Re: Pooka?

[WretchAwry <vickie@pilot.njin.net>]

> >Is Pooka any good?  The last sentence makes me apprehensive. 
> 
>    With a name like "Pooka" they must have a sense of fun. You do
> remember the film and play _Harvey_, don't you?

Ah, here we have a case where the boyfriend doesn't keep an eye on
his girlfriend's CD collection :-).  I've had this Pooka CD for
months.  They are fun, and interesting, though the CD doesn't 
invite me to play it a lot (obviously) and I forget what it sounds
like between playings.

The closest comparison I can think of is the late, great band from
Chapel Hill, blackgirls (they write it lower case), who have two
albums themselves, and are much, much better, IMHO.  Still, I'll
keep an eye on Pooka, because they do have a fun and twisted
sense of instrumentation and harmonizing.  I wish them well.

They have one album, just called _Pooka_ (Elektra 61624 in the US)

I couldn't find the women's names anywhere on the album. "All songs written
and performed by Pooka" "All instruments played by Pooka" "Pooka would
like to thank..." "Produced by Pooka with John Coxson" etc., but no
actual names of the two women.  I read in another Pooka thread that
their names are Sharon & Natasha, but never got an answer as to how
the poster got the names.


There's an address for more information:

Pooka
14 Newbold Terrace
Leamington Spa
CV32 4BR
England

POOKA
1)  City Sick
2)  Bluebell
3)  The Car
4)  Graham Robert Wood
5)  Breeze
6)  Nothing In Particular
7)  Dream
8)  Boomerang
9)  Demon
10) Rolling Stone
11) Between My Knees
12) Sleepwalking


Vickie (one of Vickie and "how am I supposed to keep track?" Chris)

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