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I >ay $J 00 lor the refiUahk- box. 1-12 00 lor the beer 91II sN I'i AKL • EUGENE Susan Werner makes great debut By Kim Weiss II is a mix of slow and fast, and it is a blend of jazz. light pop and folk It is a combiwtion of talent in the music, lyric s and vocals Susan Werner has entered the music world with an explosive debut, tj}%l of thr Good Straight Girls Her musical background inc lodes learning piano at a young age, playing saxophone in \tm combos and man hing hands and singing in music als This explains why it 's not wi«i bin to limit her musical c re alums to only one style Werner plays all the acoustic: guitar heard on the CD, whether it he intertwined with pen us sion, organ, bass and electric guitar err solely with piano Her guitar introduces and maintains a style* for each song St Mary's of Regret" has a slightly mournful, sour tone to it. but the fingerpicking sound on the guitar soothes the listen er from w hat may otherw ise dis turb jilted memories in a regretful frame of mind A great song that lias an uplifting feel m the music is "No One Here But Me* " It tregins with almost 10 set onds of upbeat, conga/bongo sounding percussion and continues for about another 15 seconds, adding acoustic guitars, drums and bass About halfway through the song !hc*re is a brief jazzy solo, including piano And the lyric s arc* simple, hut they clearly state their point. rhe sec ond song, '.still Believe,” has a very nice sound ing intro guitar part, which only kind uf properly leads the lis r CO REVIEW last of ihc Good Straight Cork toner into the son# But the lead has such n K r «■ .1 t sound. { can over look that the first few notes may seem slight h mislead ing to this otherwise eond sons* "Man I Used to l.ova” and " Yes to You (Tappan Zee)” an* a couple songs that demonstrate Werner's ability to sing jazz and make a jazzy song. Man I l'set! to Love" feels like one of those bass grooving jazz songs you'd hear in a smoky coffeehouse with the lights down really low "Yes to You (Tappan Zee)" has a slower swing-roc k pare but still has an up fool to it Werner's bac kground includ ed piano, which is also featured on this CD. “Signing Your Name" has Werner on piano and <K.( otnpanving musicians, such as on drums, keyboards and cello, According to a press release, it is a song about the djffic ult feel ings for a family member. The iyru s write picturesque images of the possible (read bet ween the-lines) a< lies and problems Mm li At All" is ,1 tune on whit li Werner plays only piano It has a light piano jazz sound like you'd hear in a bar-lounge (without the i heesy musician) And Werner’s voic e inflects at all the right times, to point out perfectly that the relationship is lost, in the song Werner s talents remain not only with the guitar and piano but also with tier vocals and lyric s (Werner w rote all of the IB s songs, except fur ''Some thing So Right "! Mi favorite songs on the CD include the three skills of mush lyrii s and vocals "Last of the Good Straight Girls" has a great guitar feel, acoustically and electrically, joining melodic accompaniment from the drums, bass and har monica Lyrically, it describes a girl in a situation of anger and who. in the end, develops a strong distrust toward strangers The listener can hear the emphatic emotion in Werner s voii e in all the words she sings The other song that combines the three skills well is “Some Other Town." It explains the many “fallen" neighborhoods and their inhabitants that a per son outside of this “other town" might see in cities everywhere. The music and vocals are very pretty They have a sad feeling to them, hut the listener realizes how sad this matter is. Here is an example: "They shoot their drugs’ they shoot their friends/ and who’s to blame/ it all depends/ my heart is left/ my head is right/ my uniform suburban white/ and I’ll lie driving home tonight/ over some other town/ around some other town/ right by some other town." Last of the Good Straight Girls is a great debut for Werner With a work this notable, she will have a promising future In the meantime, go out and grab Werner’s new release You can also chei k her out in concert at John Henry's at 7:30 p.tn on Saturday CATCH ON TO) EUGENE’S BEST PIZZA super STUDENT SPECIAL! Cheese or I’epperoni MEDIUM :=$A95 - STUDENT I.D. REQUIRED' f Qtffiwr jjjowi Sunday through Thursday *C\*r 4 <|>p*» only Minimum $7 90 for d*|jvt?ry\ V 484-2799 ' **> Now two convenient locations to serve you CAMPUS WEST 1809 Franklin Blvd. 2511 W. 11th & Wilson IT’S WORTH LOOHIMO INTO ttt
