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SITE OF THE DAY pWcamecock Online;'- . 2 IIYES NEW ALBU SOUND ADViCE MARCUS AMAKER Staff Writer SECRET SAMADHI Live One of the first things you notice about Live's third release, Secret Samadhi, is that it's an easy album to enjoy. After only a few listens youll be humming the melody of "Gas Hed Goes West" or singing the chorus of "Graze." This doesn't mean that Secret Samadhi is a bad CD, it just means that Live has followed-up their breakthrough release, Throwing Copper, with another album full of catchy "alternative" rock songs. With song titles like "Merica" and "Lakini's Juice" (not to mention the album title), you'd think that the music on Secrkt Samadhi would have a foreign influence. Instead, the album features the same postNirvana music that bands such as Bush and Silverchair are trying to master. Minimalist comp DREW HARTON Staff Writer Rock and roll from the 1970s is hardly considere the darling of music, especially classical music. In fac the '70s were a boil on the butt of existence in moi respects. But minimalist composer Philip Glass continues 1 challenge that idea and change people's perception < music. Glass1 new symphony, Heroes, is based on tl 1977 David Bowie album of the same name. Tl symphony takes the musical themes, melodies an harmonies of the Bowie album and repeats and modifii them in Glass' typical minimalist style. Minimalism is a style defined by intentionally limitii the music. It tends to involve a great deal of repetitic of the musical themes with slow progressive chang< to the ^hemes. Basically it involves eliminating as muc of the music as possible. Minimalism is actually originally based on Asia music. In fact, Glass studied with famous sitar play< %\ The Gamecock is k phers and graphi semesters. If you ar rience and having a up for an interview HNV , JjP^ J? % : ?. ^ P . ^p a' Jj; / < <? 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"Lakini's Juice," the first single, is a grinding rock song thafs better than anything on Throwing Copper. Other potential hits include the aggressive "Insomnia and the Hole in the Universe," "Heropsychodreamer" (featuring strange lyrics like "Til kill you all" and "I saw your tongue / it licked my >oser Philip Glas Ravi Shankar in Paris. Shankar helped to inti Asian music to America and played at the or ! Woodstock. t, r<i i l j;?j ; j. j.1 t -n: j vziaoo iido oiau aiuuicu iiiusjlu at tiic u uimtuu 3t in Chicago and is considered an of the foremost min composers. His piece "Einstein on the Beach" ii ^ considered the high point of minimalist comp The symphonies bring out the subtly-Bowie t Ie in a rich tone under the repeating minimalist ele: ie Bowie's original themes seem well suited for goals; their simplicity evolves as the symphony prog 39 Bowie's Heroes was part of a trilogy of album* with writer-producer Brian Eno released from 1 1979. Low, Heroes, and Lodger were all cons >n avant-guard for their time and experimental. Th< ?s albums also had several instrumental tracks h unusual for rock music at the time, which seem the mood and feel of Glass' work, in Eno has also worked with other artists such m J. J. Cale, James, and Robert Fripp as well as rel ie (Bamccoi >oking for writers, e< ic artists for the sur >e interested in gaini i good time, stop by or call 777-7726 for ri f | * mm . - aiOUBK^^^^B f. mgm **v jPMHHSP^ ' - limi f Bp- j - sdML jPIBw^ ip i|? ^ j- r^^f/ > Mb;# - W&k. M M: <% HB OOL FOR PEOPLE WTO THE TOP. r for a $4,000 scholarship r and advanced officer 1 training when you return j to campus in the fall. / You'll also have the 1 self-confidence and rtAowB5| discipline you need [Njpl to succeed in college igjXj and beyond. flYROTC ,EGE COURSE YOU CAN TAKE Legare College or call 6543/6542 'he latest entertainment news ROWING COPPER i heart) and "Century." Perhaps the best song on Secret Samadhi is "Ghost," which features Elysian Fields' lead singer Jennifer Charles. With Charles providing chilling background vocals, "Ghost" is a slow and melodic song thafs similar to their inescapable hit "Lightning Crashes." Kowalczyk's lyrics are confusing and often strange. For example, on "Century," he sings: "Everybody's here / Puke stinks like beer." On the annoying chorus to "Unseathed," he proclaims that "Free love was just another party for the hippies to ruin." Despite the lyrics, Secret Samadhi is Live's best album. Though it doesn't break any new ground musically, it will definitely produce a lot of hit songs. s proves 1970s we: roduce several solo albums. iginal "David [Bowie] and Brian [Eno] combined influi from world music, experimental avant-garde, and school and roll and thereby redefined the future of poj imalist music" Glass says. "The continuing influence of 1 5 nftpn wnrlcs Vins spr.nrpH t.Vipir flt.nturp ns nnrt of tho losing, 'classics' of our time." hemes But this isn't the first time Glass has rehashe ments. past with his own spin. In 1993, he released the Glass' symphony, a minimalist symphony based on the a jesses, created from Bowie's first collaboration with Enc 3 made Heroes symphony also takes minimalism fu; .976 to than the earlier Low symphony, diverging further idered Bowie's original element In contrast, the Low symp b three stays more closely to the ideal laid out by Bowie a i each, easily more recognized as reworked Bowie tune, i to set There is one more major difference between ( symphonies; Heroes was conceived as a ballet. ( as U2, happened to mention the symphony to choreogra easing Twyla Tharp just as he was beginning to wri :k IF Jitors, photogra- | j rimer and rail CL-. ng valuable expeRH 333 and sign D// HH?r-~~ riore information. ^ Meat Chicken I m t 1 $ jj BE SILENT BB Pasta I join now| Fish $1Scream (R) 1:45 4:25 7:25 9:50 Anaconda (PG13) That Old Feeling (PG13) English Patient (R) Love Jones (r) The Sixth Man (PG) Ticket office opens at 12:30pm. (All shows starting before 6pm-$4.00) Call theatre for Evening Admission- Avoid the Rush! Advance tickets sold for same day attractions. ^ No Passes or Supersavers Student Discount w/ ID % THE WORDSMI TH WLm Word Processing & Editing Service Free Pickup & Delivery Laser Printing correspondance All Legal Documents Reports, Theses, Term Papers Resumes Fast, Accurate, Full Editing Available Call Ginny Barnette 799-0938 IjHflMM 44 Despite the lyrics, Secret Samadhi is Live's best album. Though it doesn't break any new ground musically, it will definitely produce a lot of hit songs. Marcus Amaker Staff Writer *) ) B kzssm*" Ml LJB. 3| , a ren't all that bad I Immediately Tharp wanted the music to be performed ences by her dance company, so the pair collaborated with ' ?k Bowie. 3U18.r hV,QDQ "[Bowie] immediately shared Twyla [Tharp's] U1XV/0V/ a new enthusiasm and I found myself writing a symphonic score shortly to become a ballet" Glass said. d the A classical composer listening to rock and roll may 1 L?w still be hard for some to believe, but Glass doesn't think . lbum so. "Just as composers of the past have turned to music rther ^ie^r time to fashion new works, the work of Bowie from and Eno became an inspiration and point of departure >hony for a series of symphonies of my own" Glass said, ind is Glass has immortalized and legitimized the 1970s ^ , with an excellent interpretation of an experimental jlass c^assic- The symphony is so rich and lush even with its ipher minimalist construction, you would never have guessed -i te it. it was from the time of disco. NEW EXPANDED MING AREA & MENU & 3 Veggies 20tf Jumbo Wings Breast Sandwich 2 For 1 Menu Items !Q Buffet 2 For 1 Ribeyes/Filets & Salad Bar 2 For 1 Appetizers i & Shrimp $2/lb. 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