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st -rw- r v the tribune march 5 1998 p 9 julian rain cd impressive leszek apouchtine correspondent wthe four members of the stouffville rock band julian rain have been together for less than a year but an independently released cd is already oh the way recording for the album was completed before christmas and the finished product was ready for release last month theyll probably be working on pearl jams new album so ours just might get pushed to the side for a little bit ronnie shuker jokes about his uncertainty of the actual release date shuker is the lead singer of julian rain and plays rhythm guitar for the bands live shows the name julian rain orig inated from a poem that shuker had written the eightsong cd will be entitled featherstonetree the cover features artwork by steffon sepa the bands guitarist he created a sculpture that was the inspiration for the name of the album a spin of the unmastered tracks found it to be an impressive solid rock album it has the sound of an alterna tive rock album with a headbanging edge to it that makes it a worthwhile listen from the strong opening of bul lets by the radio to the sweeping finale of dreams this album has a lot to offer the strongest track on the album would have to be springtime its a deceiving title to a song thats powerful with a dark edge to it maybe the albums biggest downfall is that it leaves the listener wanting more it seems this band has only begun to experiment with an original sound but its obvious that julian rain is capa ble of only improving upon this solid foundation the cd will cost 10 and is worth the price to anyone who is sick of the same tired radio songs and are ready to hear what youthful energy and imagination can achieve shuker and sepa first played together doing cover songs a couple of years ago at a high school assembly they lost their original bass player and drummer about nine months ago which paved the way for sean fitzgerald to take over the drums and steffon s brother peiter to become the new bass player the members of julian rain are proud to be from stouffville and shuker said that its the first thing they mention when perform ing this four somes main goal is to sign a major label record deal the band has already played at popular down town clubs like the el mocambo and lees palace they are hoping to tour ontario this summer sepa sees their music as appealing to a wide range of people the bands influences show that wide range of tastes from bruce cockburn to the doors to i mother earth lyrically shuker cites bob marley as a big influ- entertainment ence anyone interested in purchasing a cd or finding out more information about julian rain can write to them at 205 lori ave stouffville l4a 6c7 the band can also be reached by call ing 905 8539854 faxing to 905 4733498 or sending an email to rshukerultratechca julian rain sp chiarelli in town tonight fullertons tonight rita chiarelli with papa john king voted top vocal ist in 1998 by toronto blues society 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