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“Smash” Offspring Epitaph Grade: A Offspring is making a helluva splash with “Smash.” The Southern California punk band combines a variety of music from Jamaican ska to soulful melo dies and a heavy dose of thrash to make a truly kick-ass album. The first release, “Come Out and Play,” rocketed the album into the top of the charts. And the band’s latest release, ’‘Self Es teem,” promises to keep Offspring there. r From beginning to end, the al bum is a cacophony of spectacular songs. It starts off with “Nitro (Youth Energy)” and keeps the energetic pace until the conclud ing song “Not the One.” “Bad Habit,” Offspring’s trib ute to freeway shootings, is an in tense ride. The lyrics are not re ally sung, but shoved into the listener’s ear. Probably the best track on the album is “Genocide.” The lyrics are nothing to write home about, but the music and the guitar licks are more addictive than nicotine. “Come Out and Play” is the cut ting edge of punk. The beat and music are fantastic, and that crazy, little background refrain (“You gotta keep ‘em separated”) some how makes the song. The self-centered, depressing song “Self Esteem” is almost a complete opposite of “Come Out and Play.” But if anything, it is even more popular. The mournful, almost whining, lyrics coupled with some great instrumentation make this song a real ego trip. The rest of the album is just as strong, but one song really stands out. The ska sounds of “What Hap pened to You?” are reminiscent of the unique music of The Mighty Mighty Bosstones. The didactic lyrics almost seem out of place in the fast-paced, brass-laden tune: “Before you started tokin’ you used to have a brain / But now you don’t get even the simplest of things /1 can draw a little picture / Or even use my hands / I try to explain, but you just don’t understand.” Offspring has shown that mu sic doesn’t have to be Top-40 crap to make it. A lot of people will say Offspring is just another alterna tive band that's gone mainstream, but it's actually a band that has moved the mainstream a little closer to alternative. — Joel Strauch Friday $1.00 Bottles $1.00 Wells Saturday - - "Blind Fly" (live rock 'n* Roll) 1800 Claflin First Bank Center Manhattan, Kansas Your Aggieville Alternative Just a minute from the stadium! ' C/4.T T/iomas Jewelers Pre-Holiday Sale 20% to 65% off every item in stock Over 5,000 pieces of fine jewelry o/ZT T/Tomas Jewelers Layaway 220 N. 66th Street 0% Financing ^ . nl Open 7 Days for 12 months kaSt r ark rlaza a Week BE A TEACHER. BE A HERO. Call 1-800-45-TEACH. K'M TM( PuMcaMon World Famous West Coast Calendar Men Wednesday, October 19 730-10:30 pjn. GENTLEMAN •18 and over show r~v Ticket $5.00 Men admitted Jilifl M !l$r $7.00 at the door after 10:30 56th A Comhusker Need to update your Measles (Rubeola) shot? -■ University Health Center Measles Shot Clinic October 17, 1994 15th & U Streets. Conference Rooms A.B&C from 9-11 a.m. & 1-4 p.m. . I'M -...if. . t,M|l« 1 Cost: $10.00 No Appointment Necessary I Note All new otudenU at UNL muot ahow evidence of Immune atatua to mcoaleo (Rubeola). It you have any questions regarding this meaaies requirement call 472-7412 and aok to apeak to the liraalre Coordinator DIME DAY'S! TAN for 10 cents Saturday 8am-8pm & Sunday 12pm-6pm October 15th • 16th Register To WIN One Month Of Unlimited Tanning. — No Appointments Necessary. MAX TAN inc. HH I 477-7444 Only 5 minutes from campus in tl/AM4 n-4_I_;__. _ JL oreafe Your Own ■Thing" Complete Costum Accessories Theatrical Make-u, Hundreds of Masks Wigs, Tatoos Stage Blood Fingernails Bum Scars, Fangs and Much Morel Sears Wing Gateway Mall