Wednesday, July 27, 1994 - The Michigan Daily - 13 RECRD Captain Quad Bass Destroyer Attitude Records Ready for a new bass-filled party mix? If you are then Captain Quad's your man and "Bass Destroyer" is the CD for you. The debut solo by this member of Quad Force will definitely tickle your fancy and test your Pines. "Mix by Bass Part 2" has great beats and a nice tempo. It is definitely true to the name "party mix." On the other hand, you can hear the slowed- down, bass-wielding sounds of "Turn Up the Bass." "Barney's Bass" is a funny, interesting version of the famil- iar"ILoveYou"songyou'dneverhear that purple monstrocity perform. Somecuts,like"WeGotThatBass" and "Deeper and Deeper," are rather monotonous and boring, but overall "Bass Destroyer" is a very nice CD. -Eugene Bowen Seal Seal Warner Brothers Well this is Seal's second release.It is also his second eponymous release. Whilethismighthavesomedeepmean- ing, it might also just show that the album isn't all that different from the first one. In his overly angsty liner notes (which have no lyrics), he im- plies thathe has a different sound. This is not entirely true. While close listen- ing may reveal subtle alterations (he is, after all, bald now), the overallsoundis stunningly the same as the first album. That is to say, the album is very peaceful and musical. It is very much mood music and lacks any stand out songs. It slips peacefully around. Per- haps the most memorable song is "Dreaming in Metaphors," because of theoccasionalvocaldiscord.It'sother- wise pretty monotonous, but in a good way if you're in the mood for it. - Ted Watts See REcoss, Page 14 S Ah yes, it is the Boredoms. Freshly live from Lollapalooza (and returning for a fourth show this Friday), this Japanese noise group is the most alternative act on said looza's main stage. Their newest release, a single named "Superoots," has four tracks of abject insanity. Eye Yamatsuaka, leader of this band and many other similar Osaka bands, is a frentic leader very much like the Tazmanian Devil. This work is a crazed jazz-punk-rock-funk thing which is relatively similar to the bBoredoms' live show. Get the disc, attend the show, sell your soul like jelly roll. Bore now! BOOKS tined from page 12 ther as women). The statement is asically a denouncement of women's ntentions of subverting men. But al- w the words of an unnamed charac- ter in "Women" to explain: "A not- so-nice way of putting it is that women rape men's minds the way men rape women's bodies. It's not an exact analogy, of course, because rape is invasion and invasion is the man's , not the woman's way; absorbtion and consumption are the woman's way; what they're built for. Consider the two genders; one that invades and violates and the other that absorbs and consumes. The nice way of put- ting it is that they are complementery. The not-so-nice way of putting it is that they deserve each other; serve each other right." *Now that the NOW members have stopped reading, you should be in- formed that Ann Arbor is one of the largest "Cerebus" strongholds, if the .etter column in the monthly comic Newsletters Newsletters Newsletters Newsletters Big savings on newsletters for all clubs, businesses, and organizations. that "Women" is colle any indication. So go comic store and pick thi controversy. Or startin comic book "Cerebus"c the other collections. B all. Ty Cobb: His Tumultuous Li Times Richard Bak Taylor Publishing, Dallas Tyrus Ramond Cobb scorned superstar athlet tury. Fans hated him, tea not stand him, family m doned him. Yet Cobb's name ca awe-inspiring weight t man will forever emb leled excellence. What In his biography of1 who played 22 seasons Tiger uniform, author balances reportage of C ary on-field exploits w tcted from is look at his persona. to your local Through his research, Bak relat s up for a little anecdotes and information from t g buying the Georgia Peach's earliest years un or get some of his dying days. The reader gait etter yet, do it glimpses of what made Cobba uncomprimising competitor as we - Ted Watts as a generally difficult man. We learn of Cobb's struggle wit his father over a life in athletics,a fe and well as his father's untimely death - two incidents that had a profoun impact on the youthful Ty. Bak pulls no punches when tellin was the most ofCobb'sbigotedmindandoftenmea e of this cen- spirited demeanor.Buttheauthorshe immates could light on why his subject turned out tI embers aban- way he did. Poor treatment by his fe low Tigers and unfair reportage by ou rries a certain of-townpress contributed tothegrow o it, and the of Cobb's bitter side. ody unparal- WhileBakdoesnotseemtoforgiN an enigma. Ty's combative ways, he seeks to gi% the outfielder abetterunderstandingofthem. Itisth in a Detroit graspingofCobb'ssituationthatmak Richard Bak his athletic achievements all the mo obb's legend- remarkable. vith a candid Cobb left baseball with a .367 lif time batting average over 24 seasons. es He led the major leagues in batting he average 12 times (nine in a row), runs til five times, RBIs four and stolen bases ns six times. The Georgia Peach gained an more votes than any player - includ- ell ing Babe Ruth and Cy Young-for the inaugural class of baseball's Hall of th Fame. as While Bak's structure at times - lacks luster, this look into the psyche id of one of America's most infamous names is worth the read. 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