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Show Friday. February 8. 1991 The Daily Utah Chronicle - Page Nine 'Maggie's Dream' forgettable; 'Life' sorta okay recommended to everyone who likes Lenny Kravitz, but who doesn't want to be bothered by By Soren F. Petersen Chronicle Music Critic actual music. Maggie's Dream Maggie's Dream Capitol Inspiral Carpets Life CowMuteElektra Several times while listening to this album, the thought crossed my mind that it would had high hopes for Inspiral Carpets' debut album Life. It's hard not to like such a I be nice to listen to some music. Later on, I decided the album's determinedly socially relevant h, lyrics reminded me a lot of Lenny Kravitz, and I put on "Let Love Rule" to check. I was right. Furthermore, their first U.S. release, last years Cool As EP, was a gem fast, frenetic, and catchy as hell. Life, unfortunately, didn't live up to my expectations. A great many rock bands simply sound better without slick production, Afterwards, however, I found myself unable to remember a single thing from Maggie's Dream. On the other hand, I couldn't get "Let Love Rule" out of my head the rest of the evening. This album and therefore is Samples are manager." The Samples, though, have single from the abum, is as good as anything on the EP. "Sackville" and "Song for a Family" are somewhat maudlin in their portrayal of working-clas- s England, but are effective nonetheless. When most of their contemporaries seem content to string together and call them lyrics, it is nice to hear a band that actually tries to say something, and doesn't fall too flat on its face doing so. Life is a good album. What's really frustrating is that the non-sequito- rs Inspirals have a great album Inspiral Carpets definately one of them. Too They may look goofy, but their album isn't all that bad. Martyn Walsh, left, Tom Hingey, Graham Lambert, Clint Boon and Craig Gill are Inspiral Carpets. accidentally stumbled into it, While Kelly has thus far dominated the songwriting efforts, the band labors as a whole to create the music. prolific, and inspired in playing bars that our music Whatever is happening on the surface with the vocals and guitars works only because of derived their sound from warmer sources than did the Police, who sprang from the colder, post-pun- k era. The Boulder band credit Crosby, Stills and Nash, Neil Young, and Bob Dylan as influences. "I think we had to have our shit together to even get the comparison, but we "Commercial Rain," the first inside them screaming to get out, but this isn't it. basically." from page eight . group of ty people, and any band that actively seeks to duplicate the Farfisa Organ sound of "96 Tears" is alright by me. combination of soul, rock, and flower-childis- un-pret- many of the songs onLife sound as if they had most of the life processed out of them. Most of the album lacks the breathless energy that made Cool As so appealing. There are a number of things to like about the album. the strong foundation being laid by Andy Sheldon on bass, Al on Laughlin keyboards that suggestion of (providing Irie, my children), and Jeep MacNichol on drums. The group's songwriting is' a myriad of ways. "African Ivory," for example, was conceptualized upon viewing a Nova special on Africa, while the previously extolled "Birth of Words" was written on a banister six years a of and have fun. They will be performing cuts from their album, as well as some new material. "We'll be alive and kicking, that's for sure," Kelly prefers the atmosphere of a good promises. And if you should leave with a for the deeper respect environment, the Samples won't mind at all. Doors at the Bar and Grill will open tonight at 8 p.m. Call for more information. small venue. "The audience rapport," said Kelly, "seems to be more real. And we don't have those big spotlights in our faces which make it so we can't even see the people we're playing to." ed group non-gimmic- musicians who just like to play raunchier sound, the band ago as Kelly was acting as night custodian in an office building. Although their last Salt Lake appearance was in a large hall, the Samples are to play smaller venues. Tonight finds them headlining at the Bar and Grill, 60 E. 800 South. "We've spent such a long time well-equipp- stage this evening, expect to see sometimes sounds more at home in the small places. 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