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SOUND OFF HIT THE HIGHWAY •kit it ARTIST Prc ame'', LABEL CfiryOi.i', Iron 11 y had high hopes 1 he Proclnimers prev ious album. Sunshmr on /vif/t.made two long summer trips through Ida ho mui h more bearable, and I really wauled to be able to add Hit thr //rg/m-ov. their latest album, to the mad trip tape i id lei lion Hut I i millin'! before I < ontmue I should mention I have a rabid aversion to anyone vv ho lias that .South ein tried 11s kabilly pseudo Ids is. sound As I.ii us lm concerned. I bat is w 11 v this album tails short II like me vou d like more tunes like I III (eilina He (r>()() Miles), oi I hen I Mel "1 on, both trai ks on Simshinr oil Ij'i lit, tins is not the plai e to find them This album is tilled with the musti that made me lung*' lor ilie last ■ foiw aid button On this album, the Scottish duo has more of a bluesy. gos|>el tinged sound, no doubt infill em.ed try the likes ot Merle I laggard, jerry I j*e bowls and Ray (diaries, all early favorites of the two brothers lake their previous album, the two are unabashedly sappy and romantii , although in a more mature way. which is a nice change from the gloomy wailings ol plutd-i lad twentysoniethfngs lad's C»«t Married.'' the open ing track, is a prime examplu. cel oliiating the virtues of matrimony and its promises ol mutual hap piness ii salanrv from lean. ,in earlier song ol theirs in homage to a lust lover Hieir gospel roots are more prominent on this album as well with songs like I he More 1 believe and 1 Want lo be A (Christian," which abandons the guitai bass drums ai i ompam meiit lor some simple piano play mg. and shows off the duo's solid harmonies Solid really dascrilms the entire album. It's solid. They don’t go out on a limb with anything, hut stiik to straightforward '.'ids sounding rock and roll, which they do wall One tune, "Don t I IIrn Out bike Your Mother." even la-gins to v eer toward t nun try iiiusii with fiddle and guitar solus All tins is (iiit* if tha! s what you lik.'>, hul steel guitars make mo break out in hives atu) I would rather sut k my k rieis nps off than listen to |errv law lanvis. which I know from experience So if Klvis makes you snap your fingers and you like some unadulterated down-home, had good roi k music, tins might lie worth looking into If you're like me. 500 miles might not he far enough to get nwav from tfus one MEG DEDOLPH SUPER UNKNOWN ★ ★ ★ AHIIST ..nfjgjfjf! LABEL A A M THE DOWN WARD SPIRAL ★ ★★ ARTIST N rtr'fh Nails LABEl Intwv.opp i;a, I some point m mu&ictans A careers, they may take ,i creative turn that either ends up in disaster or results in what thev are remembered and respected (or Inter Hilly Idol's outlandish flop Cytwrpunk showed how quickly funner chart-toppers can In* for gotten like so much gnrtwige after trying something different Hut albums ranging from the highly innovative Beatles Whilr Album to the extremelv non /./censed tn III Heastia Hoys (dink Your Hnid show that established groups < ould make an extreme left turn and get aw av is itti it well New albums itoin Snundgar den and Nine hull Nails are somewhere in between both of those categories Neither album is so mui h different from the last that you wouldn't he able to re< ognire who's playing, but they aren’t so much the same that they I as oine Itoring and trite, either The new albums do not rep resent the most catchy, attractive sounds that either of these bands has put out. but thev mav he the most mature that either Soundgartlen or Nine hit li Nails two iii tin1 best in the world of itiusu have ever released Soundgarden’s last 1.1’ Hml nr torfingt'r came out right before this huge Seattle < raze more than two years ago. thus sparing them Irom much of the overhype of Seattle that dominated the Indus try. Badmatorfingrr still went plat mum and Soundgarden ns eived a (.rummy nomination for a song that appeared on an KP. hut the band has fawn persevered to this point as a relative unknown to popular musii Superunkiun*n is reportedly supposed to change that hut it won't hike much of the work ■Soundgarden has done before. Sii/wm/ikiii ivn is generally radio unfriendly so Nirvana and Pearl Jam i an rest easy 1 hank the music gods for small favors, you won t hear this album on vour average i ommen nii station Su/wmnknown. howev er, will outsell Its predecessor I he rage lor hollapaiooza hands (such as Nine Inch Nails, loo) is still run lung high and the lust single. Spooniuan. is receiving more listens than Outshined ever d l d Hut gone are the adrenaline pumping. < rush thy neighbor |ams of "Jesus Christ Pose," "Rusty C-age" and "Drawing Flies" from Badmotorfinger Instead, most of the songs from Superunknown sound like grown-up versions uf songs from the first two Soundgarden Id’s, liltramega Ok and Louder than Love. Not that this is had; those albums just aren 't as hstenable or heavy us Badmotorfinger was Mm h of the same can he said about Nine Inch Nails' The Downward Spiral, one-man showman I rent Ke/nor s hrst I.P sun e 1‘tKM s fabulous /’leftv Halt \hu hint- a virtual textbook on industrial niusii Still e that time musit fans with good taste rediscovered Ministry in the tor in ot several equally good albums, along with other hands sm h as Nit/er Kbh and Front 2A2 Also in that tune. Ke/.nor released two Id’s, l'ltii’s ultra heavy Broken and its re mixed spin-off Fixed This is where many of the Lollapalooz-a-mun dated music fans got their first taste of Nine ln< h Nails, and it Turn t REVIEWS. Pacv 10 Warm Up Your Winter! Now open at 7am for J espresso drinks, coffee, | and muffins } Don't forget we serve 6 different soups daily plus chili con carne and vegetarian chili - includes cheese, pUpcnos, And onions FREE BICYCLE DELIVERY (nooaooi 804 E. 12th (12th & Alder) S 343-1141 — rrrm OFF Giant Doable Latte or Mocha exp. 4/2/94 500 •7a Sm. sandwich exp. 4/2/94 QUICK PICKS The Price is Right RED RED MEAT Jimmy Wme MoicsIk; (Sub Pop) ★ *'; Picture The Block Crowes hong mg out with Urge Overkill. Now stir m some, wait, no, o lot ol substance abuse Viola1 That’s Red Red Meat This album says, 'Come on in and have a listen, but don't make too much noise 'couse we're all hung over ’ LOTION Full Isaac (spmART) ★ * ★ I've only been doing this column for a few weeks and I've already run out of ere otive witticisms for describing pretty good alternative albums Oh well, this is good and catchy pop punk Check it out MUDHONEY/JIMMY DALE GILMORE Buckskin Stallion Blues EPjSub Pop) dHHkfc - "Hey, you got chocolate in my peanut butter1" "No, you got peanut butter in my chocolate1' Country and giunge working togethei for a l>etter world. And it tastes better then ony peanut butter cup does SLANT 6 5odo Pop * Rip Off (Dischord) itlrir'l - Punky, poppy, catchy, done better then most Do I need to mention its an all giH group? Should it really matter? VOIMS FAMILY Heodoche Remedy (Alternative Tentacles) ♦ ♦♦ki funky funky funky rock They've been around for ever and this is probably their best y«t UNCLE JOE'S 8IG OL' DRIVER Uncle Joe's Big OI‘ Dover (HradhuntecCargo) **★ Alternative beer dunkin' truck dnvin" rock Wheel of Fortune THIS KIND OF PUNISHMENT In the Same Roonr5 by Four (Ajax) ★ !$ A re release that shouldn't of been re released Pretty lame modern rock Ect The new one from Rollins Band will be called Weight and will be out on April 12th Sonic Youth's new album [xperiment Jet Set Trash and No Star is set lor release in early May Speaking of which, Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon are having a baby Also on the way: Chadatons, Superchunk, GWAR, and Beck If you’re interested in C'est Lo Mort, the new record label here in Eugene that I mentioned lost week, write to Woodrow at Box 1351, Eugene, OR, 97440. Later scon DREW, Music Director, KWVA THE DOWNWARD SPRIAl J. 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