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Lindy Lindy (Aquarius/Factor)

Lindy began his musi- cal career at a young age. He is one of those artists who you could say just seemed to fall

into the musical per- former slot. A_ true Canadian, Lindy was born and raised in Winnipeg. Originally his family came to Canada from Iceland.

Tragedy struck when he was thrown from a window of the house wherein his grandpar- ents burned to death when he was only three. Lindy eventually wound up touring the country in a yellow school bus with his brother, mother and father, all constructing an Icelandic folk singing

group.

At age fourteen, Lindy’s family moved to Victoria. The folk group ebbed off to an end while Lindy and his brother began _ to become more and more interested in punk rock. Two and two came together at age eigh- teen when the two of them formed a folk rock group titled “Northern Junk”. The band toured and performed for a total of five years before everyone else went on their own ways to pur-

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sue more conventional lives.

In 1995, Lindy record- ed his first solo CD “Keeping Me Awake”. He sold this album off of the stage for a year, and then began to try and promote himself to record companies. Eventually, he realized that he was going to have to tour again (such is the way when trying to promote oneself) and moved to Toronto, where he was a bit more central to the industry. Only recently has Lindy moved to Montreal after touring the country several times over playing in various clubs, cafes and festivals.

The ever unique sound of folk is the most apparent sound to the music which Lindy com- poses. The difference is in the beat and subtle rock undertones, hence the folk rock designa- tion. Sensual music and ballads which range from emotional to fun, Lindy sings from his heart, the way that he

sees life. Take a chance and peer into his obscure life and

check out this Canadian artist. He is sure to begin breaking ground

soon, definitely on the

way to success.

-Kevin Milos

B.B. King Blues On The Bayou

(MCA/Universal)

What can you say to another record by the King of the Blues? Lucille and Riley B. King have released over 20 select records since he first started recording in the late 1940’s. Approaching age 73, B.B. is still going strong, extensively touring and averaging over 250 con- certs a year internation- ally.

B.B. is considered on no uncertain terms to be a sort of an ambassador to blues all over the world. Having earned a

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multitude of wards, incorporated into three walks of fame, three halls of fame, and even holding four honorary doctorates for his music, the King’s title just can’t be disputed. Blues on the Bayou is definitely more of the same for B.B. King, and it’s exactly what every- one needs. The world will never tire of B.B. classic style. The differ- ence between it and for- mer albums is_ the apparent leisure which it is recorded with. Says B.B., “Recently I’ve felt the urge to go back to basics...whatever the reason, | wanted to sim- plify.”. He went down south with his band, set- tling into a state of the art studio in the country outside Lafayette, Louisiana. “The setting was kicked back; the feeling was down- home.” They “found some old B.B. King songs. Wrote some new ones. The record was cut in four days. All

live, all real. No over- dubs, no_ high-tech tricks. Just basic blues.”

“Just basic blues” is the most appealing part of the entire CD. With so many artists out there using technology to hype up all of their music, a disc like B.B.’s has such great appeal to just sit back and lis- ten to. It’s music in its unadultered form. The way it was meant to be. It's a perfect mix of tra- ditoinal blues, jazz, swing, mainstream popand jump into his own unique sound. Something which has taken B.B. years to per- fect.

Lucille and B.B. make’ a great couple too.