Available In Stores at CD PLUS< McNALLY ROBINSON(Grant)<HMV<INTO THE MUSIC< MUSIC TRADERS< HOMEMADE MUSIC<A&B Sound<Sound Exchange<Argy's Collectibles WHEATFIELD SOUL POWER Guess Who's Home Various Artists Transistor 66 / Festival STYLE: Wheatfield soul power. SOUNDS LIKE: A bunch of homegrown boys and girls singin' another prairie tune. POINTED COMMENTS: Could there be a more perfect Guess Who tribute disc than this 18-song set of Cummings and Bachman classics revamped and updated by a varied cast of hometown artists? From The Perpetrators' sizzling opener Hang on to Your Life to Joey Gregorash's closing live version of Shakin' All Over, this is a blast. And a must-have for any Guess Who fan. Maybe someone should send one to the Juno organizers. Then again, never mind. They probably wouldn't listen to it, anyway. STAND-OUT: Almost all these tracks are memorable, but the D. Rangers' rootsy rejigging of Runnin' Back to Saskatoon, Scott Nolan's thundering Guns Guns Guns, Mitch Funk and The Fabulous Kildonans' punkified Bus Rider and The Rowdymen's country-honkin' Clap For the Wolfman are unforgettable. Darryl Sterdan Winnipeg Sun On most tribute albums the artists get all pretentious and pick the most obscure tracks they can think of, just to be clever and show off. "Guess Who's Home, " is not most tribute albums, the 18 artists have selected the song they dig the most, just to kick out the jams. More than a tribute, it's a Guess Who party in a box! And it only gets better, with every artist making the song their own while staying true to the spirit of the 'Peg's most legendary band. The songs are equally identifyable as a Dust Rhino (or Barrymores or Fabulous Kildonans or...) number as they are Guess Who hits! So if you are a fan of the local music, and you should be, it's a great compilation of some of the best artists this amazing scene has to offer, or if you're a fan of the Guess Who, this is a fresh take, or 18, on some of your favourite tunes. The album is all about the passion: the passion of bands playing their favourite songs, the passion of hearing your favourite songs in a new light, and the passion that Transistor 66 label guru Art MacIntyre has for local music, past and present. But it all boils down to this, "Guess Who's Home" is flat-out, a great album, start to finish. It's the first tribute album that warrants a sequel. Broose Tulloch Stylus VARIOUS ARTISTS Guess Who's Home -- A Tribute (Transistor 66/Festival) In a city where St. Randy and St. Burton have long been deified, musicians pay tribute to The Guess Who every day. But that didn't stop 18 Winnipeg rock and roots outfits from putting their own spin on classic tunes by the city's most celebrated rock band. The lineup includes luminaries like bluesman Big Dave McLean, his protegés The Perpetrators and Sham Allen And The Dispersions, an impromptu act featuring Joey Gregorash on vocals and band biographer John Einarson on guitar. But like all tribute albums, the most interesting covers are the ones that depart most from the original source material, like The D. Rangers bluegrass Runnin' Back To Saskatoon, The Dust Rhinos' Celtic Share The Land, Romi Mayes' solo acoustic Hand Me Down World and a raunchy, ska-rock No Sugar Tonight by The Barrymores. For the ironically inclined, there's establishment-hating P.J. Burton leading his Chocolate Bunnies From Hell through an almost reverent No Time. The icing on the cake: local punk legend Mitch Funk joining The Fabulous Kildonans for Bus Rider. Is it all Burtonalicious? Hell, no. But it's a slice of Winnipeg-centrism you don't want to miss. Bartley Kives Winnipeg Free Press MIGHTY BIG SPECTRUM OF GENRES Guess Who’s Home is an 18 song tribute to the band that Rolling Stone called “One of rock’s most consistently fascinating maverick bands.” What we’ve got here is a true testament to the incredible song writing of The Guess Who. Not only do their songs stand the test of time, they also withstand treatments, and flourish, in a mighty big spectrum of genres. HOMETOWN PASSION Whether it’s the crazed bluegrass of the D.Rangers on Runnin’ Back to Saskatoon , the Scorchin’ Blues of Big Dave McLean on Seven Long Years, the psychedelic tinged roots of The Scott Nolan Band on Guns, Guns, Guns, or The Fabulous Kildonan’s, with their manic take on Bus Rider, every song on Guess Who’s Home is re-created with a hometown passion guess who’s home track listing 1. Hang on to Your Life - The Perpetrators – throwin’ it down perp style 2. Runnin’ Back to Saskatoon – D.Rangers – smokin’ crazed bluegrass 3. No Sugar Tonight –The Barrymores - ska punker with wicked sexy vox 4. Guns, Guns, Guns – The Scott Nolan Band - roots rocker meets crazy horse 5. Seven Long Years - Big Dave McLean - blues legend rocks the house 6. Bus Rider - The Fabulous Kildonans - straight up punk 7. So Long Bannatyne – Combo Combo - full tilt rocker with soul 8. Star Baby - Hillbilly Burlesque – bluesy roots with killer sultry vox 9. These Eyes - The Farrell Bros. – rockabilly rebels make it there own 10. Hand me Down World – Romi Mayes – rootsy newgrass - girl and guitar 11. Dancin’ Fool -The Morons - power pop, with a stiff shot a’ punk 12. Clap for the Wolf man - The Rowdymen – stripped down rockabilly roots 13. No Time - Chocolate Bunnies from Hell – bunnie madness 14. Share the Land - Dust Rhinos - butt kickin’ celtic rocker 15. Proper Stranger - Knuckleduster – the masters of riff rock 16. Heartbroken Bopper - Kitchen Party - down and dirty bluesy smoker 17. American Woman - Flavour – gettin’ funked up 18. Shakin’ All Over –Sham Allen and the Dispersions - classic old school . www.Transistor66.com.