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October 23; 1991
FLAGPOLE MAGAZINE
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the sometimes dreary landscape of boring material. Tull
has the amazing ability to sound like bluesy hillbillies in
certain places, which adds to the humor, though this was
probably not their intention.
To sum up Catfish Rising: if you have been enthralled
with Jethro T ull since Aqualung came out twenty years ago,
then by all means run right out and add this to your
collection. If you have managed to do without so far, forget
it — you will be able to get along fine without this one, too.
There is nothing new to be found on "Catfish," which could
be a blessing or a curse for Jethro Tull. You decide.
Katherine Yeske
They Might Be Giants
Miscellaneous T(Restless/Bar None Records)
Miscellaneous T: The B-side/Remix Compilation, is the
third album from the band, They Might Be Giants. As the
title suggests, this is not new material but a collection of
older tracks. What makes this album unique, however, is
that it contains five unreleased songs as well as recordings
that could only be found on independent singles.
"Don't Let's Start" and "The Famous Polka" are really the
only two familiar songs on this album. The rest of the
compilation is basically made v n of strange and sometimes
mediocre songs. "Hey. Mr. DJ, I Though You Said We Had
A Deal" is a good song but "Lady Is A Tramp" and "We're
The Replacements' are pretty poor efforts by TMBG stan
dards. All of the other tracks contain the creative effects
and bizarre lyrics that have make TM3G a truly unique
band but nothing on the this album reaily stands out.
On the whole I would not say that this is a good album I
believe that if the band thought these B-side songs were
really good, they would have found their way onto one of
their other albums. The band, however, does give the
listener a lot for the money (The CD has 18 songs) and for
hardcore TMBG fans Miscellaneous Tmay be exactly what
you want. They Might Be Giants, however, is coming out
with a new album in early 1992 and it may be worth it just
to wait for that release.
Charles Weeks
Single Issues
"Linoleum City” 7"ep (Flipside)
The packaging concept behind this single is pretty neat.
In addition to the 3 songs, you get a 16 page booklet of
artwork, lyrics, and sometimes cheesy/sometimes funny
tidbits. The written material falls a bit short of anything
special, but the art is nice. Really nifty packaging, the only
problem is that the music is a bland Bauhaus ripoff. "Green
Dodge" is okay, though
Breadwinner (B/A-)
"Tourette's" ep (Merge)
"" b/w "Prescott [Homecut]" & "Mac's Oranges" (Merge)
A Richmond, Va band that you could easily compare to
Slmt, Porn Orchard, damp or Scratch Acid that plays
extremely competent instrumentals. Their first single, re
leased in 1990 but still available, has a good sound to it but
needs an added push to make the jump to greatness. They
make it on their second single with the help of Steve Albinfs
production. This trio (now actually a duo since the drummer
left) should probably be on the verge of garnering a
national following The vocal-less touch is a great idea Very
worth checking out
Melvins (B)
Eggnog 10" (Boner)
I messed up pretty bad, I confess In my last column I
said that this was a re-release of their first ep, and I was
dead wrong. Their first album will be re-issued very soon on
Slackers unite!
Come worship Bob's teachings at the Subgenius Devival, Wednesday, Oct. 23 at The Downstairs A most important
item you mustn't forget is a pipe Must have a pipe or else what kind of slacker are you? The band Trusty from Little Rock.
AR are certifiable Sub-gem and will bring their participation, performance worship service with them Talk about the anti-
Bob — Tele evangelist Robert Tilton — is the topic for the sermon of the evening. There's also the possibility that the
Devival will be a benefit to raise money to bring St Janor Hypercleats, also from Little Rock, AR, to Athens to launch the
bleeding head of Arnold Palmer. So, come to the Downstairs. Wednesday to praise Bob, rant on aliens and learn to get
slack There may even be Bob cut-out faces for you to wear and again, don't forget to bring a pipe' )
Paper Tulips (C)
C/Z Records, but it just so happens that this is a newrelease
from the Melvins on Boner That said, it does sound re
markably like their early stuff, with 3 short songs and one
really long song and without the more mersh oriented
leanings on the Bullhead\p Pretty good, but leaves a little
to be desired.
Sonic Youth (B+)
Bad Mood double 7“ boot (no label)
This double single bootleg was recorded live in 1983 in
Sweden, and has adequate sound quality, kinda reminis
cent of the Sonic Death SST release Five songs are
present, including the rare "Kill Yr Idols' which was avail
able only on the German import label Zensor Records The
gatefold cover is very handsome, my only qualm being the
1986 promo pic that has Steve Shelley instead of Bob Bert
in the photo. The price is pretty steep, but true Sonic fans
Wlllen l°y |t - Joshua Houk
sense of urgency that is both compelling and frightening
This charivari often sounds more like an angry lament than
a serenade, and all the faith and figurines in the world won't
let us escape the darkness that beckons at every freeway
ex '*' Lisa McDonald
Jethro Tull
Catfish Rising (Chrysalis Records)
If you’ve never been much of a Jethro Tull fan ("That
damn flute drives me CRAZY!"), then forget about any
pleasant surprises on their 24th album, Catfish Rising. On
the other hand, if you do like Tull, this album continues to
exhibit their inimitable style.
Jethro Tull has been around for ages, and let's be honest
— after more than twenty years the music does tend to get
a little stale. Catfish Rising can get monotonous (“This Is
Not Love"—dull, dull), but some extraordinary work does
appear throughout the album. "Rocks on the Road" and
"White Innocence" are gorgeous tracks which prove that
younger guitarists trying to impress us with dizzying speed
still have a few things to iearn from the old guys.
Catfish Rising has its Dlayful moments, as on "Sleeping
WTth the Dog" and "When Jesus Came to Play," livening up
WHAT'S YOUR
SIGN DUDE?
(LEGEND HAS IT THAT FORTUNA
HERSELF PUT THAT 5 OF HEARTS
ON THE CEILING)
Wednesday
GENE COOK
$1.25 WELL DRINKS
Thursday
JOHN & WES
$1.25 WELL DRINKS
Friday
NO COVER
HOMECOMING PRE-GAME
Saturday
GENE COOK
OPEN ALL DAY
Monday
LIVE JAZZ
$1.25 WELL DRINKS
Tuesday
NO COVER
$1.25 WELL DRINKS
YOU ARE A RAPIST
• I? YOU don't stop when she says stop
• It dotsn t matter what she sard before
• It doesn't matter how much either of you has had to drink
• No means No If You don'(stop.
IT IS RAPE!
• Even if she doesn't say no.
• If you use coercion, intimidation, physical threats or
• If she is unable to say no because of drugs or alcohol
• It is RAPE
IF YOU RAPE A WOMEN, YOU CAN GO TO JAIL!
YOU HAVE BEEN RAPED
• If you have been forced to have sex
without your willing consent
IF YOU HAVE BEEN RAPED
• Call 911 and report it to the police
• Call the Rape Crisis Center. 353-1912,
for support and information
• Go to the hospital or the Student Health Center