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PAID A D V E W A M P H Sting rea< the Paladi "It's a pop record in the truest sense," says Sting of his latest A&M release "Ten Summoner's Tales." 44 T IauoH mob-inrt it T Ka/1 t/\ 1 uiaan.g it. i nati III make it, just as I had to make the last one. Yet I felt it was important that it not be a confessional, autobiographical or therapeutic," he said. "If 'Soul Cages' was therapeutic, then the therapy worked. Being on the rebound from that very dark record, this time I wanted to make one for the fun of it, the craft of it to engage the band musically. There's a clash of styles and motifs that's quite deliberate." Produced by Sting and Hugh Padgham, "Ten Summoner's Tales" revives the aural majesty of last year's "The Soul Cages," but then explodes into a sweep of styles and tonal colors: straight-ahead rhvih mic numbers surge into pastiches of tempo and mood, songs formed of the musical hybrids that accord Sting's music such rich distinction. Carowinds w Hank Williams, Jr. is an American original. The son of country music's first superstar, he has turned the twin legacies of genius and tragedy into personal and artistic triumph, becoming in the process one of contemporary music's most commanding figures. Williams takes his music to the people with style and on a grand scale. Hank's "Bocephus '93" tour lives nn fr> his fans' hioh pynertn tions, incorporating state-of-the-art lighting, sound and staging into a multi-million dollar extravaganza. Rounding off the concert picture is Hank's irreproachable Bama Band. All elements combined add up to one of the country's premiere conMB iRTISEMENT P, M I I T H E ly to tell h ium Amp] STING Saturday, May 29 Tickets on sale April 24 "I like to throw curves into the arrangements," he said, explaining that the strategy of unexpectedly fusing genres helps ensure that the music lives. Recorded in a brisk eioht weeks "Ten Summoner's Tales" opens with a song whose power derives exactly from its account of furious evolution, but it's an evolution grounded in a passionate adherence to love: "If I ever lost my faith in you/There'd be nothing left for me to do." With Sting's bass foregrounded, the piece lifts into a swirl of ascending notes as its key lyric points, then returns to its driving rhythm. The tension between chorus and verse, like the one that elcomes "Bo HANK WILLIAMS, JR., with special guests RESTLESS HEART Sunday, May 16 Tickets on sale April 17 cert attractions. This year, Hank's tour comes on the heels of the 63rd album of his career, "Out of Left Field." Upon listening to this latest project, connoisseurs of Hank's past musical efforts might be tempted to speculate that the title is not only the appellation of one of the album's songs, but also a statement of a much different musical direc r -^r MD ADVERTISEMEN [UM ATOP" m i n c. t lis tales at : liitheatre Sting notes is intrinsic also to the v traditional interplay of drummer c and bassist, propels the song for- a ward, and its urgency hooks the lis- 1 tener. r "I'm learning to relax in my r life," Sting says, "but I hope I never v lose the tension in my work. n Without tension, there's no spring." Together with his compositions h for The Police, Sting has garnered b eight Grammy awards; and have h helped manifest his aesthetic range, v Work in a dozen films, from "Quadrophenia"(1979) to "The P Adventures of Baron a Munchausen"(1989) as well as his t< croaaway roie in tjrecnt/weui s t1 "Three Penny Opera"(1989) also f] helped cast him as "Renaissance 0 Man" who provoked such adjec- ^ tives from admirers as "promethean" and "indomitable." Confronted today with the hype, Sting laughs. "I never understand what they mean, I'm just doing what I like to do," he said. icephus '93" firm frvr thp cnn nf PAiintn/ mucm'c uvu U1V ovil V/* WU1IU J IIIUOIV O most enduring icons. The legend's son has forged his own legend, and while he is proudly wearing the Williams name and extending the Williams legacy, he continues to stretch die boundaries and change the face of contemporary music. Garnering seven No. 1 records, three gold albums, the Acadamy of Country Music's Vocal Group of The Year 1990, along with four Grammy and seven Country Music Association award nominations, RCA's Restless Heart, a leading force in contemporary country rock will be opening for Williams at the Carowinds Paladium Amphitheatre. 1 IT PAID AD' Bryan Ada WitKlIlg Up for 1993 K 'Can't stop this hing we've start- BRYi 'd... an't stop this C-* course we've ploted"\" _ Ticki When Bryan ^dams sings those vords on his latest ilbum "Waking Up Neighbours," he might as wel alking about his own incred areer. Because if there's one tl Iryan has refused to do, it's to : vhat he started when he burst if Canada and onto the internal 1 rock scene in the early Eighi le began as a classic, no-nonst ocker - and that's what h emained, despite enough wo /ide success to cause a iess c< litted artist to pull up and rest. "Waking Up the Neighbc as been three years in the mal >ut one listen lets you know \ is legion of fans will find the \ /orthwhile. The notoriously meticul tdams has carefully crafted lbum that sizzles from beginn 3 end. It's a solid collection of ype of guitar rockers Bryar imous for writing and several s eous balled, including the Nc it "Everything I Do (I Do It | P A L * A M P H !HANK WILLIA/V CLINT BLAC uiij. 1,1 s11 V E R T I S E M E N T ms will t>e the neighbors ick-Off Party You)." IN ADAMS Bryan's 1983 album "Cuts Like urday. May 1 a Knife-sold near'' i ly two- million Ms on sole NOW! in lhe United States and spawned several hit singles includthe ing the Top 10 "Straight From the 1 be Heart." The 1984 album "Reckless" ible went to No. 1 "Heaven" the Top 10 ling favorites "Run to You" and stop "Summer of '69" and the Top 20 out duet with Tina Turner, "It's Only ion- Love." His last album was the ties. multi-Platinum "Into the Fire." :nse In retrospect, Bryan has been e"s ambitious and adventurous enough rid- to take his music to just about any^m where he's desired. The man never stops; neither does the demand for )rs his special talents. While preparing :ing the music that would eventually vhy materialize as "Waking Up the vait Neighbors," Bryan managed a mind-boggling schedule of internaous tional touring and session work. an Any way you cut it, Bryan ,jno Adams is a refreshing phenomenon in modern music. One listen to j js "Waking Up the Neighbors" will demonstrate that he's still in the 'or* trenches - with no intention of K "stopping this thing he started." for A D I U M I T H E A T R E iturday, May 1 YAN ADAMS inday, May 16 IS, JR. w/ RESTLESS HEART i turday, May 29 STING ursday. July 15 X & WYNONA JUDD turday, July 31 RAVIS TRITT nday, August 8 BA McENTIRE ?artif