‘Doo-Hop’ doesn’t come together
Release needs overhaul of fundamentals
By Joe! Schroeder
Staff Reporter
Have trouble falling asleep?
Well, forget those Ny-Tol tablets,
and go to your local record store
and gel “The Doo-Hop Legacy” by
the group Rappin Is Fundamental.
That is, if you want to waste $10.
This rap group uses different ap
proaches in its songs by using brass,
varying beats and other things, but
the combinations the group employs
just don’t come together to make
this a noteworthy album.
In one of the group’s worst songs
— and on an album this bad, that’s
saying a lot — “Them Boys arc
Getting Belter,” the music just
doesn’t get together at all. The
members are on so many different
beats in this song, it’s amazing that
the lyrics even hung together.
And when listening to “Speak
Softly,” don’t worry, your stereo is
not broken. They actually are
playing their questionable instru
Rappin Is Fundamental
“The Doo-Hop Legacy”
A&M Records
Rating: 2
Ratings are 1 (bad) to 5 (excellent).
merits that slow. How slow, you
say? Have you ever played a 45
record at 33 speed?
However, Rappin Is Fundamen
tal does have a few bright spots.
‘‘Swing of Things” is a groovy
song that resembles jazz more than
rap. The chorus is sung in impres
sive harmony. Although the group
tries to incorporate this harmony
into each song, this is about the
only instance in which they sue
ceed.
Another bright spot is “When
ever You Need an MC/I’H be
Around.” The bass line is what
makes this song worth listening to
— it adds much to the song’s pace.
The last bright spot, “Highway to
Heaven,” is another song that uses
the bass to pack a wallop. As the
group raps “Come one, come all/
We’ll all have a ball/ Together we
stand, yea/ United we fall,” listeners
will be on their feet, dancing to the
distinctive rhythm.
Other songs that round out the
album are “Now That You Know
My Name,” “You Wanna Trip,”
“Rapping is Fundamental,” “Ain’t
No Smoke (Without Fire),” “Fig
urin’ to Get III” and “I Wonder if
She Thinks of Me.” None are
particularly noteworthy — or worth
listening to, for that matter.
Inside the cover, the group states
its group equation: Doo-Wop +
Hip-Hop = Doo-Hop. If it wasn’t
for a few bright spots, that equation
Mortal
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moments happen in connection with
Jimmy’s death. When Joyce wails to
a family member, “How do I tell my
son his father’s in heaven?” the fam
ily member replies: “I wouldn’tcount
on it.”
The movie leaves one with a per
sistent feeling of “so what?” Instead
of caring what happens to these people,
all anyone wants to do is look at their
watches. And all the annoying plot
twists at the film’s end serve to do is
annoy the audience.
Moore, Willis and Headley all
appear to be sleepwalking through
their roles. All sport extremely bad
North Jersey accents; although this
farce is supposed to be talcing place in
Bayonne, N.J., no one who’s ever
been near there would believe these
people are for real. Guess the dia
logue coach was on a doughnut break
during the entire filming time for this
stinker.
Moore, in particular, turns in a
halfihcarted attempt as Cynthia, the
catalyst that sets the film’s action
rolling. It’s amazing that Moore (this
film’s co-producer as well as star)
would choose to follow up her smash
movie, “Ghost,” with something so
obviously destined to fail at the box
office. Although she is a talented
actress, this piece of work, even though
different from other movies she’s done,
will not add to her marketability.
Willis appears to have fun as the
rotten slcazeball in this film, but he
could have given it a stronger effort.
At times, Willis seems to be parody
ing Jimmy rather than playing him —
which doesn’t do much for the film’s
believability. And Headley adds a
spark of life as Joyce, but it is a weak
spark.
Giving this movie a 1 1/2 rating is
very generous. The only tragedy about
this tragedy-suspense film is that the
film’s stars agreed to appear in it.
“Mortal Thoughts” is playing at
the Plaza 4 Theatres, 12th and P streets.
Escape
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“I think that confuses a lot of people
because it’s hard to put us in a bracket,
you know,” Steel said. “In Europe
we’ve got a much more rock ‘n’ roll
audience than we have in the States.
And I think that’s probably because
of our chart success in the Stales. I
think our target is everybody. We try
to appeal to as many people as pos
sible.”
The lead singer got his start as an
extra traveling with a band. He paid
his dues in the lower ranks, then coaxed
one of his friends into showing him
how to play the guitar.
But right now Steel said he wouldn’t
want to be doing anything else but
singing with The Escape Club. He
said he is happy with the band and
with his role jn it.
And it is The Escape Club’s music
that has helped the band make a name
for itself.
“Musically, 1 think the best aspect
of the band is our songwriting,” Steel
said. “We take songwriting more
seriously than guitar solos. I think
that (idea) kind of comes through.”
Steel said The Escape Club would
like to tour in the future as an opening
band for the right group — that is, if
the rest of its album is a success. But
right now, band member’s hands are
full with wnting music and lyrics for
another album.
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would equal Doo-Doo.
Musicians on the album include
Easy Mo Bee on the drums and key
boards, Shlomo Sonnenfeld on lead
guitar, Barry Kolsky on rhythm gui
tar, Neil Bowman doing the bass
and lead guitars and, finally, Tomie
on keyboards.
If R.I.F. would happen to make a
legacy to this album, one would
hope they could draw from some
different fundamentals.
Fishbone
Continued from Page 8
frenzy/ Forgive us for we have no
control or self-respect”
The album’s varied musical con
tent and excellent musicianship arc
highlighted by die classic ska “House
work, heavy metal “Behavior Con
trol Technician” and power reggae
“Pray to the Junkiemaker.” In addi
tion to soul and punk rock, Fishbone
throws in a New Orleans blues death
march to explore yet another musical
avenue. Despite the combination of
genres, all of the elements have a
distincdy Fishbone touch provided
by its usual horn section.
The work closes with one of its
best numbers, the single “Sunless
Saturday.” The song leads in with
acoustic guitar and explodes with rock
‘n’ roll intensity. It appropriately sums
up the anxiety felt through the whole
album and yet maintains that con
stant hint of hope.
Writer Kendall Jones wonders if
“the charcoal gray and brown around
me/ Is just the mirror of my tainted
soul/ I think the sun will never visit
- it-—
'The Reality of My
Surroundings’ may
seem like a big bite to
chew for some, but the
album is one that re
quires careful listening
to appreciate.
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my sky/ Until the truth is seen by each
and every eye.” The song will un
doubtedly make its way to the ranks
of alternative classics.
“The Reality of My Surroundings”
may seem like a big bite to chew for
some, but the album is one that re
quires careful listening to appreciate.
As a whole, it creates a distinct theme
by cleverly focusing all of the musi
cal elements working within it, and
its intense rebelliousness easily makes
it one of the best new releases in the
last two years.
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40 Instruct,on 100 Apartments For Rent
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1990 19* specialized Crossroad*. 21 -speed Shimano
gears, like new. $295 obo Gary. 467-4478
1990 Trek ' 200,4 month old racing bike. 8425 obo.477
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24‘ Schwinn Super Spoil, 12 sp. Shimano 600. index
shift. H20 cages, excellent condition. $425. 483-2660.
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Schwinn Super Lefour. Excellent condition. Lois of ex
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taking best offer. 436-8181._
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Dorm Pits tor sale Delivered and inatalled. $94.23. Call
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White French Provincial dresser. Six drawers, large mir
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14' color TV with remote control. 3 years old $300.ooo.
Peugot ten-speed $150 786 2216.
Adjustable drafting table. 30“ x 42". like new. Call 477
Contemporary couch, dean. new. $165; electronic hu
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GAPS complete MCAT test preparation kit. 477 6453.
Kyosho Bums R/C Car. Capable of 60mph Complete
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Alpine 7180 pullout, digital cassette, selectable tader,
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Kenwood component stereo. 150 watts per channel.
$450 489-5467
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