European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 1, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Rocks a town country lurid ,.a amps John Bohmer Carlene Carter gets close to her audience in Kaiserslautern. By Doyle Tillman Kaiserslautern Bureau Quot a. Bout half of an Esli mated goo fans rushed the stage and dance floor at the a Jse ski u the r n be Rma by Speda i eve n to Center when Carlene  the stage monday night and that s How Carter likes a it. A this Quot group was the wildest Quot said the Quot Quot country Rock Singer whose current album is Little love letters. Quot it s no fun playing to a a Burich of Fuddy buddies. Quot having men tear their clothes off Quot always raises the Energy level said Carter referring to the shirts offered her during the concert which a passing thunderstorm delayed but could not Stop. V a a a. Carter s Blue eyes sparkled in the spotlight As she wooed the audience with her uniquely seductive songs. Her fans reached out to touch her while others offered their Cowboy hats a Many of which she accepted and wore for a song and returned. Her continual interaction with the audience perpetuated a Mutual affection. She blasted her fans away with Hurricane and they reciprocated loudly chanting Quot we love  Carter answered Quot i love you too Quot and then provided the. Kaiserslautern audience a sneak preview of a new song he will be mine. If audience approval is any indicator. The song will do Well on the charts. The country music Star said later she plans 10 release a Christmas song Rockin Little Christmas in november and a new album in january. Carter wrapped her 75-minute show by tossing towels and a concert souvenir to shirt into the crowd. Glen Hobbs an army private caught the shirt and a Towel both of which he vowed to Frame. The Kaiserslautern concert was Carter s Only. Performance this tour at a . Overseas military. Community.  is to return to the United states today. Carter and her band will hit the tour circuit there again sunday r and remain on the Road through the end of August. But playing concerts in Eui ppe is As natural As Nashville for the daughter of june Carter Cash and stepdaughter of Johnny Cash. Quot country music is becoming a worldwide music and not just for the United states Quot Carter said after the show american blend the band that opened for Carter exemplified her sentiments. The band consists of an american and three germans they played an array of foot stomping dance songs and a set the mood a the party was on. A. A. Quot american Jerre Spruill the band s Leader attributes the Success of american blend to each of his band members. Quot these Guys not Only know the words but the meanings behind the words and that allows them to put heart into the songs Quot Spruill said. The band s american country sound is the result of conscious Effort Spruill said. The musicians try to put the same feeling in their music that american recording artists do in Nashville a. The proof is in the sound a and american blend had it demonstrating their prowess in songs such As Garth Brooks friends in Low places. The evening was a True family event. Fans of All Ages joined in on the night of country music and dancing. The band Leader said Quot country Musk i family music. Each member of the band is a family  flies in London by Edward Karam staff writer it of a Heap of Southern Fried sin and sensationalism in 5weef Bird of youth emerge two of Tennessee Williams most. Fascinating characters Chance Wayne the sex football Star and. Would be actor and Alexandra Del Lago the dissipated aging screen Queen travelling incognito As the Princess Kos Monopolis. Though Sweet Bird of youth is not As Well known As a Streetcar named desire Gat on a hot tin Rofot the night of the iguana Chance and the Princess Are familiar Williams characters a wounded souls at the end of their rope grappling to get Back on track. A a a. In the stunningly lurid new production at London s play Sweet Bird of youth Heater the Royal National theatre s Lyttelton theatre 7 ticket prices from7 pounds to 22 pounds run dates in repertory through october nearest tube embankment or Waterloo phone 071-928-2033 Robert Knepper and Clare Higgins Star As Chance Wayne and Alexandra Del Lago in Quot Sweet Bird of youth Coy Nosy photo Royal National theatre american actor Robert Knepper and British actress Clare Higgins Lead a Superb cast in turning this neglected play into first rate entertainment. A Quot All Triy vices were caught from other people Quot Chance tells the Princess in their hotel room on the Gulf coast he s brought her in. A Drunken stupor to his Hometown to Rescue his first love heavenly from her father Boss Finley a redneck preacher and politician. Chance wants the Princess to Rig a Hollywood search for Young Talent that he and heavenly will Wrin. Knopper s sweaty slackening look is just right for the youth obsessed Hustler a originally played by Paul \ Newman a and he perfectly captures Chance s swaggering vanity and the insecurity in his glib self. Promotion. Chance s biggest asset sexual attraction is nearing its Quot sell by Quot Date. Chance wants to Force the Princess cooperation. He tries blackmail using a tape of her talking about hashish smuggling. But she scoffs at him she knows her Fame. Protects her arid she takes the offensive. Her youth she explains can Only be recaptured in Quot the act of lovemaking Quot the idea makes Chance gag but he s cornered. Quot when monster meets monster Quot she boasts. Quot one monster has to give Way and it will never be As the Princess Higgins her Black roots showing unde peroxide hair veers from pathetic has been to. Temperamental taskmaster always with Charisma. Just like Chance she wants to reclaim her youth for its unselfish innocent love. A Williams who knew a thing or two about celebrity has jots of pity for this pair whose Pursuit of Fame has brought them Only mechanical sex and emotional sterility. The Princess final struggle Between her genuine affection for Chance and the Call of her career is Well played by Higgins. But for both it s too late. A director Richard Eyre keeps the action moving As Chance revisits a Host of old acquaintances in the hotel bar. There s miss Lucy a longtime admirer who is Boss devious mistress. Bursting out from a hot Pink Scarlett. O Hara dress Diane Langton gets her laughs As the bosom gossip with a Knack for saying a and wearing a the wrong thing. A. A 1 a. There s also aunt Ronnie Boss s sister in Law anguished because she wanted Chance to marry r. Heavenly so much that she turned a Blind Eye when he had sex with her underage piece. Now though she and a a miss Lucy try to warn him away. Most important is Emma Amos As the defiant but hopelessly trapped heavenly. For this rare Bird Eyre has borrowed bits from four other versions Williams wrote including a crucial scene in which heavenly confronts. Chance and describes How in pursuing him to Hollywood she was gang raped. But she too wants to save him from her father Richard Pasco is the sus Pendered demagogue Bott comical and vengeful. When heavenly says she wants to go into a Convent Boss erupts because Quot this state is a protestant Region and a daughter in a Convent would politically ruin  but he s also written a Quot medical prescription Quot for Chance Quot which is . Williams sex drenched corruption gets a boost from Anthony Ward s Gaudy technicolor costumes and sets Mark Henderson s film noir lighting a lots of slats and angles a and moaning sax and clarinet music by Richard Hartley it s like body heat meets Sunset Boulevard. And like the Best of Tennessee Williams it s sad and unforgettable. Pop singles 1.1 swear aim one. 2. Regulate Warren g. Amp Nate Dogg 3. Any time any place a and on and on. Janet Jackson 4. Done to turn around Ace of base. 5. Back amp Forth Aaliyah 6. Ill remember Madonna 7. You mean the world to me Toni a Braxton. 8. Stay i missed you Lisa Loeb amp Nina stories a 9. Baby i love your Way big Mountain 10. If you go Jon Secada top albums 1. Purple Stone tempts pilots. A 2. The sign Ace of Bass 3. Regulate. G Funk Era Warren g 4. Not a moment too soon Tim Mcgraw a i. A a5. The lion King soundtrack 6. When love finds you ice Gill 7. August amp everything after counting. Crows a a Al. The Crow soundtrack 9. Above tha rim soundtrack a 10. Lit communication the Beattie boys country singles 1. Wink Neal Mccoy 2. Little Rock Collin Raye. 3. They Don t make pm like that anymore boy Howdy. 4.1 take my chances Mary Chapin Carpenter. 5. Why Haven t i heard fran you Reba Mcentire. 6. Foolish Pride Travis Tritt 7. Whenever you come around Vince Quot Gill a a 8. Spilled perfume Pam tilsit 9. Walking away a Winner Kathy Mattea 10. Every once in a while Blackhawk country albums 1. Not a moment too soon Tim a Mcgraw a. 2. When love finds you Vince Gill 3. Read my mind Reba Mcentire 4. Kickin it up John Michael Montgomery 5. Maverick soundtrack Quot Quot 6. Ten feet tall amp bulletproof Travis Tritt 7. Rhythm country amp blues various a a artists b. In pieces Garth Brooks. 9. Hard working Man Brooks amp Dunn 10. War paint Louie Morgan latin tracks a a a. 1. Amor pro Hildo Selena 2. Vida la mafia 3. Mas y Mas los fantasias Del Caribe 4. To y to lui3 Miguel 5. Ayer Gloria Estefan 6. 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Vaseline Stone Temple pilots Bennett on disc mtg unplugged Tony Bennett Columbia Here Are six Riore songs Here than in the hour Long telecast but none features j Mascis and Evan Dando the Young Rock guests who might have stirred ibis up into something More than a cruise control performance. Its a typically masterful buoyant set of pop standards but there s not a Trace of adventure or Surprise. A a Richard Cromelin 1 los Angeles times a Seal Seal att radiation has it that Hooks Are always the most ear catching to obvious part of any pop song but that hardly explains the sly seductive. Quality of seals second album. Unlike its self titled predecessor Seal toes no to boast any standout. Choruses or show stopping grooves instead the music flows so freely that the album seems almost like a single extended suite modulating mood More often than focusing on Melody. Done to be fooled though As intoxicating As the album s sense of atmosphere May be there a a deceptively Strong foundation of songwriting holding it All together a it just takes a Tittle Long term immersion to drink it All in a . Considine Baltimore Sun selected ambient works vol. 2 a hex twin sire Warp t of can to really dance or even tap your foot to the minimal purr created by Richard James . A hex twin who has modified the sound he originally honed in London a underground rave parties. There s no Teal Foial Point on this two disc set but instead an All surrounding sea of synthesized moods. ,. _ Lorraine All los Angeles times that s the Way it should be Bookert. Amp the my s Columbia a it everybody knows Booker t. Amp the my s biggest hits but How about the other stuff in their Catalon that a the question raised a albeit inadvertently a by the quartet s first new album in More than a decade. Compared to Green on on or time is tight Mariy of the tracks Here seem tepid and predictable a few Tike the sleepy instrumental rendering of Janet Jackson a let s wait awhile verge almost on background music. But As anyone who knows the groups album output that s always the Way Booker and the boys have done it. So experienced ears will recognize this As fairly typical fare with a few smokers Camel ride serve somebody few snoopers let s Walt awhile and a few surprises including a canny take on u2 s / still Haven to found what i m looking for a . Considine. _ Baltimore Sun 1. Chant Benedictine Lyl onks of Santo Domingo de silos a 2. The Plano Munich philharmonic orchestra 3. Symphonic rolling stones London orchestra a a. 4. Schindler a list Williams Perlman 5. In concert Carreras Domingo Pavarotti 6. Mystery of Santo Domingo Benedictine monks of Santo. Domingo de silos. 7. Gershwin plays Gershwin Gershwin 8. Bach Brandenburg concertos. Camerata Romana 9. My hearts Delight Pavarotti 10. 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