10 The Cadre + 7 April1998 
     
    
   
   
    
         
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
       
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     Paper Soul 
     
     Paper Soul 
     
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     As odd as it may seem, 
     
     I do not recall having ever 
     
     knowingly heard Paper Soul 
     
     before reviewing this CD (and 
     
     considering how often they 
     
     play around here, that makes 
     
     me some kind of deviant). 
     
     Now, having listened to the 
     
     disc, I can’t say I’m totally 
     
    
   
   
    
     sold on the band, but this self- 
     
     titled debut is a solid starting 
     
     block for them. It can best be 
     
     described as “beer-drinking” 
     
     music--some solid, clunky gui- 
     
     tar riffs, a bit repetitive and 
     
     nothing that grabs you by the 
     
     throat and jolts you, but defi- 
     
     nitely not offensive. High- 
     
    
   
   
    
     lights include “Twilight Rain” 
     
     and “Recoleta Moon,” (fea- 
     
     turing Richard Wood on vio- 
     
     lin). Although Paper Soul 
     
     would be no doubt more enjoy- 
     
     able live, you certainly could 
     
     do worse than this disc. 
     
    
   
   
    
     3 1/2 out of 5. - RW. 
     
    
   
   
    
        
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
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     I love this album! It has 
     
     been a while since a collection 
     
     of new material was so dy- 
     
     namically exciting. Itisa breath 
     
     of fresh air to listen to the 
     
     Philosopher Kings’ latest ac- 
     
     complishment. 
     
    

    
     Gerald Eaton has one of 
     
     those voices that is actually 
     
     musical. It is so nice to hear 
     
    
   
   
    
     complex melodies and rich 
     
     tones, qualities rarely found in 
     
     pop these days. Styles vary 
     
     from one song to the next, 
     
     preventing the listener from 
     
     losing interest and leaving a 
     
     strong, artistic impression. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Among my favourite 
     
     songs are, “Hurts to Love 
     
    
   
   
    
     You,” “You Stepped on My 
     
     Life,” and “The New Mes- 
     
     siah.” However, the whole 
     
     album is fantastic with only 
     
     one or two less-enticing mo- 
     
     ments such as “I am the Man.” 
     
     Some may disagree with that 
     
     opinion. 
     
    
   
   
    
     4 1/2 out of 5. - KP. 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     The Mavericks 
     
     trampoline 
     
     MCA Nashville 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
         
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     449 University Ave 
     
     566-5626 
     
    
   
   
    
     Locally owned and operated. 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     A maverick is someone 
     
     who is unorthodox and inde- 
     
     pendent. The name is very 
     
     appropriate for this group. 
     
    

    
     The Mavericks are Raul 
     
     Malo (vocals, guitar), Robert 
     
     Reynolds (bass), Paul Deakin 
     
     (drums), and Nick Kane (gui- 
     
     tars). Although they fall into 
     
     the category of country music, 
     
     you won’t find any twang in 
     
     these songs. It is their combi- 
     
    
   
   
    
     nation of rock and blues that 
     
     make this country band truly 
     
     unique. The Mavericks have a 
     
     very distinct and recognizable 
     
     sound. Trampoline is their 
     
     sixth album and this sound defi- 
     
     nitely prevails -- in all of the 
     
     songs. If you are a fan of The 
     
     Mavericks, this album is for 
     
     you, ifnot you may find that all 
     
     of the tracts sound the same. 
     
     There are some good songs 
     
    
   
   
    
     here though. “Dance the Night 
     
     Away” is a catchy tune and 
     
     things get a little jazzy with 
     
     “Fool #1.” Their most recent 
     
     release “To Be With You” is 
     
     an excellent song with mean- 
     
     ingful lyrics. Overall, this al- 
     
     bum is for the true Maverick 
     
     fan, although many just might 
     
     enjoy their original style in small 
     
     doses.