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Album proves group’s maturity <Sack Full of Silver’ IP a golden achievement twtw~ t white; : ROPE-j By Brian Meves Staff Reporter Thin White Rope “Sack Full Of Silver" RCA, Hurry up and grab ahold of the Thin White Rope. "Sack Full Of Silver,” the band’s fourth album proves to be its best yet. Lead singcr/guitarist, Guy Kyser, has one of the most interesting voices in the music industry. His voice glit ters with both fear and danger, para noia and melancholy. He could easily be compared to Johnny Cash or Tom Petty, with his awe-inspiring ability to carry the song only with his voice, leaving the music almost ignored. But don’t ignore the music totally, even though most of it is fairly ele mentary stuff. There are some unique and appealing tangles of guitars and bass mixed in occasionally, with sofl and slow drumbeats. But other than that, Kyser’s voice dominates the entire album. On the album sleeve, the band points out that all of the songs on the album look shape while they were on the road. This is clearly evident throughout the entire album. Each song has a distinctively different meaning and sound from the next Also on the sleeve, the band said that the best songs on the album are “.. .fat round songs. Some are clumsy, like they have magnets buried inside off-center; some have lots of little spikes sticking out all over, but these might be bluffing. The best songs are s;hapcd sort of like boobs.” Interesting concept. The opening track, “Hidden Lands,” is probably the best song on the album. It sounds a little like a Buffalo Springfield song right out of the 1970s. The soft, enjoyable music meshes neatly with the intelligent vocals. „. , ,, Side one’s last song, The Ghost is a softand mellow tune, in which the lead singer sings in an “Amazing Grace’’-like way. In the song, he talks about all of the bad memories he’s had. r Side two takes on more of a coun try feel than the somewhat psyche delic side one. “Diesel Man” is about a bum in Denver. The song has an interesting sound to it, to say the least. Through out, it sounds like the guitarist s delay pedal accidentally jammed and no body knew how to fix it. The last song, “On The Floe, takes on a country feeling of some band sitting in a bar gulping whiskey and singing about a frozen lake in Sweden. Thin White Rope has been matur ing a lot over the years and “Sack Full Of Silver” is a fine example of this. .. The band said that this album in cluded the usual number ol mistakes to let out the evil spirits. Not too many evil spirits were let out. Hanna Continued from Page 9 earth. We’re responsible for holds or your records, tuition increases, park ing violations, bookstore pricing limits lost library books, stuff like that.” “Heavy,” I said. “We rule with a heavy hand an< our aim is to ruin at least some aspec of every single day you experience 01 this campus.” “You’re doing a good job,’’I said - “You keep saying‘we.’Who is‘we’?’ * “Well, to be honest, 1 do most o | the dirty work. I’m really not ai I apprentice. I’m more of an adviser l We just use the term apprentice ti ■ keep the overlord of Hell happy.” “I sec,” I said. “And whoexactl; | is the overlord of Hell?’’ “He or she changes every year ■ We pick up one UNL student eacl ■ fall and allow that person to be tb I purveyor of pain on campus. Thi I year, our overlord was exceptional!; I lucky as he was also named to be th I president of ASUN,' ’ he said. “You don’t mean ... ?” I “Yep,” Fit/waiter said. “Brya | Hill is the overlord of Hell.” I sat stunned for a second. I kne' ■ Bryan back in high school. We use [ to compete against one another i I high school debate contests. He seeme | like such a nice guy. ■ Then, as if reading my thought [ Fit/waiter responded. “Oh Bryan’s still a nice guy. Yc I sec, the oveilord of Hell is really ju I a figurehead. It’s just a position l j pad your resume,’ ’ explained Fitzwa ter. ‘‘Wow, his must be mighty plump by now,” I said. * ‘Oh yeah, and if he wanted to, he could make your life at UNL abso 1 lutely miserable.” ‘‘Is that why Love Library is so ’ hot?” I asked. ‘‘Oh yeah,” he said. “That was . my idea actually. I thought it would be funny if we turned up the heat 1 down here and baked you little mo 1 rons out while you studied. “He-hc-he,” he chuckled. “Well, I don’t think that’s very ’ funny. You’re really mak»ng a lot of F UNL students sad. I think you should i stop,” I said defiantly. “Watch your tongue or I’ll really ) ruin your day.” “Just try it, you shriveled up little f toad. It’s lime someone put a stop tc you.” . "Okay. Ifthat’showyouwantit,” i he said. “We’ll just sec how you’d 5 like it if the financial aid office losl s your tuition refund check.” f He began typing furiously at 2 : computer terminal in front of him. “Go ahead, you misery-monger Sec if I care,” 1 said, n “And perhaps every class yoi register for next semester will be full.” v More furious typing, cj “Ha, ha, ha. Just try to hurt me,” n I said. d “Why, you impudent little flea maybe a touch of academic probalior s, will change your little tune.” Filzwalter was now typing furi u ously at his keyboard, trying to un »t load every possible hardship that coulc o befall a UNL student. His eyes grev I- large and frenzied. ■ -- The ‘ ‘clack-clack” of the keys had reached a fervor pitch, and soon smoke began to pour from the computer. “Uh ... Fitzwalter, I think you’re overloading your...” “Quiet, imbecile!” he snapped. ‘‘How about a lost student ID card, and maybe a few long lines at the Union bookstore...” BOOM! His computer blew up. He cried a moan of angst and screamed... “My baby!” The walls began crumbling, and it quickly dawned on me that I had broken the spine of UNL Hell. The ceiling began to cave in, and Fitzwal tcr wept bitter tears. I dashed for the elevator and made it inside just as the lobby totally imploded. I rode the elevator back up to the basement level and staggered out to safety. My eyes landed on the dead student I had seen earlier. He began to transform back to a normaL living human. 1 noticed that the air temperature had fallen to a very comfortable 72 degrees. “Cool,” 1 said. 1 had broken the grip of UNL hell, i No longer would misery reign on our campus. My, what a good thing I had done. Now Bryan could concentrate on his job as ASUN president, 1 could , conccnuate on my high-esteem job as i a book shelvcr, and nobody at UNL would ever be unhappy again. Yet another happy ending. I Hanna is a senior theater major and a t Daily Nebraskan Arts & Entertainment col umnist and reporter. Revenge Continued from Page 9 pealing. The Costner acting talent, as well as the Costner grin, is out in full force in “Revenge.” Stowe is consistently believable and very good as Miryea. Miryca goes from living in the lap of luxury to living a very gritty, unpleasant existence, and Stowe portrays this feeling very well. Quinn is ruthless as Tiburon. Quinn is able to inject some likabilily into his character, but Tiburon is still a very bad man. Quinn gives a fine performance. lent film with no shortage of blood and guts. However, the violence is not necessarily gratuitous; it is in the film for a reason and is central to the plot. Not pleasant to look at, cer tainly, but necessary. The cinematography in this film is beautifully done. “Revenge” was filmed on location in Mexico, Puerto Vallarta, Durango, Cuernavaca, Mexico City and approximately 45 other sites. Director of photography Jeffrey Kimball and the crew did a beautiful job of selecting filming sites and filming them at the limes of the day that show the locations to their fullest advantage. “Revenge” is playing at the Plaza r — — J m^n J I 475-6363 J 50* off Any Pizza I Name___ | Address_ Limited delivery area Expires June 15. 1990 fc—————— ————■ mm mm „ mm mm mm mm mm Mi Mi l 475-6363 $1.00 off Any Pizza 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Name___ Address___ Umited delivery area Expires June 15,1990 ■ mi Mi Mi mm mm mm bm bm ■■ ^m u lupcupc] I FREE UNIVERSITY ~ I I KRISHNAMURT1 | A Nature Of The Mind" 7:00-9:00 PM February 20, 1990 I UFO’S: GOVERNMENT COVER-UP, AND THE ABSOLUTE TRUTH! | IXWUI^V 13 Oil vAU vlllvl J » IV/ —’ lente^iffljnent _ Duffy*s to host bands on Wednesday I he super-psychouc grunge band, the God Bullies, will play at Duffy’s Tavern, 1412 O St. on Wednesday nighl The band hails from Minneapo lis and specializes in terrorizing Midwestern runts in capital cities. Opening will be The Big Thing, anuij) and coming rcggae/hard-core Cover charge for the show is $4 and listeners must be 21 to attend. The show starts at 10 p.m. MANKIND ON THE BRINK A Multi-media presentation on Biblical Prophecy Current Events • Armageddon • 666 • Mark of the Beast Wednesday, February 21st, 7:00 - 8:15pm Love Library Auditorium - Free Admission Sponsored by Great Commission Students for ( hrist