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Hard rock bands release respectable follow-ups
Winger slows tempo and
concentrates on vocals
by Jon Flick
Collegian Staff Writer
Whoever said sequels are
never as good as originals must
not know about the latest album
from Winger, In the Heart of the
Young.
In this, their first follow-up
album, Winger has proven that
they are no flash-in-the-pan
band, as they have created a
fresh environment of energetic
sound. Any rock music lover
whose ears are now deaf to
today's tired, re-hashed licks will
appreciate the new album, and
non-rock fans should lend it an
ear.
The new album has a
Kip Winger’s vocals express more feeling and
passion than in his previous work.
different feel than the 1988
debut Winger. Listeners will
probably notice that the lead
guitar is not quite as forward as
it was before; instead, it
complements the new heavy,
driving rhythm, and Reb Beach
does an excellent job at that.
Songs like their current hit
"Can't Get Enuff', and "You
Are The Saint, I Am The
Sinner" demonstrate this effect,
along with the song "Dirty
Little Blonde”, in which one can
hear the blues influence in a
fresh perspective.
Another noticeable difference
(and in my opinion, an
improvement) is in the vocal
department: Kip Winger's vocals
express much more feeling and
Led Zep box set due
by Alexander W. Hay
For all you Zep heads out
there disappointed in the sound
quality of Led Zeppelin CDs,
good news is on the way.
Former Led Zeppelin guitarist
Jimmy Page has selected,
resequenced, and digitally
remastered 54 tracks for a 4 CD
boxed set due this October.
The resequencing of the
tracks by Page will not only
bring a new light as to how
some people view the songs,
but it will also suggest new
connections between them.
Notably, this new order will not
be inclusive from the albums
upon which they appeared.
One sequence starts with
"Black Dog" (from IV), which
is followed by "Over TTte Hills
And Far Away” (from Houses of
the Holy, their fifth album), and
"Immigrant Song" (from 777).
The collection will also
passion than in his previous
work. Kip does hit the highs
nicely, but he seems to
concentrate not on setting world
records for how high his voice
can go, but on giving his voice
some feeling and emotion as
well. Put in simpler terms, he
sounds GOOD.
As was said before, one who
dislikes hard rock music
shouldn’t shy away from this
album. Enough originality was
included in this album to please
just about any listener.
"Baptized By Fire" and "Easy
Come, Easy Go" were pleasant
surprises.
The album includes three
beautiful slow tunes, "Miles
Away", "Rainbow In The
Rose”, and "Under One
Condition", in which the band's
separate elements combine to
augment the inherent emotions
of the songs. Believe me, you'll
like them.
Many listeners might not
like this album at first listen
because the songs are, in
general, slower than those on
the last album. I think you
should give it a chance; you'll
feel better for it
By the way, Winger will be
in Erie with Kiss and Slaughter
on October 16th at the Tulio
Convention Center (Erie Civic
Center). Tickets went on sale
September 7th, at 10:00 am, at
$19.25 each.
include "Hey, Hey, What Can I
Do" (the non-album B side to
"Immigrant Song”) and two
never before released
performances for BBC Radio of
"Traveling Riverside Blues" and
"White Summer/Black
Mountain Slide."
With the addition of the BBC
cuts, all of Led Zeppelin's
completed material will have
surfaced. There remain a few
partially recorded songs, but it
is very doubtful that they will
ever be finished, much less
released.
This as yet untitled
collection is the only Led
Zeppelin material that has been
digitally remastered. There is no
word as to whether the regular
albums will be digitalized in the
future, but now that Page wants
the public to hear improved
versions of some of the music,
why should he not remaster it
all?
The Collegian
Political and environmental undertones
strengthen Living Colour's latest
by Greg Geibel
Collegian Staff Writer
After the unexpected 1.5
million sales of their 1988
debut. Vivid, extensive touring,
and a very prestigious spot as
opening band for The Rolling
Stones' stadium tour, Living
Colour was faced with the
pressure of putting out an
equally successful followup
album.
Now, the true test of a good
band isn't how successful their
first album is, but whether or
not they can follow it up with
one of equal or greater success.
With the release of their second
album, Time’s Up, Living
Colour has proven that the
success of Vivid was not a
fluke.
Living Colour, made up of
vocalist Corey Glover, guitarist
Vernon Reid, bassist Muzz
Skillings, and drummer Will
Calhoun, once again addresses
the prominent issues of today's
society. Much like Vivid,
Time’s Up confronts the issues
of racism, poverty, drugs, and
stereotyping. However, Time's
Up tackles an even greater
concern, and that is the subject
of the environment.
The title track is a hectic
thrash piece that centers around
the depletion of resources and
the fact that it may already be
too late to save what we have
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Time’s Up is not without the
high energy grooves that were
Living Colour has
proven that the success
of "Vivid" was not a
fluke.
present in Vivid. "Elvis Is
Dead", with vocal rap supplied
by Little Richard, has a
thumping groove that leads
right into "Type". "Type" as the
title suggests, is about
stereotyping, and stresses that
"everything that goes around,
comes around."
Time's Up is a very tight
album, with each artist locking
in with each other. It doesn't
have the loose, jam session feel
that Vivid had. The tightness is
a result of the extensive touring
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over the past year. The songs
are more intense, and the
rhythms more complicated.
Quite a bit of musical
versatility is also shown on the
album. "Love Rears Its Ugly
Head," for example reflects early
club days with a laid back easy
sound.
Producer Ed Stasium, who
was also responsible for Vivid ,
took a different approach on this
album. Instead of recording the
instruments separately and
mixing them down, the album
was recorded as somewhat a live
band.
With each song building up
to the next one and so on, one
would expect an all out kicker
ending. Not so. The final song,
"This Is The Life," is just a
simple reassurance that this is
your only life and to make the
most of it you can.
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example of a very independent
band not succumbing to the
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