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Eyes Continued from Page 9 around the world.” She has merchan dise from all over South America, including Ecuador and Guatemala. Haiti’s wares are represented, as is merchandise from the states, she said. The store carries a good selection of local artists’ works as well — from jewelry to artwork. Eyes of the World carries a large selection of what Geis calls “con science-raising” bumper stickers, jew elry, clothing, wall hangings and oth er decorating items. “Any time I can carry anything made with recycled paper I get those too,” she said. While the clothing selection we ighs in more for women than men, Geis said the store stocked clothing items that should appeal to both genders. Sweaters from Ecuador, hats, gloves and mukluks — slippers with leather soles—are some of her more popular items. She’s also waiting on some holi day shipments, which will include “velvet dresses and some nice bou tique things.” Winter will bring more varied items as well, she said, includ ing warm leggings and wintery shirts. While the first months of business have been good overall, the shop has had its share of mishaps, Geis said. Flowers and plants placed in the - ii My store would never fit into a mall. I’would never fit into a mall. — Geis storefront’s window boxes kept get ting destroyed, so Geis said she “gave up on that idea.” Also, the shop didn’t escape the tyranny of the “beer gut” bandit. Luck ily the vandal’s permanent black magic marker wasn’t so permanent on poly urethane, and Geis managed to save the sponge-painted door from perma nent damage. Geis returned to Lincoln last fall after a stint living in Santa Cruz. She returned for two reasons, she said. She missed her friends and family, and she wanted to open her own business. Originally, Geis planned on open ing a coffee house, but after a little research she found she didn’t know enough about it. Instead she focused on something she knew more about. “I’ve always loved ethnic coun tries,” she said. After working retail for many years, she said she thought “what the heck — I should try it. And Eyes of the World was born. Geis said she did a lot of research and a lot of library work in an attempt to give her store a realistic feel. Short ly before she opened she made her first trip to South America. “It was only for 10 days, but it gave me a little boost, especially price-, wise.” By directly buying merchandise she was able to offer her customers authentic products for less, she said. Keeping prices down is a big con cern, she said. The store concentrates on keeping prices as reasonable as possible. “We’re just starting to take off,” Geis said. “We have things priced for minimum-wage workers and profes sionals as well.” Her clientele is varied, she said. Eyes of the World generally appeals to an “open-minded alternative-liv ing” type of people. “My store would never fit into a mall,” Geis said, laughing. “1 would never fit into a mall.” Spooktacular Anniversary Sale Uusker Campus Recreation Center • Monday - Saturday • 10:00 am - 6:00 pm ausker non-stop Cocks. 1201 “Q” Street *475-2679 330 N. 48th Street *466-8159 Bag the Coin-Op Blues. Get over to Kinko’s. We have lots of high-quality machines that collate, staple and copy both sides. We do full color copies and offer a huge choice of papers. kinl<o*i the copy center Courtesy Epic “Vs.” Pearl Jam Epic Call it “Five Against One ” call it untitled or call it “Vs.,” but call this release the further develop ment of a band struggling with success. The music on “Vs.” won’t allow you to pin down one description— much like the band itsell. But if you’re looking for more top-40 hits like those on the terrifyingly suc cessful “Ten,” you’ll be sorry. Pearl Jam seems out to limit its audience. In this effort, the band has switched to producer Brendan O’Brien, and drummer Dave Abbruzzese, who’s played with the band before, makes his Pearl Jam album debut. There’s no one attitude preva lent in the album. It’s a little bit of everything — very diverse. There are sarcastic pop tunes and hard nosed aggressiveness. Adrenaline-pumping tunes kick off the album, but it heads into slowed-down acoustic melodies like “Daughter” and “Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town,” a stunning break from the band’s usual one-word titles. Eddie Vedder has again provid ed disturbing lyrics to decipher. You get the impression Vedder must be on the brink of suicide with all the real-life experiences he relays through his songs. Some think that is what drives Pearl Jam. But the true highlight, apparent on almost every song on “Vs.,” is when the music finds a groove and the band builds off it. Vedder’s lyrics are only part of the groove. This release is the band’s state ment against all those who hyped Pearl Jam as “the band of the 90s.” You’ll probably never hear that directly from the band. As always, the members arc shying away from talking about what this album and its songs are about. Pearl Jam is huge and there is no going back. But Gossard, Abbruzzese, Ament, McCready and Vedder don ’ t have the mindset of a successful band, and that is what will allow them to keep developing with more releases like “Vs.” — Jeffrey Robb niisif. * Tit*: miittfix lUWcaHnr 1!< Courtesy Immortal/Epic “Judgment Night — Music from the Motion Picture** Various Artists Immortal/Epic “Bang your head to this!” screams Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E in the, “Judgment Night” soundtrack’s second track, “Another Body Mur dered,” performed with Faith No More. This sons is one of the best tracks on a album devoted to a new xx X theme: bringing together all musi cians from opposite ends of the musical spectrum. Ten rap groups and 11 rock/alternative groups teamed up in pairs to create new sounds and complement each oth er’s styles. A full range of rap and rock styles arc represented here, from a Teenage Fanclub and De La Soul’s mellow collaboration, to an Ice-T and Slayer thrash metal scrcamfest. The excellent pairing of these groups and their abilities to com bine lyrics and instrumentation lead to dramatically original music. For example, the hard-rocking Biohazard style is paired with the “Mad Face” of Onyx on the title cut. Onyx hits hard with the song, which should have been included on the group’s debut album “Bacdafucup.” Biohazard does not seem to mind the angry, chaotic lyrics — they just keep rocking IUUU. On a more laid-back beat, Teen age Fanclub and De La Soul sam ple a Tom Petty song to create “Failin’.” De La turns back their own clock to make “Failin’” a “3 Feet High and Rising/ Bandwagonesque” performance. Ice-T sheds his Bodycount coat and teams up with Slayer to create “Disorder/ Produced by Rick Rubin, and mixed by Rubin and Slayer, this intense track features howling vocals by both Ice and Slayer. Cypress Hill is the only group to appear twice on the album, once with Sonic Youth on “I Love You Mary Jane,” another in the long line of Cypress Hill’s pro-marijua na songs, and again with Pearl Jam in the CD bonus track “Real Thing,” possibly the most anticipated com bination. <• <» ■' —K “Just Another Victim” was the first release from the album, out long before the movie. Here, Hel met and House of Pain join forces. Although a good combination, the song ends up with two distinct parts, separating the groups. This split group syndrome occurs in several tracks, but is most noticeable here. The other tracks include duets from Living Colour and Run D.M.C., Mudhoney and Sir Mix A-Lot, Therapy? and Fatal, and another standout from the classic alternative band Dinosaur Jr. and West Coast rapper Del the Funkc Homosapicn in a slammin’ alterna tive rap track. Completely original in its con ception, this soundtrack adds much to the movie, but stands alone as the new standard for rock/rap team ups. —Greg Schick and JoefStrauch “Spare Ass Annie and Other Tales” William Burroughs and The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy Island Will iam Burroughs is one of the most formidable intelligences in American literature. The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy is arguably the most intelligent voice in pop music to day. Together — in Island Records new release “Spare Ass Annie and Other Tales” — these artists are just a little much. It’s almost unbelievable that anything, any mere background music, could tear a listener’s atten tion from the death-like humorous tones of “uncle Bill” — as one cut on the album calls him. See CD on 11