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Quot it s not like i knew Kurt Cobain of nirvana personally but on a spirit level i adored him and on a musician level i understood who he was Quot said Amos whose Green eyes misted Sii hey As she discussed the Singer songwriter who killed himself earlier this month. Quot it s such a great loss to the planet Rouska. And it really was the Day the music died for me a just like when Joum Lennon died a because 1 Don t Thurk people understand his Genius. Quot he was giving something Mulcahy that has t been a  in a Long Long to me. He  a Gen us and like can say teat because 1 know Quot Amos sad. Am doing teen 5p.rif for a while to Honor pm. Bot f Dor t think i car keep it of for a Long True Quot she sad. See. A spirt Iua Thead of a or its though Amos mud bet hers a no Vul so puff Supplicate by voice. She questions and Crasi Enges rages and teases Dang to speak face to face and toe to toe with god and Jesus As in songs like god and crucify. Her Faith is troubled and her quest for spiritual development untethered by the maxims or precepts of a conservative religion. Quot on Little earthquakes i was kind of dealing with the son and on this record i went after the father Quot Amos said with a shy smile. Quot it s interesting How in christianity people really Don t look at the Way that they Are hard on themselves and hate  the original title of under the Pink was god with a big cd she decided to change the name however to lure listeners instead of grabbing them by the throats with a ret Gous Banner headline. "1 thought under the Pink was much More delirious. And i Frd that More people will come to the table and sit if Trey sure a something Delitous than if it s just full of steel Pees she a d. Fee a Raj p k is a Healing color. The Shade also appealed to her As a concept for world Bugle Ness. If we r pred every bods skin off. We re All Pink no May Jer what act e we re from. And i liked that Unity. If weve a Quot us p a what s underneath even that so it s Rea a. True Quoter word once you Ped layers  min arsons out of the studio and onto the stage by Deewee Arrington Doke staff writer he engineered the sound apr Ink Floyd s groundbreaking Rock album dark Side of. The Moon. And for the last 18 years he s made music under his own name wielding the Power of High tech production for albums including tales of mystery and imagination i robot and Eye in the sky to name a few. Now the faceless Alan Parsons has taken to heart the title of his new album try anything once a he s taking his Alan Parsons project on tour for the very first time. Quot i m terrified Quot Parsons admitted recently at a press conference in Frankfurt Germany. Quot this is a first tour a new venture toe in the water As we Call it to find out if we enjoy it. But if we Don t enjoy touring then we won t do it  Parsons first tour will take him and seven other musicians to a handful of dates in Germany Belgium and the Netherlands. No concerts will be planned for other Points in Europe or the United states until Parsons determines whether he likes the experience. The tall bearded Parsons played guitar recorder flute and keyboards on the new album As Well As writing songs and producing it Why was now the right time to tour Quot i feel that the technology is now ready for a show of the scale that i originally envisaged Quot Parsons said. Quot i always Felt it would be a Compromise in the past. We would t have been Able to reproduce enough of the sounds correctly. Quot also Quot he continued Quot i had a kind of personal identity problem with touring. A record producer does t necessarily have a very exciting act to portray onstage. Quot but suddenly it just seemed like a Good idea. Now that i actually play on the records As Well As produce them i m feeling More comfortable As a musician. I be got s pm to do As a  touring and playing live Aren t completely new to Alan Parsons will reveal his musical talents when he embarks on a Brief tour in May. Parsons. Before his studio career As a sound Engineer and producer kicked in he played in various bands. He also toured with Pink Floyd As its sound Man. Ever conscious of sound Quality Parsons said he s been careful to select concert Halls for the tour that Are Quot not too big and  As for music selection he s promised to dig deep into the past and play at least one piece from All of his 12 albums. Quot there is a focus on the new album. But we Are doing stuff from every album Quot Parsons said. Quot obviously Well be doing hits if we Don t do Eye in the sky they re going to ask for their Money Back Aren t they Quot the new album offers listeners the Parsons signature of melodic Majestic timelessness. But unlike some past endeavours try anything once in t a collection of songs linked by one theme.,. Quot the concept album is a slightly outmoded idea Quot Parsons said. Asked if he harboured a desire to lend his producing wizardry to an album for any particular artist or group Parsons admitted that he d Quot always had a dream to work with the  however he added Quot in a Way i think everything i m doing now is that dream. The Parsons project and the new album Are really the ultimate flexibility. I m not tied to writers i m not tied to Lead singers i m not tied to guitar players. It s a wonderful position to be in. It s like being a film director. You just take any script and get any actor to perform it for  ultimately though the Man who is cautiously stepping out of the studio and in front of an audience defines himself not As a musician but As Quot a sound Man. Sound is the most important thing to me. My vocation is As somebody who makes records. I perform Best As someone twiddling knobs and running  m on disc Angela Winbush Angela Winbush Elektra n her first album in four years Winbush mostly takes it easy. Given the hot blooded love ballads she a written in the past a big letdown is her duet with her husband Ronald Isley on the routine baby hold on Winbush really bounces Back on treat u rite and hot summer love both of which feature her signature Sas siness. A Connie Johnson # los Angeles times hoist Phish Elektra s the underappreciated �?T60s band spirit once did this Vermont quartet incorporates a hebrew prayer into the Rock of its third major Label album. And like spirit Phish offers an idiosyncratic blend of chops and cleverness. Unlike spirit there a Little depth of imagination or emotion to make it More than a set of Quirky and not very memorable musical and lyrical twists. A Steve Hochman los Angeles times trouble gum therapy a amp melding Punk pathos with muscular Metal riffs and Strong melodies therapy has forged a trademark sound on its second album. Though the hard Rock Punk mix is hardly novel the Irish Trio still delivers the goods with panache. A a Katherine Turman los Angeles times the Crow soundtrack Atlantic f the idea was to collect dark menacing and or raw mood pieces for the movie the revenge fantasy during whose filming Brandon Lee was accidentally killed then this is a rousing Success. New tracks by nine Inch nails rage against the machine Rollins band helmet and Pantera All fit the Bill immaculately with a ethereal elegy from Jane Siberry Rex of Paulera providing a Nice closing Cap. A Steve Hochman los Angeles times fear itself casual Jive dazzling debut by a 17-year-old rapper who a part of the famed East Oakland Crew hieroglyphics which includes Domino and Deltha Funky Hom Sapien a who both produced tracks Here. 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Cornin on Strong sudden or Anoe album Rock tracks jazz albums 1. Keep talking Pink Floyd 2. No excuses Alice in chains 3. The calling yes 4. High Hopes Sammy Hagar 5. Spoon Man sound Garden. 6. Dissident Pearl Jam 7. Shine collective souls 8. Backwater meat puppets 9. Deuces Are wild Aero Smith 10. Breakaway Zzz top 1. Breathless Kenny g 2. Smooth Gerald Albright 3. I can see your House from Here John Scofield amp Pat Metheny 4. The Benoit Freeman project the be bit Freeman project. 5. Restless Bob James 6. Hardcastle Paul Hardcastle 7. Lucky Man Dave Koz 8. Between the sheets four play 9. Steppon out Tony Bennett 10. Posh Volty incognito focus a entertainment  Arrington Doke editorial  Morrison listing contributors staff writers Marian Hamilton sue Palumbo Nancy l. Torner also Ferenc Pajtas. Send entertainment news tips Story ideas and listings to the stars and stripes entertainment unit 29480, Apo a 09211 or Civi Ian Postrach 11 14 37. 64278 Darmstadt Germany. 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