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Nick Cave and Bad Seeds’ new album
is worth listening to despite confusion
By Adam T. Bran ting
Staff Reporter
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Tender Prey
Enigma Records
There are sdme albums that should
be listened to, alone and angry, in the
dark. Not to feel better, but to feel
empathy. Smoke a cigarette, have a
beer and brood for a couple hours.
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Such is the feeling that flows from
“Tender Prey,” the new album by
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.
It is definitely not an album of joy
and contentment. Rather, it re
sembles the tunes of Tom Waits with
out Waits’ cancer-wracked voice.
The music is rather slow, en
trancingly dangerous — with a few
exceptions — that leads the listener
into Cave’s mental explorations.
Thomas Wydler’s drums keep a
constant, relentlessly angry beat be
tween the rest of the band’s rotation
on piano, xylophone, electric and
acoustic guitars, organ, bass and what
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This rotation of instruments be
tween the six-member band works to
its benefit, giving a new depth to the
sound.
Its slow-bum sound gives way on a
couple tunes. On “Deanna,” the
band harkens back to an early Rolling
Stones hip-hop. ‘ ‘The Mercy Seat’ ’ is
an anthem of anger, with a rising
speed and fury, marred only by a
chorus that is repeated nine limes.
The music serves as an altar to
Cave’s bizarre exploration of God
and humanity. Cave seems to be
wallowing in a pit of religious fervor.
Cave’s lyrics don’t often have a
point to make, just a lot of confusion
and self-pity that reeks from his ap
parent battle with God, Satan and
whoever else is in the area.
For instance, in “The Mercy
Seat:”
“I began to warm and chill to
objects in their fields!A ragged cup, a
twisted mop/The face of Jesus in my
soup!Those sinister dinner meals/The
meal trolley’s wicked wheels!A
hooked bone rising from my food!All
things either good or ungood.
Whatever point Cave is making
isn’t as important as when it is com
bined with the music. Then the point
is clear.
“Tender Prey” isn’t a terrific,
exploration on anything, but it’s
awfully good to brood over.
Photo contest for amateurs only
By Mark Lage
Senior Reporter
International Educational Serv
ices is currently accepting entries
for “Cultural Angles,” a contest
for cross-cultural photographs.
The contest is open to amateur
photographers only, and entries
may be either photos taken in the
United States by foreign students,
or photos taken overseas by
American students, said Pat
Johnson, Program Coordinator for
IES.
First-place prizes will be
awarded in each of six categories.
The foreign and American photos
will each be separate categories,
and both will be divided into
groups of photos showing scenery,
people, and action.
The winners in each category
will be announced during Interna -
tional Days, March 8 and 9 in the
Nebraska Union, and will receive a
flight bag or a luggage cart.
In addition, the top 25 entries in
the contest will be displayed dur
ing these days.
“Many students who travel
abroad take more pictures than
they’ve ever taken in their life. Just
this (Monday) morning, I saw a
group of Oriental students out tak
ing a bunch of pictures of all the
snow,’’ Johnson said.
The main purpose of the contest
is to give students something to do
with their pictures and let them
have a chance to display their tal
ents, she said.
The entries will be judged by a
three-member jury, consisting of
Dr. Bob Kleis, Executive Dean of
International Student Affairs; Dr.
Ed Nemeth, a specialist in cross
cultural affairs; and Bruce Wen
dorff, a photography expert
“Only one of the judges is a
professional photography expert
Quality of the photos will be im
portant, but they will be judged as
amateur pictures,” she said.
Subject matter will be the key
issue, as the judges will be looking
for photos which somehow contain
cross-cultural aspects, she said.
“It really goes back to the title,
‘Cultural Angles.’ I know that
might sound elusive to applicants,
but we’re just looking for good
photos with some special cultural
interest,” Johnson said.
The photos must be at least 5 X
7 inches, and matted, which has
caused some confusion, Johnson
said.
“Some students thought that it
meant ‘matte,’ and were confused
about what to do with glossy pho
tos she said. But it means that the
photos must be mounted on mats,
which she said can be found at the
University Bookstore and the Ne
braska Bookstore.
The deadline for entries is
March 1. Although several people
have picked up applications and
information, no entries have been
received yet, Johnson said. Since
this is the first year that IES has
held “Cultural Angles,” she said
that they arc not sure how many to
expect.
Anyone wanting an application
or further information should con
tact Johnson at IES, 1237 R St.
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