The Michigan Daily-Friday, December 10, 1982-Page 9 Records Magazine-'After The Fact' Joy Division). (tRS) solutely terribl n j only ever saw Magazine once-and performances that was on a bad night. Vocalist and new and daring mainspring of the band Howard Devoto your breath aw looked bored and the overall sound was middle ground. nmuddy. The brilliant moments were The retrospe still there though, the song 'Shot by both Fact compiled Sides'-a razor sharp attack on Magazine in 198 fatalism and negativity, guitarist John musical highligh MeGeoch's flashes of genius amongst from the raw the drone of the other instruments, and pours out of me' above all the stage presence of Devoto to the more car himself, always threatening and the Weather," t challenging-never satisfied with an Magic Murde audience. released at a tin This was the enigma with bands such sadily in decline as Magazine (and the Buzzcocks and Attending the Rose Bowl? They could p e concerts or e that were so r that they litera ay-there wasr ctive album A after the bre 61 contains mos hts of the band's early songs "T ' and 'Toucha efully arranged aken from thef r and the A me when the ba e. ?lay ab- Probably the best songs on After the lay ab- Factare "Shot by both sides" and the ase dgive widely-acclaimed "Song from Under ally took the Floorboards"-a desperate con- rally tkfessional plea from Devoto, but not rarely a without a good measure of sarcasm and fter the irony. There's also an alluring sim- eakup of plicity about the lyrics, always t of the managing to say in one sentence what scareer most bands would say in an entire song. he light When combined with the undoubted and Go" musical abilities of the rest of the band I "About the overall impact is startling. final LP With such a group of talented in- nVeather dividuals however, personal conflicts nd were were bound to develop, and whilst the band eventually split-McGeoch and Devoto moving onto newer projec- ts-this album remains as an excellent tribute to the wild irreverent spark that n pull off was created within Magazine during the few short years the band were together. -Mike Belford 764-0558 764-0558 Inexpensive housing accommodations are available In the UCLA Residence Hall, December 27 through January 2 LIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE For Reservations4 Judy Hine UCLA Conference C 1-213-825-5305 v,,rj 4: , /// i ] L Call r office Depeche Mode-'A Frame' (Sire) Broken Where a group like Japan car Billed as another bright new force in syntho-pop, Depeche Mode is still reeling from its Speak and Spell suc- cess. Once they got over the fact that you can use synthesizers for dance music without overusing the machines, Martin Gore and his buddies David Gahan and Andy Fletcher decided they ought to try for more advanced musical direction. They set out into the musical fields with a glistening scythe, under brooding, cloudy skies. But the blade was too dull. Gore aims for thoughtfullness, or maybe melan- choly or something like that. His lyrics and titles ("Leave in Silence," "My Secret Garden," "The Meaning of Love") are deceptively full of them- selves. a few "thoughtful" synthetic numbers and keep them utterly ear-pleasing, even dancing, Depeche Mode doesn't sound convincing. Gore's no David Sylvain, and he's certainly not Brian Foley. A Broken Frame is not as humdrum as some would have me believe, though. Occasionally the popness rises from the fields, in a airy display of cinematic colors, background flurries, and lighthearted minimalism. (Damn, got to watch those idiotic metaphors.) What I mean is, there are, of course, good moments on "Satellite" and a couple others. The group misses Yaz defector Vince Clarke and nothing here equals "New Life," but the blade is just dull, not blunt. -Ben Ticho r wuoman are of ypsilant~i L " Private medical practice " Abortions " Free pregnancy testing " Birth control " Community seminars " Routine gynecological care " Free VD testing WCnNKMMAVE IjUZi Practice limited to the specialties of gynecology, abortion and family planning. 483-3000 Gault Village Open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. V A look at some University nudes b - EMN wipp, Visa Master Charge, MESSA, PCS, Blue Cross, Travelers, MediMet 112 South University 663-5533 By Janice Mabie ARTISTS HAVE been trying to capture the natural inherent beauty of the human form since the beginning of time. The University Museum of Art honors the nude in a special exhibit running December 11- lebruary 27. Anne Lockhart, curator of the Museum, has chosen approximately 85 nudes from the University's permanent collection for the show. The exhibition, Lockhart says, will be a "very good *ay to show off the richness of the collection," which includes a total of nearly ten thousand pieces: The exhibit is "about looking at the nude," says Lockhart, rather than being an academic study. She has chosen works from a wide range of media including painting, sculpture, photography, and prints in order to set up interesting visual comparisons. As you walk into the exhibit on the second floor of the museum, the first thing you will see is a 19th-century pain- ting, A Visit to the Gallery by P.C. Gilardi. The painting shows the ex- pressions on the faces of several proper ladies observing a statue of Venus. ILooks of feigned indifference to self- atisfied discovery are on their faces. The painting is a well-chosen fron- tispiece to the exhibition because it is a reminder of the narrow-minded views toward the nude in past centuries. Perhaps after seeing the embarrassed side-long stares of the ladies, we can more fully appreciate the exhibit by appreciating the more honest attitude of modern society. flu~ne~f u a-pi 7Cd V11 L.TI GC Llll We have something for everyone on your list .. . Computers, Frames, Reference Books. U. of M Jacket,' Professional and Amateur .Art Materials, Prints, Sunglasses, Calendars. I amps. Watches, Office Supplies, U of I Jogging Suis, Glpbes. ards. Pottliosp rlock,.rine"Papers, Sculpting rools, Engineerins and Architectural SupplieN.IBriefcases, Technical Pensu,(Calclator;, Ivpex~riters. U of NI Lnsiegnizt ItIn FieVV-tnIPn PARAMflINT PilllIRFR PRF9FNTI A HfWARR W KllH PRlflTIlN AIRPI ANFII1 THF SFAIFL RORFRT HAYS t1 11