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Lean & heavy
Metallica ply their smart sonic savagery at the FleetCenter
by Ted Drozdowski

Chopin or Shine-ola?

David Helfgott comes to Boston
by Lloyd Schwartz

Song spinning

Shawn Colvin makes good with the bad times
by Joan Anderman

The human factor

The Grammys and R&B awards give the industry soul
by Jon Garelick

That Harvey girl

Nick Cave finds the bliss of love
by Amy Finch

Mark and Richard bond

Morphine hang tough and stay their course on Like Swimming
by Richard C. Walls

Medium-loud, please

Buttercup go for the grocery-store sound; Peter Prescott returns; Hoffs cancels
by Brett Milano

Hammer scholar

Vibist Gary Burton returns to recording
by Ed Hazell

Grinnin' Barrett

The Bosstones go for the big time on Let's Face It
by Gary Susman

Night visions

Eleventh Dream Day sing for life
by Charles Taylor

Un-Brit pop

Blur prove there'll always be an England
by Matt Ashare

Roadtrips

Two, 47, 454
edited by Matt Ashare


[Live & on Record]
Ira Gershwin On Television: Of Thee We Sing, Baby
The Rough Guide To African Song: A Thrilling Immersion



[Off the Record] NRBQ, TOKYO
Heidi Berry, MIRACLE
Oscar Brown Jr., SIN AND SOUL
John Rapson, DANCES & ORATIONS
Various Artists, THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT
Various Artists, MANDELA -- THE SOUNDTRACK
Various Artists, SOURMASH: A LOUISVILLE COMPILATION
Firewater, GET OFF THE CROSS (WE NEED THE WOOD FOR THE FIRE)


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