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Metal maidens, september 2002 Calamity
Jane: present
us their second album, which is called "Too Late". It
contains ten new songs, and two songs that already appeared on a
compilation CD, that was released in the year 2000. Total running
time of this silver disc is about one full hour, so you surely get
value for your your money! CALAMITY JANE started their musical career
in 1993, playing covers of NIRVANA, U2 and THE GOLDEN EARRING. Right
now they stick to their own penned material, which sounds poppy
with a touch of grunge and guitar rock here and there. Sometimes
happy, like in "Perfect Lovesong". Sometimes slow and
dark, like in "Sleeping". The band still consists of the
three Kroon sisters, Barbera Hof-Kroon on drums, keys and vocals,
Ilona Kroon on bass, Renate Kroon on guitar and piano. Annalies
Groen on guitar and vocals completes the line up of CALAMITY JANE.
Their music can be compared to ALANIS MORISSETTE and PEARL JAM a
bit. "Sleeping" shows some comparision with PEARL JAMs
"Black" for instance. The comparision with ALANIS is mainly
because of the sound of the voice, I guess. In "Dear Bastard",
they do a sort of RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS rap, but the rest of the
song is a bit more modest than the PEPPERS stuff. Nonetheless, I
think that you'll get the point. CALAMITY JANE is a very well talented
band, that has got their act together. The band already opened for
local acts like NORMAAL, SKIK, TOTAL TOUCH, THE BRANDOS and DILANA
SMITH. And it's very nice to see these ladies have gained a lot
of experience since their debut album. No ladies, it's never "Too
Late" for a new CALAMITY JANE album and you can be proud of
this new release. People, who got interested after reading this
review, can email the band at: calamity@xs4all.nl. Or have a look
at their website at: www.xs4all/ ~calamity. The only thing, I didn't
get is, what they want to prove with a song like "ÖKO_LAVAMAT
6350", which is not more than the sound of a washing machine,
and that for about fourteen minutes. I hate things like, but whatever.
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Backline, nummer 21 najaar 2002 Calamity Jane is een meidenrockband met een vleugje country en snufje pop. Er is veel aandacht besteed aan de nummers waardoor de plaat een mooi verloop van liedjes en spanningsbogen laat horen. Er zitten enorme volumeverschillen tussen de verschillende nummers. Ik weet niet of dit echt de bedoeling is, maar ik vind het mooi. Let vooral op de geweldige samenzang in het nummer 'Calamity'. De leadzangeres heeft een aangename en opvallende stem. Ik dacht in het begin dat alle nummers misschien op elkaar zouden gaan lijken, maar gelukkig geeft Calamity Jane de sleur geen kans. ML. Contact: 0521-516172 |
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Metal Maidens, nummer 8 juni 1997 Calamity Jane hails from Tuk in the East of Holland. On this debut CD we hear Annalies Groen (vocals, mouth-organ and tambourine), Barbera Kroon (drums, vocals, organ), Ilona Kroon (bass, vocals) and Renate Kroon (guitar). 'Bloody Misery' contains 7 songs and twenty-five minutes of varied rock. Live, they regularly play at Bikers' parties, in clubs and at festivals. They were already to be heard on a compilation album, called 'Karbeat' with a song called 'Stupid Bitch', which is not on this CD, unfortunately. What can you expect from these four young ladies? Well, uptempo songs like the title track, 'Ha ha', which is a one minute mouth-organ piece, and more groovy stuff like 'Beat About The Bush'. And of course a ballad called 'Long Way'. Calamity Jane stands for groovy pop/rock. Maybe not really interesting for all these die-hard headbangers, but very much worth checking out for those who like some more variation. Best songs are: 'Bloody Misery', 'Gone' and 'Mad'. The sticker, they sent to us, says: 'Where do we go from here?' Well, I guess you should move on to your next CD ladies, 'cause you're ready for it. For more info and to order the CD, you should write to: Barbera Kroon, Langesloot 5, 8343 XC ZUIDVEEN. , The Netherlands. TvP. |
Oor nummer 6, 22 maart 1997
Rubriek Doe-het-zelvers Het vrolijke gitaar/punkrocktrio uit Steenwijk rammelt muzikaal aan alle kanten, maar de liedjes op het album 'Bloody Misery' zijn zo aanstekelijk en de tweestemmige vocalen zo mooi (mits zuiver gezongen), dat een vermelding wel op zijn plaats is. Patrick Oxsener
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Aardschok, nummer 3 maart 1997 Calamity Jane:
vervaarlijke westernbabe en vier vrolijke, jonge rockmeiden. Die op deze mini-CD
hun (maandelijks) problemen van zich afschrijven, getuige de tekstueel niet
misselijke titelsong. Het is een heavy song zoals er nog drie op de CD staan.
Een andere weg wordt bewandeld in het lichtvoetige 'Free', waarin het refrein
hele fraaie harmonyzang laat horen. Een sterk punt van de meiden, die daarnaast
lekker grooven ('Beat About The Bush') en lekkere strakke riffs kunnen neerzetten
('Mad'). Daartegenover staat dat de leadzang wel wat zuiverder mag en dat
de liedjes zelf gewoon sterker moeten worden. Info: Barbera Kroon, Langesloot
5, 8343 XC ZUIDVEEN. Ferry Bovet |
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