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music Unique beats the strength of ‘A Hundred Lovers’ \ Hundred 1 overs ★ ★ ★ correspond CO«venien(!y with the romantic holiday T>mbuk3 has an inter esting beat to each selection and unique Creativity donated to the muse Trough the band is more than two pad vocals now (no mom boon ton) Mac [ a ,i and K continue to devise uncotv ventional methods to enhance their already unique musical funk Distortion may be an annoyance to other artists, but vo»ce, which I compare !o Sopfv© B HawVms and Sheryl Dow combined H«f sing.ng >*> tough yet soH t has an edge, but also a lull length plateau il you like a good lynk ol oh beats with ,»t>e< * ground ol alternative progressions. or pee ler the occasional stru-ghHick acoustics with an underlying bass i no. A HutHtted Lowts has a taste lor everyone to eat up with enthusiasm Timbuk3 is a name to learn and remember, alter several releases, this band keeps pumping out new ones like there w : be no tomorrow - KIM WEISS Qttpm tmtfti&d Quirky lyrics, melodies rule in Belly ‘Kingdom King Ftd!> m,. ★ ★ ★ ★ picks up a sponger voce, a dis tinct drum pattern, heavy gui tars and some back ground . vocals to make a complex song nea, I'HJ inifo song. is s-mt lar in that i! has two parts The fust is slow, melodic and emo tional It segues into the section, which is fast tierce ana loud Staccato vocals and layered lyncs also stand out The CD then truly slows down with 'Silver :,h ' it features acoustic gurtar aceomptanment ang a w«‘ .5»** i..() bass motif the electric guitar matches the tone and harmony ot the vacate sorrowful but strong "Super-connected* ts a great song It has a httie ot everything this album is about it has a good beat, unusual guitar 'whirring" sounds and thick vocals At times it >s upbeat at other times it *s serious Another of the best songs or King is 'The Bees ’ tt is a simple song, with Done-'tys vo>c.e and an echo of guitar playing it is another song that butkis from a delicate base This time, though the song Keeps its soft feet, the bass, drums and background voCiVs that sire added remain Jhf and i'HVWf . 'Vt*'i ■ VTW! the lead vocal Ihe title trac* "King.* is yet another good song. and "Unt> tied and Unsung* s the darkest song on the disc I’ve been rev ewtng the; alburn Irorn start to finish, but now that I'm neanng the end i realize tht» songs are still good I tust can't find new words to adequately ■■‘escribe theif strengths The ■as! two songs are the weakest tjNfxXiQh ItKiy Hf© good, tfxjy cnn f compar© to tf«v p?f?v»ous This 13 a strong retoas©. on© I encourage you to listen to - TRISTA NOEL The Jay hawks don’t fail in latest release Tomorrow’ On (he back cover of their latest release, Tomorrow The Green Grass, the Jayhawks have chosen to pent a master list ol things the 13 songs on the new disc represent Not a bad idea, but they lor got to award it four stars and end the suspense True Jayhawks fans may be a tad disappointed upon first lis tening to Tomorrow The Green Grass, but the proof's in the puddmg as, if given time to coagulate in the gelatinous musical mmd of the Hawk faith ful. this effort settles right in as a brilliant pop/COuntry effort Not too bad for four h.cks from Minriesota But then agam, maybe M's the simple living that the Land of 10.000 Lakes promotes that Tomorrow the Green Grass ★ ★ ★ ★ allows (his quarter (he artistic allowance it has afforded itseil The Jay hawks have boiled over (ho Mm noapolis scene with a sound that would mane ruui wesHKW'g grin, Ponce nod his head and non rsat've Npi! Young weep A long-time trademark oi toe band. Mark Olson and Gary Louns' harmonies once agam do the.r peanut-butter-and telly roe tine i ke never before As the back o( the d>sc likens it. the songs on this disc "are mostly sung in harmony, not that genet ic Everly Brothers sound rather the gene spiteod brothertiood ot the highway that happens when hauling ass to one-night stands ' No doubt these ; .ys have seen a tot of I 90 in their day Arid it snows Now the biggest challenge the JayhawHs face is saving this back roads bonding quality that has made them so appealing On Green Grass, the band ‘ rts with the listener, w.ntring them around a wooden Moored dance club for one last-can. to ' the tailgate of an f 100 on an iso lated gravel road with a 1? pack ot Schmidt's an m one breath What the Jayhawks have sue needed m doing with their third release is to bong a btg-tmne band leei to their sound wh e not compromising the meat and potato integrity that got them wNsm they are today Ihe band also plays off many rock tori country greats to !X>! >$h tne t homegrown chiome so to speak On ‘Bad 1 ime* (tie Jayhawks give their best Fleet * ».) M »< ’ jr> . i and c m "Nothing Left to Borrow,* the band pCK.rs a glass Of its own ■ -■■ ! Wit1 .1 lit Of Nl.'.-I Y . !J and a Slice of The Band for yet another smooth swill T he harmonies on this disc are, in themselves, trufy enough to ton the story Sum the lyrics are sending out a message of the if own, but in the end, it's just such a pleasure to sil back and enjoy ths vocal equivalent of flannel sheets on a mid-Febru ary Mankato evening. !r it it just doesn’t matter CHRIS METZ http}* t Ktx t fmf'uEJ m/m/o/m 1311 Lincoln Willamette Towers Buiklirvfl 345-1810 L ■ 1 Haircuts. ..*8 reg $15 with shampoo & conditioner Perms. J2995 Si spirals •••••• J7 reg $5045 w/ conditioners. cut & style longer, color treated harr stightty more Coupon food mWi Lon. S«J» Ck» UU Vwit US UU« lor* ‘-qjheCi. *4ftn l^rtm 4 Marla Wuxh Good through Marsh SI, 1996 Loop rods J N^xKiryj riii|ur, ruathifig guns*.i AUtttrmiri 1166 S*n»fh A. 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