March 6, 1981

entertainment

Carole

After two — successful
shows at the Commadore
Ballroom, Friday, March 27,
rough Trade, the Canadian
group who have been arou-
sing the music business,
played a third show at the
Cariboo Pub, of all places.
by Philip 7. Staines

By 6 o’clock, the pub was
packed, and there were
several hundred people li-
ned up outside.

the group took to the
stage at 10 o’clock, led by
lead singer Carole Pope,
who’s stage and musical
antics have caught the eye
of the media.

The bank, who are fairly
new in the business, exhibit
musical expertise evolved
around a_ funk-orientated
_rock, polished and refined
to give them musical as well
as lyrical impact.

CarolePope, clad in red
leather, bears a startling

resemblence to Crissy

Hynde of the Pretenders,

and Grace Slick. _ Although
she is daring, her glances
give one the impression that
her nerves still tense up

when on stage. Whether
that’s true or not, no one

_ knows.

When she’s not fondling
with herself, she’s fondling
the other band members, no
shame involved.

Her husky voice holds
more ground then most
singers new to the stage. :
She is dynamic, original,
expressive, and powerful.

No wonder she got a Juno
and of course the Junos
have to exploit raw, unpre-
tentious talent. I say
“screw the Juno,’’ they’re
nothing but a badly pro-
duced farce anyway.

Although the groups per-
formance was hindered by
technical difficulties, they
managed to overcome the
problems by simply igno-
ring them, and leaving the
responsibility to their crew.

The Other Press

The crowd was numb from
intoxication so little squeaks
and hisses went unnoticed.

the band performed two
sets which consisted of ma-
terial from their previously
released direct to disc and
their current success ‘‘A-
VOID Freud’”’ album. It’s
suprising to find such a
young group releasing a
direct disc at such an early
stage of their career.

Of course ‘‘High School
Confidential’’ was a high-
light to the audience’s de-
light. ~
_Rough Trade still have
alot of developing to go
through, even though they
have come a long way in
such a short period of
exposure.

They have the potential of
becoming one of the most
successful Canadian bands
to come out of the current
wave.

They have alot going for
them due to the success of
““Avoid Freud’’, they have
more balls than any Cana-
dian band to hit national
recognition, they have stage
appeal; with the likes of
Carole Pope, who can go
wrong? ;

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MONOTONOUS

CFOX'

Heavy rock fans must
adore CFOXFM 99.

During the past several
months, the stations format
has adopted a heavy rock
theme, which tends to be a
little overbearing.

 

by Philip J. Staines

 

Of course, rock music is
everyone’s favorite, no in-
sult to ‘‘Good ol’ rock ’an
roll’’, and CFOX beats lis-
tening to AM radio. but
CFOX radio has gotten to
the point where you can
anticipate what is going to
be played. AC/DC* Led
Zeppelin, Styx, the Stones,
all mega-groups, and a se-
ries of sixties material.

So let’s get serious, CFOX.
is a monotonous radio sta-
tion that lacks new updated
music in its format. What
ever happened to old FM
obscurity?

FM DJ Dean Hill said:
“There is’nt any good new
music coming along these
days. We have been relying
on music that has been out
for several months now,
since record companies ha-
ve offered us nothing.’’

Hill also said that the
station will adopt alot more
sixties music into their for-
mat, until companies have
substantail new music to

¢ offer.

It’s about time CFOX
developed a wider variety of
music for airplay instead of
sticking to the basics of
heavy rock. After all, there
is an endless variety of
accessable modern music
that can be played.

Until then, CFOX listen-
ers will just have to stick
with the stations ‘‘Get high
and rock’’ style.