Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012, December 04, 1992, Page 8, Image 7

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Continued Irom Page 5
in a sample from an interview
with Cube in which he is asked
about the riots His response is
that if anyone (particularly
whites) had listened to his ear
her snnss. they would have
heard how I’ve given vi many
warnings on what s gonna hap
pen if we don't get these things
straight in our lives the flash
es that Armageddon is near
Another line from "We had to
Tear This I ip" may not he
as prophetic, but it still carries
a clear message of how mans
people felt following the ver
dict
"do to Simi Valles and surels
somebody knows the address - 'I
the jury/ Par a little visit' Who
,s it?/ Can I talk to the drand
Wizard/ Then Boom!/ Make em
eat the barrel." he says
The thing to remember about
Ice Cube is that though he can
he deadly serious in his music,
he can also he sarcastic None
theless, it is almost always
based on what he views as the
problems in society particu
MUDHONEY
Continued from Page 5
Although the term "alterna
tive” has been applied to
Mudhoney’s music and other
hands like them, Ann said that
he doesn't like to be labeled in
that way.
"Who wants to be called
alternative?" Arm asked
"That's like wanting to be
called insane."
Arm's point seemed to be
that his band defies categories
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Which is why "It was a Good
Day" is Predator's most pleas
ant surprise As the cliche goes,
there's always a first time, and
this song can actually l«* called
a "nice" song (at least by Ice
(lube's standards).
Listening to it, one can al
most imagine Cube kicking
back in a rocking chair with a
piece of wheat sticking out of
ins mouth In “Good Day," Ice*
Gube is in disbelief that with
the problems the world has to
day. there seems to be nothing
wrong on this day.
"Today was like one of those
fl\ dreams. Today I didn't
even have to use my \K/ I have
to say it was a good day he
savs "Today seems kind of
odd' No barkin’ from the dog'
No smog."
With Predator, lc :o ( ube if
he didn't do it before has
firmly established himself as a
voice as important to rap as
Public linemy and Ice-T, And to
those who enjoy Gube for his
patented songs about sex and
drivn-by shootings, there* are
still a few of those on here. too.
and that labels destroy a band's
integrity. He also said that the
whole concept of the "Seattle
scene" is "a bunch of hocum
No matter what city you go to
there is a different style of
music."
Mudhoney's future plans
include a tour in Australia and
a "quintuple live album." Arm
said that during their current
tour they are "trying to slay as
far away as possible from
Florida."
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