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Built To Spill “Keep It Like A Secret” Warner Brothers Records Grade: C I The main idea behind folk music is to continue a tradition. And with weekly hordes of boring new releases, rock ’n’ roll sounds more unoriginal and folk-like everyday. This is mostly because rock’s musi cian-building-on-tradition thing has failed to produce strong, original work for the last half of the 1990s. In this connection, Built To Spill’s new album, “Keep It like A Secret,” sounds too much like a history of recent indie rock and makes another pathetic contribution to “modem folk.” In this latest execution of nothing fresh, the Boise, Idaho, group’s new album sounds like a cross between the feathery coloring of the Flaming Lips and the machine symphonic rock inher ent of almost every Washington, D.C., band of 10 years past. A bad combination that will prove to be of awesome-yet-ordinary pleasure for listeners who have been chained to an indie-rock comfort zone; they are a crowd that trades in the pursuit of great ness for a variation ofhigh school, a new club or clique, an unknowing-to-itself pose on individuality that truly repre sents fear of the idea. “Keep It Like A Secret” is like spending 45 minutes in day care com pared to the original and raw sensitivies of Merle Haggard or the Birthday Party. At times, it seems like BTS founder and vocalist Doug Marsteh doesn’t have a knockout punch in him. For instance, the album’s seventh track, “Else,” is musically well-done with its Lungfish-like subdued and lush form. Marstch’s light voice, however, fails the song’s potential. Furthermore, Built To Spill’s new record is as calculated, smart and tight as a nun’s checkbook. The third track, “Carry the Zero,” is a solid effort, everything is in place - the Flaming Lips probably would’ve liked to have written this song. But the wonderful Lips certainly wouldn’t have performed or recorded the song with such a factory air of jury duty. The problem with Built to Spill here and throughout the record is the fact they spill too little. The band, which has always been the brainchild of Martsch, sadly doesn’t try to epitomize its name with any form of loose, rock ’n’ roll savvy. Consequently, “Keep it Like a Secret” is catchy, razor-sharp, pristine and boring all at the same time. On thus release, Built To Spill is to the great Lips what Bob Seger is to the Animals; a boring, latter day exaggera tion of a rock ’n’ roll pioneer. At least BTS had the sense ofhumor to write its new album’s eighth song, in which Martsch quotes famous lyrics from Rolling Stones and Pink Floyd. “You were right when you said ‘we’re all just bricks in the wall’... you were right when you said ‘you can’t always get what you want,”’ he sings. But shamefiilly, going to see indie rock boy bands such as BTS now often seems like a gutless parade of a dying art form; lilpe watching fiat boys play their new set of grunge songs or walking in on an acoustic guitar and a tie-dyed wearing lesbian singing at a coffee shop. However, the saddest thing of all is the fact is that Martsch has a fairly indis tinguishable, high-pitched singing style, and his lyrics are anything but bad. The potential is obviously there because Built To Spill’s 1994 effort, “There’s Nothing Wrong with Love,” was much more ffee and inspiring. Simply put, it wasn’t boring. v Unfortunately, “Keep It Like A Secret” has an unoriginal sound accent ed by an aura of cutesyness and perfec tion that makd> it hard for its effort to cut to the heart of anything. “Carry the Zero,” with its mathe matical name and sound, even makes the effort to expose the album’s tight butt, perfect blandness with its words. “Count your blemishes, they’re all gone,” he sings. 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Available in May, close to campus, $850,432-0644. Four bedroom, near East Campus. Newly remodeled, central air, washer/dryer hookups. Available April 1st, $720 per month. Call 475-9663. Super newly remodeled 3 bedroom two story, with new carpet, new kitchen, new bathroom, first time rented. 922 S. 23rd, $650/month. Non smoking, no pets. 477-8525 or (402) 778-9883. 1341-43 N. 22nd, 3BR, 1 1/2 bath, fireplace, stove, fridge, dishwasher, W/D, no pets, $575. Action Realty, 467-1105. Available Now! 1BR 5 minutes from campus, off street parking, central air, 28th and J area. $365/mo + util. MUST SEEI 475-8443, Brand new 3BR, 2BA Duplex. Diswasher, disposal. 2 car garage. Available Feb. 1st, $795. 1021 & 1025 Mi chelle Ct. Call Mitzi 465-6034 or Don 430-7880. Large 1 & 3 Bedroom duplexes, 4 bedroom house near both campuses. 489-5168. !! SUNNY & CHEERFUL!! II SMOKE FREEH 1BR 2000 J St Clean $295 2BR 2000 J St Nice $350 2BR 1501 S 19th, New carpet $395 No Smokers or Pets 440-3000 1 BEDROOM APTS , In Unique Complex between campuses, super clefan, 3-month leases, newer decor, stove/fridge/dishwasher/disposal/blinds, parking, cen tral heat/air, laundry, gas/water/garbage paid, enclosed patios, big closets, breakfast bar, $345, 489-4857. One large one bedroom: ‘Jacuzzi, fireplace, dishwasher, French doors, very nice, 9ft ceiling, ceiling fans $535. Heat/gas paid, off street parking with laundry. 2929 R St., 474-3529. No smokers, no pets. 640 S. 20th- Efficiency $299, 1BR $349, 2BR $419 andup. 2301 A St-1BR $329. Jones Properties 475-7262 1120 E St., 1 bedroom just remodeled. Heat paid, no pets, $300. 474-5327. 1256 South 26th St, 3 bedroom, 1 bath. Clean and nice, central air, laundry, no pets. $500-$520. 466-9526. 1426 B St. Cute 1 bedroom efficiency $275 + utilities. Action Realty. 467-1105. _ 1660 G, 1 bedroom, C/A, storage, parking, dishwasher, disposer, remodeled, $330. Larger w/balcony, $350. 423-7892. 1930 Washington Clean and sunny efficiency apartment in quiet building. No smoking, no pets. Laundry facilities. $275 Eden Management, 489-2333. 2910 N. 42nd. Brand new 4-bedroom, 2-baths, deluxe unit with all appliances, including W/D, C/A, garage available, no pets. $950-$995. Taking reservations for spring and summer. 474-5327. 4971 Starr St. Large 3 bedroom, two bath. Washer/ Dryer hookup, no pets. $605, 466-9526. Apartments on UNL Campus Studio and one bedroom units. No smoking, no pets, controlled access, laundry, UNL shuttle stop, campus parking. $300-425/month. Brickyard Apartments, 17th and Holdredge. 477-6578. Better dollar value studio and one bedroom in well maintained vintage building. $295-330.432-2288. Colonial Heights Apartments 2815 Tierra Drive - 421-3070 !!! 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