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Somewhere, a while ago in the heart of came on stage it was go go go, hit after hit of concert-planning land, someone more Pop Art. Andy Warhol would be proud of the knowledgeable than the listeners decided purity of Oingo Boingo’s plasticity. that they would create a show of not one, but Remember, Pop Art, like Rococo, takes a two headlining bands. Brilliant! What a reflection of society and exaggerates a fabulous idea! Oh. There’s only one minor feature of it. flaw. What about the Santa Barbara County ★ ★ ★ Bowl time limitations? Those neighbors need On stage, X feel like the children of the their beauty rest, so the opening band can Grateful Dead. They don’t look much like only play forty-five minutes. Eight songs, them — they dressed in partial uniform that’s an ’s worth. That’s enough for styles of red western wear. And they don’t ’em. sound much like the guitar improvisations of Perhaps the Oingo Boingo/X concert at the the Dead. But as the Dead are still a vison of county bowl last Saturday night was the hopes of San Fransico’s Haight-Ashbury, designed to be a “ two for the price of one” X is a mirror for the multi-faceted vision of value deal. Decidedly, Oingo Boingo fans left Los Angeles. the sale with their ears full, while X fans Watching them on stage I have a recurring were left with the drooling mouths of an feeling. I ’m on the Greyhound bus, heading appetizers-only lunch. And who could pair X out of downtown Los Angeles. It’s sunset and — a haystack rolling, black boot kicking, the smog-laden air burns a beautiful in­ L.A. punk group with a band that sings tensity of . Out the window I see the “ Nothing Bad Ever Happens To Me?” created smut of the human condition. In the Oingo Boingo. Plastic polyurethane. distance within the reach of a short, yet Bopping pulsating continuous white noise. endless stretch, high-rises gleam an eternal Smiles and urban happiness. Computerized wealthy blaze. Irony is no longer an English rhythm to a programmed lifestyle. Multi­ paper term; it’s an ugly way of life. colored and transparent, but still wearable, See How We Are. danceable, and accepted by many as The fans of X have fought a long blood freedom from a life of feeling. battle over the importance of the Los The opening of ’s show Angeles-based band. They’ve been through brought the crowds of the county bowl to punk, rock-a-billy, swinging country, and their feet — if not their knees — as the now these sbunds have fused on their lastest people were determined to dance faster than album See How We Are. As usual, ac­ the rebounding band on stage. But there’s cusations fly about the commercial sell- always interference in even the clearest of ability of a new album. Yea. It’s gonna sell. white noise. EVENT STAFF — big men in It’s going to sell because it has a butt-kicking big yellow jackets, just doing their jobs, single “ The Fourth of July” and a few acting as the border patrol making sure we minutes of this year’s best-penned on don’t get too close to the edge. Oh — but we the title track “ See How We Are.” understand the protection factor here. I wouldn’t want to be in a dangerous crowd. Most of X ’s set featured songs from this But come on, this is Santa Barbara and this latest album. A rousing version of the is safe and sane . album’s opener “ I’m Lost” started Exene Excuse me, but if you in the red shirt Cervenka and off with screaming would sit down, we could all see what we harmonies. These harmonies are an in­ came to see and not your red back./This teresting phenomenon of the California man is breathing down my neck and he is sound. We had the Beach Boys, the Go-Go’s, not what I came to get close to./ This is not the unmentionable Bangles; X takes the fair. If God had wanted you to stand guard in pairing voices to make a sound that crosses front of me, he would have made me taller Siouxsie and the Banshees, and than five-foot-one so I could get a glimpse of some Janis Joplin. Throw in some rock-a- the happy people making this noise. billy guitar work by their newest member, I have a sister who adores the upbeat, Tony Gilkvson, and X creates a foot- unthinking attitude of Oingo Boingo. “ Who stomping feast of Los Angeles sound. wants to listen to depressing music in this After their raging version of “ Reckless,” world?” And who could argue that much of John Doe prodded the crowd with “ Some true popular music (as being the top-sellers) people have been asking us if we’ve is made for after-work Miller time. But this mellowed out,” then ripped into a X ’s ver­ concert was not for the elite of kick-back sion of “ Wild Thing,” with Cervenka’s re­ music. This was pure, unstoppable, plugged written melody. Regardless of EVENT in, let loose energy. STAFF, some of us aren’t afraid to be on the From the moment Elfman and his huge edge. entourage, including a large brass set-up, — Laurie L. McCullough I J 2A Thursday, July 30,1987 Daily Nexus Summer Edition

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She doesn’t of Imogene like to view her models as Cunningham with Twinka. men or women, but as, Again their expressions are Sizzler people, and the results are revealing, and probably portraits that concentrate only shown to Dater and Steak • Seafood • Salad on an inner emotion rather her camera. than the outer skin usually This is a retrospective captured on film. show and encompasses One of her most famous most that is Dater which gives you the perfect op­ series is the cibachrome Imogene Cunningham, 1971 self-portraits done in 1982. portunity to become 5555 Hollister Each is set up in front of carcass, a leopard skin Teenage Diary” is _an familiar with her work and O p en plain theatre-like back­ jumpsuit, and a boa. These emotional journey back in see a very worthwhile drops which perfectly you simply can’t miss. time. A diary floating in a show. Sunday-Thursday: 11 am - 9:30 pm offset her flowery, vibrant A large portion of the pool is left open to various Judy Dater: Twenty Friday & Saturday: 11 am - 10:30 pm costumes. In “Ms. show is a series of in­ pages, and each is Years is on exhibition at Clingfree,” she sports a dividual portraits of scrawled with that great the SBMA until August 30. pink terry-cloth mini people, some famous and “ teenage” handwriting Admission is free, and a something and totes a many unknown before their that changes style every wealth of talent lies within. broom, a dustpan, Cheer Dater encounter. The other letter. 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T h e long-awaited Sing His Song becomes a releases of Echo and the bit redundant as each Bunnymen and If You song’s focus is a basic Want To Defeat Your reflection of an optimistic Enemy Sing His Song, by longing for what was lost, Icicle Works, should be but the musicianship reason to celebrate. But doesn’t allow the cuts to because of one important become boring. The most arresting cut on the album It’s true. Because “ muscular dystro­ reason, it isn’t much of a phy” is the term for a group o f is th e opener, party. twelve diseases—and no one disor­ “Evangeline,” whose Though the Bunnymen der goes by that name. are the veterans of these aggressive guitar, Other facts about muscular two acclaimed British suggestive lyrics and dystrophy might surprise you, too. bands, the sound of the new winding keyboards make it For one thing, the diseases aren’t Echo record and Sing His their usual brands of can hardly blame the a real pumper. restricted to children. Anyone can Song are strikingly similar. originality. Bunnymen for utilizing Icicle Works does have a be stricken, at any time. In record, The message behind both sixties hero Ray Manzarek bit of fun with “ Who Do For another thing, the it’s easy to spot the releases is an optimistic as a hook to attract You Want For Your Love,” Muscular Dystrophy Association overriding influence — the yearning for love — a love American buyers. „On the where the guitar break battles not just the twelve muscular Bunnymen. that has been lost or for­ lyrica lly rageful and yields a Nashville-sounding dystrophies, but twenty-eight other In the new releases, Echo bidden. Although not a new shuffling “ Bedbugs and solo. But such diversity neuromuscular diseases, too. (Ian McCulloch) and his concept for the bands, the Ballyhoo” — virtually the becomes watered down as At MDA, we're striving to put an end to all the devastating boys (, Les manner in which it is ex­ only song in the collection typical rap-influenced disorders you used to think of as Pattinson and Pete pressed leaves little room not dealing with a percussion and synth open muscular dystrophy. to separate their styles. relationship — is a stage the dire “ Walking With A DeFreitas) and Icicle And one day—we’re deter­ But the bands acen’t for Manzarek’s trademark Mountain.” Works (Ian McNabb, Chris mined—this chair will be empty Doorsy and is about One can only hope Echo Layhe and ) entirely to blame. Former for real. have focused their ap­ Bunnyman producer Ian the only track that really and the Bunnymen and proaches for the ears of the Broudie has taken the reins stands out. But in this case Icicle Works will achieve a American record-buying on Sing His Song for Icicle it isn’t enough to drag the greater popularity in the public. And the result is Works, and therein lies the album from its cell of United States. Not so much Muscular Dystrophy Association Jerry Lewis. National Chairman both a yes and a no for both very Echoesque guitar- sound-alike songs and because their latest . synth weave found on the troubled vocals. releases warrant it, but Slow to be granted album. Now missing from because of the possibility success in America (save Icicle Works is the Perhaps the best cut that they will embark, or for college radio and some hodgepodge and lack of from Echo is the jealous continue in the case of M TV), the Bunnymen and direction (found more so on “ Lips Like Sugar,” notable Echo and the Bunnymen, Icicle Works have ap­ their second album) of for its addictive beat and on the roads their parently been influenced to diverse psychedelia, guitar and tantalizing respective talents may MOVIE HOTLINE: 9 6 3 -9 5 0 3 release collections more Motown and straight-ahead lyrics. The poppish “ All in take them once having METROPOLITAN appealing to a broader rock found on earlier Your Mind” is another success and confidence audience. Although the releases. song about a relationship, with American record THEATRES albums are not disap­ As for Echo’s latest (all but Echo’s angry vocal is buyers. But that’s probably CORPORATION pointing, the bands are except for one cut produced nicely accentuated with just wishful thinking. by Laurie Latham), one — Patrick Whalen lacking ample doses of searing guitar. m a m m a LIVING DAYLIGHTS (MN « .. ,0 » SUNDAY S. 10:30 only; at Granada 12:16.2:46. 6:16 St, SJL La La La Bombawmim ______liiliMMM Ml

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