Meat Puppets pull the right strings
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FortsMsn Pisces
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In those days of com more i al
ly oriented rock 'n' roll, it is
rare for <1 band to stiiy together
for long time without hitting
large-scale commercial success
Fortunately for-music fans, the
Meal Puppets, three music ians
who have been in the business
sine e 1 have remained in
tact and continue to reroute
good music.
l-'orhidiifn I’lm.i's. the hand's
latest endeavor, murks the
hand's first album release on .1
major record label It is also the
lirst time the hand used a pro
ducer to help create the fin
ished product Whatever the
Meat Puppets did this time, it
worked
The new album, released on
London Records, is consistently
good although it is not .is con
sistent in style, making it hard
to c ategorize
"Sam,” the first song on the
album is a real ear-catcher The
vocal style used by lead singer
(dirt Kirkwood is certainly
unique and must tie heard to lie
believed The recording's
lourtli song, Open Wide has
speed metal influences, while
■'That's How it Goes, ' has a
country western tinge and
some satirical lyric s about the
thoughts of the everage-Ameri
can Joe
The album is a myriad ol dll
ferent styles and concepts all
brought together in a consistent
way by the hand's years ol ex
prrinnr e "That's How it Cors'
is followed by a pop sounding,
pleasingh melodic song titled
"Whirlpool " The style of
"Open Wide" Is progressive
music reminiscent of work bv
lane's Addiction
In short, the Meat Puppets
have produced a recording that
has something lor everyone and
will convert people who
thought thev would never hs
ten to music that doesn't lit
ncatlv into a llillbtuird i atego
rv If you have an open mind to
music, give h'orbiddi'n /'/aces
and the Meat Puppets a tr\
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Crash T«rt Dummiss
rh# Ghosts That Haunt M#
★★★
What i.in you s*iy about the
ilrash Test Dummies, other
than thus didn't spend enough
time thinking; of u name for the
blind' How about. "It's atiout
time "
l iie Dummies new recording.
The (.'hosts That Hnunl Mr. is a
unique work in an industry
crowded with people following
patterns set by other successful
groups
The Dummies have a style
that is a cross of folk, progres
sive, country and Lou Keed
Lead singer tirad Roberts dis
tinctivo baritone voice helps
tear the Dummies sound out of
the mainstream of iolk musii
There are enough odd sound
mg nils on the record to set it
apart from the latest folk
wannabes sm h as Natalie Met
chan! and Ldie Urn ki ll How
ever, the down-to-earth lyrics
Kill Mju.irrly in linn vvilh tin'
concerns nl mosl tr.uiiiion.il
.mil new folk groups
"Superman's Song." pushed
,is the record's first single. is .1
quirky song that grows on you
.is you listen The subtle fight
tlie good light message has
been sorely lui king from most
ol today's Reagan-Flush era mu
siclans
I he simple lyrics relied bai k
to a time when some Amen
cans could see past their own
noses Superman never made
any money savin' the world
Irom Solomon Grundy Some
times I despair that the world
Will never see another man
like him "
The slow paced, non ballad
style ol the sotlg prei ludes it
Irom being a smash hit in the
l tided Stales, hut it has re
< eived limited air plav
The record's only weakness
is that it begins to grow tire
so m e n ea r t he e n d I he
strength oh the first hall ol the
record begins to lade Hut the
early, gritty, blue collar songs
contained on the allium make it
worth looking into
There are no overt politic s on
the album However, the down
home, real-life aspects of the
lyrics touch base with .1 reahtv
that seems to have been left tie
bind in the profit-driven cor
ruption ol the Americ an dream
Sometimes it is good to tom h
base with reality
The Crash Test Dummies will
not sweep the country nr play
any White House harhec ties,
hut hopefully they will keep
pushing forward and produce
more of the same quality work
By Pat Maiach
[ morald Managing Editor
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