AfhU and CntefitaiHmeMt November 17,1994 What's New in Music: CD Reviews If I Were A Carpenter is a blast from the past with various arti] Crow, Bettie Serveert and the Cran­ Erick Gill Monday or not. He L berries contrast well with the brash Editor-in-Chief down with very little h rawness of 4 Non Blondes, Babes of strikes on the gum C rpe ter Erick's CaJI: •••*1/2 In Toyland and Redd Kross. an almost acappellav When 1 first heard that some of The familiarchoruses of “Hurt­ Babes In Toylai^ today’s top alternative bands were ing Each Other,” "(They Long To pnse with their The^ going to rccord a Carpenter’s trib­ Be) Close lo You” and “Yesterday Giants-like version i ute album; 1 thought, “who and the Once More” add freshness to songs Occupants of Inierplai hell are The Carpenters!" that have turned stale on America’s And even morbid Mai, But afterone listens lo If I were easy listening stations. sounds almost happy j a Carpenter memories of sitting in Two highlights on the album “Let Me Be The One ’, the front seat of my parents’ station are alternative legends Sonic Newcomers (G^ wagon listening to the radio ga-ga Youth’s “Superstar” and Cracker’s Buffalo’s “We’ve u of the ‘70s came back to me. I “Rainy Days and Mondays.” gun” and Sherly Crt remembered “every sha la la la la, Youth’s Thurston Moore’s mono­ taire”) pay a great coal every woo oh oh oh.” tone voice echoes extremely well the Carpenter’s sonL Released on A&M records, If I over the piano, while his wife Kim Whether you’ve ^ were a Carpenter, is a 14-track Gorden pounds out solid bass lines. Carpenters or not, I’n tribute to life songs that have been Cracker’s David Lowery’s recognize at least oncl dead for more than 12 years. Southern twang and melancholy and you won’t be dis III were a Carpenter CO cover. The soft sounds of Sherly tone brings me down whether it’s what you hear. Blues Traveler album Four is a solid mix Chris Adams get or what I want. That was enough rock flavor. Bob Sheehan’s cutting Staff Reporter to make her leave; she’s not the bass was also a good a^ldition to first one come and gone.” this tune, probably the track that C'hri.s’ Call: •* ••• The entire song is a steady involved the most members of the Blues Traveler, the New York flow of lyrics by John Popper and band and theirextensiveentourage. City band which opened up for the the track is clearly about one of “Price To Pay” and “Hook” Allman Brothers on this past Popper’s lost loves. It seems that are two more slow tracks on the summer’s H O R.D.E lour, re­ the singer is trying to forget what disc that are winners in my book. cently rclca.sed their latest collec­ he has lost, but his memory still The band really succeeded in re­ tion of new material, Four. This, remains. Anyone who has never cording a truly complete effort with the band’s fourth album, really es­ listened to Blues Traveler will get Four, as opposed to the all too tablishes the band as one of the top introduced to one of the best bands popular tactic of being a “singles acts in the mellow rock genre of around if they give Four a try. band,” with a few big hits and vid­ pop music today. “Fallible” is a change of pace eos, but a poor overall album. “Lw>k Around” is one of the on the album, an electric guitar- “Just Wait” is yet another best songs that Blues Traveler has filled rock track that breaks away smooth ballad that gives Four my released to date. Hie track features from the disc’s theme of mellow high rating. The track takes a close Chuck Lcavell’s soft sounds on tunes and ballads. This album look at relationships and how mis­ Blues Travelers. piano, and is my pick for the album's should be 1») any collection that understandings can tear two people best song. This is the best mellow includes Dave Matthews Band. The apart. the first time I heard it. The disc is Rating Sys rock ballad that I have heard since two bands, while from different “If you think I’ve given up on an overall better album than Blues Phish released “Dog Faced Boy” parts of the country, have a flow you, you’re crazy; and if you think Travelers most previous recording. ***** A necessitj on 1994s Hoist. and musical theme much the same. I don’t love you well then you’re Save His Soul, released in 1992. **** A great rei The following isjustoneof the Popper’s harmonica on “Crash just wrong. In time you just might Anyone interested in a really solid *** Has its ni« song’s lyrics that should hit close Burn,” the album’s seventh track, take to feeling better. Time is the album with a great mellow sound ** Isn 't there to home for many of us. "You’ll get gives a great start to the song, a beauty of the road being long.” should pick up Blues Travelers * A waste of a no answer from me, about what I fast-paced track with a Southern I was really sold on this album Four. ECTV Guide November 17-23 6PM 7:30 8PM 8:30 9PM 9:30 10PM 10:30 UPM 11; uireni Anatomy French In Actioo p(s 22 & 23 What'i Up Elon News Events Review # 3 Break That Delicate Balance The Astronomers New Music 94 Watch Elon News Break Weekday Mornings Destines 21 & 22 Chronicle The Cosmos The Nuclear Age That Delicate Balance News Now French In Action pCs 23 & 24 Vision Wesleni Tradition pts 29 & 30 Long Search The Sensational 7(T| I Thing New Music 94 Deslinos pis 21 Sl 22 French In Action pu 23 & 24 Current Hon News Events Break ■■ Off Air For Thnnksgi visg OfT Air For Thanksgiving y ;.