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ing through more than two hours
of new material mixed with old
favorites such as "Night Moves,"
"Against the Wind" and "Old
Time Rock and Roll," as well as a
selection of songs Seger hasn't
performed in more than a decade
and a half — "Sunspot Baby,"
"Katmandu," "Rock and Roll Nev-
er Forgets."
Seger's relaxed attitude is in-
dicative of his approach toward
making music these days. Being
happily married and having a
family, he says, has crystallized
his vision — and his ambitions.
For It's a Mystery, his 10-hour
writing sessions were trimmed to
four. His recording and promo-
tional obligations have been met-
ed out so as not to completely
disrupt his home life.
It works to the advantage of
the new album, the first Seger
produced on his own. Once an ex-
acting perfectionist, the desire to
return home loosened him up; the
result is a collection of rockers
that are harder, more urgent and
more explosive, and quieter songs
that reach just as far in the oth-
er direction.
"That's exactly what I went
for," says Seger.
Seger says his family inspired
the twists and turns on it's a Mys-

ecater9 cerfr

tery. . That the lyrics are more top-
ical and socially conscious, he
says, is a given. "Your focus
changes," he explains. "I think a
lot of the songs I wrote for many,
many years were about relation-
ships, because I didn't have kids.
"Now, with kids, it's like the
world becomes your focus because
you're guarding your entire fam-
ily. ,,
Ultimately, that dedication has
strengthened Seger's resolve to
work strictly on his own terms.
"If something is going to take
me away from my family, it bet-
ter be something I enjoy doing,"
he says. "So consequently, my
own personality has been, I guess,
strengthened, empowered by my
family. I don't have time to corn-
promise anymore. I want to do
something that interests me.
"In that sense, I think I'll be a
more daring artist, and I'm hap-
py about that." ❑

`a Bob Seger & The Silver
Bullet Band roll into the
Palace twice this year Con
certs are at 8 p.m. March 10,
12 and 14, and May 3, 5 and
7. Limited tickets ($25 and
$30) for all shows are still
available. Call Ticketmaster
at (810) 645-6666.

H.M.S.
Pinafore

8 P.M. Friday, March 22
adult $25 • student/sr. cit. $23

The Dancers and
Musicians of Bali

8 P.M. Tuesday, April 9
adult $23 • student/sr. cit. $21

Famiglia

The Musical

featuring

The Gaylords

sponsored by Arrive Ristorante

ARRIVA

8 P.M. Friday, May 17
8 P.M. Saturday, May 18
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EXTENDED!

'Fargo'

Rated R

R

eaction to the Coen broth-
ers is typically divided into
two camps. Some praise
them as cinematic genius-
es, citing Raising Arizona and
Miller's Crossing in support of
their argument; others seek to
bury them as pretenders, point-
ing to Barton Fink and The Hud-
sucker Proxy as examples of form
over substance. The Coens' lat-
est effort, Fargo, should tip the
scales in their favor.
Set in the chilly Midwest, Far-
go tells a tale about the dire
consequences of greed and des-
peration. Based on an actual
1987 crime, the film centers on a
half-witted Minneapolis car sales-
man, Jerry Lundegaard (William
Macy), who finds himself mired
deep in debt to undisclosed cred-
itors. Unable to raise money
through legitimate means, he
hires Carl Showalter and Gaear
Grimsrud (Steve Buscemi and
Peter Stormare) to kidnap his
wife.
Jerry knows that his wife's

wealthy father will pay the ran-
som, and he offers a healthy cut
if the thugs will do the dirty work.
Things go terribly awry after the
kidnapping when Gaear kills a
state trooper and two witnesses
near the rural town of Brainerd.
In both style and substance,
Fargo is the Coens' most mature
and assured work to date. Their
signature zoom shots and wild
camera angles are forsaken in fa-
vor of understated long shots and
stark contrasts of color and light.
Having spent the formative
years in Minnesota, the Coens
also capture the peculiar rhythm
and cadence of the local dialect.
The result is a script that is un-
abashedly real.
Coen critics will likely brand
Fargo as just another entry in the
growing genre of crime dra-
madies, and while the violence is
graphic, it is never gratuitous. In
truth, murder is ugly. But in the
hands of the Coen brothers, it can
also be fascinating to watch.

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