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March 5,1997 Arts & Entertainment Fool for Cardigans' "Lovefool? Think twice" TwyHcto Staff Repwt« If you lov^ “Lovefool," you’re in luck — the of Tbe Cardigans’ d^utaibwaFirstBaalonlheMoonis more of tbe same. Uofortuaately, “Lovefool,” wilh its catcbybutunimpas- siooed bubblegum hook and attractive but uoiDspired bubblegum video, is the most aggressive of the soDgs here. While most are sing-able, few are memor^le, and oooe have the energy to stick with you. In small doses. Tbe Cardigans’ sit-down Nordic pop can be OIC, in a guilty, campy, ABBA- esque way. But if you must have them, and their appearance oa the Wiiliam Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet soundtrack is not enough to satisfy your jones, get them on CD so you can skip the narcoleptic moroiag-after la ment “Heartbreaker” (which was much more lisiraable when it was called CD Review “F*** and Run” and performed by Liz Phair) and tbe toxically bad “IrcHiman.” “Your New Cuckoo," the album opener, is not so bad, and ho'alds tbe return of the long-neglected “La-La- La-La” chorus. “Been It” is downright groovy as an ex- girlfriend’s tale of disgust, al though Nina Persson sings “I was your wboooore” with the ardor of “I was your waitressss.” And move over Dolly—”St^ On Me” is the teal cloning success, as it shares itsgenes with Radiobead's 1993 single, “Creep,” right down to the snare-smacking stepping-on-tbe- fuzzbox effect just before tbe chorus (even if actual dislonton is too hard core for Cardigans). Across “Never Recover,” “Cboke,” and “Your New Cuckoo" are the same flute and piano stylings featured over 70’s Sesame Street video collages, which provides a kind of nostalgia for the first three Shine touches heart EmU^^Fulghim Staff Reporter STARRING: Geoffrey Rush, Lynne Redgrave, and John Gielgud DIRECTOR: Scott Hicks RATING: PG-13 PLAYING AT: Raleigh: Studio German Cmposer Karl Philipp Emmanuel Bach once said, “It spears to me diat it is tbe special province of music to move tbe heart” Indeed, this statement could not be more accurate than after {me has seen Shine, one of tbe Academy’s nominees for Best Movie. It tells tbe siory of tbe intense, tormented, bittersweet life of musical genius David Helfgott. From the time Helfgott could reach tbe pedals of a piano, bis fa ther pushed him to win competitions all over Aus tralia, and as young David's rare degree of talent became more evident, his father became more controlliog and, to some extent, jeal ous. Tbe maudlin fatber-son relation ship is illustrated powerfully when See SHINE page 8 Movie Review listenings and nausea for each thereaf ter. In &ct, a squirming clavinetriff is solely responsible for ruining “Heart- breaker.” “Losers” groaning self-dep- recationisadeadriiigerforanOasisB- side — perhaps this was tbe fate of their missing rtiiearsal tapes — yet doesn’t sound like Tbe Beatles. And wimess... no low eod at all. The little bass there is has no at tack and only mumbles along to the chord progressions. Tbe band should The Cardigans have used the space given alleged bassistMagnusSveningsson’sciedit and photo for more of Persson’s blond cowlick and perfectly formed moudi. So buy American. If you're in tbe C-section of your local music Store and can’t keep yourself ftom buying Top 40, look first to Shawn Colvin or Paula Cole. Theonly thing Sweden produces as well as we do is heavy metal, and Tbe Cardigans... ain’t it Local bands take center stage recently Wendy Kelly Staff RepwtO' The Brewery was the place to be last Tuesday night to bear Vertical Horizon. The rela tively young crowd (tbe high school groupies were out) jammed to tbe jazzy/mellow mix of music. The band, on (he last leg of dieir tour, and was 00 tbe way home to Music Review Massachusetts. You can always tell when a band is having fun, and VH was having a ball. Tbe release of their new album Live Stages has been successful and has added to their repertoire of songs since their last big conceit at Delta Sig’s Lawn Party September 14,1996. After playing the crowd favorites, “Fa mous”, “Japan”, “Heart in Hand” and “Tbe Man Who Would be Santa,” (hey were on tbeir way back north. 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