6 Monday, October 26,1998 MUSIC The Capital Times Vanilla Ice comes back and colder than ever on Hard to Swallow By Brad Moist then I can’t see how you won’t love to hear that track seven is in fact Assistant Editor this album. If you are true punk, the lyrics of “Ice, Ice Baby” but then Hard to Swallow is just for reved up and retitled as “Too Cold.” Well, the man that told us to The album is worth it just to hear “Stop, collaborate and listen” is Vanilla Ice leaves the flashy, girly this track. back at it again.Vanilla Ice has re- lyrics behind this time. Instead he It is quite an experience to hear turned to the music scene with his attacks the industry, critics, hypo- some ofthe most famous lyrics ever newest project, Hard to Swallow. crites and posers of the world. You set to music that is, for all intents First let me say, “do not and purposes, very be alarmed,” for the once hardcore. The guitarriffs cheesy lyrics and flashy on this track will stick in clothes that made Vanilla your mind all night along photo by Kim Glass Ice popular is not what with the words that you’ll find on his newest started it allfor Rob Van Kastle pounds the keys venture. Instead you will Winkle. But "ice, ice find aggressive and direct baby" will mean some- lyrics backed with slam- thing totally different in Gallery Lounge show ming hardcore music that is once you have heard this recently made a visit to Penn State Harris- dark and scary. version. Pianist Richard Kastle in the Gallery Lounge was the Producer Ross Robinson So, if you are down burg. His performance on Oct. 14, “Live in the explained it best by saying, with old school, and you first performance in aseries ofconcerts entitled Gallery and Student “What could be more punk are totally punk, then this Lounge.” The event was sponsored by SGA Activities. distinct of as well as his rock than producing a Va- is a must get. Vanilla Ice Kastle’s style playing classical pieces modem day punker (dyed hair and all) has nilla Ice album?” And if is back ya’U. He erases own while dressed as a him much success. He has had the opportunity to go on tour you know music, then all memories of being a brought appear on The you’ll know that Robinson one hit wonder with Hard as the opening act for Jay Leno, as well as Tonight Show. has produced suchhardcore to Swallow, becasue Ice in the Gallery Lounge with an origi- acts as Koßn, the Deftones 'allow hit stores on October 20 is finally who he is mu- He opened his performance you and Limp Bizkit bands and was produced by Ross Robinson sically and lyrically. Va- nal composition entitled “Atlantis.”A piecethat was so creative that have brought forth to nilla lets it all out with no could almost hear water in the music. His set included Scott Joplin’s themainstream music scene a style can plainly hear the anger in his compromises orremorse through 11 “Maple Leaf Rag” and Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody.” of underground music that blends raps, as well as when he screams hard-hitting tracks. "Live in the Gallery Lounge" will host the local acoustic alterna- rapped, sung and screamed lyrics like a bat out of hell. Go out and get this disc. It is by tive act the Tony Perry 3 on Mon., Oct. 26, and jazz artist Sarah with music so intense it’ll knock His emotional pain growing up is far one of the best comeback al- Pillow on Wed., Nov. 18.All shows start at noon. you off your seat. extremely vivid on the track bums ever. Robinson does not disappoint in “Scars” as Ice rips through the line: his latest production effort, which “Mother, did as good as you could, is perhaps the greatest challenge he afterall the abuse I still understood, Manson back on has ever undertaken. Just imagine 3 times divorced, and 3 times a kid, trying to produce an album for an gave us more love than our father artist that has been labeled an out- ever did.” Though as he expresses cast and a one hit wonder. Not only his anger, he expresses his love for WVU newsstand is he producing an album, but he is his own family by screaming out sex or murder or anything like that. reinventing an artist at the same “True to my family, stay true, stay From the AssociatedPress It’s just a photograph,” she time. Though don’t forget it is Va- true.” strange said. nilla Ice himself who has changed On “F—k Me” Vanilla attacks MORGANTOWN, W.Va. An An unidentified desk his musical direction. But at the those who jumped on the band- information entertainment newspaper with a 5- supervisor at the WVU student same time it is still hard to forget wagon and the critics by stating inch photo of nude shock-rocker union, the Mountainlair, ordered the the shaved eyebrows and baggy “Like Ginuwine, you tried to ride Marilyn Manson masquerading as current issue removed after students windpants that made him who he me like a pony. I’m the only one a woman was returned to West Vir- and visitors complained, is, or should I say, was. For that art- who’s gonna shine. Soforget ityou university ginia University newsstands, nine spokeswoman said. ist no longer exists. critics who weren’t with it.” Becky Lofstead days after a student-union supervi- The complaints were not To fully appreciate this album, The music is justplain intense on directed sor had them pulled. solely at the ad but also toward a one must have an affinity for this this track, and all thanks go to Spokesmen for Charleston-based story about how to find a homo- style of music. Second, one must Robinson and Ice for putting to- Graffiti said the issue with the sexual partner, she said. completely remove any old visions gether one heck of a studio band. Manson ad was to ev- “Apparently, that was to and sounds you have of Vanilla Ice. There is enough intensity with distributed offensive ery college in the state, and WVU a lot of people who were picking it Third, listen to the album as if you enough melody on each track to Marilyn Manson on the cover of officials were the only one to com- and reading were just listening to the newest slam you and catch you grooving. up it,” Lofstead said. his latest album, Mechanical plain. The supervisor, whom the hardcore act. Because if you do that, Fans ofold school will be pleased univer- Animals “I think it’s justkind of a slap in sity declined to identify, made a The Chameleon Club presents... the face of the students at WVU,” judgment call to appease those Playboy and other adult magazines, said operations manager D.B. complaining, she said. she said. Mightyhead Big Tubba Mista Shawver. “Who are they to decide But because the free monthly The ad, paid for by the record w/ Dilton w/ Brown Derby Junction what should or should not be avail- publication had been approved for chain Disc Jockey, featured various on Thurs. Nov. 5 on Thurs. Nov. 12 able? distribution by a student advisory CD covers, including Manson’s “I personally didn’t at 8:00 pm at 7:30 pm find the ad board, it was returned to the “Mechanical Animals” and Sheryl particularly attractive, either. But Mountainlair, All Ages $5 All Ages $6 Lofstead said. A Crow’s “The Globe Sessions.” It it’s not a graphic representation of newsstand in the Mountainlair sells appeared in 75 U.S. newspapers..