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REVIEWS Continued from Page 6 stt>»<! guitar thrown in and ('.lint Blai k's handling of the classic "Desperado." Black shows ter rific vocal range in "Desperado," an example of the songs that are so well-written it is impossible to screw up unless vou c an t hit the notes Su/v Bogguss and Tricin Year wood give the album some if its most energetic performances with versions of "Take It To The Limit" and "New Kid In Town," respectively Both women take the opportunity to show off their vocal range and do so. providing some of the most enthusiastic moments on what is a rather unemotional album Other good songs on the album include Diamond Rio's "Lyin' Lyes." Alan Jackson's "Tequila Sunrise" and Brooks and Dunn's "Best of M\ Love " If you still enjoy listening to Vine* Gill audi tion for best female vocalist, you'll probably want to give his version of "I Can’t Tell You Why” a listen as well The biggest disappointment of the album is Bills Dean's perfor mance of "Saturday Night ." Dean, one of the most talented young performers in country music, does a lot less than he could have with a great song. For all Dean fans, though, don't wor ry because he did throw in Ins usual "Whoooooa” halfway through the song. The bottom line on this album is that country music fans, whether they are Eagles fans or not, will enjoy 13 "new" songs by some of the hottest singers in the business today. However. Eagles fans who have not hooked on to trendy country music yet will probably feel a heartache tonight when they hear it. - Steve Mim$ Oregon Dotty Cnyc'aid BORN TO CHOOSE ★ i VARIOUS ARTISTS LABEL: Rykodisc here's been u floixl of com pilation discs coming out lately, as “alternative" bands ■wtaumK ** 1775 W.6th Eugene 4A4 6496 DIM SUM Sat H 30 am - 2 30 pm Steamed Shnmp Dunpings (Ha Gow) if « Ptflff Steamed Pork Dumpings (Sr Mai) a,i rutn# Steamed Sparenbs ffiitlfs'Hli Steamed Beet Tripe «atm rr« Steamed Bean Wraps as * r> * if Deep-Fried Sweet Sesame Bafl ■ ttli-t? Lo Bah Xo Thousand Egg Rice Soup «II 'it Steamed Cheken Feet are starting to realize their own marketing power Bom To Choose is one of the lat est of the endless hatch of albums trying to raise money for a worthy cause. This album, as sou may have guessed, is to benefit what the album calls "reproductive rights " But rarely do consumers buy an album because of the (anise it 's supporting. The trick is to get quality hands doing quality songs Often, compilations are loaded with great hands, but the songs leave something to be desired What the consumer usu ally ends up getting is t2 to IS songs that weren't good enough to make it on the bands' albums Compilations sell because Fans like to get ahold of unrelensed material bv their favorite bonds On Born To Choose, 1J artists have put out previously unre leased material that is actually good and. at times, great K K M and Natalie Merchant start the whole thing off with "Photograph.” a lovely song that shows what a gifted duo Michael Stipe and Merchant make when sharing the stage. Cowboy Junkies Ians will be pleased to find a cover song, "Lost Mi Driving Wheels." to hold them over until C.J.'s upcoming release. The song is the Junkies through and through. Helmet and Sonndgardun end the album on a powerful note with "Distracted" and "HIV Baby." respectively Those are the highlights, but in between R.E.M and Helmet, Matthew Sweet. Sugar, Tom Waits. Pavement, Lucinda Williams. NRBQ. Mekons and John Trudoll do their things in convincing fashion. You may not like every song on this disc, but that's not las a use they're had songs Maybe that's just not your style of music But no matter what volume and speed you prefer your music played, you’ll find a song on Born To Choose that satisfies you After all. it is your God-given right to pick and, most impor tantly. choose. - Dave Charbonrwou Oregon Doify tmerod STONE FREE GROUP Various IA8£1 Repnse There's an inherent danger in performing on a tribute album to jinn Hendrix If you stay faithful to the original version, vou risk, being lalnded a pnlt* imitation of |imi — espe cially if you can't capture the nuances of his studio masters II you branch out and create some thing entirely new from an old song. people may say you're pre (notions and overhearing, as it you erred in trying to improve an already brilliant performance For my money you’re better off attempting the latter strategy After all. why buy an album of sound-alike rts ordings when you could buy the original albums in the firs! place' That's why half of .Stone Free \ Tnbulr M linu lltmdn\ is inter esting and compelling to listen to. while the other half is worth less Although several artists look the project seriously and attempted a i reative re-working of (inti's N-st songs, the other halt bought the Jinti songbook and regurgitated the chords One i an easily imagine h e-T and body ('.mint sitting over the i an uses of several dead cops, say mg "l.et's see. C — C — I) — A - K All right, this Hey Joe" tune is t nke'" "Hey Jo**’’ is one of several dull covers on the album Sitting alongside Body Count in the "Why trycategory are the Spin Doctors with a particularly lame version of "Spanish (lost la Mag ic"; Living Colour performing an energetu vet uninspiring "Crosstoyvn Traffic , and Seal jeff Heck, whose "Manic Depression" could pass lor a sam ple of the original tune yvere it not that Seal has a more melod ic voice than |imi, not that he takes advantage on this song However, the album's lies! formant es outyveigh its yvorst For one. The Cure plays a virtu ally unrecognizable "Purple Haze." a good plan considering how elicited the tune lias become. The song's trademark riff is drowned within the modern touches — a new beat, new rhythm and new melody so that the lyrics are the only famil iar feuture Buddy Guy rips through "Red House" yvith a ferocity even Jilin would admire, and Pat Mothe rly adds a new-age tyvist to "Third Stone from the Sun.'' rendering it slightly less aggressive but Holiday Full Meal Deal Good Thru December 23rd Now you can deck your halls with a collectible holiday glass and y}et i juicilul Homcstyfc' Singh' Burger with lettuce .uxl tomato, hot crisp tines, soft dnnk. and a delicious, Ikrve-thivtastc sundae .ill at one great price. Start your collection now Just ask for the Holiday Full Meal Ileal " At participating Dairy Queen Brazier* Stores We Treat You Right' O+t/f OuM*’ %1<'— 1* p*Owd H*>"*0»* Crf f*# C*Ml0r»* * M.<*CW Nofm** *»MrtftOrt »+'*cf' <OC* h* eft**#* C AM UO'■» «« W<ii*«IOOC«p • * •*» fJ* AMOQ <.up more dreaim The Pretenders. P M Dawn end Belly alsodelix er solid versions of some of Jimi's ties! songs In truth, tile best tribute a f.m could give Jitni would be to buv the three Kvperience .ilbums he produced treforo his death. An* ) on l\pfrit‘iu t’d Axis Hold ns hnr and Khs'lnt hxiyland I .u h are amazing demonstrations of (inti's guitar wizardry and under standing of the studio. But Slone /•rec* definitely has its moments and stands solidly as an album in its own right At its worst, it simp!) validates (inn s ability as a songwriter and lyrii is!, proving that he t ould do inui h more than simply distort and bum bis guitar At its best, however, the performers take Jimi's material and turn them into something of their own. as he probably would have preferred (Kememlier, (inn's All Along the Watt htoxver" sounded nothing like Hob !>vIan's ) Rivers Janssen THE POLICE ★ ★★ GROUP IncfV LABEL AAM , ;,ht! Police really used lo lie .i punk ImiiuI. ns evidenced by the first (ioinpuct Hist hi their bosod set A/essuge In n H<>\ is <i t niuplete ill us it al flisltirv of i'liw Polu ti. from llu*ir earliest punk fusing to the thoughtful magic of " l ea In 1 he Sahara As the music gets softer and more mellow, the lyrics lieeome more forceful and intense fim Brvath You Takr The Singlrs was |iist a small sampling what The Police went about, on Mes s<ige In /fox the listener is treat e<t to 4 hours worth of incredible mush For the av id fan this is a grti.it thing, for the neighbors or roommates of the av id fan this ts not so v\ underfill As a band Hie 1’olu e began rts ording in Htrii, whit h was tfit* year the Sex Pistols took posses sion of the British rot k thorne During this tune Sting was fronting .1 band t ailed Past Kxit and Stewart Copeland was doing his tiling with a progressive rot k hand 1 ailed < airved Air The tuo wore 'introduced bv journalist Phil Sutcliffe (Guitarist Andy Summers who had been working with Strontium ‘to was lured awav !>v Sting anil ('opelaiid ear ly mi PI’/ Singles -.in h as 'Walking oil the Moon" and Shadow m the Rain" (whit li Sling also redid on fns solo album Thr Dream of the llhie t urtles), make the set ond dist a little more ret ognizahle to the general listener The third and fourth discs mirodut I", the listener Is to what is i ailed 1 lassii Police, singles such as "Fvorx lattle Piling She Does Is Stage and ''Spirit In Phe Material World" to T.verv Breath \ 011 l ake' and Wrapped Around ^on Finger." (list h<*< ause you mnv not ret ogui/e many til the tunes in the set by name don’t tie dist ou raged this is four hours of unforgettable II1USH I hough The I’olii e have closed the hook as a band, the three tmtsu inns who made up The Police continue to produce iin redible solo projot ts. their Message 111 a /fo\ will not lie lost on their listeners Kaly Soto < »#1 Ikiihf ...-----.- -. MEDIUM M ONE ITEM W PIZZA f $6.95 t| Additional topping^ tHBft $1.00 each ^ TRACK TOWN PIZZA Two convenient location* to serve you: CAMPUS 484-2799 1809 Franklin Rlvd WEST 484-4262 2511 W 11th & Wilson
