26 - Wednesday, March 18, 1992 - North Shore News Spinal Tap back with more lampoonery PINAL TAP breaks wind; Webb Wilder S goes boogie bonkers; Jules Shear shares prime pop-craft. Spinal Tap — Break Like The Wind, MCA 1992 The mock rock Druids win over initial scepticism by weight of craf- ty idmpoonery. Deliberate stupidity informs both lyrics and delivery. As was the case with the Spinal Tap debut spun from the Rob Reiner film . project, This Is Spinal Tap, the songs span three decades in the recorded life of these lunkheads. Long before the Spinal Tap con- ceit, about the time the group retreated to Tapper Nige! Tufnel’s (Christopher Guest) castle in Liechtenstein in 1975 to ponder their future in the wake of the poorly selling Bent For The Rent. Guest and Harry Shearer (Spinal Tap’s Derek Smalls) were cracking . up listeners on the National Lam- poon radio show. Michael Becker RECORD REVIEW Those of us who emerged on the other side of the prime-time TV black hole known as Laverne and Shirley will remember Spinal Tap frontman David St. Hubbins (Michael McKean) as dumb but blonde Lenny. The humor is impeccable save for a lapse of sardonic misogyny with the opening track Bitch School. The parody of an attitude prevalent among metal-headed practitioners is misplaced. Otherwise it’s a gas counting the cliches and figuring out which sacred classic rock cow gets Photo si submitted AS WAS the case with the Spinal Tap debut spun from the Rob Reiner film project, This Is Spinal Tap, the songs span three de- cades in the recorded life of the band. NORTH SHORE LIGHT OPERA SOCIETY Proudly Presents Gilbert & Sullivan's IOLANTHE Mustcal Comedy at Its Best - A Superb Satire Centennial Theatre 23rd & Lonsdale, North Vancouver March 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28 - 8:00 p.m. Matinee: March 22 - 2:00 p.m. Call the Centennial Theatre Box Office at 984-4484 23rd & Lonsdale, North Vancouver or Ticket Master at 280-3311 or call any cast member 985-3881 Prices: Adult 811° Sentor/Student 89° Age 12 & under 87* * Prices do not include Ticket Master service charge. skewered where in this elegant stylistic jigsaw puzzle. Break Like The Wind is ex- cessive and inflated, silly and smart. Flatus-inducing guests Cher, jeff Beck, Joe Satriani, Slash and Dweezil Zappa make for a rollick- ing round of icon-levelling, gale- force wind breaking. Webb Wilder — Doo Dad, Praxis/BMG 1991 Nashville’s Webb Wilder are deep into that good ‘ol boy voodoo-boogie thing. With much straight ahead, knock ‘em dead kerrang, the band rocks hard enough, dumb enough and quirkily enough to be some serious fun. The wilder excursions come in the form: of the cover tunes. There is a perky roadhouse rave-up of lan Hunter's post-Mott The Hoo- ple nugget Big Time. Big Joe Williams’ Baby Please Don’t Gois real gone here, and the take on the Electric Prunes’ | Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night) crackles with psychedelic overload. jules Shear -- The Great Puz- zle, PolyGram 1992 Shear may be remembered sur- facing as Jules and The Polar Bears at the close of the 1970s. Many will know his songs as recorded by , others — Cyndi Lauper scored = hit with her version of Ail Through The Night for example. He’s easily one of the better and 44 ‘Break Like The Wind’ is excessive and inflated, silly and smart. 99 most engaging young pop song- writers working the scene today. Like sound-alike Tom Fetty, Shear elevates a limited voice by providing it with atresting material to work with. He knows how to make words work to make emo- tions stick. He’s looked closely at relationships and packs a load of reflective insight inte his vignettes. The Sad Sound Of The Wind will - score well with love’s walking . ; wounded. Dreams Dissolve In Tears, a duet with Pal Shazar, : shows how a chorus can say a lot : with a string of ‘simple words: - . “Salt dissolves in water, youth: dissolves in years, but it’s the hardest fade to watch the way that : dreams dissolve in tears.’’ Baliei: RA.D. Jazz, Tap. Musical Theatre , Creative & Coniemporary li levels - ages 2 1/2 yrs. to adult Register Now for Spring Term 926-6535 1735 Inglewood Avenve Wesl Vancouver. 8.C. V7V tY8 Get Your Car Rea , to Roll this Spring Now is the time to see how your car weathered through the winter. Watch for the Spring Car Care Guide : in. your Friday March 27th edition | of the North Shore News. Look for practical advice on products and services to keep your car performing. From hints for the experienced do-it-yourselfer to words of advice fram seasoned veterans. « THE VOICK OF NORTH AND WEST VANCOUVER SERVING YOU New Classes begin March 23