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owies' new single to lead rush
By E&ady Viysr.cre
This month is an opportune
time to explore the realms of
some new bands' work, since we
are right in the void between the
summer's big releases that are a
month old and the upcoming fall
rush that will start tnis week with
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the release of a single by a major
force in contemporary music
(more about that later).
Kail, a four piece hard rock
outfit from Bellevue, Wash., offers
a four-track EP Rail, on EMI
records. Self-titled, the recording
is the result of the grand prize
Rail won in the first round of the
MTV Basement Tapes last fall.
The opening track "1 2 3 4
Rock and Roll" is just what the
title implies a rousing anthem
like number designed for an open
er at a live date.
The lyrics are simple and re
dundant, but something tells me
that these guys aren't out to try
and change the world.
Rail is a solid and serious con
tender. Their steady progress
should let them gradually build
to popularity in a broad spec
trum and prevent them from go
ing the way of so many other one-shot-and-then-stiff
bands that
line the rosters of all record com
panies today. When they et where
they're going, they will have earned
it, not stumbled on to it.
The Passion Puppets find them
selves in a totally different dimen
sion. Beyond the Pale is a good
piece of work from a relatively
new act.
The first side of the album
offers only one catchy track. "Like
ftl 'I V
Dust," the first song, is infectious
and draws the listener into the
soft but straightforward mode
these five guys employ. Too bad
the four tracks following "Like
Dust" become pop music for ser
ious romantics.
It is on the underside of the
album that the Passion Puppets
hit their stride. "Voices" stirs a
strong feeling of paranoia. When
Ray Brimston sings the two lines
"Someone is watching you when
you're all alone..." and "Someone
inside my head that I dont know..."
with the multidubbed vocal track
and the calculating instrumental
background, the song becomes a
bit chilling and a real grabber.
All the songs on "Beyond the
Pale" have the potential to stir
listeners. The production is com
plex, and every time you listen,
you have a good chance of hear
ing something new and different
Courtesy of MCA Records, Inc.
and that something may be the
bit that makes the song happen
for the individual listener.
The new David Bowie single "Blue
Jeans " from the forthcoming al
bum, whose title remains a mys
tery, will lead the fall rush of new
releases.
After hearing a 20-second pre
view of the song from an EMI
sampler, there is no doubt that
Bowie will live up to all expecta
tions. Upbeat and very bouncy,
the song will remind some of
"Let's Dance," but nonetheless
will provide radio with something
besides the Jacksons, Prince and
Springsteen to play every hour.
No set release date for the
complete Bowie package as yet,
possibly because he is pulling all
the strings on this one and has
told the record company that it
gets the album when he's ready to
give it to them.
New soundtracks: some excellent, some not
By Stephanie Zink
Dally Nebr&ak&m Staff Writer
Fall is the perfect season for
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Church's semi-punk "Electric Scritti Politti's "Wood Beez," is a
Lash" to "More, More, More" by fun funky song reminiscent of the
Carmel, a gospel sounding song, late '60s funk scene.
The album also has synthesizer- Probably the most unique thing
compilations, and some record oriented music (Depeche Mode's about Survival Sampler., is that
companies have thought so too. long version of "Everything it comes in a U.S. Army green can
Probably the most celebrated Counts J, romantic songs wisn- mai iooks ukc someiumg uie
compilations this year will be the ful Thinking" by China Crisis) and Army might take with them on
Bachelor Party soundtrack (IRS) British mega-hits (The Smiths' their jaunts through Central
because of the popularity of the "What Difference Doe It Make"). America. The promotional infor-
movie. Previous IRS compilations The worst thing about this album mation included in the can insists
have been excellent Unfortu- is the inclusion of The Assembly's that this music will aid you in
nately, this one is only adequate long (or shall we say boring?) survival, giving you instructions
because of the inclusion of a few version of "Never Never." on how to make it in the wor ld
hideous songs such as "Little The other two long versions on without civilization. Daily rations
Demon," an Adrian Zmed song the album are excellent. King of this high quality music could
that at time sounds like a bad Crimson's "Sleepless" is much bet- keep a listener alive for a long
imitation of Billy Idol and other ter when stretched out. Also time,
wuica ukc a sick cow reaay to oie.
Why Do Good Girls Like Bad
Boys" by Angel and the Reruns is
even worse than the Zmed song.
It has forgettable lyrics and bad
vocals.
Aside from these minor catas
trophes, there are a few excellent
cuts by IRS veterans, such as the
intense "What Kind of Hell" by
The Alarm and a couple crazy
songs from Oingo Boingo.
The best tracks on the Bache
lor Party soundtrack are Flesh
tone's "American Beat" a good
dance song, and Jools Holland's
"Crazy Over You," one ofhis many
typically rcckabiliv swine sonas.
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Party record, enough bad music
,so one can ignore the music and
enjoy the party.
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W concoction called Survival
WmpleSR-IA Sound Rations
(warner Brothers). It consists
pasicaBy of Warner Brothers' best
.cts that have made it big in Eng
land. All the song3 are recent hits
d some still are moving up the
q"Itish pop and independent
snarts. This is a nice hodgepodge
prthe vast range of music styles
pat can be incorporated into the
new music" grouping. These
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