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DEVIN TOWNSEND

Devin Townsend
Terria
Heavy Devy Records 2001

Devin Townsend, though
very few may have knowl-
edge of it, is a very highly
revered and respected indi-
vidual in the music communi-
ty. He started his career at
the beginning of the ‘90’s as
the vocalist for Steve Vai;
Devin was 19 at the time. He
has since put out eight studio
albums, five of which have
been produced and engi-
neered almost entirely by
himself, under his own label
(Hevy Devy Records). His
most recent album came out

Garbage
Beautiful Garbage

Universal 2001

Garbage in there new CD
Beautiful attempted to dabble
in the realm of pop music,
less inventive lyrics more
synthesizer bits, hoping to go
into the selling market. There
were a few songs | abhorred
one song sounded like some
thing l'd expect from Britney
Spears, “Androgyny”; | could
feel my brain seething from
the lack of song writing skill
repeating the same bits over
and over and.... It also has a
few different styles one was
attempting a 50’s love break

Over The Edge Page 6 | October 22, 2001

this year and is titled Devin
Townsend: Terria. It is very
unlike the body of music he
created early in his career.
His earlier credits are that of
Strapping Young Lad, possi-
bly the heaviest metal known
to mankind, and quite unlike
any metal that has come
before or after.

Alternatively, Terria can only
be explained as music that is
extremely heavy while not
being metal or negative. The
album is supposed to
embody how the earth feels
to Devin and this theme dic-
tates the epic feel surround-
ing every song, even the
acoustic songs. Terria is

song, “Can’t dry these tears” |
also disliked. Thank heaven
that | was forced to listen to
the whole CD because from
after the third track things
seemed to pick up and | start-
ed to enjoy it.

Garbage has done some-
things that were interesting
with a synthesizer, not too
much in terms of sounds that
| haven’t heard before, but a
good listen none the less.

This album seems to be
about variety; there are some
slow songs, that would fall
into the class of good make
out songs as well a couple
up-beat ones and ones that
short of metal fanatics almost

uplifting and proves that even
the most hard-core metal
head (Devin likes Judas
Priest and !ron Maiden) can
create music that progresses
and takes off the tension.
Terria is an excellent addition
to the Devin collection and |
hear there is a Strapping
album on the horizon, so
keep your ear to the ground.

-Destrudo

everyone could enjoy.

This CD is not a bad listen;
it got a bit mellower than ear-
lier songs that gave them a
break. If you like mainstream
music and just want to
expand your horizons by a
half an inch or if you are a
Garbage fan it would be
worth giving a listen and it
has the added bonus that it
will not be likely to be played
to death on Sh**’s FM.

-Colleen

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LOVE * FOREVER MAY NOT BE LONG ENOUGH ®* Vv ’ Live’s concerts have been like a parent who is tired of
pohly ph nde inaliery gy a Universal 2001 described as a ‘religious debating with you and just

KNOWS OK? “OVERCOME *HERO OF LOWE* j

Live’s latest effort, titled V,
is a gem in the otherwise
dismal sea of glass jewelry
that make up contemporary
rock music. It is apparent in
listening to this album that
they believe in what they are
saying; they believe the
sound they make drives their
ideas into those who listen.
However, Live does not seek
converts; they seek to
express their ideas to those
who will listen in the hopes
that the listener comes away
feeling that something impor-

experience’ in that everyone
present felt a kinship with
those around them; they
believed in Live and they
believed in their fellow man.
This is the message that
Live is still presenting to the
public and this latest effort is
no exception. Contrary to
most of the body of Live’s
work, on this album they
exercise some tough love on
the listener, not seeking to
harm the listener or his\her
beliefs, but to point out con-
duct that we all wish on each
other.

wants you to behave proper-
ly. They also believe that
proper conduct is apparent
to those who bother to look.
So, thumbs up for Live who
are braver than most, braver
than contemporaries that
only seek to appeal to the
base desires of a public that
cannot be bothered to think.

-Destrudo