Okay,okay. This was not the greatest entertainment page in the world. But that is okay. Because I can do better next time. And I am a gcod person. I’m good enough, {’m smart enough, and gosh darn

it, peopic tike me.

ea Robbie Robertson oe fe 2 ie

~ SNAPPERS A NOVEL: - TRICK.ITEM BANG . DROP. IT/ TROWIT/

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CAUTION: : CAREFULLY READ OTHER CAUTIONS

NOW PLAYIN G AT A THEATER NEAR YOU (well--at the only theater

in Charlottetown)

1."The Super" starring Joe Pesci (you know, from "Goodfellas")

2."Shout" starring John Travolta (the "Grease" guy)

3."Deceived" (with Goldie Hawn--does anyone remember "Laugh In"?)

4."The Fisher King" (five thumbs up) 5."Ernest Scared Stupid (uh-huh.)

and finally

#6."Suburban Commando" (did you really believe that the Hulkster was never on steroids?)

VAN MORRISON Hymns To The Silence

X-PRESS ENTERTAINMENT

Why Kevin

Costner is

Wondertul

(formerly titled 10 Reasons Why I Love

Kevin Costner)

1/He has krinkles around his eyes 2/He was in Dances With Wolves 3/He directed Dances With Wolves 4/He likes frozen Hostess Twinkies 5/He produced Dances With Wolves

6/He looks great in Levi’s 7/l like the name Kevin 8/He has a wicked grin

9/He was in Robin Hood and Bryan Adams sang the leading song for it

10/I just watched Dances With Wolves again and I didn’t get even one snack

Hymns to the Silence- Van Morrison

(Polygram) | Pop, Pop- Rickie Lee Jones (Geffen) Storyville- Robbie Robertson (Geffen)

The last couple of weeks have been seriously hard on the pocket book. I have eagerly awaited two of these three new releases (Van’s the odd man out). All of; these artists are quite capable of creating} superb music, yet are equally capable of tossing off uninspired, frustrating material, What are latest like? Well... |

Van Morrison’s latest, Hymns to the Silence, - his first double studio release (| think)- continues in the same vein as hij) last couple of albums. Morrison’s olde} material is the most intensely emotiona; ! music I’ve ever heard. Time has mellowet| the tortured youth who created Asti ) Weeks; his newer music is dinner music elevator music, muzack, wall paper music, whatever you want to call it, it’s tasteful t the point of blandness.While still quit} good, his recent albums are sterile wit) cold and polished sonics, and Van’s voici | though still quite warm and minor soulful, doesn’t pack the incredib) : passionate wallop it once did. His late 2S features good songs and vocals, but it’s é a just so unexciting. The truth is Van’ S | pleasant bore now who always get a goq natured yawn from yours truly. He’s still | spiritual as ever; lots of "Thee's a "Thou's and "He's and "Lord’s peppery all over the place. Jesus, enough of i God-stuff already! Show me a good ro) n’ roll song about God and I'll show yot i Led Zeppelin album cover that ma sense. Van gets especially boring when | reverts to just talking through the son) take away the vocal and you've {| K-Mart music. He’s equally dull wh repeating words or phrases over and ov

and over and over and... well, an

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_UPEI X-P RESS

October 17, 1991

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