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‘Alternative’ tour to hit Portland
The Soul A*ylum/S< reaming Trees/Spin Dot •
tors concert has canceled its Eugene date; howev
er, the tour will play u show in Portland
The concert, which is being sponsored by
MTV's Altrrnatn r Nation, is 5:30 p m next Mon
day at the Portland Meadows General admission
tu kets are $21 each.
The bands are apparently representative "alter
native" hands, whatever "alternative" means
They are "alternative" maybe because they have:
.1 i been spun -
sored by
MTV's Alt or
nativr Nation.
b) all have had videos on Alternative Nation or its
forerunner 120 Minutrs. and <:) have a conspicu
ous lock of "production" on their albums
"Alternative" used to mean something more.
For example, a couple of adjectives that cam Id !»•
applied to this type of band would seem to be
"unusual" or "out-of-the -mainstreamIf so, these
bands could not Ihi considered "alternative "
Soul Asylum. Screaming Trees and Spin Doc -
tors huve all been signed to major lalwls and c an
(hi heard on commerc ial radio What makes them
"alternative," then? Maybe one c-an only say that
they once were "alternative." Or possibly one
should sav the Spin Doctors, Sc reaming Trees and
Soul Asylum are "alternative" bands that have
arrived or "made it big "
It definitely c an lie said today that these bands
are no longer c hallenging the music establishment
ns if there ever really was a single, homogenous
"establishment," They now are the "establish
ment
Soul Asylum hails from Minneapolis, where
there was a great music sc tine in the early 1980s
In a recent Rolling Stone cover story on them, the
hand's rise to prominent* is discussed
According to the article, the band drove around
the country for several years to its playing dates,
slipping on strangers' floors afterwards. Soul Asy
lum is a band that has toured hard over the last
decade, making a name for itself.
The band now sells plenty of records The most
recent effort. Grave Dancers Union, which
includes such hits as "Somebody to Shove.”
"Black Gold” and "Runaway Train" has gone plat
inum With this tour, the music will be brought
to the attention of oven more people.
Another band that has achieved commercial
success in the past year is the Spin Doctors, the
headliners of the tour The group, which plays
bluesy rex k, is said to lie a pari of the "New Dead"
school.
This is because, like the perennial Grateful
Dead, they have a penchant for playing extended
jams at their shows. Having all been trained in
jazz, they enjoy the improvisation of these jams.
They w ill surely play some songs from their album
Pocketful of Kryptonite.
The third band to tie making the Alternative
Nation tour is the Northwest's own Screaming
Trees. They have had several albums on indepen
dent labels, including three on the SST label and
one on the home-of-the-grunge Sub Pop label.
According to the Trouser Press Record Guide, the
group “specializes in doming melodic rock tunes
spotlighting portentous vocals and ... inventive
ly primitive guitar work."
It is too bad this tour is not stopping in Eugene,
but if you want to see three bands in their prime
then plan a trip to Portland.
LaTour album full of hot techno
LflTour is a bold new group
hot out on the techno scene.
Their album Home On the
Nnnge is a potpourri of hot
dance tracks soon to be playing
on dance floor* everywhere.
Those techno enthusiasts who
are looking for something com
pletely innovative and interest
ing will certainly find il here
Every track starts out simple n
single track-rhythm leads to
another, then another, until
something new completely takes
over.
The allium is programmed
very well with an opener —
Follow ing You" — that reaches
you and takes hold from the first
synthesized beat.
l ater songs provide a sourc e
of upbeat, energetic, music .
enjoyable at the < lub or at home
For instance, the fourth trac k on
the album — "The Cure is
LaTour
Found” — contains a melody
that is hauntingly familiar and is
easy to grasp as well — certain
ly a i hart-topper.
After pulling through a mirage
of very new sty les and modes,
the ninth tra< k < omes along
"Jungle Boats” is a spicy, almost
Latin. dance track. Yet the famil
iarity is the use of choral voic
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ing, Caribbean rhythms and the
use of orchestral instrumenta
tion — a throwback to the disco
pop genre of the 1970s.
Closing the album is a ballad
to bring some heartfelt emotion
into the mix. Next up, as a
bonus to compact disc buyers,
the CD includes remixes of
"Craziaskowboi" and "Don’t
jump."
Vocalist Shawn Christopher is
featured on "Run Away With
Me.” He adds a je no sais crois to
the track The driving rhythms
are superbly accentuated and
then augmented with his vocal
molod\. as he is accompanied
with harmonically rich back-up
vocalists. Throughout the album
are stimulating solos, such as
Mars Williams on saxophone on
the first track
When all is said and done, the
only thing that can truly lie said
about the album is that it must
be experienced to bo appreciat
ed — don't just take my word for
it.
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