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Music Reviewsi The Simple Ones “Worth the Weight” Shangri-La Records Grade: B+ I’ve got to agree with Jim from Superchunk that the Simple Ones have terrible cover art. Tbe pack aging is sorely lacking and actu ally misleading, making them look like some cheesy frat band. But I ■ again have to agree with Jim when I say that, despite what’s on the cover, the music is brilliant. Though the sound borrows a bit from the Grifters, “Worth the Weight” cams its name. It is, in fact, a highly anticipated debut among the Memphis scene, and I think it’s safe to say that because the group waited so long and al-w lowed itself to develop, the end result is so worthwhile. Whatever the case, with a healthy discography, the respect of the Grifters, and a good reputa tion as a live act, they definitely had something to prove. And it’s somewhat noticeable. Instead of resorting to the safety and ease of straightforward college rock, the group toys with its sound a bit, manipulating both the music and the production. The result is a very diverse al bum, which doesn’t adhere to the theory that youth necessaril^quals a garage rock debut. Whether they’re writing quick, bass-driven, bluesy ditties filled with guitar hooks and swerving patterns like “Pen," “The Wrath of God" or “Ms. Ogyny," or slow building, sonic like “Rift City” and “Cleary, Herbert,” the Simple Ones proves its maturity. In the more experimental tracks, like the instrumental “Hubba Hubba,” “Pleasurefmger” and the humorously-titled “Disco Infer nal,” the knobs of the studio’s soundboard are taken full advan tage of, and the audience benefits. The roots of indie rock are kept, though, even thieving a Replace ments riff chord in “Toothpaste.” Sadly enough, former drummer Mark Miller does a better job than his replacement, Roy Berry. Fur thermore, Jared McStay hasn’t quite developed lyrically, offering incredible lines like, “There is a chalk outline, by the check-out line,” and the cocky, “So, let’s get something straight, you genius,” but ruining things with, “It’s not too late to change the U.S.A.” Nonetheless, not much is miss ing from this tasty little dish of assorted treats that reminds us once again that good things do come from Southern labels. — Matt Kudlacz “Telecommunication Break down” Emergency Broadcast Network TVT Records Grade: B (without CD-ROM), A (with CD-ROM) If you have a computer with a CD-ROM and think you know what multimedia is, check out Emer gency Broadcast Network’s debut CD, “Telecommunication Break down.” The future is now. EBN are the ultimate samplers. To classify their music is impos sible, as it defies all classifica tions. If you want to try, maybe a strong amount of techno with hip hop and a heck of a lot of sampling. In the 51-minute trip, you will be blasted through the eyes of the media like you have never heard. Bill Clinton, movie critics, com mercials and infomercials, com puters, commentators and scrambled noises shoot through your ears faster than the speed of light. “Electronic Behavior Control System” is the first single. If any thing, one might say it takes the general feel of early Nine Inch Nails put through a constant chan nel-changing television. An opera singer belts out a long call at the beginning of “3:7:8,” and then a funky upright bass hops into the scene. The drum loops cave in and the world begins to turn upside down, as it pauses and someone whistles a Western melody. EBN continues to build and build and build until you are submerged. “Homicidal Schizophrenic (A Lad Insane)” is enough to make anyone wonder. How could one take a look at someone like that through music and media? Sample someone like that talking, distort everything and give it a jazzy feel. The beatnik-like beat, the confu sion, the chaos and bizarre disor der. Hitchcock would be proud. Part of what makes EBN who they are, though, is a warped sense of humor, so far askew you won’t even believe it until you hear/see it. Who else would give songs titles like “You Have 5 Seconds To Com plete This Section” or write a lyric like, “Entertainment has become a necessity!” There are very few original vo cal sounds on this CD. If you had the complete expanse of media clips that EBN has, you would be able to piece most of an average track together, provided you had the skill these folks do, which is a lot. More likely, though, you wouldn’t be able to hear the hid den melodies one can find in the massive amount of media infor mation out there. EBN are to the ’90s what Information Society was to the ’80s. Without a computer and a CD ROM, the CD loses some of its luster, so if you fail to own one, the rest of this is really unimportant and you can go listen for yourself and see if it is worth it. Anyone who saw U2’s ZooTV show is more familiar with EBN than they may know. EBN was responsible for the ZooTV con cept and programmed the basics of it, as well as a lot of the not-so basics. Your CD-ROM is your ticket to joining ZooTV and the world of information. When you pop the CD in your computer and install the program that is on the CD, you are trans ported into EBN’s world. The first thing you will see is the intro and then an interactive video wall. You can get lyric sand band bios, tamper with the images flashing before your eyes, and leam how to join the world of high-powered infor mation overload. Also included on the CD are three full videos to play through your computer that will give you an idea of what, exactly, EBN is all about. Images flashing, screens zooming in and out, a complete and total barrage of sight and sound, a full scale assault of the senses. When you have a CD-ROM, you can exploit this CD to its full est, and it transcends music and becomes what is beyond. It be comes entertainment. It becomes a necessity. — Cliff A. Hicks $3.25 per day for 15 words on individual student and student organization ads. $4.50 per day for 15 words on non-student ads. $.15 each additional word. $.75 billing charge. Personal ads must be prepaid. Found ads may be submitted free of charge. DEADLINE: 2:00 p.m. weekday prior to publica tion. 00s For Sale Refrigerator. White, 12 cubic feet. For beveraqes or keqs. $50. 475-2998. Tired of the laundromat? We sell used washers, dryers, refrigerators, and ranges for only $100 or 4 payments of $25/month, no interest, free delivery and guarantee. Hoffman's Appliances, 466-6252. Klein bicycle blowout. All remaining Klein Mountain bikes at close-out prices. 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