music awards NEW YORK (AP)—Rock’s new guard - Smashing Pumpkins and Alanis Morissette - took home the most awards. But it was the old folks who made the most noise at the MTV Video Awards. That is the point of the year’s most outrageous awards show, where a good genitalia joke or creative profanity are appreciated far more than a weepy ac ceptance speech. Potbellied veterans Kiss closed the show, which was staged Wednesday night at Radio City Music Hall, with a fire-belching rendition of “Rock ‘n’ Roll All Night” from a barge under neath the Brooklyn Bridge. Van Halen, welcoming wisecrack ing singer David Lee Roth back after a decade’s absence, drew the loudest applause both on and backstage with out performing a note of music. The Pumpkins won seven awards, including best video for “'Ibnight, To night.” The triumph came two months after their darkest moment: the death of backup keyboard player Jonathan Melvoin from a drug overdose and the firing of drummer Jimmy Chamberlin for drug abuse. Rapper Coolio won three awards for best dance and rap videos and video from a film, while Morissette’s three trophies included best new artist. Host Dennis Miller was still mut tering backstage about his disastrous interview with Russian cosmonauts aboard the space station Mir. Foiled by language and pop culture barriers, he finally looked into the camera and swore in frustration. “I don’t think my visa will be stamped anymore with our friends in Russia,” he said. , Roth clearly relished being back in the spotlight with Van Halen a decade after their bitter split. Guitarist Eddie Van Halen coolly dismissed ex-singer Sammy Hagar, who was said to be an gered by the new pairing, by saying Hagar wasn’t a team player and wanted a solo career. No such worries for the oblivion bound Roth, who laughed when asked what the change meant for his solo ca reer. “What solo career?” he asked. The formerly feuding Van Halen and Roth embraced warmly, but Van Halen wasn’t making any long-term commitments. He said Roth will record two new songs and some videos with the band, and his status will be re viewed after that. Roth quickly took the microphone from the guitarist.“’Ihey’re not going to find anybody better than me,” he said. Winners of the MTV Video Music Awards: -Best Video of the Year: Smashing Pumpkins, “Tonight, Tonight.” -Best Group Video: Foo Fighters, “Big Me.” -Best New Artist: Alanis Morissette. -Best Dance Video: Coolio, “1,2,3,4 (Sumpin’ New).” -Breakthrough Video: Smashing Pumpkins, “Tonight, Tonight.” -Best R&B Video: Fugees, “Kill ing Me Softly.” -Best Direction in a Video: Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris for Smashing Pumpkins, “Tonight, To night” -Best Rap Video: Coolio, “Gangsta’s Paradise.” -Best Hard Rock Video: Metallica, “Until It Sleeps.” -Best Alternative Video: Smashing Pumpkins, “1979.” -Best Male Video: Beck, “Where It’s At.” -Best Female Video: Alanis Morissette, “Ironic.” -Viewer’s Choice: Bush, “Glycer • . w me. V--t- .... ... i I i;to* i ruu. eels “Beautiful Freak” Dreamworks Records Grade: B The debut album by the eels, “Beautiful Freak,” is different. It’s not loud rock, screaming grunge or screeching guitars. It’s rock-lite. It makes for interesting listening, this “rock-lite,” because it’s not like Muzak. “Beautiful Freak” has lyrics that are fun to sing along to, a melody that won’t hurt to listen to and a gen eral feel that brings a smile to your face instead of the typical gag reflex from normal Muzak. Catchy songs like the casual “Susan’s House” weave a nice narrative to a Wurlitzer, guitar and bass. “Susan’s House” tells of a guy down on his luck who goes over to his friend Susan’s house and what he finds there makes him feel even worse. Then there’s the abnormally smug “Novacaine for the Soul,” which is sleek, suave and almost a little jazzy. The tinny music box at the beginning captures the sound of it perfectly. It’s the Wurlitzer that really stands out among the record. The sound is something so un-rock-like that there’s no way the ear can overlook it. The downside is that a lot of the album sort of melds together into an amalgam of music, with very few single songs sticking out as distinguishable. “Novacaine for the Soul,” “Susan’s House,” “Beautiful Freak” and “Your Lucky Day in Hell” are the songs where I can remember specific parts. The rest are just sort of a haze. “Beautiful Freak” is an interesting debut album that’s for people who are tired of screaming grungies, and their second album will be something to look for. —Cliff Hicks B A B E X A | £ U Barenaked Ladies “Born on a Pirate Ship” Reprise Records Grade: B The Barenaked Ladies have never made an album to top their debut, “Gordon,” and while their third release, “Bom on a Pirate Ship” tries, it can’t quite succeed. “Gordon” was one of the best al bums to be released from Canada, full of rock tunes infused with funky key boards and the minor hint of a ska hom section. Their second release, “Maybe You Should Drive,” was a sophomore slump that, while excusable, was still disappointing anyway. It lacked the confidence and the energy of “Gor don,” and was full of little songs that — — — — — — — — couldn’t quite capture more than a couple of ears. “Bom on a Pirate Ship” marks the departure of keyboardist Andrew Creegan and tries for a more solid rock feel. The results? Good, but not great. Could maybe be great, but not “Gor don.” “Gordon” was full of songs about death (“Brian Wilson”), stardom (“Be My Yoko Ono,” “Box Set”), love (“If I Had $1 Million”) and general bizareness (“King of Bedside Manor”). “Maybe You Should Drive” didn’t have die lyrical poignancy of “Gor don,” but “Bom On A Pirate Ship” starts to work the Ladies out of the hole and into the clear. “Born On A Pirate Ship” isn’t “Gordon” because it doesn’t make the instantly likeable but it’s not “Maybe You Should Drive” because the songs do eventually grow on you. There are the true gems on this record, such as “Straw Hat and Old Dirty Hank,” “I Know,” “Same Thing” and the best song the Ladies have put out in years, “The Old Apartment.” In a very subtle way, “The Old Apartment” tells the story of what hap pened in the apartment that the narra tor lived in long ago, without really talking about it, kind of like a Raymond Carver story. “Break Your Heart,” while not the greatest of songs, is absolutely hysteri cal, because the narrator could be any of the oversensitive people in the world. “Bom on a Pirate Ship” is a wor thy album and one you should buy, but if you haven’t bought “Gordon” yet, don’t do so until after you’ve given this record a chance. 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