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The Red and Black • Wednesday, April 25, 1990 • 5
SOUND
Try not to look ‘Behind the Mask’
By GENE WILLIAMS
Contributing Writer
Fleetwood Mac: "Behind the
Mask” (Warner Bros.)
Fleetwood Mac invites its fans to
look "Behind the Mask” — the
band's newest offering.
And oh, what a terrible sight it
is.
The band has yet to overcome
the loss of guitarist Lindsey Buck
ingham, who left the group in
1987. Billy Burnette and Rick Vito
alternate in an attempt to fill the
void of the departed guitarist, but
they have a lot to learn.
Burnette and Vito debuted with
Fleetwood Mac during the ‘Tango
in the Night” tour and “Behind the
Mask” is the duo’s first real crack
at recording with the band, al
though Burnette and Vito did re
cord two tracks, “No Questions
Asked” and “As Long as you
Follow,” for the 1988 “Greatest
Hits” album.
The band has yet to
overcome the loss of
guitarist Lindsey
Buckingham, who left
the group in 1987.
Outside of “Save Me” — the first
cut from “Mask” — the album fails
to capture the grace and style of
previous Mac recordings. “Save
Me” combines drums, blues guitar
and Christine McVie’s soothing
tones and is reminiscent of their
best album, “Rumors," which sold
over 20 million copies.
However, the rest of the album
is all downhill. Burnette and Vito
try to bring a John Cougar-like
rockabilly sound to “Stand on the
Rock” and “When the Sun Goes
Down.” Both lack Buckingham’s
strong voice and the new style they
try to bring to Fleetwood Mac fails.
Burnette does score with “In the
Back of My Mind,” a haunting tune
with a steady, rhythmic drumbeat
and the faint sounds of Stevie
Nicks’ tamborine.
Nicks also turns in a hot-and-
cold performance on the album.
She muddles weakly through
“Love is Dangerous,” appearing as
a mere shadow of the lady who
sung “Gypsy” years ago. But she
does find some of her past glory on
“Affairs of the Heart,” a solid, foot
tapping song.
“Behind the Mask” is an album
that should be purchased only by
those Mac lovers who need it to
complete a collection. If you
haven’t formed an opinion on
Fleetwood Mac, don’t judge them
by this poor performance. The
group goes on tour this year and
hopefully willplay only older stuff,
keeping this new material “Behind
the Mask.”
Bloom a musician with conviction
By RACHEL CURRY
Entertainment Writer
Luka Bloom: “Riverside” (Re
prise Records)
Arriving in Washington D.C.
from his homeland of Ireland two
years ago, Luka Bloom was out to
make it big in America.
He took his guitar and hunted
for the right club to showcase his
songs, but he was looking for some
thing very specific.
He turned down an offer to play
weekend gigs and took a weeknight
slot instead because he wanted to
gain an audience that came out to
see him, not a crowd that was
simply bar-hopping.
Bloom also wanted to gain recog
nition without the help of the re
cord companies.
He was concerned that any com
pany that signed him might try to
drown his music in needlessly
added instruments and overdubs.
Instead, he held out for a com
pany that would sign him on the
strength of his live performances.
Those performances must have
been strong. He landed opening
slots for The Pogues, The Violent
Femmes, Sinead O’Connor and Ho
thouse Flowers on their respective
tours and was asked to sing backup
on The Indigo Girls single “Closer
to Fine,” an offer he declined.
Last summer, Bloom found the
right record company. He signed
with Reprise records.
His debut album, “Riverside,” is
consistent with his pure acoustic
convictions.
All of Bloom’s songs deal with
the common theme of love. On “De
lirious” and “Over the Moon,” he
sings of being enthralled with
women.
These are both solid, enjoyable
tracks. He also covers this subject
on “An Irishman in Chinatown,” a
rollicking and humorous tune.
Another topic is lost love.
The melancholy song, “This Is
For Life” tells the story of lovers
separated when the man is sent to
jail.
“Gone to Pablo,” the best song on
the album, is about Picasso’s last
lover, Jacqueline, who killed her
self after the artist’s death. It’s a
desperately sad and beautiful
tune.
These two songs make it clear
that Luka Bloom is first and fore
most a storyteller.
With the help of his electro
acoustic and 12-string guitars, he
puts his stories to music and
makes “Riverside” a delightful
journey into this remarkable new
talent’s mind.
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