June 2000 CD Reviews

of Kinks classics, more obscure Kinks songs, Dave Davies originals, and covers. It's an entertaining and fun CD to listen to, and it's great to see Davies is still rocking after all these years.

k.d. lang - Invincible Summer

I've never been much of a fan of k.d. lang. In fact, I've disliked most of her music. But I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed Invincible Summer. The source of inspiration for this CD came from a quote by Albert Camus: "In the depths of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer."

Invincible Summer is a mixture of surf, samba, bossa nova and Beach Boys. The finished product even surprised lang. "I was listening to the Mamas & The Papas, surf punk and a lot of Brazilian music. It all put me in a super positive mood, says lang about the inspiration of the CD. "I really zoned in on the everyday blessings of life and, in the process, reacquired the fuel of my soul. It was like rediscovering the happy, optimistic side of myself that I lost touch with in the stress and confusion of maintaining a career."

Long after summer is over Invincible Summer will stand as one of lang's finest musical works.

Heart - Greatest Hits 1985-1995

Heart had huge success in two different eras. The first was the late 70's and early 80's. The second was the mid 80's to early 90's. During that second round of success they released four albums and had many hit singles. That second era is what is included on this CD. It contains 18 tracks, including 5 songs from 1985's Heart, three songs from 1987's Bad Animals, 4 songs from 1989's Brigade, and 4 songs from 1993's Desire Walks On. Ann Wilson's duet with Robin Zander, "Surrender To Me", from the Tequila Sunrise soundtrack is included here, as is "The Road Home", the title track from their 1995 live acoustic CD.

Ann and Nancy Wilson can be seen often on VH 1 as subjects of "Where Are They Now" and "Behind The Music." They will also be the subject of a VH1 original movie, "Heart: The Ann and Nancy Wilson Story", which will filmed later this year.

Greatest Hits 1985-1995 is a nice in-depth retrospective of some great rock and pop music. There are a couple of other Heart Greatest Hits CDs that cover their whole career, but

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