European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 30, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Bluey left with four other members of incognito including Lead Finger Mays leak in the Center. Incognito thrives when it goes live by Ron Mckinney entertainment writer f there is such a thing As a spirit of live music it is most certainly smiling Down on Britain s jazz Unk band incognito. This is a group that likens its performances to kicking it up with an All out Blitz of brass Sass and occasional vocals. So it had to be disappointing last year when the group opened for James Brown and soul ii soul a Funk disco soul group that could not live up to the performances of either the godfather of soul or the Kings of jazz Funk. They had the bigger hit singles and stuff incognito Leader Bluey said of opening for soul ii soul but i knew they had done it ail wrong As far As live music s concerned. They weren t really the spirit of live music because the whole show was on incognito however is a group that thrives on live performances. It is a largely instrumental group that has developed a growing audience base without the hype of a racy Lead Singer or the fragile base of sing along top 40 hits. Instead audiences have turned on to incognito s up Tempo sounds with a heavy dose of horns. Live is live said Bluey the group s producer and guitarist. You have to take the risk of making an ass of yourself. That s where you should strive to make really great music. And if you re not prepared to do get outta the Kitchen he seemed to be saying. Too Many people Are doing it these Days he said of the canned shows. While incognito strives for perfection in its studio recordings it is the pressure of playing on stage that demands a lot of adrenaline. And provides immediate feedback cheers or catcalls from its listening audience. 1 everybody s thinking for each other in a song All at once and there s no second Date Bluey said. Strings break on stage in a moment maybe somebody tries to drop out of a vocal thing and you re trying to cover for them. It s ail like it s there. It s on a moment you know. And when it Cocks when you know it s great and everything s going Well the a is working Well there s no greater moment for a incognito has just recorded an album positivity due out this fall in synch with a world tour. In this new David Copperfield album the group focuses More on lyrical songs. Bluey insists it was not a move to Appeal to top 40 radio stations. I think even musician or group has to make an album that represents what they be been particularly up to that year he said. Bluey who wrote All the lyrics and also mates As the group s father Figue Drew inspiration for the songs Orpo Tivi tymm his and his band mates personal relationships. I d hoped they did t mind because i was exposing them to the Public but it worked out to be such a Strong lyrical concept for me that i Felt these were my Best songs i be written to Date he said. For a group that has made its name on instrumentals the lyrical Effort one they approved of posed a new Challenge to the musicians. I wanted them to play solos that were really part of the feeling of the song. They had to understand the lyrical context they had to have the emotion of the song Bluey said. We spent a lot of time doing that. We probably spent More thinking about solos in the brass Structure in this one than we be done before. It was really amazing because we never thought of it that concert listings see pages 18 & 19 the masterful illusionist brings his High tech magic show to Europe this fall. Short takes Cyrus is. Tritt round 2 the feud continues and it s getting personal Billy Ray Cyrus still has t forgiven Travis Tritt for those unkind remarks about achy Breaky heart. Went a Long time without saying anything at All about Travis out of respect for myself my fans and country music. Finally i had to say. Enough is enough. Let it rest " Cyrus said during a recent interview. But obviously his problem is much deeper that that. He has a personal problem and at this Point there s nothing i can do or say to help the Man. I think he needs help. I think his bitterness for me is so deeply embedded inside him that until he gets rid of that it will eat at him like a cancer cause you can t have that negative of a feeling for someone and carry it around. Inevitably you will self Tritt started it All in june11992, at the height of achy Breaky mania. Tritt told the associate Cyrus Friday. July 30, 1993 the stars and stripes press that the smash hit song did t make much of a statement Tritt also said the song s video made it look like Cyrus was a. Bigger Star than he really was. Although Cyrus manager Jack Mcfadden called Tritt s comments stupid Cyrus did not respond publicly until seven months later at the american music awards in january. While accepting the award for top country single Cyrus addressed people who did t like achy Breaky heart. Cyrus shouted Here s a Quarter Call someone who cares playing off the title of Tritt s hit single of the same name. Tritt since has refused to comment. Nothing shy about Siai he new re vocal group Shai is named after a swahili word for personification of destiny not a variation on the word otherwise cart Martin would t have been Able to summon up the courage to storm the Field at a radio station Charity game and give a self produced tape of the group to a local disc jockey. He said if we like it Well play it and i arrogantly said you la like it that was last August Martin recalls. And in a Story Well known to fans of the singing group the demo tape of if i Ever fall in love quickly became one of the most requested songs on the station and eventually the nation. It is the four part do it yourself Street Comer harmonies that attracted millions of fans to Shai at a time when a Cappila Harmony seems to be just the thing propelling groups such As Boyz ii men and color me add. The classic sounding tune was dashed off Only to stave off boredom while driving to school from Louisiana while the radio station continually played five or six songs he says. It i Ever look about 15 minutes to write he says. And a year later it was one of those five or six songs constantly on the radio. From wire reports 17
