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WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 7. 2007
Stay Away Diane Keaton: Fall Out Boy's 'welcome' return
'Because I Said So'
By Larry Peel
News Editor
larry@ ioncinema .com
The lights go down,
the credits roll, my feet
stick to the floor and then
it happens... Diane Keaton
reaches the parody of herself
stage. She has become
a caricature of her own
character; a loopy, over-
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the-top 60 yr
old female
who screams
stereotype
with each
line. When
she made
“Something’s
Gotta Give”
it was obvious
that she was
coming up
the fast lane
heading for
the turn, but
“Because
I Said So”
time warps
her straight
into the level
of folly
similar to
Leslie Nielsen
(of “Naked
Gun” fame)
who once was
Fans of Diane Keaton (I kid, I kid) will probably enjoy “Because I Said So '.
Everyone, stay very far away.
also a respected actor. The
difference of course is that
Nielsen knows what he is
doing and is at least funny.
Keaton, however, is purely
grating and obnoxious.
Of course, there is
more to this movie than
Diane Keaton... wait, no
there really isn’t. The only
semblance of a bright spot
is the glimpse of potential
flashed by Mandy Moore.
Sex Pistols demos better than the real deal?
By Bobby Moore
Staff Writer
rmoore7@ my.westga .edit
One rather unusual
question hangs over the
legacy of the most culturally
influential band of all time.
Were The Sex Pistols' demos
better than their official
album?
Some long-time
fans insist that “Spunk”, a
collection a demos the band
recorded with producer Dave
Goodman between July 1976
and January 1977, was indeed
better than “Nevermind the
Bullocks”.
Thanks to the recent
re-release of these classic
demos by Sanctuary Records,
younger fans can now make
up their own mind when
it comes to this age-old
debate.
The CD release has
three bonus tracks, but I
prefer to buy vinyl when
possible, so here is my
take on the songs that
appear on both formats.
“Lazy Sod”, which
went on to be called
“Seventeen” when it was
re-recorded for the official
album, begins the album.
It is great musically, but the
vocals lack the sarcasm that
we have all come to expect
from Johnny Rotten.
Up next is “Satellite”,one
of the band’s fantastic b-sides.
“I Wanna Be Me”, another
great b-side, appears here as
She really has screen
charisma and no longer just
looks like a big kid. She
has 3 films over the next IX
months, so we will see just
how she is progressing.
Other than that, all we get
is “Gilmore Girls” Lauren
Graham as the wisest of
Keaton’s three daughters
and Piper Perabo as one
of the most nondescript
characters of all time.
As for the poor guys
in this one ... no not us
schmucks who actually
paid to watch. I’m talking
about the actors. Tom
Everett Scott is totally
miscast as a workaholic
architect. Gabriel Macht
(“A Love Song for Bobby
Long”) has little to do but
flash his smile and twinkle
his eyes. And Stephen
Collins is evidently the
“Just Me". The latter is one
of my favorite Pistols songs,
and the single version, like
these demos, features original
bassist Glen Matlock.
“Feelings" (better
known as "No Feelings”) is
in between the two classic
flipsides, and actually comes
close to capturing the band’s
exciting live sound. This is
the same live sound that led
Joe Strummer to quit the
pub rock scene and inspired
impressionable young citizens
of Manchester like Pete
Shelley, Howard DeVoto and
lan Curtis to form their own
bands.
"Submission” is the
fifth and final recording that
originates from the band's
Denmark Street rehearsal
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room. This version has
appeared on quite a few
releases over the years, so it
should not be new to fans.
The first side of vinyl ends
with the legendary' Wessex
Studios version “Anarchy in
the UK”. The song that went
new' Tom Skerritt. You
know, the cute older guy in
all the chick flicks?
The director of this
horrid mess is Michael
Lehmann, who in the
past has delivered such
gems as "Hudson Hawk”,
"Airheads” and the
torturous “40 Days and
40 Nights". 1 am sure this
weak, no-content film will
make money... simply
because real life mothers
and daughters will think
they should go see it and
laugh that someone’s
relationship is worse than
theirs. This film may be a
good date movie to soften
up the little romantic you
will be buying flowers for
next week, but you have
to ask yourself, is the pain
really worth it all?
on to be the greatest single of
all time appears on this album
as “Nookie”, and this version
captures all of the band's
primal glory. In fact, this
version may be my till time
favorite song.
Rotten may have been the
voice of a generation before
that cliche was cool to use, and
that voice practically screams
fora generation tired of Queen
albums and unemployment
during this four minute long
classic.
The second side consists
of tracks recorded in early
1977.
"No Future" (“God Save
The Queen”) sounds better
than ever as a demo. Rotten’s
development as an entertainer
can be traced throughout these
tracks, and by the time
this song was recorded he
was at his greatest.
On "Problems",
the talent of drummer
Paul Cook is on display.
This demo sounds more
like the album version
than any other track on
“Spunk”.
“Lots of Fun” (“Pretty
Vacant”) is another
favorite of mine. It starts
with some studio chatter
before Steve Jones’ familiar
first riff's begin. The lyrics are
a little different than the single
version, so if you tire into this
band as much as I am, you
will be thrilled to hear how
the song changed over its brief
lifespan.
By Grant Wallace
Staff Writer
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“Welcome,it’s here”.
If it wasn’t enough that
Fall Out Boy decided
to name their first track
“Thriller”, they got Jay Z
to do the intro for them.
Now for those of you
who find this
surprising, I
have to ask
you where
you have been
these past
couple years.
Nothing Fall
Out Boy does
can come
as a shock
anymore.
From Pete's
“privates”
leaking on the
web to having
their own
action figures
(or as I like
to call them,
dolls), I have
come to expect
these kinds of
things.
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Fall Out Boy s latest release “Welcome, it's here" takes a few risks, but
is sure to please their legion of fans.
But FOB, what were
you thinking having
the Jay Z introduction
lead into the blistering
breakdown? Where
do you come off? Do
you think you can just
waltz back into my life
after selling millions
of records, releasing
an album 1 didn’t even
like (From Under the
Cork Screw), and need
I remind you of those
ridiculous ads you did
for Gap Pete Wentz? It
One of my least favorite
Pistols songs is “Liar". It’s
a good song, but I've never
thought of the album version
as being on par with the rest
of the band's back catalog.
The demo does live up to my
standards, though, because the
band certainly shows off for a
group of guys who suppt tsedly
could not play.
"Who Was It” (“EMI”)
sounds too tame on this
album. Rotten says the
chorus more than he sings it,
which is a letdown because
he usually gave a great vocal
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only 1 had never heard
“This Ain't A Scene,
It’s An Arms Race”, I
could forgive you in a
heartbeat. Oh well, at
least I tried. With all
jokes aside. Infinity On
High is one heck of an
album. Right after having
my face melted off after
Andy Hurley double bass
bliss on Thriller, the next
track picks up perfectly
keeping the pace fast
and poppy. Having
flashbacks to “Take
This To Your Grave”
are we? Keep it coming!
FOB have mastered
the verse-chorus
repeat progression to
perfection. If a song
isn't 3 1/2 minutes, you
can safety assume you’re
not listening to Fall Out
Boy.
"Hum Hallelujah”
performance w hen this track
was performed live.
"New York (Looking
For a Kiss)", the band's
answer to The New York
Dolls, is another demo that
dries not live up to the high
standard set by “Nevermind
the Bullocks”.
When considering
the demos versus album
argument, one key point must
be remembered. The older
fans who revere these demos
had this txxitleg when the
album was not allowed to be
released in the UK.Therefore,
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keeps these fine aspects
still intact but adds
in a Choir to keep it
interesting (you’ll hear
them again in a later
track). And there’s no
stopping there. “Thnks
Fr Th Mmirtrs” has some
fancy horn/orchestral
parts that I actually dig.
Now, when "The
Carpel funnel of Love”
showed up online a few
months back, I fell in
love; finally a song w here
the screaming is placed
in the right place at the
right time. And even after
having already played
this song countless times,
skipping over this is just
out of the question.
With that kind of
satisfaction. I'm going
on the record saying that
you’ll be hearing about
this album all year long.
their earliest and best Pistols
memories are tied into these
tracks.
For someone as young
as me, though. I am not so
high on these demos. They
are a great listen if you w ant
to hear how the best band
ever progressed over a short
period of time, but they are
not a suitable replacement
for one of the few' truly great
rock and roll albums.
Rating 8 of 10