12 - The Michigan Daily Summer Weekly - Wednesday, June 17, 1992

RECORDS
Continued from page 11
ers with crunchy, clunky guitars, big
and bad drums, and even bigger and
badder lyrics. This non-stop slam-o-
rama thumbs its nose at50-cent words
such as "virtuosity" and "subtlety."
Head high and pants down, this posse
of heavy metal hooligans (led by Ice-
T) rip through anti-establishment an-
thems like "Cop Killer" and the title
track with a fervent glee. Bridging the
gap somewhere between Damaged-
era Black Flag, Suicidal Tendencies,
and Spinal Tap,*these brothers with
much attitude speak loudly and carry
a big ax.
But what really makes you sit up
andgo"whoa!"onthisalbumisnot the
mosh-maniamusic, buttheincendiary
indictments spewed forth by the Ice
man. Using over the top imagery to
match the stomp 'em and smile
blackcore behind him, Ice says it all.
From orgies withfemaleNazis("KKK
Bitch"), to doing a Black and Decker
dissectiononaracistmom("Momma's
Gotta Die Tonight"), this stuff is defi-
nitely not for the faint of heart (or ear).
Even Tipper Gore's "twelve-year-old
twinneices" don'tescape the wrath of
Ice's "Evil Dick."
But as they say on "There Goes
The Neighborhood," "Those of you
that don't like it, can suck my
muthafuckin' dick." Oh boy, more
positivity for the '90'!
-Scott Sterling
Jimmie Rodgers
Vol. 7-8
Rounder
These last two volumes cap
Rounder's eight volume chronology
ofJimmieRodgers'srecording career.
Combining Appalachianyodelingand
thesombermood of the blues, Rodgers
demonstrates why he is labeled as the
undisputed father of country music
and was the first performer elected to
the Country Music Hal lof Fame in his
1932 sessions (Vol. 7).
His 1932Texas sessionsresurrects
the proficiency and heart-felt senti-
mentality of his earlier days. For his
New Jersey recordings, Rodgers is
joined by the down-home spirit of

fiddler Clayton McMichen, Georgian
guitarist Hoyt "Slim" Bryant, and
vaudeville banjoist Oddie McWinders.
Althoughsongslike"Mother, theQueen
of my Heart" suffered from syrupy
sentimentality, others reveal Rodgers's
continued progression and inventive-
ness, such as Bryant's guitar solo on
"No Hard Times" along wit his jazzy
romping and Oddie's meandering but
hot banjo on "Long Tall Mama."
Unfortunately, Rodgers's1932New
York recordings capturehimathisslick-
est and smulchiest. The backing four
piece orchestra gave a saccharine
dreaminess to Rodgers's previously
Rodgers demonstrates
why he Is labeled as the
undisputed father of
country music and was the
first performer elected to
the Country Music Hall of
genuine sentimentality.
Rodgers'slastsessionsin 1933(Vol.
8)removehimfromthesludgeof"popu-
lar" Tin Pan Alley. Told he would die
anydayin 1928,histuberculosiscaught
up with himin 1933 when he collapsed
and was hospitalized in February. He
was on his death bed during these May
recordings, evident in the slight rasp of
his voice and occasional guitar flubs.
Not surprisingly, these recordings
haveanaccentuatedpitiful,melancholic
tone. His performance of "The Cow-
hands Last Ride," which inspired his
Blue Yodels, could stand as this ses-
sions epitaph. But Rodgers still had the
strengthtoswiftlystrumthetrickychord
changes of "I'm Free." Since Rodgers
insisted on promptly recording again,
guitarists John Cali and Tony Colicchio
were hired for the May 24th date to
spare Rodgers any added exertion.
Thirty-six hours after is recording of
"Years Ago," Rodgers died of a lung
hemorrhage in his New York hotel
room.
-Chris Wyrod
The Breeders
Safari EP
4AD
TheBreedersareproof-positivethat
the Pixies should call it a day. Kim

Deal,(nowaccompaniedbyherequally
gorgeous twin sister - my heart can't
standit!)TanyaDonelly, and company
have graciously tossed out four tasty
tunes thatdemolish anything the Pixies
have done since Doolittle.
More foxpop than foxcore, Safari
kicks off with the dirgey, heartbreak
beat "Do You Love Me Now?" which
cruises right into the lurching, frag-
mented "Don't Call Home," where
Donelly and (Kelly) Deal's wailing,
scratch-acid guitars catfight to a mess-
ily wonderful conclusion.
The title track is a pixilated raveup,
punctuatedmy (Kim)Deal's mournful
harmonies and some tough drumming
from MikeHunt. (Hey, who let the guy
in?)
Then POW! The Breeders posi-
tively blaze through a slam-bang ver-
sion of the Who's "So Sad About Us."
Ol' Pete would be proud.
Unfortunately, Safariis only an EP.
Now, if Deal had more time, say a
permanent vacation from the Pixies...
- Scott Sterling
The Cure
Wish
Fiction/Elektra
Yes, Robert Smith and Co. have
that gleefully gloomy dreampop for
chronically angst-ridden lipstick-
smeared alternateens down to a defi-
nite science. Swimmy, shimmy gui-
tars, floating basslines that do that me-

lodic New Order thing, oceanic key-
boards in the drone zone, all buoyed
along behind fat Bob's frowny-face
depressosqueals.Inother words,you've
heard it all before. (Hell, it only takes
two songs before Smith starts going on
about cats).
The funny thing is, somehow this
group of tired old Englishmen makes
the whole sloppy mess work. While
albums likeWish may be pass6 in this
era of flannel-clad grunge, it's a sur-
prisingly likable affair that'll warm the
hearts of those that remember the days
of Brit alternapop before Manchester
ruined it.
Smithcan still write beautifully sad
lyrics, as evidenced on almost-lost love
songs like "From The Edge Of The
Deep Green Sea," and the forlorn "A
Letter To Elise."
But underneath all those black
clothes, Smith's wearing a smiley-face
T-shirt these days. When he yells "It's
a perfect day for making out ... Let's
get happy!" on the ecstatically bouncy
"Doing The Unstuck," it's hard not to
smile. The playful kiddieland romp
"Friday I'm In Love" is the perfectly
silly summer single, and "High" is a
gorgeous alternateen love anthem.
So yeah, it's another Cure album.
But what the heck, pull out the lipstick
and hairspray one more time. Wish is
worth it.
-Scott Sterling

The Stairs
Mexican R 'n' B
Go! Discs/London/PolyGram
The last thing the world needs is a
British band that sounds like the Roll-
ing Stones (and Tom Waits) the way
that the La's sounds like the Beatles.
Only The Stairs suck - they even add
a hint of Herb Alpert and the Tijuana
Brasstothemix forchrissake. Theonly
kind of Brit retro pop that's currently
morepatheticistheManicStreetPreach-
ers trying to be punk or something. The
best thing one can do if forced to listen
to this record is get roaring drunk and/
or stoned and pretend to be a Blues
Brother. The Stairs though have two
things in their favor they're probably
fun live and they don't take themselves
very seriously. No one in their right
mind should.
-Annette Petruso
Bootsauce
Bull
Island
The last thing the world needs is a
Red Hot Chili Peppers/Beastie Boys
circa Licensed to Ill rip-off band. And
not even a good one at that, more like
the "commercial" songs on Blood Sex
Sugar Magik Bull is pseudo-funky-
punky with arap edge and an attitude at
its worst, its most self-rightous. Bull's
shit indeed.
-Annette Petruso

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