Briefs

Rip It Up, Issue 64, 1 November 1982, Page 16

Briefs

Lee Connolly and Steve Garrish, Past Kalylee (Siren) Lee Connolly, Mancunian producer of Graeme Gash's great sounding After the Carnival, and Steve Gerrish, Californian globe trotter, have teamed up for an album of eclectic folk recorded at Auckland’s Harlequin Studios.

Stylistically they fall between Bruce Cockburn and AI Stewart with" the playing and production amongst the best to. come out of this country. Evocative, thought? ful and delicate it also avoids the hippie whimsy that can often undermine. albums of this genre. Surprise yourself. GK Gregory Isaacs In Person (Music World) Another welcome reissue from Music World's Trojan catalogue. This dates ,back, to Isaacs' early pre-Rasta days’. His best was yet to come, but this is still fine stuff. Silky,, smooth .vocals and very strong, soulful melodies with a deeply religious( overtone. DC David Lindley Win This Record (Asylum) After nearly a decade of,excellent supporting roles, David Lindley stepped into the spotlight last year with the infectious El Rayo-X. And while the new album doesn't • quite carry the wacky surprise of his debut (or follow up its more oddball ventures) it does, however, consolidate Lindley's main strengths: his remarkable affinity for reggae and joyfully rocking R&B. The band, if anything,' has more bite than last time - they deserve those ’ ; sleeve photos - while Lindley's characteristic vocals and gritty guitar stamp his leadership overall. With an astute choice of cover versions and five, fine originals, David Lindley has delivered a first rate second album. " ’ ? PT Peter Green Blue Guitar (Junction)flHHHß Subtitled "the best of," this album collects in one package' the cream of Green's work since he emerged from self-imposed musical exile a couple, of years back. Although it seems clear he will never again be the guitar star of his Fleetwood Mac days, Green is still making fine music. The playing 'and singing on 'Last Train to San Antone' and 'Walkin' the Road' should dispel all doubt.KW MilcelMcDdnaldlHMpH^^Hl That's What It Takes (Warners) Michael McDonald displayed enough ingenuity and songwriting craft with the Doobie Brothers to suggest that freed of the constraints of the band, he'd come up with a great album. But no, it turns out that the constraints -of the band. were what McDonald wanted, for this, his first solo album, follows.the formula and takes no more chances than the Doobies did. McDonald's choked singing and the funk-based songs hit a groove but never break out of it. It's kind of like the most consistent album the Doobie Brothers never made. But that's all. AD The Rods, Wild Dogs (EMI) Second album from’ New York trio the Rods. Sounding moreß English than American, they're tight, tough and heavy, but their songs keep them firmly anchored jin the middle of the pack. Most tracks are based on recycled Purple/Sabbath riffs and consist of predictable metal, cliches. Contains tasteless rendition of the Supremes' 'You Keep Me Hangin' On'.