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Sound Of The Jayhawks

A roots ' 12' country band is changing its tune.

LYNNE KONSTANTIN STAFF WRITER

e third Jayhawks' release, berserk. Their newest album,

1992's Hollywood Town Hall, Sound of Lies, which hit stores
m il

pigeon-holed the band as the Tuesday, is spellbinding, addic-
greatest thing in county-rock tive and daring, and has already
since the Flying Burrito Brothers. received rave reviews from the
And deservedly so. likes ofRay Gun and the London-
The Flying Burrito Brothers, based Mojo.
With a little help from the likes
formed by ex-Byrds Gram Parsons
and Chris Hillman, was an in- of Matthew Sweet, Jessy Green of
credibly innovative brief the Geraldine Fibbers and
tthatykit Kraig Johnson of Run
transition period for its TheiJay
le
founding members —before ar,alY
ary , Westy Run, the sixth Jay-
G
they went their solo ways.
n Grotberg, hawks' release, though still
The band was, in 1968, the Tim O'Reagan honoring the band's sig-
first to play what is now con- and Marc nature heritage, goes
Perlman. where no Jayhawks al-
sidered country-rock.
bum has gone before.
And the influence of the
'Though the 'Man Who Loved
Flying Burrito Brothers' sound on
fe' is my favorite song on the al-
the Jayhawks' Town Hall was
propitious: The album showed up bum, 'Dying on the Vine' really
on virtually every "best of list of shows us expressing our diverse
1993, from the Village Voice to En- interests in music," says bassist
Marc Perlman.
tertainment Weekly.
" 'Man' is the coolest, arrange-
The Jayhawks' follow-up al-
bum, Tomorrow the Green Grass, ment-wise, and one of the most
effectively began to edge the band soulful songs we've ever done. But
away from the comparisons with with 'Vine,' we wanted to break,
the Burrito Brothers' 70s pop or bend, the Jayhawks' mold a bit.
sound. But the band's members I think ['Vine] shows ... what was
have never forgotten that they are, always there in the past. But we
always had to keep that aspect in
after all, a little bit country.
Immediately following the re- check because we were The Jay-
lease of Green Grass, the Minne- hawks,' this roots 'n' country
apolis-based band lost guitarist/ band."
In the past, the band "didn't
vocalist Mark Olson, who married
singer/songwriter Victoria Wil- quite accomplish a total live ex-
perience," says Perlman. "So now
liams.
As a result, the remaining band we want to become a great live
members — Gary Louris, guitar/ band, put more showmanship into
lead vocals; Marc Perlman, bass; our art ... and, uh, to start dating
Karen Grotberg, keyboards/vocals; famous movie star chicks."
One step at a time, boys. ❑
and Tim O'Reagan, drums/vocals
— considered changing the band's
e The Jayhawks perform
name and plodding on.
9:30 p.m. Monday, April 28.
Instead, the songwriting team
$12. Blind Pig, 208 S. First,
of Louris and Perlman have tak-
Ann Arbor. Call (313) 996-
en the roots 'n' country soul of the
8555.
former Jayhawks and gone

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