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■MUSIC REVIEWS Stone Temple Pilots “Purple” Virgin Records jtm The Stone Temple Pilots are back in the cockpit again. But they’re flying a lot mel lower plane this time. “Purple,” STP’s second album, is com prised of a whole different spectrum of music than the band’s triple-platinum debut album, “Core.” The first release from “Purple” was also on the soundtrack to “The Crow.” “Big Empty” is a laidback song with a great refrain and fits in well with the 1 ighler aspect of the album. Unfortunately, this song was beaten to death by overplay on the airwaves. The album’s second release (and easily the best track) is “ Vasolinc.” A downer with a great riff, it is also in danger of suffering the same fate as “Big Empty.” Delving past the songs that have been overplayed on the radio, the heart of the album can be reached. The first track,“Meat Plow” has a distinctive “Core” sound to it. Joined by songs like “Army Ants” and “‘ Un glued,’” a short and fast blast of musical energy, it gives the album its heavier side. On the flip side of the intensity coin, there are “Interstate Love Song,” a slow and pow erful song with a really pleasing tune, and “Kitchenware and Candybars,” a weird-ti tled song with a catchy refrain. A darker track with some really wacky lyrics, “Lounge Fly” breaks up any pattern that the album may be trying to establish. “Pins in me / pins in me, in me you kill me / the lounge fly / the fly you bring me /1 think I’m free / but the dogs they won’t release — Joel Strauch Souled Out Blues “Magnificent, emotion-drenched electric blues... solos are on a par with B.B. King’s; his slide swoops and soars. His gritty voice choked with passion, Luther delivers a fever-and-chills performance.” -GUITAR PLAYER LIVE! Thursday, June 30th @ THE ZOO 136 N. 14th Street Lincoln ALSO: Acoustic performance on 6/30 at 5:1 5pm @ TWISTERS 1339 “O” Street location \ E R All W f ^ VA A A,’ * X . Soul FixirT Man, the first U.S. release from blues legend Luther Allison in over I 0 years! -ftL On Alligator CD’s and cassettes .-to#;* ON SALE NOW 10.97 CD 6.97 CS Available at Twisters Music & Gifts • 1339 'O" St. 434-2500 • East Park Plaza 434-2510 • 6105 “O" St. 434-2520 • 48th & Van Dorn 434-2530 • Nebraska Crossing Factory Outlet Mall 402-332-5500 One-name films top videos A very lopsided week in the video stores. Two monster hits, one film that barely played here and another that never made it here, plus a pick-of thc-week for all the adrenaline freaks. “Tombstone” — A very bloody telling of the story of Wyatt Earp (Kurt Russell) and his brothers, Mor gan and Virgil (Bill Paxton and Sam Elliott, respectively). They intend on rebuilding their lives, but end up in a war against the ruthless Cowboys, who wear red sashes. Great performances from Russell and Elliott, as well as Michael Bichn (“Aliens”) as the mysterious Johnny Ringo, but the crown goes to Val Kilmer as the ailing Doc Holliday. His performance is absolutely hyp notic, and well worth seeing. “Tombstone” shouldn’t be buried on shelves. “Geronimo” — Surprisingly enough, a film more concerned with history than marketing. Unfortunate ly, this didn’t keep the bigwigs from putting the film’s true star down to fourth billing. The story of the surrender of Geronimo and his refusal to be con tained in a reservation or accept the ways of the “White-Eyes.” The movie is not just battle se quences; it is about a struggle be tween two different ideologies, nei ther of which will bend in the least. 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Wasn’t here long enough to sec, but the performance from Channing was said to be incredible. Flip a coin. “Gunmen” — This one never made it here. A story starring Christo pher Lambert, Mario Van Peebles, and Patrick Stewart (as a bad guy, no less!). We have a search for buried trea sure, but considering “Gunmen" was never sent here, the quality is ques tionable. PICK-OF-THE-WEEK — It’s summertime, thus necessitating a sum mertime film. Anyone out there ever go to sum mer camp? Was it anything like they had in “Meatballs?” One of Bill Murray’s most hilari ous performances, he stars as an offi cial at a summer camp specializing in pranks, bizarre antics, and more pranks. Go find it. — Gerry Beltz Con artists not related to UNL From Stott Reports _ A number of individuals are claim ing they are University of Ncbraska Lincoln athletes in order to con peo ple into buying magazine subscrip tions, according to UNL police, Ken Caublc, chief of UNL police, said that these individuals, who arc not afTiliatcd with UNL’s athletic pro grams, arc soliciting people at malls and possibly going door-to-door. They are telling people that they arc Corhuskers athletes who must sell magazines subscriptions to cam their scholarships, Caublc said. UNL Athletic Director Bill Byrne denounced the scheme. “We do not condone any activity that misrepre sents the athletic department or de ceives our fans,” he said.