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Their soundtrack credits include “So I Married An Axe Murderer,” “Buffy The Vam pire Slayer,” and the “Friends” soundtrack. And their singles are a pain to find. All of which make “In Light Syrup” a good idea. Some of their best work is collected here. “Good Intentions” may not be the Rembrandts’ theme song for “Friends,” but it also doesn’t have such a frantic pace, which is great. The b-sides are nothing short of beautiful. The three best could be called the “AH” trilogy. The first is “All In All” from the “Walk On the Ocean” single. Second is “All Right,” which is a gentle ballad from the “Fall Down” single. Best of all is the album’s conclusion, “All She Said,” which is from the “All I Want” single. They like the word “all,” don’t they? “All She Said” is the best song Toad has recorded since “fear” and maybe even before. It begins with a sort guitar and Glen Phillips’ voice cooing gently. The song builds and is set to enrapture the ear. Other top-rate songs include “So Alive” (give a point to the crickets for being in key), “Janitor” (which is reminiscent of “Fall Down” in a way) and “Hope.” “In Light Syrup” could have been called “The Best Uncommon Toad,” because it picks the hidden high points of Toad’s career over the last few years. If you like Toad’s sound, whether it be the gentle tones of “All I Want” to themenacing desperation of“Fall Down,” “In Light Syrup” has some thing for you. —Cliff Hicks The Softies “It’s Love” K Records Grade: B Sometimes it seems as if musi cal genres can be twisted into huge dialogues, records of experiences within a giant framework ofa never ending story. I f that’s the case, then “It’s Love” is the aftermath of a huge coke binge that is finally coming to an end. Which, as you might imagine, is not the happiest time to be alive. Actually, this record might bring someone even lower than narcotics can, for it’s the topic of love with which the listener is faced. Even Tim Allen kicked his blow habit, but no one can escape the pain of a former affair. This is exactly where this duo, led by former Tiger Trap guitarist Rose Melberg, is poised and over flows with intimate sadness. The result, ironically, is rather pleasing. The standard for 14 sweet tracks is beautiful, etheral female harmoniz ing blanketing dreamy, clear-chan neled guitars. Mclberg wrote the bulk of the album, and handles lead vocals and rhythm, while Jen Sbragia kicks out the warm little solos. Comparisons to the likes of Ve locity Girl, Rebecca Gates and Blast-Off Country Style (minus the hyper jangle) could be made. De spite its differences in direction, this type of girl-pop bears more of a resemblance to the Softies than other similarly outfitted bands. The natural target for compari son is the indigo Girls, simply be cause it’s two girls and two guitars. Sorry kids, you were only joking, brother. There’s pop music lurking in their sound nonetheless, and it’s kind of annoying. As if love songs weren’t elicited enough, the ques tion of sincerity appears midway through the record. How much suffering do you have to cram into your set list before we have to throw you on the heap of “troubled rockers?” Whatever the case, the Softies straddle that line carefully, pulling offthe sensitivity of thealbum pretty well. All in all, it’s good fodder for nancy-boy mixes that sappy wimps give to their cute, thrift-store girl friends. Just like the title says, “It’s Love,” baby. —Matt Kudlacz “Forbidden Hollywood” Original Soundtrack Various DGS Records Grade: B+ Broadway fans have been laugh ing for years at Gerard Alessandrini’s spoof of the great white way in “Forbidden Broad way.” Now movie buffs can join in the fun. “Forbidden Hollywood” leaves nothing sacred as it spoofs and roasts everyone from Marlene Dietrich to Tom Hanks. The compact disc, recorded live at Hollywood’s Coronet Theater, contains 26 tracks of mudslinging as an art form. Politicians would be proud. The brunt of the spoofing is given to the 1994 hit “Forrest Gump.” “Life is Like a Bok of Chocolates,” sung to Ray Henderson’s classic “Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries” starts the roast as a dim-wit ted Tom Hanks announces that he’s moved to Alabama with Robert Zemeckis to become Gump permanently. He also imparts his own movie wisdom as he passes on life’s important lessons. Did you know that being a pretty hooker is a good way to fall in love? Later, Gump returns with his own folk band — Bubba Gump and Jimmy—to sing about the conser vative-friendly “Gump, the Magic Movie,” sung to the tune of “Puff, the Magic Dragon.” Other Hollywood bigwigs who get burned include the brand-new Dreamworks corporation, Quentin Tarantino and Disney. The Disney spoofs are probably the most biting. “A Disney World,” sung to the tune of “A Whole New World” describes Disney’s quest to run the world. And “Stupidcarelessfictionalnonsensical verbosness” describes the stupidity of many of Disney’s classic songs —includingthat Mary Poppins tune with a similarly long name. But the best of the best has to be “Summer Movies,” sung to the clas sic song from “Grease,” “Summer Nights.” “Summer Movies” describes the current state of the summer flicks — sex, violence and lots of things blowing up. Did you know that Mel Gibson didn’t wear any underwear under his kilt in last summer’s epic “Braveheart”? Except for a few bombs, such as the spoofs of Marlene Dietrich, Liza Minnelli and Barbra Streisand, “Forbidden Hollywood” is a de lightfully irreverent roasting of ev erything we love about Hollywood. And if you can’t fly out to Hol lywood to see the stage version, wait for the movie — it’s bound to happen eventually. — Brian Priesman Sense Continued from Page 9 Thompson resolutely sits on the stairs and finishes her tea. Kate Winslet (as sensibility) is al most as convincing while playing Marianne. Alan Rickman as the tormented Colonel Brandon is the bulwark of this movie. Hugh Laurie, in a small part as a relative, steals every scene he’s in with his economical choice of words and a sincere heart in a world of fick leness. The film’s only weak links were Grant and a slightly predictable script. To be blunt, corpses have acted more relaxed than Grant in movies. Even though the excellent period costumes looked slightly uncom fortable, others endured them with a stiff upper lip. Grant just endured them with stiff shoulders. With “Four Weddings and a Fu neral” and “Nine Months” as the crowning glories of his career, one hopes that Grant’s next role will prove to be his redemption. “Sense and Sensibility” is well worth the bucks as long as one ignores Grant. Go see it; just be sure to get a balcony seat. Film: “Sense and Sensibility” Stars: Emma Thompson, Hugh Grant, Alan Rickman, Kate Winslet Director: Ang Lee Rating: PG-13 (subject matter) Grade: B+ Five Words: Relatives, social standing, money matter