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...Beethoven's Fidelio, Herbert von Karajan...
...backward island off the South Carolina coast. In the time- honored tradition of teacher-student tales, this man whom the kids call Conrack enriches not only their lives but also his own. Spurning conventional curriculum and methods, he gets his young charges to enthuse about his hero, Beethoven, and his other hero, soul singer James Brown. He instructs them to take pride in America's history and also in Africa's. Touchingly, he lifts the self-esteem of even the slowest...
Needless to say, when I read early last summer that camper Van Beethoven had split up, I was crushed. The guitarist, bassist and drummer had decided to make Monks of Doom a permanent thing. And the lead singer, David Lowery, was forming a new band...
...other songs are quirky and interesting and feature fabulous lyrics. The dream-like "Can I Take my Gun Up to Heaven?" --with acoustic guitar and violin--is the closest Cracker comes to Camper Van Beethoven's sound on its brilliant Key Lime Pie release...
With bold lyrics and musical power, Cracker makes a solid contribution to the current rock scene. It is an appropriate vehicle for David Lowery and the other bandmembers, Hickman and Davey Faragher, who more than hold their own. Although the world has lost Camper Van Beethoven, the creative spirit of the band lives...