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Wednesday, November 20,1996 TUn I I V1C I review of the both Rored of listening to the same old dirge rock on alternative radio stations? Want some variety in your old collection? Well, there is an alternative to going out Qn/1 Kmnnrr tkn 1 ntnot frnm Poo??l Tnm rrr\ ? j||? ? W ' * JMiil ?< :Z XAisHijg!* ( (!'<? WHAT MAKES I'S SUNGLASSES SPI ^ HlfiH nilAI ITY fil A"55 I FNSFS THA -Wi^ 100% W PROTECTION AND SHOW M & THEY REALLY ARE, WITH NO DISTC "^sunglasses CLASSIC STYLING THATTRANSCEN by BAUSCH & LOMB SEASONS. TOUGH PLASTIC AND Ml FRAMES FOR A COMFORTABLE FIT PRICE. AND A QUALITY HERITAGE ( LEADER IN OPTICS SINCE 1853. .. ""u uuj nig bix^ lotcob xi vui x. tax i vain gu and buy a Brit album instead. And no, I'm not talking about the new Bush album. British bands haven't ei\joyed much success in the United States in recent times, but all that might be about to change with the latest influx of new, exciting British acts into the American market. Heartened by the partial breakthrough of Elastica and Oasis, both the record companies and the acts themselves ow seem prepared to invest the time and money necessary to achieve a major breakthrough in this the most lucrative music market in the world. Let us put aside for the moment the likes of Seal, Spacehog and the aforementioned Bush, as no one in Britain cares about these chancers. All have succeeded in America by conforming to the US seund and attitude to such an extent that I wonder how many people actually know their nationality. This is not true of the acts currently dominating the British music scene, as whether it be Britpop, Trip-Hop, Drum V Bass or any other type of music, all are as far removed as it ji possible to be from the sound being made by current American acts. The resurgence in British guitar bands can be traced back to the release of Blur's "Parklife" album in 1994, which became the first so called 'indie' album to sell one million copies in Britain and transformed the lacklustre British music scene. Suddenly it became cool for bands to want popularity again rather than attempting to retain their much sought after credibility by settling for selling a few thousand copies of their , ecords on limited edition green vinyl. ' The much-hyped Oasis vs. Blur chart battle in Britain last year, when both bands released singles on the same day, was Derhans the culmination of this, as both anneared to he saying that they not only wanted to be the best but also the biggest, an attitude which would have been seen as 'selling out' in the feverishly anti-commercial attitude that was prevalent amongst indie bands of the '80s and early '90s. Now even my parents have heard of Liam Gallagher's wild antics and Jarvis Cocker (Pulp's lead singer) jumping on stage and waggling his butt in Michael Jackson's face. i | Ibis is exactly the kind of disreputable behavior that needs to be encouraged in the bland and boring world of American popular music. I mean, who can possibly get excited over the inane warblings of the likes of Billy C organ and that guy from Hootie. And cheer up, Eddie Vedder, surely life as a multi i flHV fly E est musicians from merry by Matt < staff ||| | ? 11 J||f| millionaire isn't all ? that bad. Of course, you | don't want to sell out and engage in , commercial activities, w " such as actually making videos for MTV, but I'm sure you still chuckle ever B Black Grape " It S Gl so siightiy to yourself straight...Yeah" when all those kids, u_ . brainwashed by your I Blllf " Pafkllfe anti-commercial j ElaStiCa - "ElclStiCa" stance, go and shell out $15 on your latest I Goldl? " "TiltlGlGSS" steaming pile of self- , 0asjs . "Definitely IVI indulgent toss. ' But maybe the Portishead - "Dumm Kk?ofBlur and Palp , The p^jgy . -MUSi? eccentrically British i Pulp - "Different Cla LaSiladTentr SuP?r ffV Animals , i im ? uii : ^enainiy songs line | mCKy IVIclAinqiiayi "Magic America," a somewhat tongue in cheek outsiders view of this country, are not going to endear Blur to the American public. Likewise, Pulp's hilariousl; sleazy take on British life is unlikely to go down well in th country that invented PC. More than likely it will be the second wave of Britpo] bands that go on to achieve major success in America. Band les... Chaplait ter H1F Partnership Among Lutherans & Methodist. 728 Pickens St 799-7363 Come "God's Grei cqIAL? Thurs. Nov. T PROVIDE Sponsored by Baptist Student COLORS AS IRTION. 8 " St Thomas Moi AT A GREAT )F A WORLD Mass Schedule: Sat. Vigil, 5pm Sun. 11 am & 6 pm Daily Mon. - Thurs. 12:15 pm Confessioi Sat. 3:30 to 4:30 oi Newman Club: Meeting >- Rev. Michael F. \ 1610 Greene Street 799-5870 ( (Whistle Sound Here) TIMEOUT! Read Gamecock Sports. (Game On) rc one 1 > old England. Written by a Cheoenton, comten BEN MULOROW The Gamecock i such as Supergrass, | Cast, The I L- Bluetones, Black Grape, Elastica, I Sleeper and most LiLUUI I/O recently Kula Shaker, have jumped onto the >*??? \wufln v?,.',0 Britpop'bandwagon r6dt Wn6ll YOU r? andachieved varying degrees of success in their homeland. Most, like Oasis and to a lesser extent Blur, draw heavily from 13 Vb? * the bands of the late * '60s and early '70s y for their musical ! For The Jilted Generation" inspirad?n;lbut the w cream of the crop SS i|i actually use these - "RlZZV LO^IC" influences to make ' ? their own distinctive > sound, rather than just apeing their musical heroes. Inevitably, as is the case with the post-Nirvana y bands in America, not all these bands live up to the standards e of their forerunners, and the focus is now shifting to try to find the next new sound, p Fortunately, the resurgence of British music isn't just s confined to guitar bands. The much-heralded Bristol sound i 'sCorner MffiffH ?ALM CAMPUS MINISTRY flH! Worship & Dinner , I Sunday 5:30pm wmwmmWM at Adventure" ^ 7.00 p.m. Union 700 Pickens St. 799-3854 # e Catholfctater by appt. H s - Tues. 7 pm fcCafferty, Chaplain -J Across from the School of Nursing) M)Student Mi @ The University of Sc ?. 5_ mfnfl! ? Brit for Americans. / of Massive Attack, Tricky and Portishead has lead to a fall grown explosion of what has been termed Trip Hop', a weird mixture of Hip Hop, Jazz and funk. Massive Attack set the ball rolling with their acclaimed "Blue Lines" album of 1991. Even though it took them four years to get around to recording their follow up, it was worth waiting for. Portishead are equally unprolific and seemingly unexcited by the whole pop- star shenanigans, and so it is probably up to Tricky to try to break this new sound in America. Look out for his new album. Tre-Millennium Tension" in the record stores in the next few months. If that doesn't excite you rock fans out there, then what about The Prodigy and The Chemical Brothers, both of whom are more rock V roll than Metallica will ever be, even without the use of guitars. The Prodigy can probably best be described as a techno band, although this is a bit misleading as they sound like no other group on the planet. Their live performances are legendary and in dancer/occasional singer Keith Flint they have one of the most weird and wonderful guys in the business. Yet the real star of The Prodigy is Liam Howlett, the bands technical genius who creates the group's distinctive sound. He's succeeded in appealing to both rock and dance fans all over Europe, and the next logical step is to bring their music to this country. The Chemical Brothers also have that uncanny ability to appeal to a broad cross section of music fans with their own unique brand of music which relies heavily on crashing bass beats surrounded by an atmosphere of total mayhem. You may haVe seen both groups recently on MTVs Alternative Nation show with their latest singles, both of which were ' surprisingly huge hits in Britain despite their undeniably hardcore sound. The final stop on our truncated guide to the best in new Brit music is Jungle or Drum n Bass as it is sometimes known. This music started out as a hardcore underground sound^but has crossed over to a more mainstream audience in recent times. Its most visible face is Goldie, who is probably most famous in this country for his relationship with Bjork. Other emerging stars of this exciting new form of music are LTJ Bukem, Alex Reece and Photek. Of course, the previously mentioned music is just the tip of the iceberg, and there is loads more great stuff out there. Just give it a chance and maybe youH be surprised, not all Brit bands are as bad as Bush. So get ahead of the game and go out and buy a few Brit albums so that next year when Kula Shaker are plastered all over MTV you can say to your friends, "Get with it guys. I had that album ages ago. Isn't it about time you listened to something new?" WHY DO NCPT GRADUATES GET 1 THE BEST JOBS? Our program is approved by the American Bar Association. 1500 top national law firms, corporations and governf/jbf '/^m ment agencies employ our ' mm'k fjp graduates and we offer 2! 7/ /f* years of excellence in ? J / > ' paralegal training. 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