The Observer • Augustana College • Rock Island, IL • Friday, April 19,1996 ENTERTAINMENT Industrial Brits live up to reputation Coleman was on Prozac to treat Other highlights include the By Jeff Small his depression. No longer on the title track, a treatise on the chang- Entertainment Editor seratonin reuptake inhibitor, ing face of democracy. "I'm There is a reason that Killing Coleman is very weary of not only sorry, democracy is changing," Joke is called the forefather of the various unknown side-effects sings Coleman. industrial. caused by the drug, but the part- Although the band feels that Nirvana were fans. Metallica, nership between large pharma- this is a more optimistic álbum, Soundgareden and nine inch nails ceutical companies and corrup they are still very scathing of are fans. This vast assembly of members of the medicai commu- society as a whole and criticai of anger was inspired by these pio- the attitude of people toward one neers of angst. another. Killing Joke's latest álbum, Nirvana were fans. "Is it the freedom the forefa- "Democracy," is a masterful pro- Metallica, thers of America really con- duction of social criticism. The ceived? America is such a bril- álbum cuts right to the core of the Soundgareden and liant idea. If the founders could America that Killing Joke has nine inch nails are see what has happened, walk observed over the years. Pro- around and look at the results, claimed by Youth as the most fans. Killing Joke's they would be very shocked," optimistic Killing Joke álbum, he assembly of anger says Youth. says that the group felt that it has inspired by This álbum is a thought pro- could change aspects of society voking piece. It is cohesive as an through their music. these pioneers of álbum with no single really stand- "We felt we needed to exam- angst. ing out. The instrumentation and ine an alternative lifestyle that is sense of melody on this álbum good, that has vision." says nity who monitor over million are striking with a great reflec- Youth. "Self-sufficiency, self- people without knowing the tion of Coleman's studies of Ara- reliance— this is true anarchy!" long-term side effects fo the drug. bic music in the rhythms. One highlight of this álbum is That more or less sums up the This is a great piece of work the track "Prozac People." The song, a condemnation of the by a band that has been on the song was written after an eigh- over-use of easily prescribed cutting edge of music since the Killing Joke (I to r): Youth, Jaz Colemanand Geordie Walker teen month period where Jaz anti-depressants. late '70s. tnnovative synth guitarist releases second álbum By Jeff Small Jinda and World News as well as bining blues, jazz, new age and ambient styles of music. Entertainment Editor composing for the PBS series "Nova" and "Scientific Ameri- Roos has proven with Synthesized guitar is some- can." "Primalvision" that he is one of thing that never really caught on Using a guitar rather than a the preeminent composers of our in the mainstream but has thrived keyboard gives a much warmer in the realm of contemporary sound and a greater sense ofspon- Roos has produced composition. taneity than what would be pro- albums by such pop Randy Roos has just released cessed by sequencers and com- his second álbum "Primalvision." puterized keyboards. Bended all-stars as Special Roos emerges as one of the notes on human voice samples EFX, George Jinda most creative forces in contem- makes for a nice change from the porary. Inspired by the modern straight scale operating field of and World News as hybrid mix of Enigma and other composers that rely on key- well as composing Weather Report, sampling differ- boards. for the PBS series ent voices and sounds with the By using a guitar, Roos more MIDI guitar system. He has pro- readily draws on his blues and "Nova" and duced albums by such pop ali— jazz roots. For this reason, Roos' "Scientific stars as Special EFX, George music escapes barriers by com- American." Kid Again Collectibles time. His innovations with the 73518th Avenue guitar synthesizer have broken new ground in electronic compo- Moline, IL 61265 sition. His work ought to gain a little more exposure with the (309) 797-2251 praise that this álbum is receiv- ing from other periodoicals. Magic Comics Sport cards I would suggest this álbum to The Gathering Becketts & anyone that is hell-bent on find- ing some music that challenges Darrel-Yvonne Gravitt Non-sport the mind. Randy Roos Sunday Monday Thasday Wedneaday Thuraday Ptidatj Satufday 9-11 a.m. Charlie's Plac 11-1 p.m. VoMendo Loco OAS3CHXX Marsha Kcebler

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