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Thursday, October 17,1996 Pi r\i/i K/iii/i. viu uanu < SOUND ADVICE ROBERT BERNTSEN Stall Writer WHITE UGHT WHILE HEAT WHITE TRASH Social Distortion 'k'kirii (out of four stars) More than four years since their last album, Social Distortion finally released "White Light White Heat White Trash." The record went through many production delays, a new drummer and rewrites before it landed in record stores. The last time Social Distortion released an album, no one knew about Hootie or Snoop Doggy Dog. Alternative music (in marketing-ploy tarns) didnt exist, and President Clinton didn't have control of the country. MTV pushed Social Distortion a little in 1992, but not enough for a real breakthrough. Two Thumbs down SOUND ADVICE bound] DEREK SCOn Staff Writer ???? have l SO SO DEF ALL STARS Various Artists cn h (out o{ four stars) Violence is never the answer, and ^ the world is not a cartoon. But if someone SP0* 01 could direct me to the originator of the ?f S31"* "Miami bass souncF of music ? a cartoon- song type assassination would happen, as perfor Bugs Bunny's John Booth shooting Elmo* Ghost Fudd, dressed up as Abraham Lincoln. This s The "So So Def Bass All Stars" CD only < is a slap in the face to anyone disk ) understanding and appreciating music, artist' The beats are monotonous, the lyrics little V?A Lxr a 4"V*irntA/lnM nn^V> 1 PVp] f i^cui uc uj a uiuu auci wiui access to the Playboy channel, and those Searc choosing to "bump" this music in their Showti Geo Tracker with tinted windows and the res a chrome plate reading "All Eyez On Me" i "W reflects for whom and by whom this music by PI a is made: "The Young and the Wackiest!" right a To get an idea of what this CD is all Goodn< about, all people have to do is play an me> ^ old 1970s hit song their parents used to So So rock to at high school dances to the high- bu speed, dubbing pace of a Panasonic boom- gramn box. Do this for 42 minutes (Bankhead _ 20 minute v m m p* m -Iff beds JAN EA -7on noo ?? ? If 5 Visit -4>?^ New *K?j$r* use v's'ts 'n twc W Chaplains' I ( Cor"M_^ ? St. Thomas More Cat Mass Sunday 11am, 6 pm; Mon Rev. Michael ^ 1610 Greene Street 799-5870 (across You Don't Have To Be Sick ' 777-8248 Li m p u addresses e years later, punk rock with Green Day became profitable. If s funny the way things work out. Social Distortion did so many things before they became easy. Singer Mike Ness and his band have been playing since the very late 1970s when it wasn't as easy or cool to live the punkrock lifestyle. There were no punk-rock stores in the malls, no MTV endorsements, and guys like Mike Ness had to crawl up fire escapes to get into the bar they were playing that night, just so they wouldn't get harassed by the drunks hanging outside. Social Distortion signed with a major label company in 1990 before it became equated with selling out. Social Distortion influenced the two, most popular punk bands today: Green Day's "Pulling Teeth" would never have been written if Social Distortion was not around; and Rancid has credited Social Distortion as one of its greatest to 'So So Def A1 SO SO DEF All COVE* h competitors, seen weekly on purchased this t ime at the Apollo. After this point, case as a booker ?t of the CD sucks! this, I couldn't he T ATT TTT1 i TT M /* 1 1 ? ./ >/-* natz up, wnatz up perrormea listening to bo b iya Pancho and La Sno is down Why Jermaine I innoying and "Body Hop (Oh My entourage decidt sss T performed by TWacly, excuse CD, I do not kno1 Baby solidify the notion that these This joint wil Def entertainers are the best in headache! 3iness when it comes to delivering Your best bet lar school rhymes. day money on so (t It Burn," another Playa Pancho That's my word! Your c flgraglt pers?n wus< 0 \I only 3 1 I miles from U campus Q a 1 B 3 for $10 1 mas^ Bulbs N seKS one coupon per ciieni | Coffee House N i\ 11 ] ct. 17 at 7:00pm N *?*1" ME JOIN US FOR THE B 1021 rHEATRE, GAMES, flWff1 LYP-SYNCS, tntinnnnnnr : MUSIC, & FREE FOOD |???????" Sponsored by: ?5 Uni Baptist Student S3 Jnion, 700 Pickens S St. Call 799-3854 | holic Center | ^pidej .-Thurs. 12:15 pm ?5 Confession eg 3 pm or by appt. ?2 iwman Club 5z ] I Prayer - 6:45pm ngs: lues. / pin 55 F. McCafferty, Chaplain ?3 from the School of Nursing) ?3 41 F i 3:1 1 Sui To Come See Us! $ Ill ETC. _ rrL . p i ne motional i "White Light..." deals primarily with Ness' tremendous want of and need for forgiveness. A recovered heroin addict and alcoholic, Ness' lyrics have dealt often with the repentance of his former life. influences. "White Light..." is Social Distortion's most aggressive album since their debut "Mommy's Little Monster." It's not as influenced by blues as Social Distortion's past two records, but centers on the band's punk roots. Social Distortion used its time wisely and made an album not exactly old school or retro, but not cutting edge either. "Gotta Know the Rules" and "Pleasure Seeker" are the quickest 11 Stars' Once disaster, has the SOUND ADVICE nerve to consist of ROBERT KNIGHTSta an interpolation of Keith Sweat's Wff AIWWAV On (out of four stars) 7^ i?jl a a.c it u a o t ^ Forever" and " Jodeci's "Come and As far as alternati ^ Talk To Me," make the grade. S4 absolutely, Once Hush actuall m positively screwing band. The CD is as n fn up the memories The up-tempo sonj ? ofwhatmany and "Mr. Madison" lea1 b# consider R&B If played together a - classics. cannot sound very m My best The rhythms of e suggestion for standsout, istheup-1 anyone who has it lacks the instrumer rash is to use the CD The song "Henry id! After listening to such as "Poor old Her sip but wonder if I was pushed up against h 0 Def or So So Dumb. and I swear to God w )upri and his Atlanta and my thoughts I do ;d to distribute such a may/let's go to bed r v! thoughts are incompl 1 give you nothing but The slow songs sh< a message. The probl is to spend your rainy- as far as instruments mething worthwhile. "Heading South" a nothing. "No apologie love songs. They do n I y. Opera" has a weak hi of the two. Once Hush is mad < y. I Loren Duffy, 25, dru congenial (Whistle Sour a/ cforan TIME fill mi wiwf wvi f * i aivifei v? _ Read Gamecoc C 90.5FM (GameC allcuuee 5 wigs face paint unifori whips body parts AND MORE MY/NAVY ST01 MAIN STREET 252-1 fTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTS iversity of South Caroli Department of tniology and Biostati Open House nterested Undergrade Students riday, October 18, 1996 00-5:00 pm, HESC 10: ichool of Public Health Titer and Greene Stree 777-7353 ieessssesssssseseBssssssssa c Volun issues in n< Social Distortion songs since the gem "Cold Feelings" from "Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell" in 1992. "White Light..." deals primarily with Ness' tremendous want of and need for forgiveness. A recovered heroin addict and alcoholic, Ness" lyrics have dealt often with the repentance of his foimer life. This album has an even sharper focus on Ness' maturity and embrace of God, the "White Light" of the album. In his early 30s, Ness is older and wiser than when Social Distortion dropped their first record in 1982. In 15 years, the lyrics have changed from the punk rebellion "They tell me, but I tell them/ I'll do it my way and I always will" to simply "I was wrong." The album's first single develops from Ness' realization that there is some downfall in his "me against the world" attitude. "Self destruction's got me again" does not deal with Hush releases ! |.. iff Writer ce Hush ,q i i ':> f,; i '! rn ] tve rock bands go, Once Hush does not 1,. .' \ y sounds more like a Bluegrass country f I \' f ( lonotonous as it gets. js "Relax Rewind," Things Left Behind" Vj-f - -t ye absolutely nothing to the imagination. Ik & | nd not listed to carefully, the songs . uch alike. '.sA ps * ach song resemble each other. What mm seat song Things Left behind" because 1 itation to make up for the weak vocals. Oafl '< ' lnrVa fitrnnor v<vo1q onrl lirri/*e tt-Hl try's wife left today/he's got the barrel is head/Mr. Henry come out to play/ e will break some bread now/with me n delay/1 let the chips fall where they tow" show thought. However, these ete. IMP* - _ ONCE HU 3w some promise because they contain em is that they have no basic ground Eric Lewis go. Their a irries a message about living on almost Band) and s" and "Breathing Opera" are the two With such ot qualify as ballads and "Breathing lyrically a ook line. "No Apologies" is the better If you should in\ [e up of.Greg Riordan, 23, lead singer; you are se ms; Alan Kozlay, 25, keyboard; and this CD m (V . id Here) I! I fj n IT, I p ?? torn me? < k Sports. 1 >n) I J Sft I I Wm | | Hncludisj J 7 miles from 1-26 on 321S m J I W^L LIE | v na | . . I Become lstlcs A Plasm is? Who Needs Plasma? |? 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"White Light..." is Social Distortion's best record since their 1982 debut. It's definitely poised to be one of the five, best albums at the end of the year. weak album SH s, 23, bass and vocals. lbum was produced by John Alagia (Dave Matthew's mixed by Jon Altschiller (Phish and Bonnie Raitt). basking, it's hard to believe this CD fails vocally, nd musically. are looking for a good alternative rock CD, you rest in something other than Once Hush. But if sarching for a good, country alternative album, ightbeforyou. rpirinrTpi I I I m rf il k A H III ? I I I rft'fl I 11 I n | I | I I MKMHUhhiI ident Special I iMCT ! Anytime Mon-Fri Green^Fees^Cji rt^a?dJajK J 794-8087 Take a right on Woodtrail then follow signs ia Donor. tims, transplant and cardiovascular i receive products made from the ou. per month facility and staff for your safety. ican Blood Resources Association's am. *...BECAUSE XT A'^OT S BUSINESS JLN/YJdI ? ?????? 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