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Hummingfish release shows potential By Les ZacZek Freelance Reporter Hummingfish is a band that is staying with the “positive groove.” Compared to The Sugar Beets, this Portland group isn’t grounded as deeply in the hippie-jam aesthetic; rather, they seem to be going more in the direction MUnniM6M5H Ifffhr rrr-r.fr th Love Traktor and Other Songs Hummingfish ★★★ Playing: April 26 at WOW Hall, 9:30 p.m. ui uaicuy pop songs ana a faster, tighter groove. On the opening track of Love Traktor and Other Songs, “Wistful Fall,” the lead singer Deb Telan belts out a haunting melody that isn’t far from slower Cow boy Junkies material. From there, Hummingfish speeds up the pace with “Shad ow.” By the third title track, “Love Traktor,” the band heads into the direction of quirky pop. It’s like a cross between the B’52s’ “Love Shack” and the Meat Pup pets. Unfortunately, Hum mingfish goes too far into the quirky territory with “Chocolate.” This song cracks me up, but it seems more appropriate for Nickelodeon than for a rock album. Check out the lyrics: “Many flavors fine and good. And great are some. Say chocolate, say ever yum. Especially when it’s made in Belgium, uh COURTESY PHOTO Mark Buchanan, Jeff Inlay, Andrew McGough and Deb Talan (in no particular order) are Hummingfish. huh . . . Covered peanuts raisins hazel Mary full of berries.” “She” is a touching tune with some great lyrics and a catchy melody. Songs like this make up for the weaker material. The real strength of Hummingfish lies in the vocal work of Deb Talan. The band also does a good job of providing some good jams, especially with the bass and the guitars. This band has a lot of potential, and they have written some truly good material. If only they would get rid of the cheesier stuff and focus their sound a little more, Hummingfish could find themselves swimming in a clearer stream. In con cert this band should provide to be thoroughly danceable and entertaining. Music: ‘In Your Dream’ plagued by monotony ■ Continued from Page 7 The Sugar Beets album In Your Dream starts with “Let’s Do It,” a peppy song that begins with a pleasant piano riff. Then the fiddle kicks in, along with the rest of the band, and the lis tener is assaulted with some of the most cliche folk lyrics I’ve heard in a while: “We’ve got a whole wide world of work to do but we’ve got the time and we’ve got the crew. Let’s do it, oh let’s do it. Let’s get on with the work, boys and girls, let’s do it.” You get the point. 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