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Thursday, April 13, 2000
Toni Braxton's Sister Releases Talented First CD
By Carmen Woodruff
Staff Writer
When her first single, “If You Don’t
Wanna Love Me” hit the radio waves,
everyone was raving about “that new
Toni Braxton
song.”
But she’s
not Toni -
she’s her
younger sister.
Tamar Braxton
proves that she
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self-tided album, Tamar.
With a sound similar to her sister’s,
Tamar’s demonstrates an even broader
range. She hits high notes comparable
to those of Mariah Carey, and her rich
deep tones accentuate this cool contrast.
There is no doubt that in the 10 years
that separate the two sisters, Tamar will
grow even stronger in both ranges.
The album explodes with different
flavors of jazz, Latin, R&B and flowing
ballads. Along with the variety of styles,
Tamar worked with numerous stars to
compile her first solo project.
In “No Disrespect,” Tamar joins
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forces with Missy Elliot to demand the
respect she deserves. Every woman
should be able to relate to this one.
She’s working with some of the most
well-respected names in the recording
industry to make a lasting impression.
Her style embodies longevity. Nothing
is too faddish.
Like Toni, she can draw diverse audi
ences with the versatility of her voice.
Hip-hop fans will enjoy “Get None”
with its So So Def appeal.
Most importantly, Tamar is experi
menting with her own creativity. She
co-wrote three songs on the record.
“I’m Over You” is one of Tamar’s orig
inal tunes. It’s a smooth ballad with
gospel undertones.
The majority of the lyrics tell stories
of love, heartbreak and anticipation.
The voice behind the lyrics possesses
what many singers lack these days.
It has a rich, trained tone that can
compete without accompanying beats.
Tamar possesses a natural talent that the
world will hear more from in the future.
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Rocked Out? Lou Reed Sounds Tired
By Matt Mansfield
Staff Writer
You might think the album title
Ecstasy means that Lou Reed has dis
covered new drugs to feed his rock ’n’
roll addiction.
But his walk on the wild side ended
years ago.
Ecstasy has pol
ished guitar
sounds with
Reed’s famous
distortion qui
etly going
crazy in the
background.
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The album has a mellow sound that
sometimes succeeds with melancholy
ballads and sometimes doesn’t with spir
itless songs.
The tide song is melodic, with its soft
guitar and sorrowful violin playing in
the background.
But songs such as “Mad,” whose tide
Local Group Grunts On, Shows Promise
By Joanna Pearson
Staff Writer
Anna to the Infinite Power is just
your regular of group of guys with a gui
tar, a bass and some drums who want to
rock. Whether or not they’re good at it
will hardly stop
them.
The Chapel
Hill trio has
been been
slopping out a
“tasty hybrid of
pop, punk and
rock” since
CD Review
Anna to the Infinite
Power
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1995. Its second release, The Idea Guy , is
nothing special, but it seems sincere.
Most of the tracks consist of a lot of
grunt-grunt-grunting guitar topped with
the yell-singing of the lead vocalist.
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indicates a venting of frustrations, seem
like Reed had trouble getting his over
-50-years-old body out of bed to sing that
morning.
However, Reed does manage to
muster some energy and rock out on a
few songs.
The only problem is that he overem
phasizes the distortion without backing
it up with the rhythmic percussion that
gave his previous albums needed direc
tion.
“Like a Possum,” certainly a cousin of
“Sister Ray,” kicks the distortion into
high gear for a full 18 minutes on its
track.
But, unlike the song “Sister Ray,” it
doesn’t have the rhythmic quality to
make you want it to keep going for 18
minutes.
Reed seems to have forgotten that he
needs the drumbeats of good of
Maureen Tucker to make a 15-minute
plus song interesting.
Reed, with his patented poignancy of
Anna is that opening band you
wouldn’t mind sitting through, but
wouldn’t buy the CD from either. In all
fairness, even though Anna sounds
unappealing to me, many bands with a
similar sound have met with success.
So they’ve definitely got some poten
tial. First of all, they have this cutesy
band title. They are also fortunate
enough to be located in Chapel Hill, a
place that breeds indie-rock ambition
like stagnant water breeds mosquitoes.
They’ll have plenty of opportunity to
open up around here, and then, when
the stars are aligned just so and the wind
is blowing a certain way, they’ll land
some GlO5 airplay right after that song
about meeting Virginia.
So, what hit single should we expect
from Anna? “They Saw Us” stands out
as the best of the grunty guitar tracks.
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personal experience, still cranks out
lyrics with bite.
“Modem Dance” tells the story of an
old man lamenting his unfulfilling rela
tionships and expressing the desire to
travel the world to experience the full
ness of life.
You can’t help but want to smuggle
this man in your backpack as you fly to
Europe and bum around with him for a
few months.
Another ballad, “Baton Rouge,” rec
ollects bittersweet memories of love lost
after a disagreement over whether or
not to have children.
This song makes you realize that
Reed can still make you feel pensive for
the rest of the day.
But on the whole, Lou Reed’s talent
has declined, and unless you are a
diehard fan, you’ll be disappointed with
this album.
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be reached at artsdesk@email.unc.edu.
When Anna relaxes the cock-rock even
slightly, how'ever, they are able to make
a listener-friendly song like “Gina.”
My personal favorite was “I Quit the
Band,” and not because of the title’s
ironic significance, but because the gui
tar sounded more like an instmment
than a noise machine.
Even though no one is expecting lyri
cal genius from Anna, the song-writing
is a letdown from the intriguing titles.
For instance, “Wordsworth’s Words” has
very little to do with the poet, but
instead focuses on the unpoetic refrain,
“Why won’t you listen woman?”
Despite all 7 he Idea Guy's weaknesses,
Anna seems like a band that does have
some staying power.
The Arts <S Entertainment Editor can
be reached at artsdesk@unc.edu.