November 12, 1987
Collegian
PAGE 4
Nothing Like The Sun
by Matt Filippi
Collegian Staff Writer
"INTELLECTUAL" is the best
word to describe Sting's new
album, "...Nothing Like the
Sun"(A&M sp 6402, all three'for
mats). Is it too intellectual for col
lege students to understand? No,
not for the college student who
wonders about politics, religion,
men and women bondings or just
life in general. These are some of
the usual topics that Sting likes to
sing about. His new album centers
itself on women. " Almost every
song is about women, female
qualities," Sting said while work
ing on the final mixes at the recor
ding studio. " It's about mothers,
daughters, wives, mistresses, and
it's about the heroism of women
their power to take the world in a
female way that's just the opposite
of what men would do. It's more
than passive resistance, it's real
heroism."
Loose Lips Mean $$
by Bill Warner
Collegian Staff Writer
Grandpa knows that "Loose
Lips Sink Ships," but here at Penn
State - Erie it's "Loose Lips Win
Chips"...s2oo.oo worth of chips
that is! Chips? $200? Is it a poker
tournament? A - nacho festival?
NO! it's a Lill Sync Contest and
this year's competition promises to
be bigger and better than ever.
The Behrend Radio Club, better
known as WBCR, is co-sponsoring
the event with WJET FM 102. A
first prize of 5200.00 is being of
fered as incentive to attract groups
from the five area colleges.- Accor
ding the Gail Reese, Assistant
Manager of WBCR radio, this is
the first time students from other
schools have been asked to com
pete. Invitations have been extend
ed to Gannon University, Edinboro
University, Villa Maria College—
Mercyhurst College, and, of
course, the students of Penn Stare -
Erie.
Contrary to popular belief, lip
syncing is not defined as.,."the
hand-eye coordination necessary to
guzlc your favorite brew without
dribbling down the front of your
tee-shin." Lip syncing is the fine
art of mimicking your favorite
vocalists as they croon their top-ten
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Since Sting's lyrics are so in
depth and can be easily
misunderstood, the album comes
with explinations of each song.
This really helps in keeping the
songs from being misinterpreted
and it will probably be something
that we will see more of from a lot
of musicians in the future.
The title of the album comes
from sonnet 130 by Shakespeare,
(My mistress' eyes are nothing like
the sun) which insists on realism in
love. The album is dedicated to
Sting's mum and all those who lov
ed her. His mother died at the age
of 53, while the album was in the
making. The first song, "The
Lazarus Heart," is based on a
mother-son relationship.
I'm really tired of reading music
reviews that try to explain what
every song is supposed to mean,
especially when the only one who
knows and understands is the per
son who wrote the song. I'm not
saying that you can't get anything
from trying to figure out what the
tunes. Costumes and props are op
tional but extremely helpful in
completing the illusion.
WBCR club members will be
holding dress rehearsals for
registered participants in order to
provide feedback and helpful tips
to those involved.
Deadline for registration as
November fith and the cost to each
group (5 members or less) was
525.00. Ms. Reese explained that
publicity for the Radio Club is the
main objective of the event_ The
fundraisine, part isn't really much
of a consideration at this point. —
WBCR members want to "show
the campus and the communi
ty—that' we're trying to get
established as an actual organiza
tion. That we're doing
something." With prizes totalling
5375.00 (S2OO-I st. $ 100-2,nd,
575-3rd) plus free tee-shirts for all
participants, the club does not
stand to make much, if any, profit.
As of this writing, at least eight
groups have registered from two
local schools. WBCR members also
have two of their own groups par
ticipating, just for fun, since they
are ineligible to receive any prize
money.
The contest is stated to take place
November 20. at 8:00 pm, in the
Wintergreen Cafe. Admission is
SI.OO (with student ID) at the door,
- -
The impending day had finally
arrived; it was the beginning of the
weekend for which Behend Reserve
Officer Training Corps Rangers
had strived, trained, and yearned -
the weekend of Ranger Challenge.
The morning of October 24th
began as many a brisk October
morn does. While most Behrend
students were enjoying the luxury
of a late sleep on a Saturday morn
ing, the ROTC Rangers were
assembling themselves at 6:00 AM
for one of the most trying competi
tions of the year. With feelings of
both excitement and apprehension,
the Behrend Rangers set forth to
accept the awaiting challenge.
Ranger Challenge is an all
weekend event in which numerous
Ranger teams from Pennsylvania
Every Position Imaginable
Blynde Dowg has recently been
touring the East Coast promoting
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musician is saying but that you
should listen for yourself and
develop your own understanding.
As a music reviewer, I refrain from
leading my readers in the wrong
direction.
Sting, himself, bring up a lot of
questions about social problems in
his songs yet never seems to give
answers to these problems. There
are some songs on the album which
are fully explained by Sting on the
album cover. "They Dance
Alone," which will be one of the
album's feature releases, is about a
dance called the "Gueca." Sting
was informed about this dance at
the Amnesty Tour of 1986. "The
dance is performed publicly by the
wives, daughteres and mothers of
the 'disappeared' (political
prisoners and victims of torture
and imprisonment without trial.)
Often, they dance with
photographs of their loved ones
pinned to their clothes. It is a sym
bolic gesture of protest and grief in
a country where democracy doesn't
Rangers take
by Michelle Grasmick
Collegian Staff Writer
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Collegian Staff Writer
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need to be 'defended' so much as
excercised." (The country being
Chile.) ("...Nothing Like The
Sun," A&M Records).
"Fragile" was written for Ben
Linder, an American engineer who
was killed in 1987 by the Contras.
Sting says, " In the currnet climate
it's becoming increasingly difficult
to distinguish 'Democratic
Freedom Fighters' from drug deal
ing apolitical gangsters or Peace
Corps workers from Marxist
revolutionaries." These two songs
are the most political songs on the
album, the rest seem to be based on
Sting's longing for a touch of
romance.
Music wise, the songs have a
"jazzy" feel to them. The songs
don't have that usual radio pop
sound, yet they are still classified as
being pop. Sting says, "What's
wrong with most pop now is that
it's afraid to look outside, it just
borrows from itself, and to feed on
itself is to eat its own tail. One
legacy of the Beatles is that pop can
universities compete. The various
events include: timed and proper
assembly of the M-I6 rifle and the
M-60 machine gun, the construc
tion and crossing of a rope bridge,
a hand grenade throw, marksman
ship with the M-16, a physical
fitness test consisting of push-ups,
sit-ups, and two mile run, and
finally, a timed ten kilometer road
march in full uniform carrying full
rucksacks. All teams were
evaluated in each event, which were
tallied to compose the final score.
Behrend ROTC sent two teams
of nine rangers each. The team
"First Strike" consisted of the
more experienced and older Cadet
Rangers. The second team, "Cold
Steel," consisted mainly of first
year ROTC cadets who hungered
for the knowledge and stamina re
quired to be a Ranger. These two
teams prepared and trained
together for the challenge during
their new 2nd album 'Every Posi
tion Imaginable'. They appeared
locally at Goofies and on Hallo
ween they were in Pittsburgh.
Blynde Dowg has been getting a lot
of airplay in Pittsburgh for their hit
song "Ghost on my Mind." Blynde
has two different distinct sounds.
The first is a mellow Neil Young
and the second is a R.E.M. sound.
It is as if the band suffers from
schizophrenia because they fill one
side of the album with music to
dance with and the other side is
hallucingenic drug oriented. The
first album (Bootleg') went as far
as 11 on the college radio chart.
Four or five of the songs are geared
directly for radio play.
Eric Walker fronts the band and
he sings and plays acoustic guitar
while John "Mr. Piege" Perry
plays the drums. Both members are
from Erie. John Seeburger plays
guitar, Dieten Stephan on bass,
and Dave Scott on piano. They are
all from Pittsburgh, however, they
all met in Red Rocks, Colorado.
It is almost as though Blynde
Dowg composed two separate
albums on each side. Side A is call
ed 'The Single Dose' and side B is
`The Double Dose'
`The Single Dose' side has five
upbeat songs compared to R.E.M.
They even lead off with a remake
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be anything." Sting is definitely
not afraid to reach outside. In the
middle of "Englishmen in New
York," it sounds as though Run
D.M.C. walked through the studio
while Sting was recording. In corn
parison to the Police, the bass lines
and the way Sting sings are the only
things that resemble his former
group in 'any way.
The album is really diverse_ It's
not something that comes out and
jumps at you. It's something that
slowly sinks in after listening to it a
few times. As for college student's
record collections, this isn't an
album that you'd find next to
Motley Crew. I do believe that
there are a lot of students who
would find this album to their lik
ing. The lyrics really get you think
ing and the music is nice for cuddl
ing up with a loved one or for those
of you who have broken hearts, it
ges you thinking about what
romance could really be like. Don't
get me wrong, the songs aren't all
slow and depressing but there's
the Challenge
the course of the semester by drills,
exercise, tests of endurance, and by
developing the necessary state of
mind. The Behrend Rangers
achieved their quest with "First
Strike" placing 12th and "Cold
Steel" placing 18th, respectively.
The Rangers got more than just
the experience of the competition.
They sacrificed the comfort of a
warm bed to sleep in the woods in
individually constructed shelters.
The morale was high, and the
Rangers were hard charging. Most
importantly, they worked together
as a team, which is vital to the com
pletion of any mission. As noted by
one Ranger, "I just pushed for
ward to do my best and kept my at
titude positive."
The members of the team "First
Strike" consisted of: Brian Ander
son, Greg Durkac, James Gavrilis,
Michelle Grasmick, Aaron Higby,
Mike Lewis, Kevin Morris, Craig
of their song "Just a Touch".
"What in the world women in
black don't you remember same as
the past". They don't do it as well
as R.E.M. but just as wild. The
next song "25 minutes" is a story
about six girls in a fight over 25
minutes. "Girls in a fight there's
nobody right none will give in pride
is their sin a day in the life when
nobody's right."
"Ghost on My Mind" is their hit
single which will probably never be
played in Erie. It has a fast beat
that is backed by Mr. Piege and
Stephen's bass. "Politics Drown
ed" is where Walker and Seeburger
get down in a guitar jam. The other
two songs "Art for Art's Sake"
and "Peter Gunn's Theme" are
just not standout songs
Get mellow when you put on
"The Double Dose" side. These
guys could make a six-year old on
sugar relax.
They start off with "Stagnant
Waters", a slow mellow tune where
Walker and Seeburger both use
acoustic guitars. On some songs
Stephan uses a stand-up bass (only
in studio) and plays harmonica.
"Set Yourself Free" and "Empty
Bottle Blues" are similar to
Grateful Dead songs. The first
sings of shunning societies that are
prejudice and the second tells the
eatures
something about them that digs
deep into your heart. (and for those
of you who like your music heavy
on-the-guitar-side, Sting does a
remake of "Little Wing" by Jimi
Hendrix, even better than you can
imagine!) Remember the word for
thisal b u m i s
"INTELLECTUAL." '
Paske, and Larry Witte. The
members of " Cold Steel" includ
ed: Al Bolkovac, Ted Caldwell,
John Hennessey, Kieth Massing,
•Mat Kelly, Robert McGee, Pat
Shinpaugh, Aaron Sieb, and Jim
Wester. Acting as photographers
were John Moscato, Joy Clark,
and Heather Sizer - who acted as an
alternate in the road march. These
Rangers made the difference with
their displays of dedication and
endurance.
Now that the competition is
over, the Rangers are continuing
their training for the upcoming
field training excercise this month.
In this excercise, Rangers will con
duct patrols, raids, and assaults,
while also learning basic survival
skills. The Rangers remain en
thusiastic, and have something of
which to be proud. Congratula
tions on behalf of Behrend Army
ROTC_
last song - "The Undertow" is a
10-minute ballad about not getting
dragged down by an empty rela
tionship. "So it doesn't go your
way what's right what's wrong
don't give up there's another day
when you're sad play this song."
If you read this article you
should buy this album because
Blynde Dowg won't be a band for
too long of a time. Half of the
group is in college part-time and
they don't have a lot of time to
record and- tour. Next time they
come to Erie, see them play!
on'. The