Death
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gives the ironic message that all ef
forts to artificially and vainly beau
tify oneself and look younger are not
much different than painting veneer
on a dead body to make for proper,
socially desired viewing.
Special effects arc not dazzlingly
noticeable in the film until the latter
i
half, when they are used to convey a
rather twisted sense of humor.
The whole of the movie is set in a
similar, strangely humored vein, which
is neither comfortable nor satisfying.
One never can build up a good
belly laugh nor thrill to good drama.
The themes of aging, vanity and
death are never comfortable or set
tling to face, and this movie did not
have the saving grace of skill to deal
with them effectively.
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Allen-Farrow fight gets TV ban
NEW YORK (AP) — A judge
barred microphones and television
cameras from a hearing Tuesday in
Woody Allen’s public child-cus
tody dispute.
The director’s ex-lover, Mia Far
row, planned to attend, but Allen
— who sued for custody of their
three children Aug. 13 — did not,
their publicists said.
Justice Phyllis Gangcl-Jacob de
cided Monday against television
and radio coverage of Tuesday’s
hearing aftcrlawycrs for both sides
asked for the ban. Normally, cus
tody hearings are closed to the public
to protect the children.
r—..
The dispute has been compli
cated by child abuse allegations
against Allen and by allegations of
his romance with Farrow’s adopted
daughter Soon-Yi Farrow Previn,
believed to be between 19 and 21.
Allen is seeking custody of
Satchel, 4 1/2, his biological son
with Farrow, and their adopted
thildren, Dylan, 7, and Moses, 14.
He has charged that Farrow is an
unfit mother.
Connecticut and New York au
thorities arc also investigating al
legations — denied by Allen —
that he sexually abused the 7-year
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Testament is Eric Peterson, Greg Christian, Chuck Billy, Louie Clemente and Alex Skolnick.
Testament rocks again
Band highlights
issues of society
Testament
“The Ritual”
Atlantic Records
For heavy metal lovers of the world,
Testament has come up with the ulti
mate rockin’ thrash album with “The
Ritual.”
Starting their career in 1987, this
five-man band produced “The Leg
acy,” and moved on to create “The
New Order,” “Practice What You
Preach,” “Souls of Black” and “Seen
Between the Lines.”
With the help from producer Tony
Platt, “The Ritual” is the band’s best
yet. „
Other than complicated lyrics, the
rhythmic beat and heavy guitar strum
ming almost persuade listeners to move
their heads in an up and down fash
ion.
But isn’t heavy metal music Sa
tanic?
Not this album.
Singing about everyday problems,
Testament has a grasp on reality,
despite being a lad depressing.
“The Sermon” presents the per
verse problems within our political
system today. It was inspired by David
Duke and how a man so controversial
could rise so far in the chain of au
thority.
“As the Seasons Grey” is a song
about growing older and having a
hard lime dealing with birthdays.
“Let Go of My World” captures
the problem of society misled by
lies.
Work, sleep, eat. “Deadline” is
about an individual who lives that
repetitive process day af»pr d y and
hates it.
Gloominess ol society aside, “The
Ritual" is about those things that help
people get through each day.
With inspiration from bands such
as Raven, Judas Priest, the Scorpions
and Iron Maiden, Testament slowly
built its own type of music and write
its own songs.
Accused of being the Bay Area
Mctallica, Testament has dedicated
itself long and hard to acquiring its
own sound and music. |
Worshipping the devil is not on
the list of criteria for this heavy metal
band, but be sure and wear your crash
helmet.
— Stacie Hakel
John Oorka s new release leads
listeners down road of emotions
John Gorka
“Temporary Road”
High Street Records
Lazy Sundays, rainy evenings,
relaxing drives along a country road.
. . these arc images evoked by the
latest effort by John Gorka.
“Temporary Road” grabs a hold of
its listener with its casy-listcning/folk/
country flavor. The musicianship is
especially strong and solid.
By way of comparison, Gorka’s
voice and style sound so much like
James Taylor that it often seems
“Temporary Road" is “New Moon
Shine” or any Taylor release.
However, Gorka has his own
musical signature in the form of the
themes of his music.
In addition to the “I-lovc-this
woman-more than-life” songs, Gorka
also uses his music to express his
feelings about such weighty subjects
as war (with “The Gypsy Life”) and
crime and punishment (with “Vinnic
Charles is Free” and “Grand Lar
ceny”).
Another way in which Gorka dif
fers from Taylor is that his music has
more of a country feel than Taylor’s.
Helping Gorka to attain the qual
ity sounds of his third album arc
keyboardist Scan Hopper (Huey
Lewis), singers Nanci Griffith and
Cliff Ebcrhardl, drummer Denny
Fongheiser, Mike Harshall of the
Modem Mandolin Quartet, and Roy
Rogers, John Lee Hooker’s producer.
“Temporary Road” lakes the lis
tener on a journey along Gorka’s road
of emotions and world awareness.
The journey leads to places all over
the country — places where Gorka
has lived and observed the people.
For example, “Vinnie Charles is
Free” was begun in Portland, Ore.,
and finished in Mexico.
“This song came about after over
hearing a conversation in a bar....
The waitress was talking on the pay
phone, inviting a friend to a party for
her uncle, who was getting out of
jail,” is the explanation on the liner
notes. .
This tune and others arc based
partly in fact, but Gorka allowed his
imagination to fill in the blanks when
he didn’t know the truth or his own
version was belter.
The sounds and music arc gor
geous and relaxing, and the lyrics are
fresh and thought-provoking. Once in
music collections, “Temporary Road”
won’t be temporary.
— Shannon Uehling
f
John Gorka
Records
John Gorka s third release, “Temporary Road”
