Wednesday, February 16, 1933
Daily Nebraskan
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Voodoo.
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The name of the album,
the band's third, is Call of
the West. It seems to be
somewhat of a departure
from the band's attitude
during the first two albums.
Wall of Voodoo fans will
note that this new album
has a certain feel for
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marketability. This is most"
obvious in a couple of cuts
that really stand out. The
cut that has been released
and is getting considerable
airplay is one titled "Mexi
can Radio." Along with
"Tomorrow," the group
could be making a play for
some commercial success. It
is important not to overlook
the fact that even with the
added sugar, both of these
songs provide an important
part of the album's overall
listenability.
A lot of the songs on Call
of tli? West have one or
more messages for the
listener to grab at, but not
all run for this purpose. One
song, called "Hands of
Love," uses Ridgway's
vocals as another instrument
to develop a more full
sound. The effect is a rich,
easy-moving piece of music.
In another song, Ridg
way becomes almost a balla
deer when he tells the story
of a man moving to the west
(Call of the West) and learn
ing of the conflicts society
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being a sell-oyf
Highways and
Heartaches
Ricky Skaggs
Epic
In the two short years
since the release of his first
major-label album, Ricky
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puts on everyone.
The song that best repre
sents the Wall of Voodoo
sound, however, would be
the "Mexican Radio" cut.
Here we have the solid beat
found on almost all the
songs, accompanied by the
sporadic rhythms of other
jercussion instruments. The
guitars Tend a sort ot new
wave twang and are assisted
very successfully by the
synthesizers.
Some of the other cuts
may seem cluttered at
times, but the effects are
worth the effort. Wall of the
Voodoo works hard to
make the album work and
any success they find will be
well deserved.
The hardest thing to get
over on this album is the
sound of Ridgway's voice. It
may vary from a Devo
sound to that of Dan
Aykroyd singing new wave.
But don't let the sound of
the vocals throw you. They
combine almost perfectly
with the twangy guitars to
produce a soung that not
too many bands have. Yet,
this is nothing like what you
may have heard from
Rubber Rodeo. It's a
completely different sound,
and it works very well for
Wall of Voodoo. Call of the
West is a bargain at any
price.
-Todd R. Tystad
Skaggs has done incalculable
good for country music. He
has established both the
vitality and commerciality
of blueerass and Durist
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music. He has injected new
blood into a musical form
that was growing anemic.
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Most importantly, he has
proven that musical
integrity can sell records -you
don't need to sing
mushy love ballads or
record duets with Sheena
Easton. You can survive on
talent alone.
Skaggs has shown that
you can have a sell-out with
out being a sell-out. His
previous album. Waiting for
the Sun to Shine, went
platinum, without a single
pop cut, without any em
barrassing appearances' on
"Dick Clark's Rockin' New
Year's Eve," without any
Las Vegas-style review. Just
straight-ahead country
music. His latest album.
Highways and Heartaches,
continues in this vein. It is
not as effective as Waiting
for the Sun to Shine, yet it
is still a fine release.
Skaggs' music is
deceptively simple - it is a
brilliant hybrid of rockabil
ly, bluegrass and country
music. Yet it sounds so
natural on vinyl. This album
has flow, something lacking
in so many country music
albums. It also has charact
er. After side two is over,
we actually know some
thing about Ricky Skaggs
the musician. It's not an
attempt to make money, it's
on attempt to express a feel
ing - and a successful
attempt at that.
Highways and Heartaches
achieves this heady task
with some particulary strik
ing material. Notable select
ions include "You've Got a
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errant comrades. Garbo suc
cumbs to Paris, champagne
and romance; she turns In a
performance that is both
witty and charming. The in
comparable Ernst Lubitsch
directs and a sophisticated
Melvyn Douglas provides
Garbo with the perfect foil.
"Garbo brings distincuon at
well as ber mcrtdiblt throaty,
sensual abandon to tbi rott of
a glum, scHntifically tramtd
Bolshevik " - Pauline Kiel
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Lover," "Don't Let Your
Sweet Love Die," "Highway
40 Blues" and an obscure
Bill Monroe selection entitl
ed, "Can't You Hear Me
Calling."
The most compelling cut
is Rodney Crowell's "One
Way Rider." Skaggs pulls all
his punches on this song and
his band rises to the
occasion as well. Bruce
Barton on steel guitar and
Bobby Hicks' exceptional
fiddle solos are breathtak
ing. And Skaggs' use of the
mandocaster (evidentaly an
electric mandolin) is fascin
ating. The album, though, does
have its weak moments.
Guy Clark's "Heartbroke"
has already been done to
death and really does not fit
Skaggs' style, anyway.
(Skaggs even rewrote some
of the lyrics which contain
ed words he found offen
sive.) "Nothing Can Hurt
You" is a melodramatic
piece of fluff, which all of
Skaggs' efforts can't save.
But these are minimal
faults. Record reviewers
have to complain about
something.
Skaggs' Highways and
Heartaches ,is a fine country
music album. And Skaggs is
only 25, so there is more to
come. If you've been yawn
ing over Kenny Rogers or
Alabama's latest, tiy Ricky
Skaggs. He can make you
proud of your country
(music) again.
Mike Frost
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Jon Swindell's sculpture involves urban and rural
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Keith Jacobshagen's work, which depicts the vastness
of the Midwest landscape, was recently selected for
"contemporary American Realism Since 1900," which
will travel throughout the United States and Europe this
year. Jacobshagen is an associate professor of ai t at UNL.
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