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Rock comes back full throttle on ‘Closer’ By Neal Obermeyer Staff writer Some rock goes for the crotch. Kiss, Guns ’N’ Roses, Twisted Sister - they make you strut bow-legged and howl “I’m a MAN!” Even if you aren’t. Other rock, however, goes for your guts. It makes you squirm from the very foundations of your diges tive system. You can sit still and fight it, but your insides battle to break free, as if you were riding a metal pony or had swallowed Tabasco mer cury. Six By Seven made an album like that two years ago called “The Things We Make.” The album was full of these droney, monster-sized, psyche delic rock freakouts, and it was pretty good. Now Six By Seven has made another one called “The Closer You Get.” It’s better. These silly limeys attack us at the beginning with “Eat Junk Become »■"■■■ ■ ■ ■ 1 i§V i I NO APPOINTMENTS NEEDED ■ Most brands are available. 17th & N St 476-9466 " 5 OIL CHANGE SERVICE ? ■ Best Service'm 10 Minutes Includes: ■ •OH. oil filter, up to 5 qts oil •Luberation of zerk fittings ■ •Check & fill automatic transmission, power steering, washer fluid. •Check & fifl the pressure •Check anti-freeze, ah filter wiper blades I 'Vacuum interior •Wash windows ■ > Coupon expires May 31,2000 IMon-Fn8to6 Sat 8-4 *Ewviomniental Dispoal Fee Incl. n ■ m a ■ m Junk” and “Sawn Off Metallica T Shirt,” five minutes of atypical, jagged Gang of Four/Wire quirk rock. But it’s a TRICK! With the begin ning of “Ten Places to Die,” the echoey drums start ... the chorused, distant guitars ... the falsetto vocals ... and that noise in the background ... getting louder ... what is it? I’ll tell you what it is. It’s your own bowels, and they are going to EXPLODE. This is what Six By Seven does. It ROCKS. This isn’t Dee Snider break ing down your bedroom door. This is Phil Spector dissolving your house with a 14.5 million-watt amp in your backyard. And you know it ROCKS when you realize you’ve been getting ROCKED by the same chord for the last six minutes. But they try to trick us some more. In songs such as “One Easy Ship Away” and “England and a Broken Radio,” they go soft and mel low - and they do it with Radiohead esque beauty. But be warned. It’s only so they can catch you off-guard and smack you in back of the head with the two-by-four of ROCK! Hoooooo!! They’re full of these jokes. It’s Six by Seven TITLE: The Closer You Get LABEL: Beqqars Banquet GRADE: B+ FIVE WORDS: For ' 538 optimum results, eat yoqurt. because they’re British. Joking is what they do. Remember Jesus Jones? For example, in “My Life Is An Accident” and “Another Love Song,” they try to trick us into thinking they’ve gone Madchester with some funky up-tempo groove thang. But hold up, they say. Are we the Stone Roses? No. Are we the Happy Mondays? No. Are we Six By Seven? Yes. And then VROOOOOM as the one-chord vacuum cleaner of death knocks you backwards and drowns those sissy dance beats out of your mind and flushes them out of your system with another all-out assault on your guts. And in “Don’t Wanna Stop” and “Slab Square,” these funny goobers go two-minute punk rock on us. Singer Chris Olley shouts silly Britpunkisms such as “Take a break from your head!” and “I want to rent you!” Or something like that. We, his humble servants in rock, have no choice but to respond with a resounding “Huh?” to which Lord Olley cries, “I wanna shave this guy!” or something like that, eleven timesW This ROCKS!! Nevertheless, people will try to judge this album in terms of Dean Wareham, Thom Yorke and Kevin Shields. Don’t let them. This is ROCK, and this must be judged in terms of Paul Stanley, Slash and Dee Snider. But these guys and rock music in general are getting old. Six By Seven make an admirable attempt to breathe some life into the genre and make a *4 This isn 1 Dee Snider breaking down your bedroom door. This is Phil Spector dissolving your house with a 14.5 million watt amp in your backyard. valiant effort with the tribal-drum ming-sleighbell-vacuum-cleaner finale “Overnight Success.” But it just doesn’t cut it. Like Dee Snider, they can’t keep it up, and this album just fails to cli max. Nevertheless, this is 44 minutes of all-out bowel assault. “The Closer You Get” won’t quite commence waste disposal, but like the best burrito money can buy, it’ll keep you guessing for a few hours. Prophet s style change doesn t convince ■ ‘The Hurting Business’ brings a new musical direction for artist. By Ken Morton Staff writer If Chuck Prophet had released his latest album, “The Hurting Business,” about seven years ago, he may have lived up to his last name by now. Prophet, a roots-rocker who has been around for 20 years or so, has added turntables and looped drum beats to his sound to produce some thing that sounds a lot like Beck and little like the Prophet of old. Like many singer-songwriters, Prophet’s voice still sounds rough around the edges. But the smooth instrumental arrangements that back him up are generic and don’t fit well with his voice. The drum loops seem canned, and the scratches, provided by DJ Rise and Mark “111 Media” Reitman, are unnecessary. The opening track, “Rise,” sets the album’s pace, with a moody mix of drum machine, harmonica and slide guitar. Even the first line, “A change, a change is gonna come,” sig nifies Prophet’s shift in musical direc tion. The change, however, seems insincere, almost like he’s borrowing a cool shirt from a friend to try out a new look. The shirt just doesn’t fit, and besides that, it just doesn’t look right. Most of the disc lacks any edge, and Prophet’s usually impressive gui tar work hardly shows up at all. Chuck Prophet TITLE: The Hurting Business LABEL: Hightone Records GRADE: C FIVE WORDS: Prophet sounds like someone else. One track, “God’s Arms,” is the closest thing to showcasing Prophet’s twangy style. “God’s Arms” is proba bly the best overall track, with its reli gious overtones and backing vocals that tell Prophet it’s OK to sin. The other highlight of “The Hurting Business” is the country esque “La Paloma.” The vocals sound as though they’re coming from a transistor radio, and Prophet weaves a tale of a cross-country trip to escape a crime he committed in California. Prophet’s new album is only really new for him. Don’t go out and buy this CD unless you’re a big Prophet fan. But, if someone happens to be playing it somewhere, you’re not like ly to ask him to turn it off. 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Find the place to live Today at the Housing Fair 10a.m.-2 p.m. Nebraska Union Ballroom Great Location Roommate needed by April or May to share house in South Lincoln near Holmes Lake. Call Andy at 228-1219 or cell at 657-9655. Huge, clean house, all utilities paid. Washer/dryer, cen tral air, cable and phone. $300/month. Males preferred. 477-0227. Looking for a place to live? www.housing101.net... Your move off campus! Free roommate sublet listings. 3 and 4 bedroom houses close to campus. 432-6644. 621 N. 24th. Close to campus, 4/5BR, $800/900. Off-street parking, washer/dryer, A/C, hardwood floor, UNL shuttle. Available May, 742-5122. • 1138 Charleston, 6BR, 3 bath, C/A, washer/dryer. Off-street parking, walk to class. $1200.5/15. • 633 N. 26th. 5 large bedrooms plus loft, 2 bath, C/A, washer/dryer. Off-street parking, nice. $1150.8/1 440-8446,440-2248. 1535 North 28th, 2 bedroom complete remodeled like new, covered porch, dishwasher, washer/dryer, central air, parking $508. 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