Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site dciem.UUCP Path: utzoo!dciem!jeff From: jeff@dciem.UUCP (Jeff Richardson) Newsgroups: net.music Subject: Re: One hundred haircuts, eh? Message-ID: <673@dciem.UUCP> Date: Mon, 6-Feb-84 11:02:15 EST Article-I.D.: dciem.673 Posted: Mon Feb 6 11:02:15 1984 Date-Received: Mon, 6-Feb-84 17:15:49 EST References: <276@hou2h.UUCP> Organization: D.C.I.E.M., Toronto, Canada Lines: 19 I really enjoyed Haircut 100's Pelican West album, but unfortunately they have broken up. As far as I know the only other music they did was two singles and an EP. The singles are Ski Club Of Great Britain, which I haven't heard (it came out around the same time as the album), and Nobody's Fool, which I heard and like. (It came out a few months later.) There was also a two or three song EP, the name of which escapes me, that came out a few months ago. I haven't heard it. Their main creative force, Nick Heyward, has done one solo album since leaving the group. I've heard a couple of songs and they're pretty good, but they're not very much Haircut 100 so don't rush out and buy it just because you like Pelican West. I'm not sure whether Haircut 100's recent EP has Heyward on it or not. He left the group several months before it was released, so maybe it was recorded by the remaining members after he left. As far as I'm concerned Haircut 100's biggest strength was their originality. I don't have another album in my collection that sounds even remotely like theirs. It's an excellent combination of modern jazz, pop, and even a little new wave. Jeff Richardson DCIEM, Toronto