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Those who have heard
2002’s Tell All Your Friends are
familiar with the Amityville,
Long Island band’s straight
forward punk-emo sound. This
time around, however, die hard
fans of that album might be a
little disappointed to find
something missing: the raw
intensity and pulse pounding
energy that established the
band two years ago.
Where You Want to Be seems
to fall short with its constant
repetition of lyrics. Every single
track on the album has some
sort of annoying refrain. The
final track “...Slow Dance on
the Inside,” ends with: “fonight
won t make a difference” for what
seems to be forever.
The ninth track on the
album, “Number Five with a
Bullet” resembles the sound of
an MTV anthem with its
extreme pop appeal:
The two songs that almost
save this album are its opener,
“Set Phasers to Stun” (with its
powerful reggae-like guitar
chops; reminiscent of a Police
song on steroids) and “The
Union,” simply because of it’s
aggressive energy and personal
lyrics: “Well who did you call to
get this? Well is it who I think it is?
I swear to god I m gonna kill him”
Unfortunately, Taking Back
Sunday’s sophomore effort
with Where You Want to Be
sounds like a softer, more
commercial version of Tell All
Your Friends. Unless you're a
proud member of the teeny
bopper community, tell all your
friends to stay away from this
one.
James Patterson (Along
Came a Spider, Kiss the Girls)
delves into the head of
determined San
Francisco
homicide
detective;
Lindsay Boxer,
and invites the
reader along on
her search for a
psychopath who
is murdering
newlywed
couples.
, Patterson’s style of
describing every single detail
builds up the kind of suspense
and tension that evokes the
reader’s total attention. -
On top of her turbulent
journey for the killer, Boxer also
Lindsay is accompanied on
her investigation by three other
women: Claire, a medical
examiner, Jill, an assistant
D.A., and Cindy,
a crime reporter.
Together, the girls
form a club and
meet up regularly
to’ solve the
mystery piece by
piece.
Patterson also
| jumps into the
mind: of the
disturbed killer
who patterns the murders after
a ‘novel. = The witty,
sophisticated, and personal
touches put in this book helped
make it to the New York Times #1
bestseller list back in 2001 and
proves it’s recognition with every
page.
(they allowed concert goers to
record their live shows with
whatever means necessary).
*
Christian
Santos
Directed by Renny Harlin
Starring Stellan Starsgard,
Izabella Scorupco, Remy
Sweeny
It: seems
some people
really don’t
know when |
to leave well
enough
alone.
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in yet
another
horrible installment to one of
the scariest films ever made.
Exorcist: The Beginning is a
prequel to the 1974 William
Friedken classic.
The film tells the story of
Lancaster Merrin’s first
encounter with the devil during
an archeological visit to Africa.
Though the premise of the
film sounds promising, the
directing ruins everything. After
about four flashbacks of a
grueling experience Merrin has
during the Holocaust, the movie
almost totally loses its appeal.
Writer Alexi Hawley loosely
follows the same formula as the
once did; the devil uses Father
Merrin’s guilt against him much
like he did with Father Carass.
In one scene, a possessed
woman straddles Merrin and
gives him an ear full of
profanity. Unfortunately, these
: antics don’t
have the shock
value they did
years ago.
On top of
being a little
boring, the plot
lacks much
originality.
Another version
of the film was
shot by Paul
Shrader and will
be released on
DVD along
with this
tasteless exploitation.
Hopefully these are the two
final nails in the coffin of the
Exorcist franchise.
* Phish revolutionized rock
and the art of the jam band by
combining jazz, rock, classical,
and folk - bringing music to a
whole new level. Since 1983,
Phish has used this art in their
unique improvisational live
shows to their benefit and they
amassed a following.
Members of Phish thought
it best to go out while still on
top. They secured this position
with a farewell tour in their
hometown of Coventry,
Vermont at the end of August,
just two days after the release
of their final album Undermind.
Phish will be missed;
however, their many recordings
will live on and keep the spirit
alive. :
“We all love and respect Phish
and the Phish audience far too
much to stand by and allow it to
drag on beyond the point of
vibrancy and health. We don t
want to become caricatures of
ourselves or, worse yet, a nostalgia
act... It s been an amazing and
incredible journey. We thank you
for all the love and support that
you ve shown us.”
- Trey Anastasio May 2004