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At times, Wilco ends up in the no man’s land between soul-search ing and slap-happiness, but at other times, it balances all its diverse elements and produces unique and promising music. It is hard to think of any other band that has made banjos rock as hard as Wilco. Wilco takes the standard country-stringed instru ments and pulls off heavy jams with them. Elsewhere, mandolins, Dobros and pedal steel all belt out uncharacteristic romping tunes that propel the band into uncharted ter ritories. The second track on the album, “Casino Queen,” is a blatant rip off of the Rolling Stones’ “Honky Tonk Women.” The song is so fun, though, that its plagiarism is for givable. Just like the Stones, every member of Wilco chimes in on the sing-along tune. Wilco even makes an aside to the Stones by using the same ‘Tm-with-an-ugly-woman because-I’m-drunk” cliche as Honky Tonk Women.” Wilco serves up a genuine hoe down on “That’s Not the Issue.” The tongues are placed firmly in cheek as the banjos blaze and the square-dance beats get the booty moving. (At least I hope the tongues are firmly in cheek.) “It’s Just That Simple” is a back water country blues moan backed by crying pedal steel. Wilco really milks the tearful wailing sound of the pedal steel on this track to match the lamentations of the lyr ics. In the final analysis, Wilco proves that grunge on acoustic guitars has been country folk mu sic all along. With the wide airplay of Nirvana’s unplugged show and the acceptance of artists like Beck, perhaps Wilco’s sound is really just the wave of the near future. — Jason Gildow Nine “Nine Livez” Profile Records Grade: B Ever since the West Coast be gan commercially dominating hip hop, the New York side has suf fered, especially those from the Boogie Down Bronx, the birth place of the genre. Observe the entrance of Nine. This roughneck hails from the same borough as KRS-ONE and com mands respect. You may be familiar with his first single, “Whutcha Want?,” a funky little number using some surprising violin samples. Of course, the real hook is Nine’s gravel-tinted voice. His voice is what sets Nine apart. The essence of hip hop is to find something new and original and incorporate it into the music. Some times it is the samples, the flow, or the message, but here it is his voice. Not to say that Nine rests on his vocal tricks to carry the album; far from it. The album is backed with interesting and sometimes innova tive sounds, not to mention that Nine writes great lyrics. A close line to “Whatcha Want” is drawn with “Da Fundamental,” a lyrically terrific track that also uses violins as a hook. The tracks’ strong presence con tinues throughout the album, from the KRS-ONE sample in “Ova Confident” to the laid-back flow of “Fo’eva Blunted.” Nine’s voice lends itself well to a dance-hall reggae style, similar to gravel-voiced Buju Banton. Not so coincidentally, “Who U Won Test” and “Ta Rass” both have a dance-hall flavor to them. Another good duo comes in “Redrum” and “Everybody Won Heaven (Redrum the remix).” The hard-edged original track gets a smoother feel the second time out, with more emphasis on the hook line. Finally, Nine has made no at tempt to hide the fact that he re sents Snoop Doggy Dogg for Snoop’s claim that Snoop is the very best MC. “Hit Em Like This” is Nine’s dis on Snoop. It probably would have been better left off. Nine has come up with a solid, unique debut album that lets ev eryone enjoy East Coast flavor while earning respect. — Greg Schick foe 2Jb v/AYs •fo heifSAve^Me €^e^cAU 1-800-^88-0887. Before Graduation, Remember to... Sell Us Your Books! CITY CAMPUQ: NEBRASKA UNION (LOWER LEVEL) APRIL 24 - APRIL 27 (MON - THUR8) 8:30 - 5:30 APRIL 28 (FRIDAY) 8:30 - 5:00 MAY 1- MAY 4 (MON - THUR8) 8:30 - 5:30 MAY 5 (FRIDAY) 8:30 - 5:00 EAST CAMPUS: EAST UNION (GARDEN LEVEL) APRIL 28 (FRIDAY) 9:00 - 4:30 MAY 1 - MAY 5 (MON - FRI) 9:00 - 4:30 Video Continued from Page 9 it’s not “Invasion of the Body Snatch ers.” Yeah, right. Evil alien presences that take over human bodies have come to Earth with conquest on their minds. Gosh, that sounds AMAZINGLY like “Invasion of the Body Snatch ers,” doesn’t it? Skip this one. “Forrest Gump” — Gump hap pens, this time at the video store. An Academy Award winner in six categories — including Best Direc tor, Actor, and Picture — “Forrest Gump” was the second-highest gross ing film of 1994, right behind “The Lion King.” The film is truly heartwarming and amazing, but will be tough to CPR can keep your love alive find. Video stores will stock doz ens, but everyone and their “Life is like a box of chocolate”-quoting broth ers will want to rent it. And if you haven’t seen it yet, you should, too. This story of a simple man’s not so-simple life is touching and ex pertly told. PICK OF THE WEEK — It’s Dead Week, followed by Finals Week, so everybody will be tense and in need of some comic relief. The obvious solution is ... “Spaceballs.” This flick is an absolute hoot, spoofing “Star Wars,” “Alien” and “Planet of the Apes,” just to name a few. Look for John Hurt (of the origi nal “Alien”) suffering from some more “stomach problems.” “Spaceballs” has something to tickle everybody’s funny bone. 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