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4B THE ADVOCATE, Saturday, November 17, 1984 Album corner By ADVOCATE STAFF Bananarama by Bananarama Distributed by PolyGram, No. LON-107 At first glance, Bananarama would appear to be another cutesy act, with their high-fashion, cover-girl looks and album artwork. Don't believe it. This three-woman British band Siobhan Fahey, Keren Woodward and Sarah Dallin have somehow managed to combine the optimism of early Sixties rock with the realism of the Eighties, and added a funk underlay and backbeat to make you dance, like it or not. Their first hit in Canada, Shy Boy, soon faded off the airwaves.

For a while there, it seemed we weren't destined to hear Bananarama's lush vocal harmonies again. Surprisingly, a movie soundtrack tune Cruel Summer from the film The Karate Kid proved the breakthrough tune for them in North America. Cruel Summer, as funky as it is fun, is included on this LP. Robert De Niro's Waiting, a hypnotic pop song, moves into a woman's fantasyland. Girl groups have long held a special place in pop music, and Bananarama's music is accessible, and more relevant than most.

The lyrics tackle serious subjects. Besides, Bananarama definitely has RATING: Greg Kennedy Patrician Anne by Patrician Anne McKinnon Distributed by Tembo Music, No. TMT 4326 Older Canadians will remember Patrician Anne McKinnon from the 1960s, when she recorded a tune Blue Lipstick, which went top 10. She starred for 11 years on the TV show Sing-Along Jubilee, as well as appearing often on shows such as Music Hop, Show Of The Week, The Ian Tyson Show, The Jubilee Show, A Go-Go 66 and After Four. Thirteen years ago, lymphatic cancer halted her career.

Finally, with enviable courage and faith, Ms. McKinnon's back, being in remission. Anywhere You Run To is getting lots of airplay, and worth every minute it's given, with its upbeat, middle-of-the-road pop stylings. Ms. McKinnon's vocals radiate beauty and sincerity, and rate a comparison with those of Ann Murray.

Land Of Make-Believe tugs at the heart and imagination, with fantasy lyrics sung to a faint reggae beat. Lyrics include: "Captain Kidd's in the With the treasure close at In the land of make-believe." A delicate, heavenly love ballad, Suddenly, floats dreamily along a backdrop of acoustic guitar and piano. Turn On Your Brights bursts with enthusiasm for life, giving advice what to do after cranking up the car radio some night: "Hey! Turn on your There's going to be dancing in the headlights tonight." Also worth noting is Child, a mom's love ballad to a child, done with a spiritual, heartfelt sincerity. Patrician Anne McKinnon isn't a rocker, obviously. If you're a fan of performers such as Roger Whittaker, Kamahl, Richard Clayderman, Zamfir and other contemporary, soft-pop performers, you'll also enjoy Patrician Anne.

RATING: The Deed Is Done by Molly Hatchet Distributed by CBS, No. FE39621 Molly Hatchet's sixth album represents a return to their rock and boogie roots. This southern-rock band, in its intensity and speaker-shredding style, makes many other bands sound fat and lazy. Like the cover art of a medieval warrior wiping blood off his double- battleaxe, you have to wonder how many heads had to roll in the recording studio to brew such a taut, high-powered sound. The Deed Is Done marks the return of Danny Joe Brown, the band's original lead singer, who quit for almost three years due to diabetes.

Danny Joe's growling, slightly raspy vocals banish the potential cliche from songs such as Backstabber and Heartbeat Radio (which features some super boogie piano work). Perhaps the best tune here is Man On The Run, a fugitive song with a nasty beat. Play it loud. The lyrics are sassy good: "Might get On this road that never Swear I didn't do The jury said I Busted out of Ain't goin' back again." Molly Hatchet also blows off more steam on Good Smoke And Whiskey, a love-gonesour special, and Straight Shooter, with lots of mean sax. In the hard-rock genre, already full to the brim with hacks and imitators, Molly Hatchet stands out as an original, with enough gravel in their guts to pave a high- way.

RATING: Wheels Are Turnin' by REO Speedwagon Distributed by CBS, No. QE 39593 REO Speedwagon has more platinum than a chain of jewelry stores, thanks to past hits such as Keep On Loving You and Take It On The Run. Wheels Are Turnin' continues their successful style of muscular yet melodic rock, but some tunes sound so familiar they fail to excite any more. The thrill is gone, so to speak. Winners on this LP include I Do Wanna Know, with its bouncy, hard-driving sound, and One Lonely Night, a soft-rock love ballad with a truly lush mix of instruments.

But songs such as Can't Fight This Feeling, a bland, formula-fed composition, and Rock 'N Roll Star, a rags-to-riches cliche, fail to advance REO's musical evolution one iota. REO fans are sure to be pleased, but this album is far from their finest work. RATING: Entertainment Murray confident her style of music will last By BARBARA GUNN of The Canadian Press VANCOUVER Anne Murray is confident that even though young popular music fans are currently favoring the likes of such rock bands as Culture Club, there will again be a day when they'll enjoy listening to "good music." The husky-voiced balladeer, who has received dozens of awards including four Grammys, 24 Junos and most recently, two Country Music Association awards, told a news conference her music is reaching a large North American audience, but is not a hot item with young people "the impulse record buyers." "I've been around for 15 years and doing real well with good music," she said. "There are a lot of fun things happening now in music and I enjoy it, but I don't know what Boy George is singing about. It's just good dance music and it's fun and the kids like it and they're the impulse buyers.

"That's great, but what the hell is he going to do singing Karma Chameleon 15 years from now? They aren't exactly meaningful lyrics." Murray said she expects her -theroad type of music will continue to fall hehind "the video (music) and the dance music," but added: "I have faith that good music will be played again and will be enjoyed again." TREAT THE WHOLE FAMILY TO A SUNDAY SMORG 5:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. MENU Salad Bar Deep Fried Shrimp Lemon Chicken Sweet Sour Sparenbs Chinese Curry Fried Noodles Cantonese Chop Suey Pork Fried Rice Won Ton Soup Egg Rolls Ass't Desserts ADULTS $795 (3-12 CHILDREN yrs.) $495 Take Out Delivery Service Available RUBY PALACE 5004-48 St. Ph. 347-5320 or 346-3883 Grey Cup Dinner Specials Friday, Saturday Sunday Nov. from 5 p.m.

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