drukman@UMass.BITNET (Jonathan S. Drukman) (11/09/86)
The new Shriekback album sounds like "simple minds"??? It only reminds me of the earlier shimmering guitars that they employed - unfortunately, todays Simple Minds has nothing to do with that glorious era... I *hope* that that's what Shriekback were referring to. <Big Night Music> does NOT knock <Oil And Gold> on its ass!! Oil and Gold had a certain undefinable element that underlied all the songs - that element is there in spots on Big Night Music, but some of the songs just don't make it. "Pretty Little Things" is obviously just a joke, but it robs the LP of dignity. Still, the band still puts on a hell of a live show - just caught them for the second time last night (11/7) here at UMass. They had the best sound mix I've ever heard at a live show - and Martyn Barker's drums just punched holes in your eardrums. Wow. I was going to say how Kate Bush's "Experiment IV" sounds a bit calculated, but I've got a weak spot for Kate, and I love the lyrics, so even if it is a bit 'mersh, I'll still listen to it. -jon drukman ARPANET: rms.g.jon%oz@mit-mc BITNET: drukman@umass