CD Scene (Natal Mercury)

He conjures a clever, conscious-pricking parable of the adventures of Buddy Red Cat a troubadour HOW would you like to win yourself a of union solidarity, interspecies brotherhood and CD copy of the new Path Labelle radical populism, as one reviewer has noted. With WIN a colourful palette of diverse songs, Cooder unfolds collection, reviewed today? You would? a tale that also involves one Lefty Mouse and a Then simply cut out a copy of the Reverend Tom Toad. Cooder performs alongside picture of the album cover, which many great guests that include his drummer son ACD! accompanies todays review, and stick it joachim, trumpeterJon Hassell, pianists Jacky on to a postcard. Send that off Terrasoriand Van Dyke Parks, soul singers Terry together with all your contact Evans and Bobby King, and also banjo aces Pete information and will give you a and Mike Seeger, and even The ChieftainsPaddy we Moloney. The album comes with a booklet offering nng in a fortnight if you are one of our a back-story to the songs, Cooder having penned lucky winners. The address to which short stories for each one, illustrated by painter and to send your entries is Path Labelle CD muralist Vincent Valdez. All quite fascinating. Giveaway, do Uz Swart, The Mercury GoodLife, P0 Box 47549, Greyville Durban 4023. The competition closes on September 5, when winners will be Macca himself notes in his choice of album title,contacted. its Best of luck! South gospel, to cuthngs of hillbillybluegrass. lt an a focused look back at his life and past for new ambitious affair,a concept album carrying a picture inspiration,as welt as a look at present and future, of a cat that is the Buddy Cooder refers to a his songs here nodding to and nudging at a brilliant symbol for the downtrodden in the Depression era. back catalogue that borrows from The Beatles, Wings and his solo career. And theresnothing wrong with that. Mostly favourably reviewed by critics,the collection,the follow-up to 2005s Chaos and Creation In the Backyarc! is a tuneful and enjoyable affair.It features the latest single, the pleasant but somewhat soft and schmaltzy, MEMORYALMOST mandolin-dominant Dance Tonight Much MY NAME IS BUDDY FULL PAUL better bets are the dreamy You Tell Me, the - RY COODER MCCARTNEY biographical That Was and two fine ballads the piano-led Gratitudeandthe more serious The End THE 60-year-old AT LEAST one overseas of the End, on which McCartney sings of making guitar wizard returns reviewer has labelled light of a dark day: On the day that I die! Id like to his American roots this new album by the jokes to be told! And stories of old! To be rode on on this remarkable former Beatle as just a like carpets. Not Maccas best album, for sure, but new album, serving mesh of safe routines one that remains well worth a listen. up, with some supertalented and pleasant this is Rihanna sexing up her image and sound, talented pals, humdrums, but its Shirley Manson, who and hitting the strobes of clubland. Particularly everything from more than that. As is reportedly soon to unleash a debut solo impressive are three tracks canying ace producer lounge jazz and Deep collection.Also featuring three producers in Steve Timbalands stamp the friskilyfunky Lemme Get CDScene Marker, Duke Erikson and Butch Vig (who Tha4 the midtempo Sell Me Cancfrand the catchy BILLY SUTER produced Nirvanas Neverrnindclassic), the team Rehab, written by justiriTim berlake.Also featuring reigned supreme for much of the 90s and tracks tracks penned by Ne-Yo none of them of any here show why. All the biggies are here, presented particularnote, however the collectionshould chronologically too, which is quite cool, including soon produce at least two more chart-toppers. One the goth-pop Bond theme, The World Is Not of them is sure to be Don the Music, a glam Enough, and the catchy Cherry Lips (Go Baby Go). stomper which cribs heavily from Michael Jacksons Also featured are the raucous first single, Vow, the Wanna Be StartinSomethin. ABSOLUTE GARBAGE softer Mi/k, and the power-pop blasts of Push 1t Special and I Think Im Paranoid. Oh, and theresa sweeping track, Tell Me Where It Hurts. A FUN titie for a good ne retrospectiveof nuggets from one of the top bands of the 90s, a group noted for its electro-rockfuiy and headed by suri checking out include Land of Ours, Echoed Woods, release offers 1 3 tracks, among them a really nice similar vein with this, her third album in as many suftiy Scothsh vocalist Break Free and Smile On Today. For the record, the cover of the Judy Garland classic, Over the years, wisely upping the dance beats and lowering trio comprises Peltier on vocals, as well as electric Rainbow, from The Wizard of Oz, and that charttopping the ballads, which were never a strong point And and acoustic guitar, Hendru Basson on bass and topping duet of yesteryeai,On My Own, with the Barbados beauty is doing very well with the vocals, and Sam Moka and Michael McDonald. AJso contained here are If Only backing on drums album already,thank you very much. Her catchy backing vocals. You Knew, Love and Learn, Come What May,! Umbrella single, featuring Jay-Z, has already Dont Go Shopping, Find the Love, Isnt/ta Shame stormed charts. As the album title might suggest, (featudng LaBelle), Do! Stand a Chance, Quiet lime, You Ate My Friend, Love Has FinallyCome and Love, Need and Want You. BEAU11FUL BALLADS GOOD GIRL GONE - PATh LABELLE MD- Ril-IANNA GLISTENING odes to SHE first hit the scene tenderness and trust is with 2005s Pon De how the back-cover Replay, then reached blurb summarises this a high with the new coHection of wonderful SOS, an softsongs from a electro-retrorave performer whofrom has EMI is being touted as the launching for a pad sampling Soft Cells composed by frontman Lloyd Peltier as well as a been around some new generation of South African musical aces. Tainted Love. Now catchy cover version of StaindsEverything while. The SonySponsored 8MG by 5fm and Absa, it offers tracks that she continues in Changes, featuring Lindsay McGuire, which has Purldss include Vinceyby Durbans Fanyl and four already received a lot of airplay. The track will cuts by the popular Fuzigish Maximum, Mr Mean apparently be featured in an upcoming film, Love Man, Little Bird and Im Sure Im Not Supposed To Crazy, in which Peltier has a role. Produced by Be Here. Also here are Taxi Violences Waking Up former Mean Mr Mustard member Mark Beling and The Mess, as well as three tracks by the great who also features on one track, Forever and Ever Fokofpolisiekar AsJy Met VuurSpeel Sally Brand, Young Blind Fold is, perhaps, of most note for the HemelOp die Plattelandand Tygerberg l4iegtuig. single, lM You Say, although other tracks worth Also featured are Old Mol, Ddisselblom, The Bang, THE FOOTSKATERS The PrivatesInternational Band, The Hellphones,BUND FOWCHANGING ROCK COMPILA11ON - Half Price, ScarletBor, Driver Lane, Hallitz and City FACE Bowl Mizers. THE debut album DESCRIBED as the from a new South ultimate soundtrackto African group, a trio, the fastest-growing whi&i is the latest extreme sport on the addition to the Sting MERCURY, Good Life MERCURY, 4 p. 2007, 24 August Friday, planet and, of Music recording label course, to the new SA The 12-track rock film of the same name album comprises this new release 11 originalworks .

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