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By TNT
Well, folks, sometimes you can't
keep a good man down. In this case
it's two men, the men who comprise
TNT. Yes, we're back, thanks partly
to an adoring fan named Sharon.
We'll hoist beverages to you, "Way
Cool" Sharon.
This week we bring you more new
stuff on the rock scene. Thanks loads
to Russell, who provided a digital
portion of the hot licks.
We came; we saw; we listened.
Ratt, Reach for the Sky (Atlantic
Records). Ratt has achieved a I
minimal following among head- 1
bangers. They hit it big a few years 1
ago on Out of the Cellar, and even i
Uncle Milty was a fan, both in drag
and out of it. Since then, the fans I
have more or less taken to the cellar. i
They might come back out for this j
one. It's iffy. What they've done is i
retrieved the sound and beat of
Cellar with some memorable songs S
that hang around in your head a little S
while.
"Way Cool Junior" is the biggie s
on this record. It's a bluesy type of s
pontification for Warren DiMartini.
The word on the street is that he's go- a
ing back to the blues, and critics are s
up in arms. It works, though. d
"Chain Reaction" is a pretty de- ti
cent upbeat rock tune. "Bottom n
Line" is a slower, yet harder song b
that reaches into Ratt's bag of tricks.
The band's fans are fully aware of S
Steven Pearcy's voice. You can pic- A
ture him sneering when he sings the L
lyrics to "I Want to Love You" and d
"No Surprise." If you can deal with tl
him, , then this 10-cut album is for ti
you. a
Metallica, . . .And Justice for AH sj
(Elektra/Asylum Records) ? This tl
one most likely slipped by in 1988, cl
but because of the recent release of t?
"One" on MTV, people are waking si
up. , m
Speed metal is speed metal. You fr
know chunka, chunka, chunka,
chunk, jang jang. It all sounds the D
same in most cases. But Metallica is p<
different. They are a band on the cut- b<
ting edge, and they may just tickle E
even the most conservative head- st
banger's fancy. th
The title cut begins like an electric di
rendition of Vivaldi, then scorches di
into nine minutes of slash. It's a con- It
cept. The guitar sounds like a judge m
rapping his gavel, and for the life of re
us, we can't figure out how lead o\
singer James Hetfield can keep time in
and change key so swiftly. yc
But Metallica is not just music. N
The lyrics are what make this quartet
keep doing what they do. No fields of se
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tere. This is heavy stuff about war,
ear and survival. Their message is
tot for the faint of heart.
Move over Jazzy Jeff and the
rresh Prince, because "Dyers Eve"
s not only a complaint that parents
ust don't understand, it's an
lltimatum. Mom would not approve.
Other songs such as "Harvester of
iorrow" and "The Frayed Ends of
ianity" hit just as hard.
"One" is a kick-butt anti-war
ong, and Lars Ulrich knows his
kins. It's eerie, but so is war.
As a special added feature, the
lbum comes on two discs, but it's
pecially priced so you get your full
ollar's worth. Justice is a fine inroduction
to speed metal if you've
ever tasted it before, and it's even
etter if you have.
Jane's Addiction, Nothing's
hocking (Warner Bros.) ? Jane's
addiction is the latest word from
..A. ? and what a word it is. You
on't need to get much further than
le cover art ? a nude set of volupious
Siamese twins joined at the hip
nd ear nonchalantly staring off into
Dace while their heads burn ? to get
le point. Cynical, rude, whining,
lildish lead singer Perry Farrell
ikes the listener on a tour of the
ckly pale underbelly of life without
lasking anything. And his brutal
ankness is quite shocking. L
Jane's Addiction are about rage,
avid Navarro's ripping leads pep;r
every tune while Stephen Perkins
;ats the holy hell out of the skins,
ric, the mononamic bassist, is very
able and sure, if not innovative,
lough the true allure for Jane's Adction
lies in Farrell's truthful and
sturbing poetry. "Ted, Just Admit
" is a song about recently executed
ass murderer Ted Bundy. The
frain is "Sex is violent!" repeated
/er and over again. Sound shockg?
The raw, angry energy will rip
>ur ears off. Nothing's stopping
othing's Shocking.
Keep your necks oiled, and we'll
e you next week.
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repeatedly hurt, yet is undaunted in her search for
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framework for stories of young black girls
discovering the world ? women raped by the men
they trust most; women who vengefully seduce and
then cry themselves to sleep at night; and women
full of music and life and a spirit they are just learning
to define.
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only Lady in Brown, Yellow, Red, Green, Purple,
Blue and Orange. They present a unique kind
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with dancing, singing and a sometimes vulgar, but
always effective, humor.
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Ntozake Shange (pronounced "Entohzakee
Shongay").
Shange, born Paulette Williams to a middle-class
black family, changed her name to the Zulu words
meaning "she who comes with her own things"
and "who walks like a lion" in rebellion against
the middle-class values, she had grown to detest.
She wanted to reinforce her belief that a black
woman must proudly acknowledge the special
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Through creative use of theatrical poetry and
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alive, being a woman and being colored is a
metaphysical dilemma I haven't yet solved."
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