Friday, October 3, 1997
The University Daily Kansan
Section A · Page 9
Cornershop sells style; Marilyn still 'Essential'
By Ashlee Roll Kansan staff writer
Cornershop-"When I Was Born For The Seventh Time"-Luaka Bop/Warner Bros.
What do you get when you cross a sitar, a "Mod" sense of style and a bit of novelty? Cornershop, of course. This British band has created a unique sound by blending modern British music and traditional Indian folk music. The lyrics are in both English and Punjabi.
This makes for an interesting version of the Beatles classic "Norweigan Wood." "When I was Born for the Seventh Time" is nonconventional, and for that reason will probably not be accepted by mainstream radio.
The track "When the Light Appears Boy," features a poem by Allen Ginsberg that is quite remarkable.
The album is dance-oriented, with lots of samples and hip electronic beats. But it makes up for these commonplace styles with the incorporation of unlikely elements like poetry and conversations between two check-out clerks at a supermarket.
Pick this album up and see what would have happened if the Beatles had stayed in contact with the Maharishi.
Marilyn Monroe - "The Essential Recordings"-DRG Records
Yes, she sang. And she sang pretty well. If you remember movies like "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes," then you will remember the famous song and dance number "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend." That and many other classics like "I Wanna Be Loved By You," "Heat Wave," and "My Heart Belongs to Daddy" appear on this CD.
The CD is a real treat because it allows the listener to feel the true spirit of Marilyn. All the fun sexuality she was so famous for comes across well.
However, so do a lot of ideas about women that would make most modern women cringe.
The song "She Acts Like a Woman Should" is sexist, but if you take into account the time and place, it still can be enjoyed because of Marilyn's image. If you can get past that and just enjoy the songs for what the songs are, you'll have a lot of fun lip-synching in front of your bathroom mirror.
MARILYN MONROE
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"Tubthumper"-Republic/Universi-
The first track on "Tubthumper" is the dance-oriented "Tubthumping," and it's pretty good. You can get sucked into the song with its Irish drinking theme: "He takes a whiskey drink/He takes a vodka drink/He takes a lager drink/He takes a cider drink."
The rest of the album doesn't measure up to the first song. It instead sounds like a cheesy 80's dance album a la Roxette.
With power chords on the keyboard, Chumbawamba's attempt to be shocking comes off as stupid. It's attempt to be
Basically the whole album comes off as stupid. It steals techniques from everyone. On the track "The Big Issue," the beginning is clearly a version of the Talking Heads" "Road to Nowhere" and they need to thank Madonna for the beginning of "Mary, Mary."
deep comes off as stupid.
If these guys couldn't sample, they'd have no album. In fact, the reason it took so long to get the album released in the United States was all the copyright issues.
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If you think the album is pretentious, check out Chumbawamba's Web site, http://www.chumba.com
Portishead“Portishead”Go
Beat/London
Well, the "gloom and doom" set isn't lacking in CD's to listen to, are they? Although the New Portishead will fit right in, it isn't one one the groups to which I'd like to feed Prozac.
The CD's mood creates good music. It's slow, the lyrics are pretty depressing, but Portishead adds a touch of hip-hop that makes it seem like everything's going to be okay.
The group still sticks with the scratchy-record effect, and many songs seem to be duplicates from its last album, but all in all the album is enjoyable.
If you don't like slow, melodramatic songs, stay away. This is the kind of album that would be really good to have around when you break up with someone.
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