Page 10-The Michigan Daily- Friday, April 17,1992 Rollins Band The End of Silence Imago Henry Rollins can belt out the lyrics like no other vocalist. This former Black Flag frontman's gravely voice immediately catches your attention and doesn't let go for the full 73 minutes of the Rollins Band's new album, The End of Silence. This is the first release by the band on the Imago label, and Rollins says of the album in one of his zillion bios that "there's none of that cussin' stuff on there but, without a doubt this record will fuck your shit up, but in a good way." I definitely agree. The End of the Silence is straight-ahead, blood-pumping, in-your-face music. The first track, "Low Self Opinion," defines the tone for the rest of the album. It's full of Rollins' self-hating lyrics that just about rip him apart. Rollins seems to take a long time to cut himself down. Each song on the album is quite lengthy. The shortest track is a little under five minutes and the longest cut, "Blues Jam," is almost twelve minutes in length. "Blues Jam," however, is not typical of the medium from which it gets its name. It Is a heavy and powerful session filled with great performances by all the band members. Several of the songs on this album can be found on an earlier release by the Rollins Band. "Tearing," "You Didn't Need," and "What Do You Do," Ore all originally recorded live from a 1989 concert in Vienna, Austria, on a disc called Turned On from 1/4 Stick Records. Even though these songs on the new album are great tracks, they can't compare to the live versions. The studio tracks can't match the incredible imount of energy that Rollins puts into his live performances. So just be- pause Rollins does a few songs better on another album doesn't take away from the brilliance of The End of the Silence. The Rollins Band plays tonight at 7 p.m. with Slot at St. Andrew's Hall. The show is sold out. Call 961-MELT. -Alan Segal AMERICA Continued from page 9 rhythms and our national anthem. This is a show that does not use flashy props or high tech effects, but lets the material speak for itself. Most of the questions about the na- ture of America are not answered by the performers, but they give the viewer something to think about. Nothing new is overturned, how- ever; chances are, your views on Tom Monaghan, for example, are not going to change. But the sketches are fun. And if nothing else you can watch the Statue of Liberty dance. America, America will be playing through April 26 at the Performance Network. Shows are Thursdays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., Fridays at 9 p.m. and Sundays at 6:30 p.m. (with no show on Easter). Tickets are $9 general admission and $7 students and seniors. For more information call 663-0681. -Jessie Halladay a r v UBU Continued from page 8 ment. Jarry studied Aristotle, who believed that theater should teach and entertain. Shakespeare, Chek- hov, all the greats understood this. Theater should do both at the same time. "This kind of theater raises ques- tions we need to ask. It will lead us down the path, but it's hard to get people to ask these questions. Too often in dramatic arts we are bom- barded with the formalized story. We know what's going to happen - we all knew what was going to hap- pen in Top Gun, didn't we?" Point well taken. UBU ROI (KING UBU) will be presented by the RC Players Acting Ensemble in the Residential College Auditorium, East Quad. On April 23, and 24 the show will begin at 11 p.m.; this Saturday and April 26 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $5, $3 with student ID. For more information call 998- 0655. OVERSEAS Continued from page 9 French masters. In the final. story, Rouan manifests the full scope of the French colonials' domination of the people and the fierce Arab resistance that results. At the same time, Rouan also portrays how the atmosphere in Algeria changes from an idyllic ex- otic paradise to a violent armed camp. Though the political agenda may be predictably P.C., it never overt whelms the stories of Zon, Malner and Gritte, which lie at the heart of the movie. Rouan skillfully and gradually strips away layers of each woman's character, constantly sub- verting the audience's expectations. In the end, the movie has shown the best and the worst in the women who come across as alternately car- ing, willful, cruel, and ultimately human. The memorable photography and music in the film have a fragile beauty which evokes a time and place that is long gone. Though the plot is often quite obvious and the foreshadowing is at times unbea- ably heavyhanded, overall, Overseas is a spectacular directorial debut. VERONIQUE Continued from page 8 by the odd feeling that she is not alone, but in the end, she is devas- tated when she learns of Veronika's existence. Somehow, the fact that she is not unique detracts from her own identity. Veronique has the magical, deli- cate feel of a fairy tale. To a large extent, this aura is due to the per- formance of Jacob (Au Revoir Les Enfants), who radiates the freshness and joy of being young, beautiful and talented in scenes like the one at The best way to classify the movie is as a fairy tale about the meaning of life for adults. the very beginning of the film, when she exuberantly sings the recurring musical theme in the midst of a downpour. Lit by the yellow, otherworldly lighting of cinematographer Sla- womir Idziak, Jacob has an angelic presence that suggests the world of the supernatural. The best way to classify the mo- vie is as a fairy tale about the mea- ning of life for adults, which makes Hollywood fantasies like Hook and Beauty and the Beast seem mundane by comparison. THE DOUBLE LIFE OF VERO- NIQUE is playing at the Michigan Theater. 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