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Change of Heart:An “up and coming” band!

By Mike Beagan | With a secure spot as the opening act on The Tragically Hip’s current Canadian tour anda major label debut | album cay days from release, Change of Heart are once again being hailed as one of Toronto’s most promising ‘‘up and coming’’ bands.

In actual fact, the band has been ‘‘up and coming’’ for almost thirteen years now, and after seven | full length independent releases and several major lineup changes, Change of Heart is ready to make the change from indie icons to popular acceptance. |

On the eve of their final Maritime date with The Hip, keyboardist Berard Maiezzd took some time | out to speak to me about the band, the tour, and of course the new album, Tummysuckle.

’’The new sound is more aggressive,’’ says Maiezzd, when asked to describe the band’s style. ‘‘It’s | been an evolving process. We like to think that we have our own style; that we don’t sound like anybody | else. ‘Changes in style are hardly surprising considering that guitarist/vocalist Ian Blurton is the singular remaining founding member, while the majority of the group has joined in the past five years. Change of Heart almost came to an end in 1993 when bassist and founding member Rob Taylor called it quits.

”’Rob wrote about two-thirds of the lyrics,’’ says Maiezzd, who joined the band five years ago. | Current songwriting is done ‘‘...collectively-- through jamming,”’ although ‘‘Ian writes most ofthe lyrics.”’

The other recent additions to the band are John Richardson on drums and John Borra on bass.- | So far on the twenty-one date tour, The Tragically Hip’s audience has been very receptive to Change of Heart’s unique sound. :

’*Nobody’s throwing rotten vegetables, anyway,’’ is how Bernard describes the Maritime audience | reaction. ‘‘We toured with them (The Hip) a year and a half ago.’’. |

High points of this tour will be when they reach Montreal and trade their current cramped van for | a luxury tourbus, and the show at Toronto’s Maple Leaf Gardens on Feb. 10, when the new album, | Tummysuckle, will be officially launched.

”’ This is the first (disc) with the new lineup’’ says Maicedd: Tummysuckle is actually not anew album. It was released independently last year in the form of a limited edition homemade CD with rubber stamped cardboard covers. The 1000 existing copies were sold only at Change of Heart shows. The newer, major label version isaremix by California based producer Joe Barresi, whose work the band has admired for years. l

’’He instinctively knew what we were looking for,’’ says Bernard, ‘‘We’re very happy with the new mix.”’

After touring with The Tragically Hip, Change of Heart will embark on a club tour in support of | Tummysuckle with A Neon Rome. Unfortunately, this tour will not be coming to P.E.I.

We had hoped to (play on the Island)-- We opened for Blue Rodeo there a few years ago.”” said | Maiezzd when asked if they will be playing here anytime soon, ‘‘Maybe on the next tour.’’

Dear Delphic,

have been having a recurring dream lately hich involves me and an elevator. In this eam I am travelling, and I am staying at a

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levator doors....and then the dream ends. at does this all mean? Please help!! gling in Dimension X

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our signiture would indicate that you could one of the hapless bunch that are embracing © concept of Gen X. Elevators represent the

°U Want to go, perhaps you should reconsider Cur goals. Are you stuck on an issue-- ssibly romantic? The elevator is trying to °P you-- an obvious symbol of falling in love ’d cliche!) But, by catching yourself you Ee tletting your true feelings come through,

Delphic Dreams

oor, and then it flips on its front and the doors" pen, leaving me to fall into the nothingness low. Ilalwaysmanageto catch myselfonthe —

Dear Delphic Dreams,

Ihave never hada dream. Ever. What can I do? Does this mean I am weird?

Lost

Dear Lost, Yes. Have you tried sleeping?

Dear Delphic,

I recently had a dream which I found very disturbing. I was sitting on the couch in my basement, when my cat walked into the room. She’s a small white cat that has no tail. She turned to face me and I saw thather left eye was missing and the socket was bleeding pro- fusely. I immediatly woke up and jumped out of bed and went on a rampant search for my cat. She was fine. What does all this mean? Concerned about kitty

Dear Concermed, No wonder you were disturbed! Cats and eye

injuries both denote trouble. This trouble will,

be coming to you in a familiar form; repre- sented by the cat you love and its pure (inno- cent) colour. You probably do not see this

chances are this is a trouble which will work itself out (the trouble is injured).

Dear Delphic,

I dreamt last night that my English professor called me into her office to discuss my terrible marks. When I began to apologize, the lights dimmed, tango music came on, and she was dressed in black silk with a rose between her teeth! We danced for a while, and she told me that my marks could be overlooked if I ex- celled in other areas-- specifically an ‘‘extra credit assignment.’’ Could this be a sign that if I approached my prof by suggesting this sort of ‘‘assignment’’ she would react favourably? She is kinda hot.

Curious

Dear Curious I wouldn’t try it.

Dear Delphic,

Every night I dream that my boyfriend is serenading underneath a window, complete with roses, guitar, and bad voice. The problem is: this wasn’t my window. It was my best friend’s window, next door. And this friend is

“ Your passions run wild. trouble coming but take the dream as a warn- ing. Beware of treachery (thisis startingtofeel a guy. like Shakespeare). But don’t worry too mut Worried ae

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Dear Worried,

Well, Valentines day and Gay Pride Day do coincide. Have you seen the movie Three- some? Perhaps you should start thinking about it. Of course, your boyfriend could have accidentally gone to the wrong window.

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[*bruary 7, 1995