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As Lou Reed states in the liner 1
notes of his new album New I
rorK (bire Kecorasj, you can t oeai ]
two guitars, bass and drums. That, in
a nutshell, is the sound Lou Reed of- 1
fers on this album, and what a sound i
it is. Easily his best album in recent
memory, it even eclipses 1978's Street \
Hassle.
Indeed, New York draws ready
comparison to Street Hassle simply
because the two works are similar in
style, if not intent. Each revolves 1
around a central theme, with Street i
Hassii attempting to warm up the i
world. On Sew \ork, Reed seems to :
return to the style of a cold reporter ;
disgusted by what he sees, but compelled
to write and sing about it. 1
In essence, Reed uses the city of 1
New York a a sort of living
metaphor to, humanity's problems.
The squalor that he sees in New York
is mirrored in the rest of the world.
On New York, he sings about AIL S,
the homeless, the environment and <
Vietnam. But, in typical Reed
schizophrenic style, he gce> on to
bash the "little liberal arm; in the
woods," in the song "Beginning of A
Great Adventure." Reeu sings that
- he'd . ii> to be as progressive as
I could possibly be ' As long as I
didn't have to try too much." 1
New York deserves to go down as a
m< dern-day classic, as does the clebut
from Canada's Cowboy Junkies. The
' Trinity Sessions (RCA Records)
sports 12 stunning performances bv
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he vocal find of the year, Margo
rimmins. Together with brothers
Vlichael and Peter, as well as bassist
Man Anton, Timmins creates a
>ound closer in style to The Cocteau
rwins than to any segment of counry
music.
To be sure, there is an underlying
folkish sentiment to the recording,
3ut the deli' ery is done in such an
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ry those cozy campfires and
guitars. Highlights include the
kvonderfu'ly fresh version of Lou
Reed's "Sweet Jane" and the acappella
opener "Mining for Gold."
This album is recommended only
for those who enjoy a band playing
music that they were born to play.
1 must say that 1 have mixed emotions
over the new disc from The
Reivers. End of the Day (Capital
Records), the Third release from the
Austin, Texas, quartet, has the unenviable
task of trying to live- up to the
legacy of 1987's Saturday. Saturday,
in my opinion, came verv close to being
the best album released that year,
so I had my doubts that the new
album could compete.
While End of the Day doesn't surpass
Saturday, it certainly won i soil
the reputation of the band either.
The main difference between the two
' scs is that Saturday had noted pioJucer
Den Dixon behind the board.
End of the Day is a self-produced effort,
similar in sound to the band's
debut Translate Slowly. That isn't a
bad thing, but it does account for the
relatively tame electric guitar sound.
On Saturday, Dixon pushed the
guitars forward, making them comnpfp
with thp UiinniriP vnral internlav
of John Croslin and Kim Longacre,
making for an incredibly hot album.
On End of the Day the guitars have
been pushed back down, giving the
vocals more room to move. This isn't
a major fault, but it is the one thing 1
keep coming back to when I wonder
just what's wrong with the album.
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clothing is just a fad.
John Simmons and David Whitworth, coig
owners of The Man Upstairs, think they can show
le von otherwise.
c"or' i. ; will always be in style. Great
colors com! on hie material, favorite patterns ~
they'll never go ou of fashion," Simmons saio
from the newly opened 850-square-foot store at
749 Saludr Ave.
Just before Christmas, the doors at the Five
Points store opened to the public. The Man
Upstairs is located aocve J.D. Stickey's in the oid
Allstate I rr trance office. "1 left the sticker on the
door that says. You're in Good Hands. ' Sirn|
mons said.
"We've decorated the store'sort of like a living
room. Like that clock up there . . .," Simmons
I said, pointing to a sia'burst gold clock on the wall,
V circa "1960 something."
r The clock is to the left of a smooth and shiny
^ gold upholstered scfa. A offee table with several
copies of National Geographic is in front of the
sofa.
I want a coo' store where people cat hang out.
There's guitars here, too. The job's no pressure. 1
hang out and iron clothes and play guitar. That's
why the couch is here. 1 tell people if they're ever in
Five Points and are tired, they're welcome to ome
upstairs and rest on the couch," Simmons -rays
vvdh a iaugh.
"Going to thrift stores is nice, but some people
want to buy their clothes cleaned end ironed. Pius
I'm vr v seiec"- i pass up mop. of the clothes 1
see."
Simmons buys the clothing frcm dealers along
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the Fast Coast. "I drove all the way to Boston, did
a lot of purchasing there. On the way home 1 hit
the major cities. Richmond is my favorite place,"
said Simmons, who usually travels twice a month
to purchase the clothing.
"1 wouldn't be caught dead wearing somebody's
hand-me-downs,' said Amy Watcher, an engineering
junior. "But a lot of my friends really dig the
older clothes and the bargains they find."
In the front of the shop, antique cameras, pearl
necklaces and ruby pendants lay in a glass display
case across from the hat and tie racks. The back of
'he store is fuii of men's and women's clothing,
neatly hung on ur.crowded clothing racks. Shortsleeved
shirts with funky designs share store space
with burly overcoats, alpaca-wool cardigans and a
gteen-suede mini-skirt.
Columbia is not the only city with vintage
ciotning stores.
"Somebody must have kicked the bucket," said
Gready Rowland, a Midlands Tech sophomore. "I
got this London Fog for five bucks at Granny's
Goodies in Charleston. My parents would have had
to iork out two, three hundred bucks."
Like most small entrepeneurs, Simmons realizes
the first yea is going to be a tough one.
"We openea the store at an odd time, right
before Christmas," he said. ' The first part of the
year is always slow, but we've managed to sell half
our merchandise already."
Another obstacle that most new businesses face
;s getting those first customers. 'It's all word of
mouth. We've done very little advertising. A lot of
people sti'i don't know where we are. Ther? wasn't
a grand opening- we just popped open one day."
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