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