don’t
be fooled by materialism,
cash, false illusions, and an
illusive high. Say ‘“‘“NO” to
drugs ... the first time and
every time; The Saints are
knighted; Dirt Band and
friends inspire.

the brain around.

What you get is wholesale glan-
dular agitation — powerhouse
dance music for good, clean floor
play. Sweat!

MICHAEL
BECKER

Voice.

“Australia’s Waterboys, The
Saints, turn out a swashbuckling
opus, rocking and swaying with a
brash, voice-of-the-people sinceri-
ty’’ — Music NOW.

**** Nitty Gritty Dirt Band —
Will The Circle 8e Unbroken Vol.
il, MCA 1989

This is a Cadillac delivery of old
timey music, gospel, country and
blue grass. The 20-song

. record reviewer blockbuster picks up the pickin’
Alon Graham Parker — Live! and playin’ from where the first
yes" in America, BMG Music *** The Saints — Prodigal Son, Dirt Band circle of 18 years ago
Recorded live in Philadelphia in Wy Records 1988 left off. ;
he fall r BB, the ‘di Ha ff Pp “As ambitious and earnest as Pious American traditional music
the sh of °88, the disc of the a U2, as sassy and strutting as the is presented by an all-star cast of
erat ite connie, of the Stones’’ — Spin. thousands including Roy Acuff,
snar ing Brie s creative output over “Compelling post-punk blend- Earl Scruggs, Chet Atkins, Johnny
Spaets rhe ve h ed with soul and a little folk Cash, The Carter Family, Rosanne
it ed sim ty by. Pp tongue . rock...’ — Musician. Cash, Emmylou Harris, Bruce
tempered simply by a lone guitar, “It’s Bailey's bellowing blues Hornsby and a bushel! of Johns;

the caustic blasts, like Soul Cor- .
ruption, and the bittersweet bits, soul that’s the kicker, knockout John Hiatt, John Denver and John

You Can't Be Too Strong, stand
unadorned and essential.

The angry, acerbic, not-so-young
man meets the mark. Watch out
global evil doers, this is the guy
who's going to burn your
playhouse down.

*** tody Watley — Larger Than
Life, MCA Records 1989
She’s young, gifted and black

* Photo submitted

GRAHAM PARKER'S latest is recorded live and in America, a land he
sometimes beats up with words.

Saturday
May 13, ’89

and deliverance” — The Village Prine.

and the gal’s got her funky libido

set on overdrive. While Madonna p At All .

is preoccupied with prayerfu

thoughts and embarrassing soda articl pati ng

Pop sponsors, Watley slips into the Locations .

spotlight as the next big thing in
boy toy land.

The disc is not subtle. It smacks
you in the rump with boom-boom
bass, bottom-heavy percussion,
snaky guitars and Watley’s pouting
voice. There are no deep words to
be second-guessed, no tricky me-
lodic twists to marvel at and wrap

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