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The Red and Black • Tuesday, April 10. 1990 • 5
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SOUND
Alone’ a great album
By JEFF RUTHERFORD
Entertainment Writer
Mix hard country vocals, sparse
arrangements, a man who’s suf
fered through what he’s singing
about, and you have “Alone,” Vern
Gosdin's CBS Records release.
With George Jones’ bright torch
beginning to fade, Gosdin has leapt
right into the country music scene
to take his place. Actually, he
hasn’t just jumped in; he’s been
singing and recording country
music off and on for the past 15
years. Now he’s finally making his
well-deserved mark on the country
charts.
Forget about Clint Black, Garth
Brooks and Travis Tritt. They’re
all young and good but they
haven’t lived the songs they’re
singing about — yet.
For straight-ahead, hard ju
kebox country music "Alone” is the
best album of the year. Teaming up
with Max D. Barnes, Hank
Cochran and Mack Vickery, a
group of songwriting pals, Gosdin
has penned ten great songs. They
■ ALBUM REVIEW
run the gamut from slow moanful
ballads to upbeat tunes.
‘Take Me Home to Alabama,” is
a ballad Gosdin wrote about his
home state. If anyone else touched
this song it would sound corny but
when Gosdin wraps his vocal cords
around these words he sings about
Alabama like he would about an
old girlfriend. Gosdin doesn’t miss
once on this already classic album.
Gosdin’s voice has that rough
edge needed for this type of music
and he uses it to its full advantage.
The production clarity on “Alone”
makes it sound like Gosdin is sit
ting in the room with the listener.
He provides a soundtrack for some
serious drinkin’ and cryin’.
But Gosdin’s voice and the
strong songwriting isn’t the only
thing “Alone” has going for it. The
sparse, mainly acoustic musical ar
rangements provide just the back
drop Gosdin’s voice needs.
Listening to the album, you slowly
realized that the main instrument
on “Alone” is Gosdin’s voice.
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R.E.M. celebrates
10 years of tunes
It came as no surprise to Beast
Penis and Mind Control fans
when R.E.M. opened for them
Thursday night.
Rumors had been circulating
all over town that R.E.M. might
do a surprise set at the 40 Watt
Club, and the club was packed by
about 10 p.m.
However, it was news to Chris
Grimes, bassist for Beast Penis
and a staffer at The Red and
Black. His band didn’t find out
until 5 p.m. that day that R.E.M.
was to appear.
“We’ve only been playing out
for two months, and I’m afraid
Beast Penis has already cli
maxed,” he said.
Jared Bailey, owner of the 40
Watt, told Grimes that the guest
r~
list, compiled by the three bands,
was the longest in 40 Watt his
tory.
R.E.M., celebrating the tenth
anniversary of their first show,
took the stage at about 10 p.m.
They showcased old tunes and
a few new ones, including
“Wolves, Lower” off the Chronic
Town album and “Get Up” off the
Green album. Playing in a small
club once again, R.E.M. was rem
iniscent of the band most people
remember.
David Milligan, a member of
the audience, is one of those
people.
'They sounded like a good ol’
garage band again,” he said.
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San Francisco State University