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enough to drive anyone away, the Have
A Nice Day Cafe had to throw in an mo
obnoxious atmosphere and bad mashed sta
potatoes. ser
The 1970s theme restaurant on '
Lady Street in the Congaree Vista is
complete with smiling faces, a lighted a
dance floor, disco ball and music by m .
such favorites as Olivia Newton John 811(1
and the Village People. But, even if Ja!
you liked Saturday Night Fever, this
Hard Rock Cafe of the '70s is more of
a 70s overkill. Pn(
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MARCUS AMAKER Features Editor
SURFACING Sarah McLachlan (Arista)
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yaki chicken. The entrees come
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he new Chick-fil-A.
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re as a dance club. The dancing
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or bell-bottoms, the cafe offers
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Columbia. The bar is open all night, dance, eat am
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Kate Bush. Joni Mitchell. Rickie Lee Jones.
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female singer/songwriters who shook up
a male dominated industry in the l(fs and Sffs.
For the 90"s, Tori Amos, Ani DiFranco and
Sarah McLachlan have carried the flame of
their predecessors with less commercial success,
yet just as much influence.
Of those three, Sarah McLachlan has always
had the best chance ol becoming popular Decause
her music has never been as daring as Amos'
- or as blunt as DiFranco's. Instead, McLachlan
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up Solace only hinted at what came full circle
on her greatest work, Fumbling Towards
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Ecstasy . A major torn1, a marriage and two bside
CD's later, McLachlan returns with
Surfacing, her first album of new material in
four years.
Surfacing is a stunning piece of work, and
just like Fumbling Towards Ecstasy, the album
plays like a dream sequence of songs exposing
Sarah's innermost thoughts. With only ten
songs (one of which, "Last Dance," is an
instrumental), Surfacing may seem sparse a
first. But beneath the surface, so to speak, lies
one of McLachlan's most amazing albums.
With the exception of the first single "Building
A Mystery," Surfacing doesn't contain any
overly catchy tunes like past hits "Possession"
or "Ice Cream." New songs like "I Love You"
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and "Full of Grace" are more reflective and is
ethereal than her earlier material. "I Love so:
You" floats along like a cloud, as McLachlan's ap
voice softly echoes against a Latin-tinged th
acoustic guitar. "Full of Grace," which was ap
originally on her 1996 release Rarities, B-sides wi
and Other Stuff, utilizes her trademark sound wi
"of multi-layered vocals and atmospheric
background music. CI
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songs "Do What You Have to Do" and "Angel," wi
in which Sarah and her piano come to the m
forefront. "Do What You Have To Do" is a true CI
gem, and is possibly the most melodic song fo
she has ever written.
Lyrically Surfacing proves that McLachlan -i
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lg Restaurant, dedicated and specializing
regional, southern home cooking at
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riginal Lizard's Thicket Restaurant
i Columbia by Bob and Anna Williams
first restaurant, which was located on
Road, was converted from a 5 room
nail, 3 dining room restaurant. Today
i/n into a multi-unit operation with 14
ver 600 employees.
iy in the Midlands would be complete
it to the Lizard's Thicket that, year
is been voted by the readers of the
swspaper as Best Country Cooking,
Restaurant, and Best Fried Chicken!
3 open for breakfast, lunch and supper
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lilable, as well as, complete catering service.
15-1373 for the location nearest you.
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I Robins Cradle
releases tape
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_ MARCUS AMAKER Features Editor
? NO APOSTROPHE Robins Cradle
(out of five stars)
What do you do as a local band when
vou have a large number of original songs
id and not enough resources to release
[ 1 another CD? If you're Columbia's Robins
kj Cradle, you release a limited edition, sixIfl
song tape available only through the
band's website and live shows.
This new tape, titled No Apostrophe,
features six songs not included on the
band's debut CD, Stone Flutedge. No
Apostrophe displays a louder, more
aggressive Robins Cradle, and comes
close to capturing the band's power on
stage.
The tape is the first recording
featuring the band's current lineup of
j Robin Brooks (vocals, flute, acoustic
guitar), Lance Williams (guitar), Charlie
Rabon (bass) and James Alescio (drums),
ock The results are glorious.
"Clinging Vine," perhaps their best
- song, has a nasty guitar hook and finds
Brooks not holing anything back on
vocals.
Tall Down" is a heavy guitar track
,in that sounds different from the typical
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brilliance
still one of our generations most underrated
ngwriters. One of the reasons why she is so
ipealing is that her songs not only appeal to
e listener, but also to the poet, who can
ipreciate lines like "can you look out the
ndow without your shadow getting in the
ay."
The only drawback to the CD is the length,
ocking in at just over 41 minutes, Surfacing
aves you wanting more, especially after
aiting for four years. But maybe that's what
akes it so good - McLachlan has produced a
D with ten excellent songs, leaving no room
r filler or any weak tracks.
Surfacing is elegantly dark and beautiful
n other words, classic Sarah McLachlan.
SERVING
10 MEATS and
?0 VEGETABLES
DAILY
Country Ham
Big Hot Biscuits
Macaroni and Cheese
Southern Fried Chicken
Candied Yams
Corn On the Cob
Black-eyed Peas
Sliced Tomatoes
Rice and Gravy
Fried Okra
Hot Corn Muffins
Sweet Iced Tea
Peach Cobbler
Hot Apple Pie
To Name a Few!
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