Show TTw Herald JoumaMCache Sunday December 3 1990-P- e9 come ‘home’ to Cache By Debby Branson staff writer but we do like die songs to be really memorable” Each time the former local bud Little Women returns to Cache Valley their thoughts turn melancholy The Erst summer die bend played togedwr back in ’82 they competed and won in Wellaville’s "battle of die bands" But not without the local police telling them to "leave town and don't ever come back" recalled lead singer Jerry Joseph It had something to do with "these really holey pants" he was wearing he said with a big grin Little Women may have raised a few eyebrows while here but they’ve also acquired many more friends and fans — not to mention family — in this sleepy litde valley And will they ever forget their first gig? A Mendon friend asked them to sing at the christening celebration of her newborn twin boys The twins are almost 9 now and each time the group comes to town they can’t help but Totally gauge tiw band every time we see how old they are" Joseph said It may be memories like these that still draw little Women to die valley for an occasional conceit "When we lived here we whined about it a lot" be recalled "but there’s definitely this feeling of community It may be a little more than conservative but if you can get past some of die small town problems it’s a pretty cool little town” After driving all night from its last show in Bozeman Mont the group rested and rekindled friendships (hiring a poduck gathering That evening they played to an enthusiastic crowd of fims and friends at die Vault in Logan As in years past die dance floor was packed with people gyrating to die beat of old songs such as Glen Campbell’s classic WitchitM lineman and new songs such as Joseph's Chainsaw City The group’s schedule is rigorous to say die least with die band putting in 250 to 300 shows this year throughout the United States and Canada promoting the release of its second album may Wiped Oat Band members include Joseph lead vocals and guitar Geoff George keyboards and vocals Brad Rosen drums Memorable they are and without a doubt — dark The dark side of people’s lives — things rarely talked about such as wasted relationships suicide abuse — are what interest Joseph and subsequently become a subtle message in his songs "The dark side of people’s lives really interests me" he said "I like the dirt" In some songs he takes a devil’s advocate approach The song Gods Guts and Guns was inspired by a shooting rampage at a California school last year that left five children and the gunman dead Another song Flshin’ Is a ballad about a death row prisoner’s last request Joseph used to write a lot more politically something that can’t be avoided with reggae music but he now considers it redundant to be "soapboxing all the time” “You have to be dead to not know that there’a a lot of really serious problems out there” he said "Especially right now we’re on the brink of war” Some of their music has religious overtones “A lot of people think I’m a Christian writer” Joseph said “but religion just fascinates me I think faith is a reid coed tiling if you have it If I could give somebody something for Christmas I would give them faith I personally don’t have much faith in anything” he said five-memb- er h b (Pop) Robertt Palmer “Don’t Explain” CEMQ out the whitefaced video mannequins Robert Palmer has a new album The stick Primer squeezes in a bountiful 18 songs on his latest wort and typically many of them fall into two distinct and Thaw incompatible categories: hard rockers and soft pop that sounds like it comes from the ’40s and ’50s The rockers are capable and energetic and full of good Palmer-lik- e hooks The best of this class are "Your Mother Should Have Told You” "Light Yean" "You Can’t Get Enough of a Good Thing" and "You’re however is as Amazing" None infoctibfak ' as ’ "Addicted: ’ fa) Love” or the more recent “Sim ' Little Women may be promoting their KaSiyStrausBHsrald Lead singer Jerry Joseph and the band and vocals Louis Butts Jr bass and Steve James guitar and vocals As any little Women fan knows die group’s initial musical style was reggae all die way These days with solid country roots they incoiporate elements as diverse as Southern boogie calypso rhythm and blues African zydeco and rock — laced with a hard metal edge They attribute some of tbdr musical change to their move to Portland Ore about a year ago "We’ve been living up in die Northwest and there'a a real fertile metal scene up there" Joseph said “It's impossible to not be listening to the stuff so our music’s taking a decidedly harder edge” Most of the songs on their two albums were written ty Joseph and all of the band membexs are beginning to dabble in song hard-co- re ’I’d like to be known as a good songwriter" Joseph said 1 don’t think pmpiqltecnxtij s big hit we have any aspirations to have "Dreams to ply Irresistible" and a Marvin Gaye Then Palmer’s latent lounge lizard tendencies come out He medley “Mercy Mercy Me-- I riirnVn fntn hit (onJc time Want Yon" The Caribbean is machine bringing out the strings represented with "I’ll Be Your and woodwinds for numben like Baby Tonight" and "House"Don’t Explain" "You’re So work” Palmer also puts in a Desirable” “Aeroplane” and strong funk performance on “People Will Say We’re in "Mess Around” and “History” Love” Is tiie man suffering from sounds like it might be a lift from repeated listenings to Harry “Gnceland" Reviewed by CoimickJr7 No it’s just his way William CL Trott of making it dear that he’ll record whatever he jolly well (Classical) wants to record Like he says on Neeme Jrcvi Scottish National "Top 40" "When I make my Orchestra "Strauss: Symphonic top 40 big beat heavy sod Poem ’Macbeth’ Roseriknvatier freaked out solid gold synthe- Waltzes Nottumo” (Chandos) "Macbeth" was Strauss’s first sized rock n roll everything is true tone poem composed after to he fine” going just Li thei miscellaneous categmy ' “Are Latin” gpd before “Don 7uan!YIt!s better than you'd Prim£ scores big with Otis Redding’s think 'for an early' wbrk'and foe soul-jerki- ng Journal Re-nibe- r” latest album this tour but they’re already chomping at the bit to begin work on then third album Their plana also are to tour Europe and Japan next year The group is finally getting the recognition it has been working so hard for Recently tiiey won the "Outstanding New Band” award in Portland a tide Joseph finds amusing since they’ve been together eight yean They’re m die process of signing with a major record label and Bolting Stone and People magazines have both contacted them to do some stories In many ways they wish recognition had come earlier in thrir musical career— Joseph is the youngest in the band and he’ll be 30 next year “Now we’re like mellowing out” he aaiid "and talking about detox with our money rather than a Lamborghini” he said laughing scoring indudes bass trumpets which ought to count for something "Nottumo” is a lengthy song setting of a poem about death appearing as an apparition playing foe violin (What no bass trumpet?) You probably like listening to art songs as much as baseball fans like listening to Roaeatme Barr but this one does have' 'foe advantage ‘ of odd harmony a lot of open fifths If that's not enough to make you a lieder lover try the Carlos Chavez “Sinfonia de Antigona” which has open fifths no singing Mil i fhnitw ’ (CUsticaTf4 Lawrence ’ Ldu&vffld ‘Orchestra Symphony No Concerto 2 Hindemith: for Piano and Orchestra "Lawhead: (Pint Edition) Aleoat" The Louisville Orchestra which since foe ’30s has made more than 100 records of contemporary classical music now has its own CD labeL Here is one of its first offerings Ellen Taaffe Zwitich is an authentic American voice That’s what happens when you study riacricri violin and play jazz trumpet at die same time Zwitich’s Second Symphony premiered in San Francisco in 1983 shows off an orchestra’s cellists The cadenza for an entire" ieetton la's Ixiltiaiqtldea1 I '“JSmitL co ahdmustbefun tirateh! ' ( -- 1 ‘ |