Thursday, November 15, 1990 The Battalion Page 7 Reviewer’s newest releases record latest trends in music By ROB NEWBERRY John had his chance to clean out his vinyl collec­ tion last week. Now it’s Rob’s turn. Rob likes the new stuff— CDs only please.

Neil Young and Crazy Horse • - .... • . . , ■ .. X'*V ' ■ . Ragged Glory The program will address the stances of Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism Reprise on contemporary issues. The discussion will be moderated by Dr. Richard W. Stadelmann. The panel members include Rev. Adam Martinez, Dr. M. M. Rao, Dr. Nabil Safwat, and Rabbi Peter Tarlow. Neil Young just refuses to be stuck to any cat­ egory. Returning to work with his old friends Crazy Horse, Young gets down to business with straight­ 7:00 P.M. Thursday, November 15 206 MSC forward, -soaked rock’n’roll on Ragged Glory. ' . • • - . v.'v ■■ ;• . v; : -A ' ' - Guitar-soaked is putting it lightly. Every single track on the has a solid guitar melody. Frank Sampedro and Young use just the right amount of distortion to make the guitar line harsh, but the riffs International Professional Business Fraternity of are basic and simple; the effect is like a backroom rock’n’roll jam session. Young’s lyrics are as potent as ever. His environ­ mental tendencies shine through on “Mother Earth Delta Sigma Pi (Natural Anthem)” and mix with a disgust of the blues on “I’m a One Woman Man” and some electric busy city in “Country Home.” folk on Woody Guthrie’s timeless “Vigilante Man.” He also throws in some standard love talk in “Love and Only Love” and “Over and Over Again,” and The songs were recorded in a one-day jam session CONGRATULATIONS!! adds the basic country-rock “ask-her-father” theme without the intention of releasing an album, so the result sounds lively and spontaneous. Buck and Ze- to “Farmer John.” But the kicker comes as Young AX 11 New Initiates Fall 1990 cries out through all the , “Why do I keep von tear through basic guitar riffs, while Berry f*!#in’ up?” in the album’s best-sounding cut, sounds like he’s playing a beat-up in some­ one’s garage. The only disappointment is the lack of Jeff Bush Larisa Long “F*!#in’ Up.” any harmonies; Zevon does most of the vocal work There’s nothing like a four-piece rock jam, with Linda Lee Campbell Kim McKeen solo, which is sad, since Mills has added so much har­ moving guitar lines, standard rhythmic bass and lots Brian Davidson Michele Medley mony to R.E.M. tunes. of ride cymbals in the drums. Young and Crazy Will Defoy Julie Pechanec Horse show that the old guys can still do it as well as Pain Fund ling Nicole Porch anyone else. and New Bohemians Sally Graham Ginger Roach Hindu Love Gods Ghost of a Dog Lynda Gra/.ada Lori Roberman Hindu Love Gods Geffen Ashley Hanson Christine Ryan Giant Clem Heick Matt Shugart After telling everyone that she couldn’t stand the Todd Lackey Heather Thompson spotlight on the last album and promising to fade Kristi Leo Ann Marie Walenta If old guys like the Traveling Wilburys and Neil into the backdrop a little, Edie Brickell jumps right Jennifer Logan Young seem to know so much about rock jamming, in front of the camera again for the New Bohemians’ the Hindu Love Gods prove that basic rhythm and round-up of new tunes, Ghost of a Dog. blues is alive and well with a younger generation of rockers. On this album, R.E.M.’s Peter Buck, Mike The result isn’t disappointing really, but it is defi­ Mills and Bill Berry team up with Warren Zevon for nitely dominated by Brickell. She handled the song­ a 10-song slew of mostly blues covers. writing by herself on five of the 14 tracks, and took an active role in the words (all the lyrics are hers) and The release opens with two classic Robert Johnson music of every song. songs, “Walkin’ Blues” and “Travelin’ Riverside Brickell is great to listen to, but I thought she was fixes ckCs Blues.” But just when it feels like a trip through the going to let some of the funky sounds behind “What oldie-but-goodie blues lane., they bounce into I Am” come out of the woodwork more on this al­ Prince’s “Raspberry Beret” and the Georgia Satel­ bum. Not so — I still wonder what the New Bos are MEDICAL ISSUES SERIES lites’ “Battleship Chains.” They also throw acoustic like on their own. For those who really like Edie Brickell, this album is better than the first. Her lyrics are more intro­ spective and personal than the last album and drip­ ping with simple, homey but still very poetic images with lyrics like “Siltin’ on the front porch in oak cliff with my bra” from “Oak Cliff’ or “How can that dog be barkin’ in the backyard? We ran over him years ago” in the title track. Brickell also makes mdre religious allusions than on the last album: “10,000 Angels,” “Strings of Lo­ November 14, 1990 November 15. 1990 ve,” “Forgiven,” and “This Eye” all draw heavily on Extended Youth: New Hope New Vistas in Biophysics biblical imagery. Vocally, Edie is a more confident performer; she Through Cloning and Cryonios Dr. Alfonso Zermeno gets really soulful on “Mama Help Me” and “Woya- Dr. Paul Segall 7:30 P.M. MSC 226 ho,” but eases off for a sexy treatment of “Times 7:30 P.M. MSC 224 Like This”. Ghost of a Dog-is definitely another Edie Brickell album, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. But I kind of hoped this album would be a little heavier on the November 28, 1990 musical side, since I really enjoyed what I could hear Testing New Treatments: in the background of the last record. No such luck — Using Man, Animals, and the New Bos’ cool style of acoustic and electric gui­ tars just doesn’t shine through that much. Computers Dr. Henry Heimlich 7:30 P.M. MSC 224 Faculty FolHe, J| 1 This is your brain "A Touch Of Class” W

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