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Sisters of Mercy, Flood/and, Elcktra
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Floodland is a record that few
would have expected to be recorded.
After the release of the 1985 LP First
and Last and Always, guitarist
Wayne Hussey and bassist Craig
Adams left the Sisters of Mercv to
form the Mission U. K., while lead
vocalist Andrew Eldritch initiated his
own studio project, The Sisterhood.
From all appearances, it looked like
the group was no more.
But if any band would rise from
the dead, this would be the one.
Granted, the "new" Sisters of Mercy
consist only of Eldritch, ex-Gun
Clubber Patricia Morrison and a
drum machine that thev have dnhhpH
^ "Doktor Avalanche." But it still
reeks of darkness, sex and lamentation
-- all familiar ground for the
Sisters.
The highlight of Floodland is, not
surprisingly, Eldritch's wonderfully
mysterious vocal readings. With his
deep, almost pitch-black voice, he
paints a picture not so much of death
and despair, but of reality and the
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In purely musical terms, the loss of
Adams and Hussey ironically results
in a more varied album. Eldritch now
has the freedom to pursue new
sounds within the framework of the
vinyl.
Rather than relying solely on the
guitar attack as the old lineup did,
Eldritch uses his newfound freedom
to broaden his horizons. He pushes
outward not only with unusual syn
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Floodland is an album that
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Now for a quick peek at records
just released or due out in the ne^ct
few weeks:
David Lee Roth follows up his Eat
'Em and Smile solo debut with
Skyscraper. Not too much is known
about it, except that bassist Billy
Sheehan has left the band.
New releases are due out anv time
now from Midnight Oil and T-Bone
Burnett, as well as one from Stewart
Copeland, former drummer for The
Police.
Early February offers the domestic
debut of Zodiac Mindwarp, a band
described as The Cult played at 45
rpm. Also, look for new stuff from
Robyn Hitchcock, Ted Nugent,
Robert Plant, Stacy Q and Timbuk 3.
Finally, The Smithereens are nearly
ready to release the follow-up to
their 1986 debut, Especially for You,
which has almost gone gold. Green
Thoughts, which should be in stores
by mid-March, includes a cover of
the Frank and Nancy Sinatra hit,
"Something Stupid."
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By STEPHEN GUILFOYLE
Managing editor
If someone Said Good Morning, Viet nam is just
another Vietnam film, someone lied.
Good Morning, Vietnam is not just any Vietnam
film. It's not just any film, period.
It's a very special movie starring Robin Williams
as Adrian Cronauer, an Air Force disc jockey with
a sense of humor that gets him in as much trouble
as his taste in music docs.
For some reason, the music that both the men in
the field and Cronauer enjoy is the music Armed
Forces Radio refuses to play. It's the music of
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Shircllcs, James Brown, the Beach Boys and even
Louis Armstrong.
The higher-ups at the station want the playlist to
consist of polkas and Ray Coniff medleys.
Cronauer not only wants the American G. I.s
listening to their music ? he wants to entertain
them.
He provides up traffic reports from an "ace traffic
reporter" in a helicopter by beating his chest,
saying, "There's a water buffalo jackknifcd up
here on the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Traffic's backed
up for miles, Adrian, but we're going to drop in a
load of napalm and burn the suckers out, clear it
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He aUo creates a character of a Pentagon
fashion consultant who wants to get rid of
camouflage. "Why? 'Cause when you go into the
jungle, I can't see you. If you're going to go into
battle, make a fashion statement: Clash," the
"consultant" says.
But the movie is not just about a controversial,
comical D. J. who gets on the air in Vietnam.
Director Ba>ry Levinson, who also directed The
Natural, Diner and Tin Men, showed in the latter
two movies that he could balance a sense of humor
with poignant moments and human iceiings.
In one scene, Cronauer is planning on quitting
after a run-in with Armed Forces Radio brass. But
while he is being driven through Saigon, he gets
caught in a traffic jam and is surrounded by troops
on their way to Na Trang, a hot spot in 1965. He
simply can't refuse putting on his D. J. hat and
performing for them, but he is almost crying when
he tells them to be careful on the battle front.
A later scene has Cronauer dedicating Louis
Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World" to one
of those men. The song is played over scenes of
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sense of irony so poignant, it makes the viewer ppSJ
want to cry.
The humor is the dominant element, but the film t?T;i
is not just a comedy. It doesn't get preachy about 1 5;^
the war, as some Vietnam films have in the past. teSf
Instead, Good Morning, Vietnam shows
Cronauer's increasing dissatisfaction with both his ;
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he tries to overcome the men who try to censor his pSlp
music and comedy ? and the rules and regulations pg&S:
that censor the truth. -J
The movie has been almost universally praised
by critics, but this movie would be a hit even if
every critic hated it. It's the kind of film that peo- lr _
pie will tell their friends to go to.
Williams is a definite crowd draw to begin with, I ;.'
and here, he finally gets to play a character that fits if?
his personality: a comic with off-beat, rapid-fire
delivery. [ r
In all fairness, Good Morning, Vietnam is one of f V;
the best films of the 1987-88 film season. It's not [ -'-"ji
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