?age 8 The Michigan Daily -Wednesday, November 1, 1989 I I Colorful Trauma Bad Trip on a Paisley Train Methadone Records It's always interesting to hear new local bands. If they ever get famous you can say, Yeah, I knew those guys, they were all idiots" to your impressed friends and win new ones in- ttantly. While I doubt that Colorful Trauma will hit the big time soon, Bad Trip on a Paisley rain is an extremely listenable effort. Espe- cially since it's from some local folks. (To be more precise, they're from Detroit.) From the photo of the needle and spoon on the cover to the lyrics of "Take Your Money bowntown," the effect of drugs on people's lives Is a major focus of Bad Trip. (Note the name of the record company.) This isn't to say that drugs itre all the record focuses on; to be sure, there are the obligatory lost love songs here. But when 'inger/guitarist Murray sings "Gotta hide like a tat until you get back inside/ Gotta go across town to get some cash 'cause they won't let you Slide," it's easy to believe he's been there. c Although the sound quality isn't the greatest, the songs come across well. With the standard guitar, bass and drums lineup, Colorful Trauma turns in some winning performances. "Goodbye Jo Believing" is as catchy a pop song as I've card this year and the complex chord progres- pions of "Ghost of Autumn" ;show that these guys are no mere Velvet Underground/REM clones. While the songwriting could stand some more work, it shows a lot of promise: the in- strumental "At Hill" had me humming for days. Even the only dud, "Flies of the Marketplace," is better than most of the stuff that wins big-time record contracts. All in all, Colorful Trauma is a pretty good trip although I don't recommend that everyone run right out to the record store and buys this six-song effort. Bad Trip on a Paisley Train is only for those of you with a sense of adventure and an extra five bucks or so who are into origi- nal non-conformist local music. And when someone gives these guys the money and time to write and produce a full length effort in a good studio, they just might get the recognition they deserve. -Mike Molitor Burning Spear Live in Paris Slash Records Live reggae albums seem to be the craze these days, but this double album is as good as Toots in Memphis was bad. Jah veteran Burning Spear has put out a live account of his 1988 show at the Zenith in Paris which has tremendous sound quality for a live album while retaining enough "soul-chillin' riddim" to be righteous. Born and raised in St. Anne's Parish, Winston Rodney (aka Burning Spear) was bound to keep some of the area's philosophies. The Parish, also birthplace of Bob Marley and Peter Tosh, bred these Jah messengers into highly political lead- ers, both in and out of their music. As songs such as Tosh's "Legalize It" or Spear's "Slavery Days" and "Never Run Away" show, St. Anne's teaches universal action, a lesson Burning Spear has carried with him onto this record. Spear is a man of power, and thankfully did not lose any of it in the transfer of his live show onto vinyl. The vocalist/percussionist brings with him all of his motivation and Jah love, as well as his impeccable roots reggae - interna- tionally appealing African and Jamaican sounds. The somewhat subdued percussion matches up nicely with the simple bass for a Sly and Rob- bie-ish riddim section, while a very ethereal synth swirls about Spear's Alpha Blondy-ish vo- cals. The all-female horn section rounds out the sound, a unique addition in the male-dominated reggae world. The odd dub is thrown in to stir things up, and Spear's historical roots of the one love philosophy and redemption theme is present throughout. Live in Paris captures Burning Spear at his best, on stage with an irie crowd, brutul dub, and Jah love. -Rob Flaggert DYLAN Continued from page 7 might be in Tangiers" at this very moment. Or Katmandu or Cairo or Bangkok. Maybe the "bitter taste still lingers on from night 1 tried to make her stay." I don't just miss her a little; I don't relinquish her to the world with dignity. Like Dylan, "I've never gotten used to it." Where's the generosity in that? It's a creepy, selfish, unjustifiably posses- sive emotion as far as I can tell. And yet, it's a beautiful song, delivered in one the most romantic tones he's ever mustered. 8. "Where Are You Tonight? (Journey Through Dark Heat)" 1976 Street Legal An exhausting love/religion/death chant. A strange gospel/rock/soul cinematic epic. This one, I'm glad to say, never happened to me. I don't think I'd have lived through it. 9. "Brownsville Girl" 1986 Knocked Out Loaded A lazy epic number co-written with Sam Shepard. Asks the ques- tion: Where does art end and life be- gin? When memories of actual events are no longer distinguishable from recollections of a movie, or a song, or a book, the psychologists tell us it's schizophrenia. I prefer to call it success. 10. "It Ain't Me Babe" 1988 in concert in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. I used to think this was a kiss-off song to some girl I never knew. But now I know he's singing about me again. Bob Dylan wants my respect for him as an artist, my engagement with his art, and yes, my money ($27 for tonight's show? What do you call that?) But not my blind obedience. "Go away from my win- dow/ and leave at your own chosen speed," he mutters encouragingly. I should even choose my own speed, huh? I guess I'll have to make all my own decisions from here on out. I think I can do it. BOB DYLAN and bandplay tonight at Hill Auditorium. 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Lysistrata: Greeks practicei safe sex BY KENNETH CHOW FOR those of you who have an appreciation for ancient Greek epic po- ems, chances are you'll enjoy the Ann Arbor Civic Theatre's Lysistrata. For those of you average college students who enjoy an old-fashioned good time, this is a play you'll also enjoy. Lysistrata was originally written by Aristophanes in 411 B.C. Dou- glass Parker later translated it into English and geared it toward a more modern audience. The play actually reads similarly to The Iliad, but it has a lot more flair and was 2400 years ahead of its time. This is the story of Lysistrata, a Greek woman with an ambition to stop the war be- tween the Athenians and the Spartans. But how? She manages to get all of the women in both city-states to abstain from sex. Well, the men have no chance against this rough strategy. After trying everything from vio- lence to reasoning to pleading, the men give in and call a truce. So how does the play fare in the hands of the AACT? The perfor- mance itself begins with a slow pace. The actors lack enough energy to kick it off. The chemistry between some of them is almost completely missing. Some of the jokes in this act did not quite hit home, probably because the actors were not emphasizing the punchlines enough. Thus the first act drags itself along without much flair. The second act glides along more smoothly. With the exposition over and done with, more time is spent on developing the humor. The perfor- mance reaches its climax in the middle of this act when the men are so horny they're going to break. In this scene, Kinesias (Chris Korow), wearing an enormously huge plastic tube on his pelvis to emphasize his desire, takes a trip to the Acropolis where his wife Lampiro (Susan Morseth) and the rest of the women are hiding. He makes an attempt to get his wife to lie down with him right on the street. Lampiro agrees to lie down, but she swears not to do anything more unless her hubby promises to stop the war. But her husband fails to make that promise, and Lampiro graciously retreats back to the Acropolis. The acting in this scene is colorful and realistic. This liveliness follows through to the next scene, but after the men agree to commit to peace - and all the men and women have what must be an ecstatic orgy inside the Acropolis - the energy level settles back to where it began. Lysistrata then goes into another scene which seems excessive, and it ends with everyone singing the "we'll live happily ever after" tune. Pretty phony, yes, but also quite lifting. Although the play has been translated to fit today's audience, the story includes some materials found only in ancient history textbooks. Those who have this knowledge would of course understand the play with little effort, but those who don't need not worry. In the playbill you'll find a quick lesson to fill you in on what is to be encountered. It won't take a scholar to appreciate Lysistrata. 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