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'Basterds' Proves to Be Inglourious 6 AQUINAS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2009 7 Arts & Life Editor Joe Wolfe First self-release major hit for Philly band Campus Comment COMMENtaRY BY as it follows in the same type of Arts Life Nicholas Chinman JOE WOLFE musical progression as “Cigarette & Arts & Life Editor Song.” Following “Cigarette Song” is Based out of Philadelphia, Dan arguably the best track on the Murphy, Pat Murphy and Tom album, “What Would You See?” Murphy, better known as Penrose In “What Would You See?” even ‘Basterds’ proves to be inglourious fun have released their first recording more influences can be heard as to date, “Refract.” The group of its sound parallels that of mellower COMMENtaRY BY beautiful French actress Mélanie brothers have combined multiple Radiohead tracks such as “How THOmas NOBILE Laurent, has assumed an alternate aspects from a variety of musical To Disappear Completely.” About genres to put together an album halfway through the track, the Staff Writer identity and now owns a small theatre in the city. She is pursued that has a consistent undertone entire tempo changes. The guitar, Everyone has a basic under- by Fredrick Zoller (Daniel Brühl), a in style but is vast in the types of drums and bass all pick up as the standing of the key points of World decorated young German officer- sound it encompasses. vocals grow in strength and stand War II — its beginning, its major turned-actor, who upon multiple “Cigarette Song” is one of these out much more prominently. Of events and its end. This informa- chances vies for her affection. tracks that exhibits this trait. It course, it could not be a Penrose tion has been hammered into our Shosanna remains uninterested, starts off in similar tone to a Pink song without a solid guitar solo that brains since grammar school. Hav- rejecting the young officer’s many Floyd-esqe song, as Dan Murphy Dan Murphy provides with about ing seen “Inglourious Basterds,” I advances. In an effort to impress eerily whispers the verses to the two minutes to go in the track. can only imagine a young Quen- her, Fredrick asks his superiors listener until he moves to a more With all of this praise being tin Tarantino daydreaming during to choose Shosanna’s theatre for Black Sabbath sound in the refrain brought towards Dan’s guitar work these history lectures, asking him- the premiere of his latest film, an as he screams the vocals into your on “Refract,” Tom’s work on the PHOTO BY PENROSE FaCEBOOK paGE self: “What if WWII had heroes like event that would draw in all the ears. The instrumentals follow this drums should not be overlooked as Dan (guitar/vocals), Tom (drums) and Pat Murphy (bass) unleash “Refract” to a packed house. these?” and “What if WWII panned important members of the Third same progression as Pat’s bass his drums help keep pace for the out a little differently?” Reich, including Hitler, into one slowly lulls the listener to a daze rest of the instrumentals on the al- for a change in sound. With two minutes to go in the tions from psychedelic sounds to Tarantino’s latest project, “In- room. She agrees to the request, throughout the beginning verse bum. As “God’s Railroad” reaches its song, “God’s Railroad” completely heavier sounds. glourious Basterds,” is now official- seeing this as an opportunity to and each subsequent verse, until it “Winterlude” is one of those conclusion, it seems that what the alters in style. What was a mel- For a first release, having only ly a worldwide box office smash. destroy the theatre with all the leads into the chorus followed by tracks that you just love listening brothers have been building up to lower song by nature turns into this one “flaw” is something that It is also his best film since “Pulp important Nazi figures inside, thus Tom’s pounding drums and Dan’s to as it sounds like something tak- is finally about to come to fruition. something that resembles an early Dan, Pat and Tom should be aw- Fiction.” To call it a war movie ending the war. The Basterds on guitar. The transition to the guitar en off of Radiohead’s “Amnesiac.” “Dance of the Dead” seems to be Metallica song with its fast pace fully proud about. What may be would be to label the film with an the other hand learn of the event solo, about two-thirds the way into Again, the influences of Penrose this climax as it is the “magnum and angry sounding vocals. considered a flaw to one listener, undeserved restriction. Like “Pulp from a German double agent, an the song, works out, smoothly lead- can be heard very soundly on the opus” of the album, coming in at These angry sounding vocals, could be something that hooks Fiction,” “Inglourious Basterds” can- actress named Bridget von Ham- ing into instrumentals led by Tom’s album as it echoes that of classic over eight minutes in length. It, however, contribute to the only another in. “Refract” is a solid first not be confined to a single genre. PHOTO BY ROTTENTOMATOES.COM mersmark (Diane Kruger). They drums, which sound very reminis- rock fused with a modern Radio- again, follows in a similar progres- flaw of the album as they con- recording for a band putting an How can you categorize a WWII Christoph Waltz, above, gives a performance of a life time as Colonel Hans Landa in “Basterds.” plot to infiltrate the Nazi event as cent to the rock orchestra sound of head/Modest Mouse sound. sion of mellower music to short sistently interrupt the smooth, album out as a self-release. The bursts of heavier guitar, quicker calmer vocals that Dan uses to possibilities for Penrose seem to be film about Jewish-American sol- “Inglourious Basterds” cannot Jewish family, and his intuition is core of Jewish American soldiers Bridget’s guests, and hatch up their the Transiberian Orchestra. Although “God’s Railroad” is the bass and harder drums. The gui- send his listeners into a daze. Ei- endless as the pure talent of these diers who skin the heads of Nazis be watched for historical value soon proved correct as he carefully with a special mission to wreak own plan to end the war. “Cigarette Song” leads into the shortest track on the album, coming tar solo that comes in as the song ther the band needs to find a dif- three brothers is enough to cata- to western theme music and David (you’d see more historical accuracy breaks down the farmer. After havoc within the Third Reich. Led In case you hadn’t already no- three minute instrumental track, in at only two minutes and forty- nears its end sounds similar to that ferent singer, whose voice better pult them to “cult” status among Bowie? The film is uncategorical, if watching Mel Gibson in “The Pa- Landa’s men enter the home, a girl by Lt. Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt), the ticed, both words in the film’s title “Cubed.” “Cubed” seems more of four seconds, it is one of those tracks of what guitar god, David Gilmour, fits these rougher vocals or they local venues. “Refract” is easily the you will, something most diehard triot”). The film must be taken for escapes from her hiding place be- Basterds’ mission is to collect the are spelled incorrectly. Was this an extension to “Cigarette Song” that helps pull together the album as could dream up. need to work on smoother transi- first step in the right direction for Tarantino fans will understand. what it truly is, a luminous glimpse low the kitchen and flees into the scalps of 100 Nazis each, while intentional? Yes, but the reason for than a separate track all together, Dan reaches for his acoustic guitar Tarantino’s other works, such into the imagination of Quentin woods. carving swastikas into the heads of it is beyond me. Maybe the nature as “Pulp Fiction” and “Kill Bill,” Tarantino. The performance by Austrian the few Germans they leave alive. of the title has some underlying are known to bend genres, and in Set in German-occupied France, actor Waltz is well worth noting. Pitt is in top form as a ruggedly meaning within the film. Or may- Introducing the Fab Four to a new generation some cases sacrifice realism for “Inglourious Basterds” details sepa- Tarantino’s films are known for cool Army officer with a Tennessee be he stole the idea from another Download entertainment value but in an in- rate fictional storylines told in an yielding iconic characters, and Col. drawl and a thirst for vengeance. source (he’s been known to do that COMMENtaRY BY allows up to six people to rock out tentionally comical way (i.e. Uma episodic format. The film opens in Hans Landa is this film’s Samuel L. He is now honing veteran-like act- on occasion). Possibly, giving the GABRIELLE CURCILLO as The Beatles, with up to three Thurman punching her way out the French countryside with Per- Jackson. Waltz creates a Nazi of- ing skills to go along with his pow- film a correctly spelled title would singers as opposed to the usual of the of a buried coffin). “Inglourious rier LaPadite (Denis Menochet), a ficer unlike anything I have ever or erhouse movie star status, proving just be too conventional for a di- Staff Writer one. Adding to the excitement, Basterds” is no exception to Taran- dairy farmer with a reputation for will ever see. Col. Landa is a char- the nomination for “Benjamin But- rector who specializes in shatter- As a college student, I never singers can attempt to harmonize tino’s recklessly defiant and auda- harvesting quality milk.
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