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College Rules Tyler Wintermute Beck turns somber on new CD The solemn songs on his album “Sea Change” show mature vocals and fine-tuned guitar skills CD review Aaron Shakra Pulse Reporter Like many great performers, Beck Hansen’s music is best dis cussed with a larger perspective in mind. There is no “best” Beck r Oregon daily emerald worldwide www.dailyemerald.com album, because each one of his nine-odd releases (counting some that aren’t readily available any more) seems to gain strength in comparison to the others. This is like a puzzle that isn’t quite com pleted, but each time an album is released, you see more and more of the picture. A good example is “Sea Change,” the musician’s newest release. It’s not that a listener would be lost if this happened to be their introduc tion to Beck, but — not all Beck sounds like this. This album is just Today's crossword solution -V / ' 1 WEEK ONLY! November 5-10 Hull Center m Call (541) 652-5000 or order online at www.hultcenter.org Groups of 20 or more call (541) 744-1962 IEAMIIV WWi an adult ticket chHdi ora 50% OFF disneyonbroadway.com Wltfi an adult ticket children ages 4-12 can receive ticket price lor Ins. night and Sat matinee performances only: Box Otice open Tuesday-Friday 11am to 5pm, Saturday 11am to 3pm Phones open Tuesday-Friday 10am to 5pm, Saturday 11am to 3pm as produced as his previous, “Midnite Vultures,” but where that release was bustling full of up tempo tracks replete with flamboy ant horns and Beck’s shrieks, “Sea Change” is more somber — so much that the album could be viewed as one big song. In the past, Beck’s lyrics have tended to juxtapose the inane with the ironic. On “Sea Change,” howev er, he has given his words a new found, naked strength. The sound is decidedly reflective; on “Paper Tiger,” he sings, “There’s one road to the morning / There’s one road to the truth / There’s one road back to civilization / But there’s no road back to you.” Listeners will easily be able to determine the themes that “Sea Change” touches upon: Love, loss, confusion and sadness. Turn to Beck, page 10 015032 Community Center tor the Performing Arts 8th & Lincoln ■ Tonight ■ Benefit for Measure 23 with Steve FoAert Laura Kemp, Members of the Su^ar Beets Singer, Songwriters $13.30 advance, $17 door, 7:30 pm ■ Friday ■ Son Mela’o with Salsa Dance Workshop Latin Dance $7 advance, $8 door Workshop 8-9 pm, Showtime 9:30 pm ■ At the McDonald Theatre ■ Floater wtthProdd Heavy Rock $10 advance, $12 door, 8:30 pm ■ Saturday ■ Mason Jennings with the Damn wells Folk Rock $10 advance, $10 door, 9:00 pm ■ Monday ■ Melt Banana, Denote the Apex, lodil Japa nese Rock $10 advance, $10 door, 9:00 pm Ml Ages Welcome « 687-2746 Margaret Cho turns tragedy into laughs in concert movie The comedian leaves little to the imagination in the hilarious Notorious C.H.O. Movie review Ryan Bornheimer Senior Pulse Reporter Like any great art form, stand up comedy is a “chew ’em up and spit ’em out” business consisting of mostly forgettable performers aiming for audiences with short attention spans. For instance, you’re not likely to find any in depth discussions of Carrot Top any time soon. And like all great artists, comedians who endure do it because their craft is simultane ously fresh and timeless. Margaret Cho’s concert movie “Notorious C.H.O.” proves the rule. But more than simply that, this chick just rocks. If Jerry Seinfeld is the voice of the every-man, then Cho is the voice of the every-other-man. Her people are the outcasts. And the proof is offered in the opening moments of this Seattle perform ance as we see her fans marching into the auditorium, stopping by the camera for short professions of love for their idol. For her part, Cho offers up com edy that is truthful and rich, even if it isn’t always universal. She’s seen a lot and done a lot, but her art comes from a youthful sensi bility. You get the sense that Cho is in a constant state of discovery about herself and the world. From her teenage drag queen friends to a candid discussion of bondage, Gho gives hilarious insights into the absurdities of life that Richard Pryor would be proud of. Venturing into her own bouts with eating disorders and low self esteem, she proves why the great est comedy comes from the most painful places. There’s a strength of character that can only come from someone who spent much of her life being told to stay in the background. It is impossible to not get a charge from watching some one bust loose so thoroughly. By now, Gho’s impression of her mother has become a crowd favorite. And “Notorious C.H.O.” offers enough to satisfy but not wear thin, mainly because of the story she relates about her father’s brush with a friend he thought was gay. Throw in a dash of menstrua tion and female orgasm humor and any predictability is quickly swept away before she launches into an afternoon colonic story that leaves nothing to the imagina tion. And we won’t even get into the fisting. All of this is unabashedly in your-face, but not for simple shock value. Gho is a person who woke up one day and decided she wasn’t going to settle for the status quo or believe the false prophets of advertising and Cosmopolitan. This is “empowerment” comedy. Her approach to life is summed up in these words: “Love yourself without reservation. Love each other without restraint — unless you’re into bondage, then by all means, show restraint.” “Notorious C.H.O.” will come to the Bijou starting Oct. 25. Contact the senior Pulse reporter atryanbornheimer@dailyemerald.com. stuff in the ODE Classifieds (Off The Mark, your daily horoscope and of course the crossword.)
