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ftlooemb** 30, 1994 EAR WAX FACTS The Family Cat Mogic Happens /Dedicated/ Arista Arista publicity forces LOVE comparing England’s Family Cat to a *new, improved* Psyche- delK Furs Well, maybe Both bands create textured, melodic rock, but many elements sepa rate Family Cat from the late great Furs (RJ P) Fomify Cat's Paul Frederick's vocals slide smoother than Richard Butler's, and Family Cars music is more rugged overall than the Furs' streamlined productions Mag* Happens captures the sound of young, wide-eyed explorers giddy over roaming their ever* evolving musical terrain And the tnple-gurtar lineup ensures you'd notice this band, if noth ing else Surprisingly, though, the quieter songs work best, when the formidable guitar section opts for tasteful subtlety over sonic bombast Inventive, ever- shifting melodies make Magtc Happens intriguing occasional youthful excesses seem like mild offenses after repeated listenings The material isn't stel lar. but it shows enormous promise It'd be interesting to hear a distinctive Family Cat 'sound* emerge once members tire of sampling the musical genre smorgasbord Katherine Yeske This Picture City of Sin / Dedicated / Arista In 1991. This Future released A Violent Impression, an incred ibly strong debut fuN of confident maturity ond intelligence Fcwor- abte comparisons to mid-era U2 abounded, especially regardng Symon Bye s Bono-esque. emo tionally dramatic vocals The MTV-powered first single. ‘No ted Ron.' exploded with daring sensual edginess, and things seemed prorrvsmg for the fledg- Lets* ling Dane A record label switch re sulted in a three year wait for City of Sin Fortunately, the al bum follows A Violent impressions strong leod. ap parently. the bond used those years to learn to manipulate its strengths to full advantage. Bye's charismatic crooning, paired with distinctive guitar- driven instrumentation, has fi nally started to crystallize into a lush signature sound — me lodic modern rock with sharp wit and playfulness Not all the material is bril liant. but most of it finds this young band confidently in charge of a blossoming *This Picture* sound Katherine Yeske Charlatans U.K. Up To Our hkps / Beggar s Banquet I wasn't really all that sur prised to see Steve HiHoge $ name in the producer s slot as sociated with Charlatans. Hilloge developed his pre-Orb reputation with Gong a hippy- dippy colectrve of ersatz avont jazz freaks, and then honed his skills with the likes of Simple Minds and Todd Rundgren I'd cal this effort the Traffic of the '90s. but it seems that Traffic has come back to claim that title Oh. well Charlatans, on the same token, work within a thick, organ-driven, ood-kxed pop genre that might have gone out of style sometime oround the time most of you were born Hilloge doesn t bring anything new to what they're tryng to do Iwho could?1 other than to try to rem it all into the same corral Hence, this IP finds them work ing within a tight craft, much less confused and scattered than previous efforts They even manage to drift over into Crowded House territory with ‘Can't Get Out Of Bed.* a born single Worth a spin or three J.E SumreH The Chris Duarte Group Texas Sugar /Stoertone A few years ago. before the Downstairs dosed. Chns DeBarr hired this guy to play there and said ~tou gotta come see Chns Duarte. .. you |ust gotta * Well. I ddn t get down to see hen. and after listening to this. I regret It This guy is incredible ... hereisa mm of Stevie Ray. Ughtnm and every other wonhwhie Texas gui tar singer there ever has been There's even a whole lotto Jmm happenn on this record Enjoy Bill Scoggins Charlie Musselwhite The World According to Charlie Musselwhite / Bind Pig This is a reissue of the Kick ing Mule release from 1978; it's the first time it has been avail able on compoct disc Charlie Musselwhite is the master of blues harmonica, and that is never more evident than on this CD My favorites include an acoustic song called ‘Shelby County Jail.* “Pistol In Your Foce* ond 'Harpin' on a Riff' Bill Scoggins Debbie Davies Loose Tonight / Blind Pig There are not many female blues performers practicing the craft ond Debbie Davies is one of the few good ones out there She has paid some dues m the Bonnie Raitt side of the field and emerges as solid and gutsy She also gets the nod from John May oil and that ain't no slouch Bill Scoggins Various Artists Reggae All Stars Hip Hop / VP A wild, tightly-mixed selec tion of hard-core Jamaican Dancehall backed by bass- heavy Hip Hop. all strung to gether ond featuring phat re mixes of some year-old favor ites Cutty Ranks kicks off over the famous 'Murder She Wrote* riddim which quickly switches into a Jeep-ready break beat, then Mod Lion takes over with his vein-popping remake of Mary J. Biiges 'Real Rich Girl* and Igina & Jr Rodigan contrib ute a rocking cover of ‘Get Here If You Can * The entire compila tion seems designed for either an aerobic patois-learning ses sion or a seriously secluded Bacchanalia 189-05 138th St.. Jamaica. NY 114351. Judson Kilpatrick Coffee House American Onion Soup A thick rich onion soup made with dark beer and topped with smoked mozzarella cheese and garlic croutons. Irish Coffee Irish Whiskey, Bailey's Irish Cream, coffee and whipped cream topped with a splash of Creme de Menthe. Zuppe Inglese Layers of Amaretto-soaked white cake, creamy Amaretto custard and mocha custard. Italian Chocolate Eclair Torte Chocolate cookie crust with layers of mocha cream, chocolate mousse, eclair pastry and topped with fudge & pecans. LUNCH Mon. - Fri. 11 a.m. to 5 p. BRUNCH Sac. 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