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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 13, 1993)
in music on disc this month U. COLLEGE RADIO CHART SPONSORED BY SONY 1 Breeders, !*i>t SpL<h (4 \I )/!■ k krr.i) 2 Smashing Pumpkins, Shirnew Dn.im (Virgin) 3 Unrest IWfar IWtb (4 \l )/l Ic ktr.i) 4 King Kong, I'unny l .inner (I >r.iu' ( itv) 5 EtslosyofSt Theresa, ilunlurn ilrc< t, 10. Smog, itthits < ,n .// 11 )r.i;j ( n\) bz Pharr, l.vile in (Maud) >t1 FkfflWK) lips li.n: rm- i'-r:- tr-m lb, Siitt liiif I Iran (\\ irtur I Stereo Lob h.ni'i, ri K.in.i »i \ . Ihii'!- .ill' limi’iirurminl< 11 lck(r.|i hunomi lh, .> End <Snn|il< M.ulmu-v ( hart tu4eh ha-fJ -n .oUt%< radio airpitn < «*n tbnu»t un -r: K \NK V ■ s,»u 1 K \l \ l -t i *: * • -* He* Ulo kl \ l ( l \ K t < H l .t (’-.I..i i.i. • V\ \ l I) l ..tUi.-Ki UKDl ! •- «. i l \\ l » « l • i . g , U s liMiur.it \\ \| M lanu-. Ml.tiviv l WKll.l "I U M St l J Si . U(»!N t • M ■> \\U \c» Wk l U\U l ... V...h ( 4-i.iu klkt Hi.« l UIIIB, V i 1 KhKt ' I ■ . s\ I f! . luUml Ul \ I \ !«h, VVXKI U akc t - u %t l M Nil l ‘U. Key to Ratings: ***** John ***< Nirvana 'In l 'tero ((ictten) ★ ★★★ It \mi were jtraiil \ir\.in.i would rehash grunge with their lat est, tear no more. I he musical genre which proved there's more to Seattle than W(\i 4 hat! v% father appears to have tlicu unccrciiioniouslv mi the scnmtl Mile ot In l trni Siile \ in lusicalh vih.it you’d expect I he first, and liest, single is “Heart Shaped li<>\," a typically harsh tune combining untamed hass and lead gin tar. Hut on side B, Nirvana gets weird, exploring laxatives and endorphins in "pennvros al lea, and cetoskelet.il plasma in "\ erv \pc.’’ In ( tcru isn’t all eutting edge it you irv. vou van almost hum along "Smells I ike 1’een Spirit” to the grisly "Rape \le." Still, Nirvana has surpassed its gravclh ntts and hi/arrc Ivrics, proving itself inimitable. Smells like new musii ■ Stuart Miller, I be H'mhin^ton Square \rws, \exx V<»rk l . Paul * * Geoige * * hnqo * Yoke The Pet Shop Boys I rry (I MI) v> I hr I Vi She >ji li< >ys’ |jtest is \ rt .inothrl ik i l.ir.il inn (it thrir unn.itur.il Imc tor disco, \i times a more modern musie.il i ur rent creeps into tne iiuo s ir.num.uk ilance - pop s.ii.ul, l'»it t h e v getu ralh sink with their trieil ami-true recipe ut svnthcsi/er meloilics, honcx tnngucil ti.u kup singers ami Neil I ennant s si nneii li.il anemic wh.iIs I ver an acerbic mill ot mural tr.ultx perhaps liesl wnnesseil in "West hint ( .iris" ami “It's a Sin" I ennant ailnpts a cheerier lime nn I try It's mute a surprise In hear him exult "I feel like taking all tin ilothes utt / Xml ilanting to the rite ut spring." m the sung “I Wouldn't N'ormalh Du 1 his Kiml ut I hing I he ( I) is pleasant (alheit ilateil), hut ultimately the hooks areii i sharp enuugh anil the hues aren't interesting enough lu excite nun ilevotees • kelly O'Donnell. Daily Bruin, l C I A Tripping Daisy liill i Isl.imi Kul i ★ ★ ★ 1 he cIilcrl\ e'e' it t i Bill ) on ihe i ■ e-r nf I ri p111n e I ).iis\ s debut jppe.irs tr.i/ /led Is it i mil.I i ise t.( he.iriburn, < >i is he .11 s» i .I i s 4 ppi»i n i e .1 with the 1.1 vt rcw muv.'n on >n otherwise mtlill release Musi Iikelv the Liu i Wh.it I iippmi; Ihusi larks m pm timiiit 1 lints (“everythine is e'ootl until it's bail" tml "nowhere l ikes me to now hcrel.iinl”), it nukes up lor with i hveh , t onipellmg soiitul Hut the ilhum t illers tiurmi: the hsi two Stull's, w hit h seem like tillei t orn pared to I he rest ot the .ilhum \ml Hill- lie'll till ninth hettei with i hit ol .inland .mil i iloitonnt; ot the 111st '■< tin.ile Bui it it it's on vile ■ I is.i Marie Kovito. Ihe l'n\t, ( )hio l Ren & Slimpy You l.ciiiot.' (Sum Wonder) ! t \ on ow n the talk IMS' Hell .lllii tilt t.ll! mi; Smiii|>\ ilolls, you Minpk must aeitl ) i’ll I ah t’ to tout proud col lee lion I nun the Vhhei Ko.lll I'llU'l lit SjMMM to lilt mill |\t‘ on aeitl mailings ol "H.tpp), Ilappt, )o\. Joy,” ilu- cat litter-loving pair otter a hilarious collection of In/arrc pikes ami subtle pari Kites on then ( I) ilehut You Ifilmt' features not one, hut two versions of the opening music, the Mutlclv Mmlskipper theme ami a multi lingual commercial tor New Intel uadi mal 1 i >g However, the alhum’s ila/zltng tn utnph is in exteiwlcil .ni to_f thy ho.mi / i nu Don't W h i on t hi i la mt f t IK l Simple “l m \ imi imninon sense U< fore vuu let it flow I in.I i pl.n e to i’d lust lion t w hi/ on t lie eleett it trine \\ hen the 'bluest tunes e\yee«i two minutes the jokes ur.it thin, hut Ren \\ Stiinpx t .1 u .it it s will iovet this ( I) it only to mix the shorter. tunniei hits in with the tunes .it tin next hie i uujui p.irtx ■ Ken l)e\1o«u . I he Miami Hurtnunc, t ot Mi.uni Front 242 1)5:22:0V: / 2 Off (I pro ★ * W hen i l>unl re \ .1 in [is its si Hint), t he end result is nsu.ilh lui i ir miss In In nit J4J's i .tse, it's the l it tet t >n oi jj ii'i i: oil (alphabet IUIIIKIH.il code till I 'll < Mil. the band mines across .is fragmented iml incoherent liulusin.il t.ms who nil linn teeth mi previous 242 .ilhtims like loss's I unit b) brunt mav lie contused m even disap|>ointcil .11 the new ilirei lion, driven Iiv tenule vm.ils and new ituisK nils I Inin the lei linn tuelcil "( n il I i lile. to the aggressive, ranting vm.ils .iml crashing snunils nt "spool. the .illnun ill ills like i ship without .1 sail While tracks like "Skin Mix " “ .in pine 242, <lit is mostlv imuhheil with lolly lev him dance rhythms .mil mci.il - tlesvended noise .1 l.i Nine hull Nails. I rout ’42 should he commended lor trying to hre.ithe hie into the nun.is 111uIv tedious world nt industrial, hut s.ive vntir money tnt the l».ind s early releases on W av I rax records ■ I) am on ( line, I hr I it tn be r/iitk, Northern Vri/ona l . 1 in the studio ■ Shrouded in secrecy, MTV staples Beavis and Butthead are in the process of recording an alburn No word yet as to whether they will actually play their instruments, or if the CD packaging will be fireproof ■ Industrial/techno producer and engineer Flood (Depeche Mode, U2) has been busy lately Having recently worked on the upcoming Nine Inch Nails album, he's now co-producing industrialists Nitter Ebb's follow up to Ebbhead The Nibrer Ebb protect will also feature drum work by former Pixie David Lovering Hah. Huh. Huh. Huh. ■ Guns N' Rosas is working on an album of punk covers, tentatively titled the Spaghetti Incident, for November release The question begging to be asked Can Axl and Company do justice to the Sex Pistols? ■ Piano virtuoso Tori Amos is finishing up work on her self described after-puber ty" album - as opposed to the girlish point of view on her successful debut Tracks range from simple piano arrangements to pseudo-industrial diatribes against God Yikes Look for it in January ■ Rantz Hoseley. Daily Evergreen, Washington State U. CDs on parade More releases we didn't have room to review Police (box set) A&M. 9/21 Curve Virgin 9/21 Scorpions Polygram. 9/21. Melissa Etheridge Polygram 9/21 De La Soul. Tommy Boy 9/21. Machines of Loving Grace. 9/21 Jimi Hendrix (re-release). MCA 9/28 Lemonheads Atlantic, 10/05. Digital Underground Tommy Boy. 10/05; B.B. King, Virgin, 10/05. Swervedriver. A&M 10/05 Del Leppard, Polygram, 10/05; Ramones MCA 10/12; Dead Milkmen Hollywood, 10/12. Pearl Jam. Epic. 10/17. Crowded House Capitol, 10/19. Cure, Elektra. 10/22 quotable “Everybody and their dog is waiting to see how bad my ass gets shot off on this thing." - Garth Ireeka on the frwtnUioM of hie kmeiy htft a*ainet the tale of weed CD*
