Friday, September 12, 1997
The University Daily Kansan
Section B·Page 5
Rock and roll, dance around with new music
By Ashlee Roll
Kansan staff writer
Squirrel Nut Zippers — "Sold Out" — Mammoth Records
With the success of their album "HOT," the Squirrel Nut Zippers have released this limited edition EP. "Sold Out" features six songs including live versions of "Feel to Pieces" and "La Gripe," as well as the original jingle for Squirrel Peanuts, a 1930s candy from which the band got its name. Like everything they do, "Sold Out" is a pure delight. They stay true to their combination of '30s swing, '40s melancholy, with a twist of '90s groove. Don't expect this CD to be around long. It is only available for a limited time. Also, don't expect to sit still during this CD. Bring you're dancin' shoes.
Tenderloin — "Tenderloin"· Time Bomb Records
The title of this album should be "Local Boys Make Good." The new album from our favorite semilocal band is just as good as their previous two efforts. However, "Tenderloin" is rawer and
seems to carry a Mississippi Delta Blues, Stevie Ray Vaughn quality that enhances the new songs instead of overpowering them. The album will make you want to dance. No, it will make you want to play air guitar and jump around the room. In other words, it will make you want to rock out.
Talk Show — "Talk Show" -
Atlantic
Well, it looks like the members of Stone Temple Pilots got tired of waiting for Scott Weiland to come out of rehab, so they formed a new band, called Talk Show. The new front man, Dave Coutts, formerly a member of 10-Inch Men, sounds suspiciously like Weiland. And throughout the album he seems to be doing his best impression of Weiland. Hey, why fix it if it ain't broke, right? "Talk Show" just is filling in the blanks of the tried and true STP formula—sort of a "enter Scott Weiland here" type of album. But that's not to say the album is bad. If you like STP, you're gonna love Talk Show. They have evolved nicely from their "grunge" roots into a polished pop/rock band. They even wear a little eyeliner and fingernail polish.
Sweet 75 — "Sweet 75" — Gef:
recens Records
First it was the Foo Fighters, now it is Sweet 75. You just can't keep those ex-Nirvana boys down. This album belongs to Krist Novoselic, the former bass player of Nirvana, except in "Sweet 75," Novoselic has traded
in his bass for a guitar. With the help of vocalist, Yva Las Vegas, Sweet 75 creates music completely unlike anything you've ever heard from Novoselov. At times it is soft and at others laced with a punk edge. However, without Novoselov's name attached to this project, I doubt it would have made it to a major label. It sounds like every other band you've never heard of playing at the Bottleneck on a Tuesday night. That may explain the lack of promotion that "Sweet 75" has gotten - Geffen knows exactly what it has got on its hands — a typical band with a mediocre album.
Catherine Wheel — "Adam and Eve" — Mercury
With the release of their fifth album, "Adam and Eve," Catherine Wheel deserves to take its place as one of the best British imports in recent years. "Adam and Eve" isn't full of fresh or ground breaking music. Instead, it is just a good version of music that is already out for public consumption. Catherine Wheel has stayed true to their style, even if it is a little tired. But that can be more admirable than ripping off the Beatles, as does Oasis. "Adam and Eve" is filled with the type of rock/pop/electric style that those Brits seem to be so good at.
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