Word: singers
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...SINEAD O'CONNOR Faith and Courage (Atlantic). This time around, the defiant Irish singer delivers not a sermon of fire but a psalm of forgiveness. Her pop songs bear weighty spiritual messages about loving one's self, but they carry themselves lightly, as if lifted by seraphim's wings...
...SADE LOVERS ROCK (Epic). The soulful singer returns with a solemn CD that was worth the eight-year wait. These elegant songs explore heartbreak, yes, but racism as well. On each cut, Sade's lovely, melancholy voice blossoms like a blue bruise...
While not given an elaborate set or much in the way of lighting, Dust For Life's lead singer Chris Gavin attempted to compensate for the low role given to an opening band by frequently telling the audience about his band, their self-titled debut album and "Step Into The Light," their new single, as well as inviting the audience to meet with band members during intermission. Dust For Life was clearly a relatively new band-during numbers, band members seemed to be so absorbed in their music that their interaction with the audience was minimal. Their music, standard hard...
Fuel picked up on and magnified the energy. Led by lead singer Brett Scallions, the band brought the audience to their feet and kept them there. Scallions, who came onto stage in cowboy hat and blue feathered jacket, had enough of an element of musical madness to keep the audience more than interested as the band played cuts from their new release, Something Like Human, and their platinum 1998 debut Sunburn. Guitarist/songwriter Carl Bell's enthusiasm for his music was particularly evident as he provoked the crowd into standing up and singing along with such well-known songs as "Bittersweet...
...Collective Soul stage was in sharp contrast to the crowded Fuel stage, despite the former having more band members. The almost retro set had a large space in the center for lead singer Ed Roland to engage in frequent dances with his microphone. Although much of the drums were synthesized at times-such as during the beginning of "Precious Declaration"-the playing of keyboards and variety of music made the sound of the five-member band different from the previous two. Songs from their newest disc, Blender, were mixed among numerous hit singles from their previous four albums, including...