Page 4 Feature: Sam Kinison - Shouts it Out By Mark Piedmonte "We don't want to drink and drive. No, but it's the only way to get the car back to the Fu**in' house" proclaims Sam Kinison in the opening segment of his sec ond and latest album entitled Have You Seen Me Lately? Kini son, known by his fans for his raunchy dialogue and "worldly" insights into subjects ranging from the Resurrection of Christ to being damned into hell fire is easily recognizable by his loud, screaming no-holds-barred atti tude. Since his appearance on Rodney Dangerfield's young co medians special, Kinison has been keepin busy with various ap pointments such as his own HBO comedy special, being spokesman for radio station WMMR and WYSP out of Philly and appear ances in rock videos, feature films and MTV. Sometimes, when listening to Sam's material, you can't help but squirm in your seat a little. Various bits on religion and Bib lical figures (Mary, the virgin mother of God's Mystery Date for example) can be rather ruthless attempts at trying to get laughs. His jokes are rude and brazen sometimes, and leaving audienc es with the uncomfortable feeling of "that was so awful I had to laugh." Women seem to be Sam's fa vorite topic of "conversation" when he's on a roll. Claiming to love them for all they're worth (plus certain organs that they pos sess), he still comes off as bitter when he talks about the women in Art Apprec By John Burd Does the pace of music represent the pace of our lives? People on classicg don't move to fast But they keep a lot on the mental ball. People on hard stuff don't move too fast either Sensual overload They drive badly. Maybe it represents the acuteness of our senses Is there a cause / effect relation ship between quiet and acute senses? Is it cause, effect, or a misconcep tion that people on classics Are 'more curious? I believe from personal experi ence that it is an effect. Does the pace of our music repre sent our paranoia? Nah, • , his life. Kinison rants and raves about the down sides of married life and of the pressure and heart aches of being divorced (an event he's experienced twice in his life time). In a segment about enter ing the gates of hell, Kinison for sees the devil all ready to fire up his latest victim until he finds out that the soul has been married. The devil even offers the soul a job because it's been married twice! One may wonder why then, if this fat little screaming man is so obnoxious, is he so popular? Well, one reason most certainly is Kin ison's remakes of rock 'n roll standard "Wild Thing" on which C.C. Deville from Poison plays guitar among other inspiring rock musicians. The song and video are gaining much air play on radio stations and MTV (the video is of course on the daily top ten requests). Another reason for Sam's success, however, may be because he's just what we need in our world right now, someone to yell and scream and say things that no one else would ever dare to ut ter from their lips. The world to day is over weight, angry and ready to explode and maybe Sam is simply just a model who's prov ing that it's okay to let it all out and be honest with one's feelings. He's definitely not for everybody, but he is if not anything else, dif ferent. OH, OHHHHHHHHHH! Does music represent our thought patterns in a rhythmic form? I'd like to think so, after all - mu sic is universal, And a 'good tune' is so easy to re- member. Silence to think, Classics to drive, Pop to reminisce, Jazz to mellow out, Old rock to get into, New rock to wonder how much of it will last. I'd need to own Magic 93, WVIA radio and the Listening Booth, in that order, to have what I like. Music can't be for free. Artists can't starve. But couldn't we be cut a break? Give the artist the cash for esti mated advance sales now Why should the estate get most of it? acres Hot Heavy Metal Ozzy Osbourne - No Rest for the Wicked By Mark Piedmonte The almighty Oz is back once again, and this time spreading his views on politics, preachers, and of course, the ever presence of evil in our world. He proves that his ability to find good musicians to back him up is strong as ever (Zack Wilde is his latest and per haps greatest ax-man since Rhoades) and the music is as loud and fast as ever -- sure to please any of Ozzy's fans, old or young. So what's the problem? It's boring as hell! Nothing ever changes (even with new musi cians), it just gets old and monot onous and overdone. But of course, it will sell like hotcakes, satisfy dedicated followers, and bills will get paid. No, there is no rest for the wicked; they just keep recording material and pray for the best. Jobs in istustraila Immediate opening for Men and Women. $ll,OOO to $60,000. Construction, Manufacturing, Secretarial Work, Nurses, Engineering, Sales. Hundreds of jobs listed. CALL NOW! 206-736-7000 Ext. 803 A iat Priorities:- 1) Food. 2) Companion/mate. 3) Esthetics. 4) Roof over head. 5) Music. Many would argue you can't get two without first having three and one but that is, regardless of the order it is believed they will be attained, they are in the order I perceive I need them. Problems: 1) Farmers are being forced to sell arable land for real estate. 2) Women don't ask first. 3) The lack of concern over the trading of the environment for cash. 4) Property tax and the notion of land ownership rots. 5) What do you mean $13.00? Leaching off of the disposable in come of teen-agers for shame. ' :'; ', : :: ' , ":' ..,i-,i ': .i .': : .*: i '..i i .: : .:: : :::. : ' , E•:i':'.•:i , : •:;.' , •::.' ., i]::]:',.',:i':: : i . ::ii,::::.]' , .::.:..:.'.:•:.:'.':: tan December 1988 Wax New Wave Midnight Oil: Diesel and Dust By Ken Powers In eleven years of existence, Midnight Oil has never received widespread airplay in the U.S. Apparently, music promoting is sues of social injustice and nucle ar disarmament were not suited for the American music scene. Until now. Thanks to a six week tour and two successful MTV videos, Mid night Oil has cracked the Bill board charts with their new album li• :n. D All the songs are political, dealing mostly with the plight of the Australian Aborignes. "Beds are . Burning" pushes the Austra lian government to give back what it's stolen from Aborigines over the years. Meanwhile, "The Dead Heart" serves as a sort of anthem for Aborigine resistance. Another theme of the album is so cial change. "Dreamworl" lash es out at people who sit on their ass, pretending everything's al right, while people starve and go unemployed. "Warakurna" re minds us all that change is ine vitable. Although the music has valu able messages to send, it hinders itself by its monotony. This al bum needs some fun songs to round it out. Otherwise, the aver age listener will turn it off after the end of the first side, and miss other quality material. Beyond this song - selection flaw, Diesel and Dust is quite effective and powerful. Now that the word is out on Midnight Oil, expect to hear more from these "socially conscious" rockers in the future. Dance to the Great Sound of Oliveri Professional Sound Company Every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday 9:30 P.M. - 1:30 a. m. at Johnathan's Nest 330 Ridge Ave. Hazleton Great Drinks and Lots of Fun
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