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means, expect violence.”

talking shite anyway.” And of

the band's success he says, “I

don’t really worry about it until
somebody phones up and says

yout gone platinum, and |
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Del Amitri are a-surly band, | mum." y ~
thought. Who would have the Del Amitri are going plices. GREAT SCOTS — Del Amitri are
audacity to put a cheeky statement — Hope she's got lots of room on Justin Currie, lain Harvie, David

“likethis in their liner notes? [her wall.
expected Justin Currie, the Scottish Cummings and Andy Alston.

band's lead vocalist, to be some : i wy a
kindof primadonna. Srar Trek's
Scotty with an attitude. Instead 1
found an affable chap folding his
underwear." :

“Sorry about this,” he says. Wee:
spoke"a few hours before the band
played’ to..a’ sell-out crowd at the
Town Pump. on Friday night. The ; Come and Join: Us
band : was running on lite sleep. | For

having flown in from L.A. only OMPLIMENTARY BIRTHDAY CAKE

hours before and preparing to go to , , ,
Seattle just ive short hours after the Friday, s Sacurdayy & Sunday, Sept 8,9 & 10,1995
noon - pm

gig-in. Vancouver would ‘finish.
ENTER TO WIN

Currie took advantage of the time to
one. of 1% basketballs

tuthrough the’ chaotic mass of
wrinkled trousers, underwear ‘and prizes supplied by ‘Virne Ouc Sports
“an our

shirts'that emerged in a ball-from
“Shoot Some Hoops” Basketball Shoot

large brown paper bag.
Del Amitri’s sound is notorious- 90)

Saturday, Sepe 9. 12:00 noon - 2:00 pm

“VISIT WITH

ly'difficult to label. “We've always ”
called ourselves a pop/rock band.” §
ys Currie. © .
However, within their new CD. § : * The Campbell Sour t Kids
Twisted, the songs are discrete; and f Scotties Little Softic *
from album to album they've run oe. % The Oreo Man *
the gamut — ‘rock ballads to effer- ff COMPLIMENTARY FACE PAINTING
Nescent feel. ditties to songs with a Sacurday, Sept. 9 - 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
The cou Dr Joy Back Massage Demo Fri. & Sat. 12:00-4: 00 | pm

The country influence is under-  §&
“given what Currie Cosmetic Makcovers Pri. onl 3: 00- 7: 00 pm
“mis- ff yj a _—

“romanticism at * about

‘Scottish ' bands are terribly —
fatuated with America for some

cheezy,* country- vand-western m side
of America. seen — dike Elvis’

melancholia’ that : nitliot members
3 Of the “I- -lost-my-farm- -and- -my-gal-
has-left-me” country crowd: both |;
ate depressed most of the time. The
enthusiastic optimism expressed. in
Roll To Me — the band's latest sin- .
hich ‘is currently” receiving ” GRANDS, VERTICAL PIANOS,
PianODISC PLAYER: Pi ANOS ‘AND

» DIGITAL PIANOS Too!

The band seems to be more ei OVER 250 ©

home dealing with weightier issues, .

ich’as the media’s exploitation of |. PIANOS ee

uman: suffering for commercial "|

profit: Food For Songs is about how ; ‘RY

I'd feel ::, if 1 was in a position of AVAILABLE!

desperate. suffering and -having a Spinets, Consoles, Studios, Grands

ay: camera poked in my face and and Digital Piaizos and all ac :
inking somewhere in the back of | iev » Low, Prices!

my. mind that Phil Collins is going . | Unbelievable Low, Lo

to be sitting on his fat arse watching A SALE SO LARGE WE.

the: elly ‘and:he's going to write a HAD TO RENT THE.

Song about me.” More folding. Blue

Underwear _ this time. “1 for cone

don’t live my life ambulance-chas-

ie looking for the next good story.”
To:.the ;comtrary, A Del Amitri
concert is a good time. Much danec-

ing: and revelry. And. despite the

sometimes | sombre tone, their songs
don'trely“on the kind of maudlin
melodrama that makes you! want to

strangle the -singer or have hin’

committed.
Del Amitri (whose name, ve
en told, ‘means “some friends”),
are Jus t regular guys with everyday
problems... a
In’ fact, the: appeal of Del Amitri
lies in ‘their self ~deprecating charm.

Despite . the favorable response

10-Twisted, Justin Currie: will try to ;
Il -you he’s: not: much ofa song:

Writer. When we are apologetically
terrupted by, a crew, member,

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