usted Root's new CD: All You Need is an Open Mind
pleasantly surprising
by Sheila L. Bickel
Entertainment Editor
If you've been waiting for some
new material by Rusted Root,
wait no longer. "Remember," the
groups latest CD is out in stores.
If many of you, like myself,
were somewhat disappointed in
their last CD, not in the quality of
"When I Woke," but in the
amount of re-recordings, you will
be pleasantly surprised by the
new songs.
"Remember" offers all new
tracks with the exception of
"Scattered" which can also be
found on the first album, Cruel
Sun.
The trademark Rusted Root
sound is still intact on the most
recent release but is slightly
altered. On most of the tracks,
the prolific drum beats are toned
down and a new merging of
instruments is in place. True fans
need not worry for the African and
Middle Eastern melodies still
shine through.
If this album had to be
summarized in one word it would
have to be texture.
"Who Do You Tell It To" , which
is my personal favorite, reminds
me of a small child that plays
with the black keys of a piano. It
has a very short quick beat fueled
primarily by a banjo with playful
Craven's Scream a B-movie farce
by Chad Clouse
Collegian Staff
From Wes Craven, the man
who gave us Freddie Kruger,
comes Scream. A movie of the
same caliber as vintage Craven.
In a small California town a
series of murders are taking
place, and as in all horror films,
the cops are clueless.
The killer is dressed in a dime
store Halloween costume, which
has a melting plastic face in the
shape of a scream. The killer
calls women on the telephone and
talks to them before scaring them
silly and attacking them.
The killer's first victim is Drew
Barrymore and her boyfriend. The
scene is true horror.
The main character, Sidney, is
more fortunate then Drew in that
she repeatedly escapes the killer.
Sidney is however traumatized by
the fact that this new killer has
confessed to killing her mother a
year before. Sidney has already
fingered who she thought was the
murderer, a man now on death
row. She has fingered the wrong
man.
The killings progress in classic
horror movie style, with death
following a few simple rules.
There are three things people
should never to do in a horror
movie---have sex, drink or do
drugs or say "I'll be right back."
GEORGE by MARK SZORADY
New material
lyrics over top such as, "Who do
you play with upon the shore...run
daddy run again, my friend...cause
I want to play."
Track two entitled "Virtual
Reality", has what you could
almost call a rustic country sound
that makes you want to 'et loose
and dance.
Another song worth drawing
attention to is "Baby Will Raam."
This slow, mellow yet kinda
jazzy tune is definitely something
ncw. I can't think of anything
that they have previously done to
compare it to. Give it a try
though. I bet you'll be impressed.
That is the whole point behind
the entire CD; give it a try. The
music is different but just as
noteworthy as earlier work.
Also check out "Heaven," with
lyrics as, "...when / find my way to
heaven, I will walk it down to
earth, I will tie my shoes to
heaven..." and "Sister Contine,"
with "...oh sister contine light my
wings, glide on by through the
words you're singin' ...". The latter
also is enriched by powerful and
smooth background vocals.
perfect "headphone" album but
you don't need any special
equipment to appreciate the
band's homespun-but-celestial
sound. All you need is an open
mind.
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Remember is considered a
Wes Craven presents these rules
mockingly in that he follows them
to a point and then breaks them
all in the finale.
This is true B-movie material
with the main characters in high
school, however Craven leaves
out a few necessary pieces
,of the
B-movie horror genre. There is
never the classic breast shot. If
you're looking for nudity in this
movie you'll be disappointed,
even the one sex scene is cut
short, leaving me wondering why
this movie earned a R rating. It
couldn't have been for the killing,
which is obviously fake.
The killing, while believable,
lacked the effects that big movies
can afford. This was low budget,
corn syrup and cherry juice. The
killer's knife never actually
penetrates the bodies. With a big
name like Wes Craven directing
this piece you'd expect atleast
the standards of Nightmare on Elm
Street.
The few flaws don't seem to be
slowing the movie down at the
box offices, and I suspect that is
because Drew Barrymore's name
is in the credits. Sorry people,
she lasts 10 minutes into the first
scene where she is killed. For a
girl known to throw her body
around and flash it in her movies,
she is conservative here. (She's
wearing a turtle-neck guys, no
chance of nudity).
HRIFTY SHOPPER
Entertainment
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This movie, for all the big
names--Drew Barrymore,
Courtney Cox, Neve Campbell,
David Arquette--seems to be
aimed at the high school crowd. I
heard girls screaming in the
theater, but had no idea why
since the killer's emergence is
always predictable.
Unfortunately, the R rating may
prevent those the movie is aimed
at from seeing it. I would have
rated it PG, on account that the
evening news is just as bloody.
I'm not saying don't go see the
movie. It is scary, and the killer
(or killers) are well hidden until
the end. Until the confession, it
is still unclear who has been
committing the murders.
However, go during the day to
avoid full price or wait for the
video.
I found the movie refreshing in
that it dared to make fun of itself,
and other B-rated horror, as it
went along. More importantly, it
swerved away from the cheesy
finale with the screaming virgin
getting the best of the killer.
Craven knew when to say enough
with the scripted B horror and
create his own brand of horror.
Remember, always look over
your shoulder, never run up stairs,
and never answer the phone in the
middle of the night.
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sky" (Milton) 85 Tie the
46 Dill weed (get married)
48 Juan's friend 86 Comblike
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might be island para
great dise
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port stie
59 Fencing 96 Bloody
sword 97 Ancient Syria
60 Psychoanalyst 99 Growing out
Wilhelm 100 The of
62 Word with Orleans
parade or (Joan of Arc)
rehearsal 101 Stage direc
-64 Alleviate tion
65 Legal matter 102 Partiality
66 Highway: 104 'The Tender
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67 Bank' acct. 105 Provide with
bonus? weapons
68 Gift I.D. 106 Moe, Larry
69 Spring flower or Curly
71 Group of 108 Manage
eight 110 Two time
73 Chocolate 111 Took small
drink bites
75 Indian of 113 Persuaded
Brazil 115 White pow
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Francisco a fungicide
Bay 117 Breakfast
78 Annie, of dish
'Oklahoma!' 118 San Antonio
80 Its capital is landmark
Tegucigalpa 119 Brazilian
82 Ancient palms
benches
6 Small
restaurants
11 Mythical
Titan
16 Coach's con-
cem
17 Last Greek
letter
10 Mediterranean
seaport
20 Mr. Grundy
of rhyme
21 Founder of
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22 Withstands
24 Kimono sash
25 Microphone
inventor
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fatal date
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39 Comrades
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beverage
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grade
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of filmdom
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