Page 6- New Bohemians: New Music for a New Generation by Vail Weller Entertainment Editor Rati “g - **** song is over, abruptly it takes off and changes and ends with a different feeling. "Love Like We Do" does this, actually, the This year saw a return to majority of the songs do. meaningful music, and a lot of The lyrics can be interesting. In women artists took the spotlight. "Circle" - "When the streets are wet Suzanne Vega’s 1987 hit "Luka" / The colors slip into the sky" - the was basically the first of a boom music allows you to see it also; the which was to include such talents feeling is rainy and dreamy (until as Natalie Merchant (of 10,000 they pull that change on you during Maniacs), Sinead O Connor, the last 20 seconds of the track). Michelle Shocked, Toni Childs, and My current favorite is "She”. This of course, Tracy Chapman. One of one is hard to pin down. It is the most interesting to me, upbeat, but at the same time it feels however, is Edie Brickell. Brickell almost sad. "Nothing" is light - is the lead singer and writer of most "There's nothing I hate more than* of the songs and lyrics for the New nothing / Nothing keeps me up at Bohemians. . night". "Now" definitely has that The band was playing in a haunting sound. BrickelTs voice is Dallas bar three years ago when in top form: "I want to be with you Brickell joined them onstage. The now / Right now" - and she means chemistry was right. This album is it. Another one that I love is "I called "Shooting Rubber Bands at, Do". I think that this is a beautiful the Stars and the sleeve's artwork song. It is very simple, with only is also Brickell s - primitive, sparse, acoustic accompaniment, colorful caricatures of the band, It’s also very short, almost like an nonsensical felines and other afterthought. The title is found on designs. the actual cassette, but not on the Brickell is often compared to enclosed sleeve. The lyrics make a Rickie Lee Jones and she herself lot of sense : "I want someone to sees the similarities, but this music follow / that doesn’t lead the way /1 is different - the sound is jazzy and want someone to listen / Who folkish and punky and... I don't won't repeat what I say", know how to describe it It's like a Brickell and the 9 member band new sound that I can’t believe make a fantastic debut. I someone hasn't used before. recommend "Shooting Rubber The single that most people are Bands at the Stars" highly - there's familiar with is "What I Am” - this something on it for all musical is played on MTV. It sounds like tastes. If you want to ignore my bouncy reggae Jamaican jazz, recommendation, that's fine. I'm " Philosophy / Is a walk on a not worried about it, because I’m slippery rock / Religion /Is a light sure that you’re going to start in the fog" - it’s almost like a hearing about "Edie Brickell and statement of beliefs, but ( "Choke New Bohemians" very soon on me in the shallow waters / Before I your own. get too deep”) don't over-analyze. One great thing about this music is that just when;you think a’ Grinched by Kevin Trenney Collegian Staff Writer What has happened to us? Is nothing sacred? When I look to the world of entertainment, I see that nothing is sacred anymore. Everyday, it seems, another classic work is profaned. Does anyone care? Is making a buck more important than preserving something which is a classic? I’ll try to answer this question for you. This yule-tide season, the classic tale - "A Christmas Carol" is once again the subject for a film. I thought that with the Looney Tunes, Disney and 'Mr. McGoo versions there was no need for another. I guess that I was wrong. This year a movie called "Scrooged" further abuses the famous Dickens story. What about the music industry. Have you heard this "Baby I Love Your Way / Freebird Medley"? As a fan of classic rock and Lynyrd Skynyrd I can appreciate this. As much as I appreciate regurgitation, snobbery, and other abuse. The urge to chuck-upwardly on the radio, on the artist who performs this medley, on M.C.A. who gave them the right to perform it, and on the millions of people who made it number one, is still strong by Vail Weller Entertainment Editor Stevie Wonder is serious about running for Detroit mayor, possibly in 1993 or 1997. Billy Idol, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Bob Dylan, Tracy Chapman, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Nils Lofgren, Jerry Garcia, and Bob Weir were all a part of an all acoustic concert organized by Neil Young. The show benefited the Bridge School (to improve communication for handicapped, non speaking children). Two of Young's children are handicapped. The show took place in Oakland, California on December 4th. Columbia Records has so far this year been sent two dozen gold and platinum certificates due to such artists as Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, Pink Floyd, Barbra Streisand, George Michael, and the soundtrack from the film, "Less Than Zero". Pamela Des Barre wrote an eye-opening account of her life as a rock band groupie in "I’m With the Band". Ally Sheedy read the film script and liked it so much that she bought the film rights. Interestingly enough, Sheedy is now "with the band" herself, dating Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora. Ending on a sad note, Roy Orbison died of a heart attack late Tuesday, December 6th. He performed before 2400 people on Sunday night in Akron, Ohio. within my body. 1 think that Peter Frampton fans appreciate it too. Wait a minute. I've been hearing this dance, pop, disco song on the radio lately. Wait! It is a remake of Cat Stevens’ "Wild World". This evoked no strong emotional response from me. Well I sort of felt like ripping out the Uvulas of everyone who came within ten feet of me. Then we have "Little Miss", like oh wow! Can I remake that one too? Everyone knows who I mean. For years television has taken classic movies and classic literature and made mini and maxi series'out of them. What’s next, the Bee Gees and Barry Manilow team up to perform the Best of the Beatles? How about the Fat Boys performing "Stairway to Heaven." Just think about it! Will these people ever stop? Will their sacrileges ever cease? Is anything safe from the money grubbing remakers. I wouldn’t be surprised if the next Christmas season television producers yield a movie called "Grinched” starring Pee Wee Herman. Oh God, Please Help Us! Rock News 2omi • Fr* Ttwcs • WwcauftT • Stcwrs • Famlvalsim • FuxCmr • Chnoi ♦ THjwtowHojs* • nmuri OnumaLrtc • APucrtCTSuiAhCU • Ruommanci • Tmlß»< • Pmomno • Ltxx. ♦ Su«<wEk> • ToLoviAcm« btASKNOrpAkta* • THtPKjMC* . Now AMJF<irttVLN • PvtSNXS PKjKbt Another #1 for Steel by Nanette Quatchak Entertainment Editor Rating - Jdtki death / murder of Solange. After being defended by Arthur at his trial and declared guilty of murder, Sam hangs himself in If you have never read a Danielle prison. This leaves Arthur Steel book before, you don't know Patterson in charge of Sam and what you’re missing. I have read Solange’s three innocent children, several of Steel's books, and they After weeks of tormented thinking, have all been very different and Arthur decides to send them to intense. I expected to find some Eileen, Sam's sister and only repetitive plots in her books, along relative. Eileen's home is less than with some similar settings, but adequate for three little girls who instead I found new ideas in new had never wanted for anything. She settings. and her husband lived in Boston and One of Steel's most recently lead unmotivated, beer-drinking, and published books, Kaleidoscope, is wife/husband beating lives, one of her books that I could not This is where the plot becomes put down. It begins with Sam evident. The children, eventually, Walker, a Harvard University are split up; Alexandra and Megan student who had to struggle for are adopted by two different families everything he had achieved, finding and Hilary, being too old for himself drafted into the Army people to want to adopt, remains during WWII in Naples, Italy. with Eileen and he husband. Then During the horrid fighting and beings the horrendous experiences the depressing holidays spent in that Hilary encounters; from losing foxholes, Sam meets Arthur contact with Arthur to Eileen's Patterson. Arthur, who is older than perverted husband, to juevenille Sam yet admires him in every way, reform halls, Hilary becomes a quickly becomes Sam's best friend, cold,, withdrawn girl.. She also Toward the end of the war, Sam; becomes more determined.thah ever falls in love with an extremely to find her two sisters, no matter beautiful, innocent and scared what. Arthur who discovers he has French girl named Solange. Sam cancer and is just as much affected promises to come back to France to by his guilt of separating and get Solange 'after the war, and 8 losing touch with the girls as he is months later, he does. He arranges by his disease, vows to reunite the for her to come to the United States girls before he dies, and as soon as she arrives they The book takes the reader exchange wedding vows, with through each child's life after the Arthur as the best man. separation, and Hilary’s frantic Sam then begins the pursuit of search to find her sisters, while his lifelong ambition - to become enduring multitudes of unusual an actor. Due to his outstanding obstacles. The rest of the story is talent, he instantly rises to stardom, so compelling and full of surprises Before and during his pursuit of that to give any of it away would fame, Solange and Sam have three be wrong. children ; Hilary, Alexandra, and "Kaleidoscope" takes one to so Megan. Sam and Solange adore many interesting geographic their children and Solange centers locations and different lifestyles that her life around them. I felt as though I had experienced Sam's incredible success seems every single one of them. Steel's to be too much for him to handle, total comprehension and knowledge and he begins to take advantage of of these places and ways of life is his relationship with Solange in fascinating.. Her books are easy to different ways. Finally, Solange read and extremely difficult to put can't take any more and asks for a down. And when you do put them divorce. Sam becomes enraged and down, you'll have a good feeling temporarily insane, resulting in the inside and a smile on your face. sssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss "SPECIAL FOR NEW DONORS" FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY Learn how to earn an additional $5.00 on top of our already high donor fees Please call for further information and Bring this coupon, in for an additional $2.00 it tf* a a a 33y9333 3 3 3 3 3 33 333333 3 3 9 ▼ w v December-8,1988 :v& S- NEED EXTRA CASH appointment PLASMA-TEC, LTD. 11l WEST 9th ST. 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Delicate Sound" is the type of demonstrates the exceptional guitar musical release that owners of CD and vocal abilities of David players dream about. Pink Floyd’s Gilmour. The backing vocals of characteristic sound has frequently children chanting "We Don't Need included odd sound effects that only a No Education" grow until the CD can justifiably reproduce. These climactic, abrupt ending of "Another often-psychedelic effects dominated Brick in the Wall Part n," a slower, the group's earlier works "The Dark melodic version of "Comfortably Side of the Moon and "The Wall", Numb" and a show-stopping and the same effects are brilliantly rendition of the classic "Run Like reproduced on "Delicate Sound". HelL" The two-disk package offers more The packaging for 1 "Delicate than 100 minutes of completely Sound of Thunder" is a marvel in digital recording. The compact disc itself. The compact disc casing also rewards owners with a bonus contains a 28-page pictorial account track,"Us and Them." of the "Momentary Lapse" tour, and The first disc is primarily a the group has again succeeded in summary of Floyd's 1987 production creating a bizarre cover design. "A Momentary Lapse of Reason," The album, however, could be with the exception of the first song, improved. The abundance of music the complete twelve minute "Shine is marred by the lack of new material on You Crazy Diamond." The and most songs are performed with introduction to "The Dogs of War" little or no improvisation. The propels listeners into a pack of wild remake of the first single, German shepherds, and hits such as "Comfortably Numb," will not be "Learning to Fly" and "On the able to command the airplay the Turning Away" prove the band’s song deserves, and "Delicate Sound" capability without singer-songwriter will soon be limited to AOR Roger Waters, who left the group rotation. 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