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_ COWBOY JUNKIE songwriter Michaei Timmins is in top form on their new release.

RACEFUL JUNKIES
unnerve; Jimmy
Scott thrills with a

“melancholy vocal touch;

“Blondie blasts back from the

Past... a

: - Cowboy Junkies — Pale Sun,

* . \Crescent Moon, BMG Music 1993
‘The Cowboy essence of 1992's
“Black Eyed Man is sublimated, |

. . Lachrymose country cues. make
.. way for the desolate and uncertain
+ world of the junkie. The blues rise
“cin the shadow of the crescent |
oe moon, © 3°
"Margo Timmins’ relentlessly cool
"vocals are heated with tougher
electric blues guitar riffs.
Songwriting brother Michael
Timmins, one of the best of con-

_ temporary lyricists working in the
“pop idiom, is in top form with
“lyrics rich in startling images, finely
“honed narrative and emotional
portent.” -

Jiminy Scott — All The Way, Sire
Records 1992
A rare singer; Scott is ne of
those ignored huge talents who
has yet to reap the rewards due to
anvartist of his calibre:
tis stock in trade is standard

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FOR THOSE Jandiubbers left
ashore during the Carol Ships’
sail past, West Vancouver's

. Cultural Services has come up
with the first annual Proces-
sion of Lights, commencing at
the Ambleside concession on
Sunday, Dec. 19 at 6:30 p.m.

The. Carol Ships are ex-
pected to. pass Ambleside
. Park at:7:30 p.m,

In the meantime, the Silk
Purse ‘at 1570 Argyle Ave. is
hosting a lantern-making
workshop this Sunday, Dec.
12.

For more information call °
925-3605.

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1730, MARINE DR. W. VAN, 926-7710

Jimmy Scott and Blondie gems’

Michael Becker
CORD REVIEW

ballads — Cahn, the Gershwins,
Porter etal. .

The 68-year-old singer has a
high, soulful voice. He worked
with Lionel Hampton in the late -
1940s. Marvin Gaye, Frankie Valli
and Nancy Wilson attribute him as
an influence. Ray Charles cut a
disc with him in 1962. ©

On this one it’s the dramatic,
deliberate phrasing that chills.

Every consonant counts.

He owns these classic ballads.
Blondie — Blonde and Beyond,
Chrysalis Records 1993).

Blondi¢ bubbled up from the -
mid-70s New York glam-punk
scene. The children of Andy
Warhol and the Shangri- tas lived
at CBGB and Max’s Kansas City.

Debhie Harry's Playboy-bunny
blonde looks and Chris Stein's
kitschy musical hooks elevated - .
Blondie beyond the rarefied New
York scene. They caught the New
Wave and rode it for several
albums’ worth with wit, humor.
and verve. :

Blonde and Beyond goes one
better than a best-of compilatica.

The 19 tracks revisit some of the
pop gems overshadowed by the

its; include foreign-language ver-
sions of some of the more familiar
cuts; and blast out live versions.

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