Group plays radical variety of rock music
Lead vocals bind
songs together
in unique genre
Del Amitri
“Change Everything”
A & M Records
“ChangeEvery thing,’’Del Amitri’s
second A & M release, may change
the way you listen to music — maybe
not radically, but enough to make you
sit up and lake notice of this Scottish
group.
Its pop/folk/rock music varies from
t
composition to composition. In fact,
there’s enough variety to convince
the listener that this group suffers
from indecision. Itcan’tscem to settle
on what type of music to play — but
that’s the whole idea.
Although its songs don’t fit into
any one category, the passionate lead
vocals of bassist Justin Currie arc the
common thread binding all 12 tunes.
“We’re kind of an unhip band be
cause we don’t seem to belong to any
specific movement or genre,” Currie
said.
In this case, unhip is hip.
The first cut, “Be My Downfall,”
with its poetic lyrics, opens as an
acoustic number to accompany
Currie’s convincing lovc-struck-mc
down sound.
“The bus is pulling out and I guess
I’d better go/Bcforc I make a grave
mistake and let my feelings show/
And 20 m i les away she waits alone for
me/Bul when I try to picture her you’re
the one I sec..../Be my downfall, be
my great regret, be the one girl that I’ll
never forgel/Be my undoing, be my
slow road to ruin tonight”
Originally influenced by Britain’s
punk movement, Del Amitri has man
aged to carve a hard-edged folk sound
of its own. On “Just Like a Man,”
Currie’s soft vocals blend well with
the electric blues of Andy Alston’s
keyboards.
“The Ones That You Love Lead
You Nowhere” smacks faintly of
Southern rock and “Behind the Fool”
because it country-wcstcrnizcs the
Glasgow guitars of David Cummings
and Iain Harvic.
Drummer Brian McDermott never
has an opportunity to shine, but his
unobtrusive beat stands behind each
note.
“Change Everything” may be
chock full of lovesick lyrics, but the
diversified guitar arrangements and
the strength of Currie’s never-tiring
voice yield an excellent sound.
—Shannon Uehling
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‘Casablanca,’ Clapton concert top
list of worthy home video releases
By Anne Steyer
Staff Reporter
This week provides an interest
ing mess of home video releases.
The only things truly rccommcnd
ablc arc re-issues: MTV’s “Un
plugged” with Eric Clapton and
the classic film “Casablanca.”
“Blame it on the Bellboy” Did
this movie even play inLincoln?if
it did, that was a weekend spent
sleeping. The bellboy of the title is
Bronson Pinchot (“Perfect Strang
ers”) who accidentally switches the
itineraries of the hotels’ various
neurotic guests. Dudley Moore co
stars. (Available August 26th.)
“Casablanca: 5(hh Anniver
sary Edition” Celebrate the birth
day of a classic.
Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid
Bergman co-star as lovers forced
apart and abruptly brought together
al Rick’s Cafe.
Some of Hollywood’s most fa
mous and often quoted lines come
from this film, including the erro
neous “Play it again, Sam.”
This re-release includes the
original movie trailer and a behind
the-scenes documentary. (Avail
able August 26th.)
“Eric Clapton: Unplugged”
Guitar virtuoso Eric Clapton plays
live on MTV’s “Unplugged.” His
acoustic performances arc inter
laced with commentary from the
artist. Some stirring renditions of
Clapton favorites including a pow
erful version of his recent hit, “Tears
in Heaven.” (Available August
26th.)
“Final Analysis” Ugh — Kim
Basinger stars, which is enough of
a reason to slay away from this all
too predictable, nol-so-thrilling
thriller.
If she’s not enough reason, this
tired story line involves a psychia
trist (Richard Gere) who has a tryst
with his patient’s sister (Basinger)
and finds himself smack in the
middle of a murder mystery. Uma
Thurman is the disturbed patient.
(Available August 26th.)
“The Lawnmower Man”
Pierce Brosnan and Jeff Fahey star
in a horror story loosely based on a
short story by Stephen King.
Fahey is Job, a mental midget
but physical giant who mows lawns
for a living — hence the title.
Brosnan is a scientist working for
the government who believes he
has found a way to increase intelli
gence using an interactive com
puter program known as virtual
reality.
t
When he dec ides to test his theo
ries on Job the experiments go awry
and Job’s intelligence far surpasses
expectations and reasonable con
trol limits.
Job’s brain runs amok and people
who had wronged him find them
selves in rather dangerous situa
tions.
Brosnan is actually fairly good
here, but the loopholes in the story
arc distracting. As is Job’s really,
really bad haircut. But the special
effects are stimulating and the con
cept of virtual reality is interesting
enough to make this worth a watch -
ing. (Available August 26th.)
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