a 6 - Wednesday, November 24, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com BEATLES From Page 5 sight into words, and John captured nos- talgia in a song. There's a reason that no band has had more number one albums in the United Kingdom or sold more albums in the United States than the Beatles. They are always applicable. Nobody claimed that their earliest music was technically masterful (in fact, the drums of "She Loves You" are close to novice and the bass is lifted directly from a Chuck Berry song), but that was never the point until the later years. They had qual- ity music, so they didn't need to show off with complex pieces. It's amazingly fortu- nate that a single band could be composed of four veritable musical geniuses. John, Paul and George were inducted again as solo artists into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame after being included as a band in 1988 (sorry Ringo, surely you'll get your just des- serts eventually). Each filled a role vital to the band with a different musical person- ality, culminating in one of the greatest bands, if not the greatest, of all time. The Beatles didn't just alter our culture, in a way they were the culture. They were the British Invasion with "moptop" hair- cuts. They were Beatlemania. They were the Yellow Submarine, and Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, and the Magical Mystery Tour. Even now, they perpetuate current art (like Cirque De Soleil's "Love" or "Across the Universe"). So yes, the iTunes addition is a big deal, and not for the added profits Apple will reap. It's a big deal simply because it's the Beatles. There could be no greater reason than that. Playing the blame 'Game' with Plame ROBYN From Page 5 whelming melody heard in "Fembot." On the track, she speaks the lyrics rhythmi- cally over a thumping bass. The result is an edgier, more dancehall-inspired sound, but one that doesn't feel at all out of place with the other songs. The rest of the album continues to bounce between radio-pop and techno DJ. Tracks like "Hang with Me" ache with predictably poppy themes, with lyrics about infatuation and heartbreak cooing in the choruses. But heavier sounds soon offset these standard pop themes. In "Love Kills" and "Indestructible," the vocals take a back- seat to the powerful beats and electronic effects pulsing through the songs. Snoop Dogg even makes a startling appearance in "U Should Know Better," adding yet another edge to the pop artist's work. Even with the interplay between dif- ferent extremes of pop and techno-based songs, Body Talk still carries an air of tediousness. Though the songs vary enough in bass and vocals, this "turbo ver- sion" of the series lacks the slower, more vulnerable tracks of the first two edi- tions. In fact, there isn't one slow song on the entire album. This drains some of the dynamism heard in Body Talk parts I and II, which offer the listener a few softer acoustic tracks to cleanse the eardrums between dance beats. If Robyn's goal for the final part of her Body Talk series was to create a "turbo version" of her music from 2010, she has succeeded. Though a heart-rac- ing album may not be a good choice for someone suffering from high blood pres- sure, Body Talk offers enough addictive beats and sticky-sweet pop melodies to satisfy Robyn devotees and newcomers alike. And even if Robyn's latest fails to impress, at least Snoop is there for a min- ute or two. The based-on-a-true- story trend continues, but without creativity By IMRAN SYED DailyArts Writer "Fair Game," the star-powered drama- tization of a sorry low point for American democracy, is a decent film, but it's also the latest in a somewhat alarming trend: one- Fair Game sided accounts of true stories sold on film as At the State the authoritative truth Summit without the slightest bit of cinematic inquiry. Based on the memoirs of Valerie Plame and her husband, "Fair Game" tells the story of Plame's fall and the deluded politi- cal games that continue to drive our coun- try today. Plame (Naomi Watts, "King Kong") was a covert CIA operative, tasked with finding links between Saddam Hus- sein and nuclear weapons in the lead-up to the Iraq War. The only player to walk away without fault from the ensuing mess, Plame was essentially apolitical, interested only in doing her job well. As she worked her contacts across the globe, the CIA sent her husband, retired diplomat Joe Wilson (Sean Penn, "Milk"), to Africa to investigate claims that Hussein was buying nuclear materials from Niger. The claims were entirely false, and Wilson said so in his report to the CIA. But that wasn't the answer the White House want- ed, and President Bush chose to ignore the CIA's findings when he uttered the infa- mous "16 words" tying Hussein to nuclear weapons in his 2003 State of the Union address. The fallout was spectacular and it con- tinues today. Tens of thousands of people have died in a war that everyone now agrees was initiated under false premises. Wilson refused to let the lie go unchecked, exposingit in a2003 op-ed in The New York Times. Administration officials (including, by some accounts, Vice President Cheney himself) fired back, leaking Plame's secret identity as a CIA agent, thereby destroying her career and life. The film runs through its motions at a frantic pace, carefully documenting each part of the Bush Administration's great- est lie. But even those who agree with the film's politics should admit that this pro- duction is almost entirely devoid of mean- ingful reflection or introspection - little more than a Keith Olbermann "Special Comment," circa 2007. (And no, that's not a compliment.) The point is that we all get it: Bush lied, and what happened to Plame and Wilson was inexcusable. But to tell a story with such blanket political tone-deafness really detracts from the overall presentation. The film contributes nothing new to the con- versation, but instead is an oversimplified creation that will be loved by Democrats and hated by Republicans. Yes, there's a fascinating true story here. But, as in other recent productions, ("Con- viction" and "The Social Network," for example), there's no hint of a filmmaker's vision or creativity, just a straight regur- gitation of source material penned by a biased player in the original story. Film has always been a popular medium for propa- ganda, but the fact that independent films suddenly lack independent thought is trou- bling - not least because it detracts from the quality and value of the productions themselves. The fact that most critics have lavished high praise on this film (it currently has a rating of 81 on the review aggregator Rot- ten Tomatoes, which is far above average) is even more troubling. The greatest les- son from the Plame affair and from the lies that led to the Iraq War was for the media: an independent and free press is one that always questions the official narrative and never blindly accepts what it's told. 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