Band blends folk!pop in new album
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The Go-Betweens
16 Lovers Lane
Beggars Banquet Records
“Doe .it matter how far you
come, you’ve still got further to go.’’
~ The Go-Betweens
After five years in London, the
members of The Go-Betweens have
returned to their native Australia and
released their sixth album, “16 Lov
I—"' ' ■■■ 1
ers Lane.” The return to Australia
has meant a return to the struggle to
rise out of obscurity.
Slhitto
The Go-Betweens now play to
hundreds in Australia rather than the
thousands to whom they played in
Britain. The band's new album is on
Beggars Banquet Records and should
help the band re-establish its place in
the Australian music scene.
Numerous bands have left Austra
lia to find success in America while
others have remained in Australia. If
The Go-Betweens remain down un
der, its easy blend of folk and pop
styles may still reach an American
audience.
Picked up by Capitol Records,
The Go-Betweens are not likely to
languish in dusty, hip-and-stylish
band-of-the-week import bins. The
band is too polished and experienced
for such a fate.
The songs are wistful and dreamy,
smooth and serene. Most of the songs
are stories lost somewhere in time.
Like most pieces of the past, they are
loosely connected, reflective and full
of longing.
‘‘I don’t know what happened
next/All I know is she moved/Packed
up her bags and her curtains/Left him
in his room/Was there anything I
could do?”
In the album’s ten songs, one can
catch glimpses of Lou Reed, Bob
Dylan, The Byrds and 10,000 Mani
acs. There is no single style or sound
which typifies the band. The Go
Betweens have their own unique
blend of folk and pop with a host of
different melodies and rhythms.
The beauty of many of the songs is
in their mystery. Most of them have a
romantic, ethereal feel. Scenes are
painted but left without connections.
The result is a disjointed flow of
unfulfilled wishes and memories
which leads the listener along only
portions of the path. The listener is
wisely left to roam the unguided wil
derness until finding the path again.
There is an occasional intrusion of
stark reality, as in ‘‘Watch the
butcher sharpen his knives, and this
town is full of battered wives.” But
on the whole the lyrics drift about in
a pleasant stream of images.
‘‘There’s a cat in my alleyway/
Dreaming of birds that are blue/
Sometimes girl when I’m lonely/This
is how I think about you.”
The Go-Betweens sing about love,
longing and retreat while weaving
moody vignettes into a mysterious
tapestry. The band’s tales and melo
dies combine to produce a wandering
guide to a scattered collection of
images found on 16 Lovers Lane.
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Movie ‘Chances Are’ called enjoyable
despite Shepard’s acting and used plot
CHANCES from Page 9
daughter Miranda (Mary Stuart Mas
terson) and their close friend Phillip
Train (Ryan O’Neal).
Alex slowly starts to regain the
memory of his past life, but not be
lore he has made advances toward
Miranda, who he later finds out is his
daughter.
He then sets out to convince
Corinne that he is her long lost mate.
The result is a somewhat predictable,
yet humorous, chain of events.
The film loses energy about half
way through and has reached a point
of absurdity by the end.
Robert Downey Jr. is hilarious and
retains the reputation he gained from
such films as “The Pick-up Artist,”
“Less Than Zero” and “True Be
liever.” He has a terrific flair for
physical humor and carries the show
through even its weakest moments.
Ryan O’Neal and Mary Stuart
Masterson also work well in their
roles. O’Neal is the sweet and loyal
friend and Masterson is the intelli
gent and not-so-innocent daughter.
The downfall in the acting, as well
as in the film, comes in the perform
ance of Cybill Shepard. She holds her
own in the serious moments, but she
lacks the timing necessary to create
smooth comedy. She is forced and
contrived and almost manages to ruin
the entertainment value of the film.
The plot is borrowed from previ
ous films such as “Heaven Can
Wait” and “Made in Heaven,” but it
seems fresh.
This is due, in part, to writers Peter
and Randy Howze, who also wrote
“Mystic Pizza.” They provide a
whimsical script much like that of the
screwball comedies of the 1950s.
Costume designer Albert Wolsky
should be noted for his creations,
including a stunning strapless black
evening gown worn by Shepard.
“Chances Are” is rated PG for
some adult situations.
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