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I - . 1 $ « ■ £ phSF FUTURE J VI SOUNDS/] I’ I Backbeat soundtrack producer Don Was has assembled a veritable ‘supergroup’ featuring bandmembers J® PI fllfl Bw 1 Dave Grohl, Mike Mills, Thurston Moore and Don Fleming. To top it off Dave Pirner belts out Paul JSJbjW Mwftl L ■ I S McCartneys vocal parts and Greg Dulli wails on john Lennons vocals. Among the turbocharged RHMM li] tracks are remakes of classic Beatles versions of‘Rock ‘n’ Roll Music’,‘Money’,‘Please Mr Postman’ E*' ? >a / ill and‘Twist and Shout’. ' ' / jj The searing soundtrack fuels one of the years most intriguing films. Set in Hamburg in 1961,. hk yVnDpVH fl Jl Backbeat examines a little known side of the early Beatles, and tells the story of Stu Sutcliffe, | - 11 *Bl JhJLf) I 1 I the Beatles’first bass player and close friend of John Lennon. The film traces the creative and ■tt JL v [' I jUy ~4 L 3 emotional triangle formed by Sutcliffe, Lennon and photographer Astrid Kircherr, a leading light I j ’"’J ‘ JLa 1 ~ jSJ of Hamburgs’ artistic community who is credited with being the architect of the ‘Beatles style’, 1. I I’*■ including the haircuts! 14 Al 1 al s ssSSJm TVidZHLi'tl in W lit®’/ r *1 i LgMW Lalah Hathaways’ eponymous 1990 debut was not, as many anticipated, filled with the sweet anxiousness of a young ® I artist with a father like hers — the legendary soulman Donny. Instead ‘Lalah Hathaway’ was assured and confident. ’ , ' I I s i ■ She has a tremendous down reaching voice and a pacing that seems to be borrowed fron —one. She can hit 10 'MM J II U notes in three seconds with the rest of the new jack princesses, but her poise, her ability to present her voice to I * J f| thirsty listeners like a jug of clear water sets her completely apart. blahs torchy elegance is resolent of secret after ' '* UH IShel hours saloons, quiet tears and candles burning at their wicks end. ‘A Moment’ is a solid independant step for a woman M I descended from music royalty. L- * * </ 1 |p|| —Vibe June/July 94. ' I „ I """ /* / , : ■ -;-<S-r ■ J ■ Langauge of The Heart is the new album fron Denmark’s top selling artist Sanne. Recorded with F' I Sanne backed by Little Feat who describe her as ‘probably the best female singer I've ever heard. l I Her kind of professional attitude has only been experienced with two other singers, Bruce IS| I Springsteen and Bob Seger. She sends chills through you when she sings.’ “SI “ The bum is proceeded by the single ‘Haven’t I Been Good To You’ which features tracks written | Pxm by Shery! Crow and Maggie Ryder. It was produced by Nick David (Genesis, Velvet Underground). M jKow Available on Compact Disc only. d _a|; fe fi I I “Storming solo debut from the ex Young Disciples singer with the serious family pedigree. True |g 1 - /* fTIJi h|g| Spirit lives up to it’s name with booming basslines, large London grooves and ballads that stay B //< ■Tj on the right side of schmaltz. Rumour has it that the new Young Disciples material is massive. L , 5 ' BH|I 1 ■Bl Even if that’s the case it will have to go the full distance to top this confident, solid release.” I ■ ■..■■■ i -J ■F — Planet, July 1994. ill HL True Spirit featuring ‘Mama Said’ available on Cassette and Compact Disc. I 0 , ‘f" * Bl i'ft 11 I e hrM I 'WB &BM arc Ginger Baker, Jack Bruce (ex Cream) and Gary Moore. A new group, but one with a I T ‘I I JBHb, :( f convincing combined musical heritage. Baker and Bruce are the world’s most famous rhythm I : f HI ' vffll sect ’ on ’ an£ l are joined by Moore whose musical background covers heavy metal, contempory I I "■ fg!| rock, jazz rock and the blues. Around the ext [) ream features on g styles ranging from R& B | ant * ' n y° Ur fa Ce rOC k t 0 b' ues an d 60 >s inspired tracks, and includes the forthcoming single HI ||||| IfBBB ‘Where in the World’. Available on cassette and compact disc. i —fl It eloquent rock n’roll? Let CRACKER satisfy your appetite. II CRA.. jScggß I ® The striking follow up to the lauded 1992 self-titled debut, KEROSENE HAT has ex Camper Van SO p Beethoven member David Lowery and partner-in-crime Johnny Hickman in fine form. Featuring |||fe. . ~;.~ 4 zr' Ww -f' the debut single ‘Low’ (out now) and the forthcoming ‘Get Off This’ which combines stomping Ini I guitar-driven grooves with very’s wry lyrics. X? ** W B Available on cassette and compact disc. -I Mg] B w ; | s j i g The legendary swamp rock guitarist returns with his first new album for many years. A classic g knocked together between his San Diego farm and Hollywood’s Capital Studio, ‘Closer To You’ is gj like nothing you’re likely to hear this year. i ■■ -■ 0 s a lompilea from public opinion, the triple J Hottest 100 assembles 32 of "thT 100 biggest ' fc (i.' ler on one double CD. This album showcases the genuinely biggest Pop, Smashing Pumpkins, Bjork, The Breeders, Radiohead, The I Cranberries, Porno For Pyros, Dinosaur Jnr, Nick Cave, Belly, King Missile, Buffalo Tom, Stone ; ■ I Temple Pilots, Juliana Hatfield, Am I, US3, and more. Much more. 16 more tracks in fact. B J — —....... ■ ■ MlllH . i—l -aHWOMW H ■ ..t: . r-i It . r j I ’ I The mos ' loved album of weaves ts way further into 1994. Featuring‘Rocket’, ‘Disarm’, I y ’Today’ an ‘Cherub Rock’ within it’s hard-hitting and hypnotic brilliance, ‘Siamese Dream’ is a rM declaration of independence from the conventions of indie rock. IHL?-.. . w Purchase either‘Siamese Dream’, or the Pumpkins’remastered debut album opus‘Gish’from I U , ■ selected music stores now and receive a free Smashing Pumpkins poster. (While stocks last), H* ■ '

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Rip It Up, Issue 204, 1 August 1994, Page 13

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