Twin Peaks" Sizzles Your Old "Pretty in Pink" and "Pump up the Throughquick-Firedriff Changes, Swirling Volume" Disks As Beer Coasters

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Twin Peaks The Observar • Augustana College • Rock Island, IL • Friday, Sept. 18, 1992 8 ARTS New Music Meltdown By Mike Betts kings' such as Metallica, Megadeth and Arts Editor Anthrax. In fact, the members of Helmet are ali professional, card-carrying, jazz musi- " Singles " Original cians. (Though looking at them you would be more likely to take them for hit-men or Motion Picture Sountrack streetpunks.) Theband'sjazzbackground and extensive schooling give them seem- ingly limitless power. And power is ex- Forgetthe"Boomerang"soundtrack. Use actly what this band seeks to unleash. 'Twin Peaks" Sizzles your old "Pretty in Pink" and "Pump Up the Throughquick-firedriff changes, swirling Volume" disks as beer coasters. Take your tempos and grueling lyrics, Helmet rips the all-holy "Doors" soundtack out of its two- lid off any categorical box you attempt to year, perma-play position in your five disc toss them in. changer. Lend it to your old man. If you The two Mtv-endorsed songs, "In the By Jessica Spicer kept an open mind, the show was quite ever forget his birthday , let him keep it. Meantime" and "Unsung," aired usually Staff Repórter enjoyable. I don't have a five disc, CD player. But during the most inopportune, vampire The events in the motion picture are during the past few weeks I haven't even hours, prove to be two of the better cuts on those that happened before Laura thought twice about how much I'd like to the álbum. Any song they jam is enough to Palmer's death. In the opening scenes of obtain one. Nope, instead I invested in the coax you into putting a few holes in your .F or those of you who thought "Twin the flick, we see that another murder, simi- soundtrack for the upcoming movie bedroom wall, though. Peaks" was gone forever, think again. lar in circumstances, happened two years "Singles." I just leave it eternally spinning Yes, my friends, it's back by popular de- before Laura's. The murdered woman on shuffle and pretend I went down to Best mand — this time, in a motion picture was Teresa Banks, a known drifter who Buy and blew my life savings on a new Sony. directed by David Lynch, who helped worked as a waitress by day, prostitute I figure I saved about S250 in the compro- Sugar "Copper Blue" create the "Twin Peaks" television show. by night. An agent from the FBI, played mise. The series was originally aired in the by Chris Isaak, and his wacky sidekick spring of 1990, re-aired in the fali of 1990 Yessirree, no doubt about it, "Singles" is (Kiefer Sutherland) are called in to and unfortunately cancelled in the spring the most completely satisfying soundtrack Bob Mould? Maybe you've heard of inverstigate this mysterious death. Just of 1991. By theendof its short run, the dinner ever to be served out of Holly wood- him... former frontman for Husker Du, the as this agent uncovered some pertinent ground-breaking drama had gained quite -a 13 course, kick out the jams, blitz of some early 80s.power-altemativepioneer? Two information, he and his partner vanished. of the stongest forces in the dilluted, alter- rippin" solo albums? Carne to Augie three a.xult following. Most of us "Peaks- Fast forward to two years later, and Laura native music scene. Alice In Chains, Pearl years back? You know, back when Freaks" were upset by the show's sudden Palmer (Sheryl Lee) is a high school sé- Jam, Soundgarden, Jimmy Hendrix, CUBOM Concert Committee used to able cancellation, but we eagerly anticipated nior who seems to have everything going Mudhoney, Smashing Pumpkins— just to get their hands on a band that rocks. the movie, which was announced last fali. for her. But a closer look reveals a very when you think you've found the best cut Then again maybe not. Radio stations Well, we waited for more than a year, and different Laura. She had been repeatedly on the disk, the next one comes along and are unenlightened. He hasn't squirted out this picture was well worth that wait. molested since she was 12 by someone whacks you in the head. a "Smells Like Teen Spirit" or an "Under The movie, entitled "Fire, Walk With she knew very well. As an escape from "May This Be Love" is Hendrix in his the Bridge." MTV doesn't dig him so nei- Me," is the prequel to the "Twin Peaks" this tragedy, Laura began cavorting in purest, soul-swelling form. Smashing ther do the 10 billion, bean bag dwelling, television series. In other words, it re- bars and whorehouses, and developed a Pumpkins, Chicago's altemative pride and zombie, cheeseheads we have festering on counts the events which led up to the drughabit. The movie deals with Laura's joy, contributes "Drown," an eight minute, this beautiful earth. mysterious death of homecoming queen inner struggles and how she tried, though jaw-dropping masterpiece of hypnotizing, Mould'sfollowing,mostlycomprisedof Laura Palmer. For those of you who are many times unsuccessfully, to solve them. melodic, guitar wash. Soundgarden gets college crowds, respect him solely out of unfamiliar with the show's plot, let me I highly recommend this movie. which their punch to the throat in with "Birth puré music enjoyment. With no hype, no attempt to brief you. is rated "R," for any Twin Peaks fan. It Ritual." Pearl Jam, the altemative of the MTV gimmicks, shock effects or media clears up a lot of loose ends from the T. V. masses, and Paul Westerberg (of Replace- blitzes, Mould lets his songs do the talk- The movie deols with show and, surprisingly. stars most of the ments fame) each com pose two, new, choice ing. He is, in fact, the working class man Laura's inner struggles original cast. Even if you weren't a tunes. The Lovemongers, an underrated of altemative music. "Peaks-Freak," it still is an enjoyable wonder, sneak in one of the smoothest Sugar, Mould's newly-formed, guitar- and how she tried, many picture if you keep an open mind. It is Zepplin covers I've ever come across. ravaged threesome, proves to be his times unsucessfully, to especially difficult to review most of Marketers, oradvertisers, or whoever the stongest line-up yet. Mould's brilliant David Lynch's work, because there are hell decides when and how to feed us our knack for laying down hard, yet ear- solve them. never any direct, black and white expla- entertainment have sure planned their moves friendly rhythmns is still the drive behind nations. The movie is no different. It In the f irst episode of the television se- wisely with this one, releasing the each song. (Listen for the Pixies "Debaser" allows you to use your imagination and ries, the body of high school sweetheart soundtrack over two months before the influence in the second cut.) His unmis- interpret scenes and dialogue the way you Laura Palmer was found washed up on movie's debut, to a Seattle scene-sucking takable voice beckons with urgency and feel they should be. the outskirts of the small, northern-Pa- public weaned on Pearl Jam, Nirvana and passion. Challenging lyrical content in cific town of Twin Peaks. FBI Special Soundgarden. The fact that the film has the songs such as"Hoover Dam" and"IfICan't Agent Dale B. Cooper (Kyle MacLachlin) "Twin Peaks" contained Fox drama-induced make-over of "Melrose Change Your Mind" add to the importance was called in to investigate the murder. Place" meets "The Heights" surely won't of his art. some very bizarre dream The show revolved around Agent hurt its money making capabilities either. Someone, I can't remember who, once Cooper's encounters with the bizarre resi- sequences and peculiar, Yeah, 1*11 still check out the movie— Matt leeked into my brain a bit of metaphoric dents of Twin Peaks, and his clever in- Dillon with long hair and a goatee, a sort of knowledge about breaking into the music dark humor. vestigation of Laura' s death. Along with "St.Elmo'sFire"or"Diner"ofthe90s. OK, of the masses. To put the notion to work in the myriad of outlandish characters, sounds good. But if it isn't, I* 11 be the guy Bob Mould's case: The Red Hot Chili Even though this picture won't be a "Twin Peaks" contained some very bi- moshing to the Soundgarden sound-bytes Peppers and Sugar aren't playing in two blockbuster hit, ali of the die-hard Twin zarre dream sequences and peculiar, dark in the front of the theater, yelling at the mole- separate bali parks; Mould just hasn't hit Peaks fans will be content. This flick is humor. Oneof theshow'scriticismswas man in his little projector window to turn his out yet. sure to be just as much an importam cult the shit up to eleven. that it was impossible to follow. True, classic for the movies and the series was there were a ton of dif ferent sub-plots and for television. a million different characters, but if you Helmet "Meantime" •••1/2 Music Review Ratings Upcoming Concerts Part Metallica, part Ministry, with the stripped down talents of Black Sabbath, and the rage of Rollins Band, we have before us Faith No More with Helmet and Zoetrope Tues, Sept. 22, 7:30 a new, genetic breed of sonic warfare. A = Definitive and Divine Col Ballroom 1012 W. 4th Davenport $17.50 hybrid holocaust of metal, hardcore, and •••• = Excellent grunge, Helmet has the underground music scene jolted, frozen and drooling.
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