in music
on disc this month
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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*