MUSIC
ActionReaction 3 Is the Magic Number
When I heard that Jason Gleason (formerly of Further Seems Forever) had a new band with his wife, Bella, and her former Element 101 bandmate, Salvatore Claravino, I was really excited. After all, Gleason's work on Further Seems Foreer's How To Start A Fire still blows me away.
ActionReaction features Gleason's powerful emotional vocals backed by a variety of music. From the dance feel of "March On" to the '90s feel of "Can You Hear The Sun?" to the electronica vibe of"The 21 Gun Salute," 3 Is The Magic Number manages to dabble in just a little bit of everything.
The album has a few really strong songs including the opener, "Sinner's Algebra," the powerful "Contagious" and the soothing closer, "Spark The Sun." Though more listenable than any music Hilary Duff has ever made, the album slips into some corny moments including "Have
A Cocktail, "a title that I figured only 311 would ever try to use.
So, like Adam Sandler's movie career, it has some good moments and some not so
good ones, but rest assured, 3 Is The Magic Number is definitely more enjoyable than watching "50 First Dates."
ActionReaction will be
playing at the Granada on Oct. 6.
Chris Brower
GAMES
XBox 360 Dead Rising
The premise of "Dead Rising" is simple enough: you're trapped in a zombie-filled mall and forced to scavenge for weapons among the many stores. Unsurprisingly, that is the game's strong point — rekilling thousands of the undead with chainsaws, katasan, soccer balls, lead pipes, sledgehammers, garden shears, bowling balls, golf clubs, paint cans, park benches and more, which is satisfying and at times hilarious.
Unfortunately, the "Dawn of the Dead" inspired carnage is hampered by a flawed save system, stupid teammate A.l., incredibly cheap boss battles
and a deadline-based story mode that screws you more often than the KU parking department.
If slaughtering hordes of zombies with just about anything you can think of sounds appealing, then "Dead Rising" is your game. But if you like a little substance with your zombie-killing,then you're better off playing through Capcom's excellent "Resident Evil 4" again for the zillion time.
★★★
Trevan McGee
ALL RATINGS ARE OUT OF A POSSIBLE FIVE STARS.★★★★★
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