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Feltsman Continued from Page 9 His debut performances at Carnegie Hall and Kennedy Center were met with rave reviews, making him one of the world’s most sought after pianists. For the past eight years, Feltsman has occupied a Distinguished Chair at the State University of New York’s College at New Paltz. At New Paltz he teaches courses in piano literature, conducts a series of master classes and instructs a limited number of piano majors. In addition to teaching, Feltsman has performed with almost all of the major American orchestras, as well as such leading international ensembles as the London Symphony, Amsterdam’s Royal Concertgebouw, the Israel Philharmonic and the NHK of Japan. Feltsman also has 11 compact discs to his name, as well as two more scheduled for release in the near fu ture. The All-Brahms concert consists ol two parts. The first part is Brahms’ Symphony No. 4, which will be fol lowed by an intermission. The second part will be Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 1, with Feltsman as the featured soloist. “It’s a monumental piano concerto, one of the pillars of orchestral reper toire,” Mill said. The concert will be held at the Lied Center, with the show starting at 7:30. Tickets are $28, $23 and $18, half price for students with identification. [ Newvid Continued from Page 9 propriatcly, the bad apple in the bas ket. In a d-gradc mix of “Johnny Mnemonic” and “Brainstorm,” “Strange Days” looks at the black marketeering of experiences. It is the future (ala “Blade Runner”), and Lenny (Ralph Fiennes) is an ex cop peddling chunks of people’s lives. When he comes to possess the memory tape of a murder, however, he soon finds his life in danger. Fiennes’ co-stars include Angela Bassett, Juliette Lewis and Tom Sizemore. Unfortunately, the film runs too long, and the plot is too boring to really be worth recom mending. Better luck elsewhere. PICK OF THE WEEK — If ro mance makes you puke, get out your favorite vomiting vat for “Frankie and Johnny,” a very well done romance with enough drama to offset the chegsincss. Johnny (ATT'acino) falls head over heels for Frankie (Michelle Pfeiffer), but problems from their past relationships cause problems for each of them in the present. Still, the two must find a way to make their love work, and the per formances from both Pacino and Pfeiffer are top-notch. Check it out. Bilko Continued from Page 9 too, feels as if he’s cheating us with his current career. The real shame about Martin is that he hasn’t actually become a moron. He’s written more than one play re cently, each funnier and more intelli gent than anything he’s made in the last five years on film. But Martin is a snob, and he’s not going to share his artistic pearls with the swine of the American people any longer. So instead of autographs, the film star hands out his preprinted card to fans. And instead of a film version of his new play, “Picasso at the Lapin Agile,” we get bilked with “Sgt. Bilko.” ! Music Reviews Various Artists “Songs In The Kev Of X — The X-Files” Warner Brothers Grade: B+ This is not a soundtrack. This is a collection of songs in the spirit of TV cult (and I use the word loosely) hit “The X-Filcs." * Yes, the “X-FilesM theme is on the compact disc, in its full format, clocking in at three minutes. Yes, it’s great to have the theme song. No, it’s not the best thing on the album. Almost 71 minutes long, the al bum is full of a lot of things that invoke images of Agents Mulder and Scully, aliens and conspiracies, spooks and psychics. Soul Coughing released its first new track in a couple of years with “Unmarked Helicopters,” which catches the cover-up perfectly in sound, lyric and form, ranking among the prime choices of the CD. William S. Burroughs and R.E.M. collaborate on a bizarre in terpretation of “Star Me Kitten.” Burroughs’ delivery is dry and raspy, with his voice adding new depths to the song. Other fitting tracks include Meat Puppets’ “Unexplained,” Sheryl Crow’s “On The Outside,” Filter’^ acoustic “Thanks Bro,” P.M. Dawn’s “If You Never Say Goodbye*’ (as well as the remix of the theme), and the Foo Fighter’s cover of “Down In the Park.” A conspiracy is at foot here, however. 0 is also a number. To hear two of the three best songs on the al bum, follow these instructions. Go to track one and push pause. Time scroll backwards. That’s right, your CD player has been brainwashed into not recog nizing these two songs as such, so you will have to force it to listen. When you can’t time scroll back any further, push pause again, and you will hear nine minutes of mu sic you didn’t hear before. One is a Nick Cave song that sounds like John Cale reading Jim Morrison lyrics. The other is from The Dirty Three, a tribal techno mix that defies description. Granted, the album has a few bombs like the Danzig track, but even the tracks that aren’t pleasant to the ear fit in. If you watch David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson on a regular aasis, or even just occasionally, this s for you. —Cliff Hicks Geoff Moore And The Distance “Home Run!” Starstruck Music Grade: B Geoff Moore And The Distance present their latest praise offering with “Home Run!” As usual, the lyrics arc the most important part of this contemporary Christian music. With Moore’s tal ents for collaboration (most nota bly with Steven Curtis Chapman) and writing, he conveys his message to the listener. ' Many of the situations described can be applied to spiritual, emo tional and physical relationships, which is a plus. A few of the tunes have minor difficulties, however. Because the album has a basic pop sound, its tracks tend to blend together. “Home Run!” docs have its mer its and they arc many. The album improves as it develops. -■ - - *■ In “Come Near To Me,” the ba sic rock ballad finds its niche. The “unplugged” acoustic guitar intro duction and cello in the accompa niment add effective nuances to the simplicity of the song. Another ballad, “We Are Wait ing,” features straight harmonies. When dissonance does appear, it’s a pleasant surprise. The piano in the last refrain adds a gospel feel that works well. There’s a scene in the movie “City Slickers” when the main char acters discuss their best and worst days. Though reminiscent of the movie, the song “Best Days” is bet ter because it’s set to music. The song has a simple, relatively slow tempo, acoustic guitars, and a few other instruments fade in and out with a great rhythmic background. Of course, the lyrics are notable, too. The album’s biggest disappoint ment lies in the title track. “Home Run” delivers an interesting meta phor in the form of God coaching one team against Satan coaching the other. The presentation is awry, though. The song could get by with fewer gimmicks, like the voice overs. By the end of the piece, the gimmicks are old. “Home Run!” is a respectable presentation after the beginning. Even if you don’t generally listen to this genre, give it a shot. — Emily Wray Brutal Juice “Mutilation Makes Identification Difficult” Interscope Records Grade: B After touring with an assortment of high-profile independent record label acts, such as Nomeansno, Neurosis and Alice Donut, Brutal Juice, in a surprising move, signed on with Interscope Records to re lease its first full-length album. The title, “Mutilation Makes Identification Difficult,” not to men tion the bizarre cover art, gives the listener some preview as to what the band is about. Widely lauded for its overpow ering stage show, Brutal Juice comes close to this intensity on its compact disc. The songs arc basic chord progressions, with many parts, each part living in d minor key. Drummer Ben Burt moves things along and leads the band through the many tempo changes. The frontal attack is supplied by guitarists Gordon Gibson and Ted Wood. Gordon Gibson sings behind the powerful screams of vocalist Craig Welch. This combination pro vides a rather atypical sound. The explicit language and dark tone of this CD will keep most of these songs out of the top 40 rota tion. “The Vaginals," a song with the humorous chorus: “you’re not so pretty on the inside/ where it counts, yes it’s true/ well I’m ugly on the inside too/ just like you", is the only exception to this, but the title elimi nates any hope that it ever had at mainstream success. Denton, Texas, is the town Bru tal Juice calls home. With the al most nightly executions in Texas, perhaps this explains some of the band’s gory tendencies. The back cover of this CD features a less than tasteful picture of a bloody toilet bowl. Even more haunting than the toilet bowl is the unidentifiable bloody mass — its contents left to the imagination — floating in the bowl. Overall, Brutal Juice is a unique blend of anger, fortified with tales of murder and other incoherent thoughts. — Brooks Hitt The Click “Game Related** Jivc/Sick Wid It Grade: B Related. That’s what The Click is. Brothers E-40, D-Shot and Suga T and cousin B-Lcgit. It’s a family thing. If you’re hip to The Click, you know the members hail from the Bay Area, more specifically Vallejo, Calif. E-40 has established himself as one of the top MCs on the West Coast with three solo albums and a unique jerk-you-along style. With the Bay Area exploding into the newest big hip-hop venue, “Game Related” is just what you would expect. Bay-style funk and the mack flow. Everything in Click Land is slow-rolling, never too fast. This groove is paved with electronic sounds, guitar licks or grinding bass. The four MCs complement each other’s flows. No one tries to bite E-40’s patented flow, although Suga T comes the closest. Since their first album, the band’s members have come into their own, with Suga making the most dramatic jump in lyrical tight ness. D and B can mack with Oakland’s best. The first single, “Hurricane,” brought the four back together to highlight their diversity, as well as their favorite drink. This is a good song if you can check out the re mix that tightens the production and chorus. The members have their own solo track, with E-40’s “World Went Crazy” standing out as some clas sic E-40 work. Suga T falls a bit short with “If I Took Your Boy friend,” which soon will be featured • as the second single from her solo album “Paper Chasin’.” If you like West Coast flavor, and especially Bay Area funk, “Game Related” can help you get your groove on. —Greg Schick Joke ‘cracks’ on national monument PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A cur sory check of the Liberty Bell on Monday found no trace of taco juice on the iron, no Burrito Supremes in the crack. No, Taco Bell didn’t buy the Lib erty Bell. In an April Fools’ Day joke, the \ . fast-food chain took out full-page ads in eight newspapers announcing that it had purchased America’s symbol of freedom to help shrink the federal debt. The bell will henceforth be called, the ads said, the Taco Liberty Bell. By noon — the traditional time for confessions — the company c&me clean. The bell will remain in its home outside Independence Hall, and the Irvine, Calif., company will donate $50,000 toward preservation and maintenance. “We would never say we didn’t need the money,” said Martha B. Aikens, superintendent of Indepen dence National Historical Park. “But j the word sale'never came up.” Taco Bell refused to say how much it paid for the ads. \ \ , \ \ *
