SOUND OFF
FORKED
★
GROUP Sage
LABEL Will Records
eviewing material like this
is difficult. ially when
I'm writing reviews for the
students on this campus
Her*’ lies the problem For the
most part. Forked is an ini redi
hiy boring mix of psychedelii
and modern rock For the stu
dents who arc into optical. i-atr In
music, this CD is about as hook
less as they come For people
who prefer mellow, pretty
music. Forked is a tad too abra
sive However, for musn fans
who enjoy doing the "hippy
dance" where they drift into their
own arm-flailing, circle turning
world (which I believe is some
where around 7T> percent of the
population of Eugene), this
album is right up their alloy.
This band, from Seattle, is a
very, very poor man's mix of
Primus and Jane's Addiction Tito
bass lines set the pac e for Sage's
music and the other instruments
follow the lead Otu e the singer's
von e joins the mix w hich is
usually alhiut one to two minutes
into the song - it sounds sink
iugly liken mellower Pem Fer
rell repeating Iwsically the same
lines over and over.
A few songs like "Freddy" and
"Forked" stand out. but that's
only liecauae the rest of the son^s
fall flat on their dull fares
As Iwid as this alburn sounds to
me, it is probably turned out
exactly like the members of Sage
wanted it to 1 must say. these
guys are much I letter live and are
the favorite opening band of (oi
ls Mon, but I'm reviewing this
album, not their live show
Mavlie they should have released
a live (.1)
If you're planning a "love-in"
sown. this < 1) miII he the hit of
the party, not to mention a pop
ular item at the local record
stores But if you're looking tor
good muse pass this one up
- DAVE CHARBONNEAU
THE DAY...
★
ARTIST Andrew Dice
Clay
LABEL American
ver situ o the early 1980s
release of Eddie Murphy's
first stand-up movie, Drliri
mis. all similar humor has paled
in comparison.
Such is I he case with Andrew
Diu' (Day s new stand-up album.
The Ikiv the Ixwghter Died Part
II, Dice's sequel to his initial
offense to the American psvt.be
Part II is even more offensive,
which means that at times it is
better than its predecessor. and
at times it is worse
Better vet. though, would lie to
blow your money on Delirious.
which, somehow tastefully, takes
on everyone in the world and
is funny.
Dehnntis tears equally into het
erosexuals and homosexuals
bloc ks and whites children anti
adults, men and women, i elehn
ties and the working class, but
Murphy does it with class, with
funny stories
Dice on the other hand, most
!v rips on the minorities of the
world through a barrage of pro
fanity. but with little toking This
can he funny if you like to lis
ten to people swear a lot. but it
does get old after about the third
or fourth poke of fun
Dir e i an tie funny and usiiallv
is. hut not when you have to lis
ten to him for more than an hour
As far ns being such a contro
versial figure he really isn’t.
- BY JAKE BERG
Oregon Doily fmeroW
1
"I know .. . that
only when it is
dark enough can
you see the stars."
— \|,irtm I uthrr Knw, |r
1994 Martin Luther King, ]r.,
Celebration
University of Oregon
January 11-24
Chronicles of the Struggle
Documentary Film Festival
Monday, January 17th
Erb Memorial Union, Gumwood Room
10:00- 11:00 AM
11:15-12:15 PM
12:30- 1:30 PM
1.40-2:15 PM
2:30 - 3 JO PM
3:35 - 4:30 PM
4:40 - 5:45 PM
Lyes on the Prize : Awakenings
This him focuses on (he ratals Ik events of l^S4-Sn 1 r ents included are the
lynching of I mmet Till Ri>sa Parks ami the southern l eadership Conference
Spirit of Crazy Horse
A history of the century long effort by the I Jakota Sioux to ns laim their land
and culture
We Shall Overcome
1 his him traces the transformation of the title song from a skue spiritual to
the anthem of the t is il Rights inurements while chronicling its effect on
human rights mosements in the United states and in other parts ot the world
Dr. Martin Luther King, |r.; An Amazing Grace
Historical overs lew ol the struggle for racial equality in America from 1V55-1%5
I iH'uses on the rok* ot Martin l other King, using archival footage ol mans of his
speeches and sermons
Unfinished Business, Japanese-American Internment Cases
In the spring ot I'M? 110 thousand people ot Japanese-American ancestry
svere es ic ted tn>m the West L oast ot the United States and put into concentration
camps m the interior ot the country Unfinished Business presents the history of
the camps and the stows ot thive men ssho resisted the relocalusn acts and
challenged the U S Cios ernment Min Yasui, I red Korematsu, and Gordon
Hirabayashi.
Tongues Untied
Derogatory aexusations, judgments and joke*- in our culture are met head-on
by this video about black, male and gay identity Poetry, personal testimony
and drama unite to oppose the homophobia and racism that attempt to split a
person into opposing loyalties
Watsonville on Strike
Relates events ol strikes by Mevican-American frozen h>od workers in
Watsonv illt*. (. alilomia, which began in Septc*mber IB85 and lasted 18 months
I i/ms tirr free unJ open to tht publu
QUICK
PICKS
PICKS:
EDSEL: The Everlasting Belt
Co (Grass)- 3 1/2 stars
Wow A band from Washing
ton D C. that makes great
punk/ pop with a little Sonic
Youth distortion thrown in.
The songs on Belt can flow
together or stand alone.
Harder and more creative
than The Posies
LUNGFISH: Rainbows From
Atoms (Dt9Chord) 3 1/2 stars.
Also trom D.C, also makes
great punk/ pop. Difference
from Edsel is that this band
uses less distortion, and is
more right m your face.
Straight-ahead music
matched with beautiful poetic
lyrics that’ll tug at your heart
while collapsing your
eardrums
PEGBOY: Fore (Quater
stick)- 3 1/2 stars. This four
song EP hits hard, courtesy
of Steve Albim’s production
and bass work.
ARCHERS OF LOAF: Icky
Mettle (Alias)- 2 1/2 stars.
That Chapel Hill thing done
pretty well.
NOT SO
HOT PICKS
SMALL 23: True Zero Hook
(Alias)- 1 star. That Chapel
Hid thing done not so well.
M.I.R.V.: Cosmodrome
(Prawn Song/ Mammoth)-1
1/2 stars. Supposed to be a
concept album but falls short
Might be better with the com
ic book that comes with it. but
I didn’t get one.
VARIOUS ARTISTS: The
Bevis and Butt-head Experi
ence (Geffen)-1/2 stars.
Some of the music is OK, but
BAB becomes excruciatingly
painful to listen.
FUTURE: New goodies form
Jawbox, Meat Puppets.
Vanilla Ice (ugh, he's discov
ered blunts; I kid you not),
and Unsane. Arriving in the
not-too distant future will be
releases from Pavement,
Shonen Knife, Prong and
Soundgarden.
- SCOTT DREW
Music Director KWVA
L
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ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFS
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The
Wall Disney ('o. and a TV game
show producer settled a
SHOO,000 damage award in a
lawsuit over who came up with
the idea for the 1992 flit movie
Honev. I Blow t!p the Kid." a
law yer said
Amy Salomon, who repre
sents "The Price Is Right" pro
ducer Paul Alter, said terms of
the agreement Wednesday pre
vented fier from revealing any
details except that Disney had
agreed to drop motions for a
new trial
Disney spokesman John
Drever refused comment
A |ury awarded Alter
SHOO,000 in November, saying
the story outline he submitted
to Disney in 10HO. "Now,
That's .1 Hahv.'' was list'd in tin;
making of the movie.
Alter sued in UI92, saying
there were as many as 17 areas
of similarity between his 12
page sketch written in the late
1970s and "Honey. I Blew Up
the hid," a sequel to the popu
lar "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids "
Ihe lawsuit said Alter sub
mitted the sketch about a tod
dler who turns into a destruc
tive giant to former Disney Vice
President Tom Wilhite in 1980,
but it was rejected.
Disney attorney Howard
King argued Wilhite was long
gone by the time "Honey, I
Blew Up the Kid” was made
He said other writers came up
with the idea after the first film
v\as an unoxptH ted hit
JAPAN NIGHT
The Seasonal Festivals
/ Time: Saturday, January 15, 1994
/ Place: EMU Ballroom, Univ. of Oregon
/ Ticket: Available at EMU Main Desk
Y Dinner starts at 6:30 p.m.
Tickets: Student (Advance).$8
Student (Rush)**.$9
General.S10
•• Ticket wjld on the day ot Japan night (1/1 S/94)