“Version make debut on CD From Page VB “Knockin” On Heaven's Door” to sublime effect with Gabrielle’s voice floating over the tamiliar retrain. Motown is a long way trom South London bur Gabrielle traverses the dis- tance with ease. For an update on the Diana Ross and the Supremes sound ciose your eyes and listen to “5 O'Clock” or “Falling”. At other times she can slow it down and take on the weight of the world like a modern Billie Holiday. Gabrielle co-wrote most of the songs on the album and worked with several producers {such as Johnny Dollar from Massive Attack’s Blue Lines sessions) to get everything just right. Mission accom- plished. — Joli Goodman Wi x&* Version — Weapon of Mass Distraction (Summer Salt Records 2000) A sophisticated first full- iength CD from a North Vancouver based indie band with a solid sense of melody and sonic surprise. Weapon was recorded in Vancouver at Hipposonic Studios and mixed by John Webster (Tom Cochrane, Pure, Rhymes with Orange) and ‘Todd Simco - (Pure, Satsuma, Kym Brown) at Chateau Shag. The upshot: productions values are very slick for a group squcezing the best last drops from a 1999 FACTOR grant. Awash as we are in these tepid times with pretty tuy boy groups, these guys appeal for the very fact that there is some meat to the message and punch in the delivery. Deep Cove singer-guitanst Mark Brooks dues more than wear his politics on his lyric sheet. Brooks was martyr for the B.C, Green Party, earning 653 votes in 1996. Version are Brooks, George Heras (guitar, vocais, program- ming), Kyle Radomski (drums) and Jeremy Scott (bass). — Michael Becker MOTHER INDIA Take our Foops & Home Deusvery When you any entree from menu 99 the price of the Chicken = Tandoori will be — $14H Sun. LAMB, BEEF or $9999 tives, CHICKEN CURRY 7 5-10 pm ? days/week 900 W. 16th, North Van. Ph: 985-8840 _ Fax: 986-5546 20 - North Shore Hews - Friday, Apni 21. 2000 Lynne ready to rock out From Page 15 Mieiby Lynne was worth the Wait” “It feels bke a good one.” Lynne says, “Like the one | always wanted to make. [was concentrating the first fow years doing the singing, record-making part, and you know Nashville’s the place for great songs. They were just coming to me and T cut songs T liked — after awhile [I real- ized I wanted to say more in the music.” Raised in Alabama, Lynne made an immediate impact when she moved to Nashville at 18. She opened for major acts such as George Jones and Conway Twitty upon the release of her debut CD on Epic produced hy Billy Shernil. At that stage Lynne thought she was on the right track, Growing up “I listened to lots of country, Bob Wills, Western swing, old pop, then Elvis and the Beatles [ater on.” Rut as a professional the for- mula of singing what other people wanted became unac- ceptable. Lynne began to reassess the way she approached the music. Discovering southern soul and rhythm and blues gave her the impetus to branch our. “I knew what I'd been missing. | didn’t want to make any more Nashville records. After the fifth record the songs started coming — I said something's zot to give and [ sat down and started wniting.” Lynne sought our Sheryl Crow’s producer Bill Bottrell to work with her. Impressed by the way he drew Crow's personality out in the music she would accept nothing less. The result is a soul master- piece that ranks up there with Dusty in Memphis and Aretha le Savour the Size! Franklin's southern forays but she will hear none of it, “H's very complimentary and it’s vreat bur] would hope to be half’ as good as they were.” LAs Shelby Lyane covers a wide spectruni of the px wp ver- nacular but always remains rooted in the southern soul wurnix. Strings to sweeten the grit, horns to dave hame the sentiment. All without losing an Alabama state of mind. Lynne makes the PLOcEns sound so simple. “This record was made with an acoustic guitar and my voval and then we made a record around it. Every song tells a story in its own individual way — that’s why they sound so different, 5 0 | Dinner: Easter Brunch & Dinner § Hot & Cold Buffet Brunch with 22 Different Selections 3 Seatings: Sam, 11:30 am, 1:45 pm Children under 4 ec or jee, Children under II only '8” Lomb Sirloin or Stuffed Chicken Black Tusk Park Royal South _ Cail to Reserve 922-5311 3 course meal; Baked Salmon or Roasted 18% Tpp but they work together.” Surprising!y the album was released in England tirst where i received rave reviews. “America wasn't ready -~ they seeded more start up ame -— the ULK. wanted to put it out and | definitely wanted to get out and work it. There was no plan it just sert of happened.” She has come along way trom her early career where hair styles scemed almost as important as the music. 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