First on the recording is
Four Hams on Rye.
Songs by the group
include “Burn this Place
into the Ground,” a roots
rock V roll tune, “When I
Look into Your Eyes, ” a
nice country rocker and
“You’re All I Need.”
Fusion contributes
“The Things,” “White
Tube” and “Passin’
Time.’’“The Things” and
“Passin’ Time” are nice
jazz numbers and “White
Tube” is an enjoyable
pop song that recalls the
new wave movement of
the early 1970’s.
I Can’t Find My Sheep
adds three diverse songs.
“Lost in the Grass”
sounds like the music on
Brian Eno’s classic album
“Before and After
Science. ” “Nordic Sailor”
is reminiscent of the
British group King
Crimson, and “Backstreet
Forward” is the band’s
other song.
Subversive Youth
shows much of the energy
that was present during
the punk explosion that
occured in Los Angeles in
the late 1970’s and early
80’s. The vocals of Shawn
Manning, lead singer,
sound much like those of
Exene Cervenka on “Los
Angeles,’’the first album
of the California band X.
The three songs by
Subversive Youth, “What
Liberty,” “I Walk Alone”
and “Shadow,” are all
good, with “What
Liberty” being the best.
The person who had
the concept for this
cassette is not credited,
but he and John Maffei,
who compiled the music,
along with KANM and the
participating musicians,
created something the
local music scene has
needed for a long time. It
would be nice to see more
recordings like this in the
future.
For information on
obtaining a copy of
“Local Bands” contact
KANM.
-Reviewed by Tom
Remarts
"Real Men"
Starring James Belushi
and John Ritter
Directed by Dennis
Feldman
Rated PG-13
***y 2
James Belushi is the
type of actor who can turn
a mediocre movie into an
above average one by
simply appearing in it. In
“Real Men” he is able to
take a weak, implausible
script and add the
elements the film needs to
make it an enjoyable
comedy.
Belushi plays super spy
Nick Pirandello whose
assignment is to protect
Bob Wilson, portrayed by
John Ritter. It seems that
Wilson, a suburban family
man, looks exactly like a
U.S. agent who was
recently killed on a
mission of global
importance.
The dead spy was to
have rendezvoused with
some extraterrestrials who
have a package that can
keep life on the planet
from dying out because of
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Pirandello has the only
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are several people who
will kill to get it, including
the Soviets and a group of
renegade U.S. agents.
Ritter is adequate as
the unwitting suburbanite
swept into the world of
covert activities, but
Belushi’s character is the
only reason to see this
movie.
It is largely due to
Belushi’s efforts that this
movie is funny. He is able
to turn scenes that would
be marginally humorous
with anyone else into
genuinely funny scenes. It
is not the script but
Belushi’s delivery that
makes the film work.
A good example is the
scene where Pirandello
first introduces himself to
the unwitting Wilson. The
portrayal of the top spy
who nonchalantly
explains to Wilson why his
house is being attacked by
Soviet agents is a real
treat.
The script of “Real
Men” leaves much to be
desired, but fortunately
Belushi is there to save
the movie.
-Review by Tom Reinarts
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