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£,<JL£VJ± Thursday, January 26,1989 The Who looks back as By Shane Hail REVIEWER Who’s Better, Who’s Best The Who MCA Records ★★★★ I/2 “This is the very best of the Who,” the cover of the guys’ latest anthol ogy of greatest hits proclaims. The guys have released two compilations in the past: the excellent Meaty, Beaty, Big and Bouncy and The Who’s Greatest Hits, which had too few songs to be what it claimed. Who’s Better, Who’s Best, a dou ble LP set containing 18 songs (19 on compact disc), is a classic collection of songs that plainly demonstrate that those who called the Who “the greatest rock band in the world” were not just speaking idle words. From the band’s breakthrough hit, THE WHO “My Generation” to 1981’s “You Better, You Bet,” Who’s Better, Who’s Bestis a collection of rock ’n’ roll at its best. From the mid-1960s onward, the Who built a reputation for being one of the loudest bands anywhere and for destructive antics both onstage and off. Their sound was louder than the Rolling Stones and the very sight of guitarist Pete Townshend in the mid-1960s smashing his guitar to smithereens might have sent the Beatles’ teenybopper audiences away screaming with terror. The Who was rock ’n’ roll rebel lion personified, as demonstrated by the album’s first track, “My Genera tion,” on which singer Roger Daltrey sings the immortal line of youth de fiance, “I hope I die before I get old” and, in a stuttering voice, tells the older generation to “F-f-f-fade away.” With “My Generation” and subsequent singles, the Who gave rock ’n’ roll a fury and agressiveness that legions of punk and heavy metal bands have never matched. Who’s Better, Who’s Best contains most of the songs you would expect to see On a greatest hits collection: “Substitute,” “The Kids Are Al right,” “I Can See For Miles,” “I Lund berg exhibits video scuiptures By Thomas Boylan ENTERTAINMENT WRITER Bill Lundberg’s video sculpture, now appearing in Room 125 A of the Langford Architecture Center, is an unusual work. It consists of three units, each with its own TV display ing an endless loop of film footage. The first and largest of the group is called “Suspicion.” It is a wall 10 feet tall with wallpaper on both sides and a television set punched right through the middle. Only half the screen is visible unless you stand at the edge of the wall, and that screen shows various shots of police cars. A patrol car backs out of a park ing place and slowly approaches the viewer, then the tape cuts to the car’s side. The rest of the loop shows clo- seups of the car’s bumpers, lights and doors while voices, presumably officer’s voices, speak casually and unobtrusively in the background. The second in the group is a unit called ‘Retirement.”. It’s smaller, about two feet tall, and the television (sunken a little into the surface of the tilted, tiled surface) shows a re tired couple having dinner. Close- ups of food, utensils, hands and el bows abound while the couple talk to each other quietly in the back ground. The final piece is the smallest and most complex, incorporating an electric bug zapper, a sheet of trans lucent green roofing material and a .television built sideways into a stee ply slanted surface. The TV plays a continuous scene of blowing sand. The unit is called “Vacation Conso le” and may be the most emotive of the three — but the vacation doesn’t look like much fun. “Vacation Console” is the only piece that will be moving on to other showings in the future, Lundberg expects. Lundberg has had showings of other video sculptures at the Detroit Institute of Art, the Museum of Contemporary Art in London and the Carnegie Museum. His Espace Lyonnaise d’Art Contemporaine was displayed recently in Lyons, France. The video sculptures will be on exhibit until Feb 16. Closing ceremo nies for Lundberg’s show and the Photo by Jay Janner Bill Lundberg poses with his video sculpture, “Suspicion.” His exhibit is on display in the Langford Architecture Center. First Texas Triennial art exhibit in Rudder Exhibit Hall will be at 9:30 p.m. that day. sZ xoiin ocvn If your club has live music that you would like listed, call The Battalion at 845-3312. Brazos Landing Brazos Landing is at North- gate. Everyone is admitted. Beer and wine are served. For more in formation call 846-3497. Thursday — Poi Dog Pondering. Rock. $4 cover. Friday — Bobby Mack and Night Train. Rock and blues. $4 cover. Saturday — Trout Fishing in America. Rock. $4 cover. Cow Hop Annex Next to the restaurant at Northgate. Those 18 and older admitted. Alcohol served to legal drinkers. Call 846-1588 for more information. Thursday — Breakaway. Rock ’n’ roll. $2 cover. Friday — The Texas Twisters. Classic rock ’n’ roll. $3 cover. Saturday — The Texas Twisters. Classic rock ’n’ roll. $3 cover. Wednesday — Singalong with Sneaky Pete. $ 1 cover. Emiliano’s In Bryan at 502 W. 25th Street. Those 18 and older admitted. Beer and set-ups served. Call 775-9539 for more information. Saturday — Selena y Los Dinos. Latin/Spanish. $10 cover. Frank’s Bar and Grill In College Station at 503 E. University Drive. All ages ad mitted. Beer, wine and liquor are served to legal drinkers. Call 846- 5388 for more information. Saturday — Karan Chavis and D.A. McDowell. Jazz. $2 cover. Hall of Fame In Bryan on EM 2818 north of Villa Maria. Those 18 to 20 ad mitted on selected dates. Alcohol served to legal drinkers. Call 822- 2222 for more information. Thursday — Lonesome Dove. $2 cover. Friday—Junction. $4 cover. Saturday — Texas Fever. $4 cover. Kay’s Cabaret At Post Oak Mall. Those 18 and older are admitted. Beer, wine and liquor are served to le gal drinkers. For more informa tion, call 696-9191. Thursday — Hank Townsend. Solo acoustic. $2 cover. Friday — Stonefish Square. Rock ’n’ roll. $2 cover. Saturday — The Killtones. Rock and blues. $2 cover. Movies All movies and times are pro vided by the theaters, and are subject to change. Cinema Three Cinema Three is at 315 College Ave. Call 693-2796 for more in formation. Twins. Rated PG-13. Showtimes are 7 p.m. and 9:05 p.m. Talk Radio. Rated R. Showtimes are 7:15 p.m. and 9:15 Saturday and Sunday and 9:15 p.m. Mon day through Friday. The Boost. Rated R. Showtime is 9 p.m. Ends Friday. The Land Before Time. Rated G. Showtimes are 7:15 p.m. Monday through Friday and 2:45 p.m. and 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Night of the Demons. Rated R. Showtimes are 7:20 p.m. and 9:20 p.m. Post Oak Three Post Oak Three is at Post Oak Mall. Call 693-2796 for more in formation. The Naked Gun. Rated PG-13. Showtimes are 7:20 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. The January Man. Rated G. Showtimes are 7:10 p.m. and 9:25 p.m. Working Girl. Rated R. Show- times are 7 p.m. and 9:20 p.m. Schulman 6 Schulman 6 is at 2002 E. 29th Street. For more information, call 775-2463. Tequila Sunrise. Rated R. Show- times are 7:20 p.m. and 9:50 p.m. The Accused. Rated R. Show- times are 7:10 p.m. and 9:35 p.m. Ends Friday. Without A Clue. Rated PG-13. Showtimes are 7:10 p.m. and 9:35 p.m. Opens Friday. A Fish Called Wanda. Rated PG- 13. Showtimes 7:15 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Rated PG-13. Showtimes are 7:05 p.m. and 9:25 p.m. Ends Friday. Diehard. Rated R. Showtimes are 7 p.m. and 9:40 p.m. Big. Rated PG. Showtimes are 7:15 p.m. and 9:45 p.m. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. Rated PG. Showtimes are 7:05 p.m. and 9:25 p.m. Opens Friday. Plaza Three Plaza Three is at 226 South west Parkway. Call 693-2457 for more information. Rain Man. Rated PG. Showtimes are 7 p.m. and 9:35 p.m. Beaches. Rated R. Showtimes are 7:10 p.m. and 9:40 p.m. The Accidental Tourist. Rated PG. Showtimes are 7:20 p.m. and 9:45 p.m. Ends Friday. Three Fugitives. Rated PG-13. Showtimes are 7:20 p.m. and 9:45 p.m. Opens Friday. Manor East Three Manor East Three is at Manor East Mall. Call 823-8300 for more information. Mississippi Burning. Rated R. Showtimes are 7:05 p.m. and 9:40 p.m. Deep Star Six. Rated R. Show- times are 7:30 p.m. and 9:50 p.m. The Experts. Rated PG-13. Showtime is 9:30 p.m. Ends Fri day. The Accidental Tourist. Rated PG. Showtimes are 7:15 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Opens Friday. Oliver and Company. Rated G. Showtime is 7:10 p.m. Monday through Friday. m New Order moves on Can’t Explain,” and the Bo Diddley- ish “Magic Bus,” to name a few. In 1969, the Who released their influential rock opera, Tommy. Three songs from that milestone al bum are included on this one: “Pin ball Wizard,” “I’m Free,” and of course, “See Me, Feel Me.” The 1970s saw more success for the band, namely the release of the phenomenal Who’s Next, which in cludes Townshend’s 1970s anthem, “Won’t Get Fooled Again,” which is included here in its short version rather than the extended one com monly heard. The 1970s also saw tragedy for the band. In 1978, drummer Keith Moon, widely considered the great est rock drummer ever, died from an overdose. Ex-Faces drummer Kenney Jones replaced him. “You Better, You Bet” is the only post- Moon recording on this album. The weaknesses of Who’s Better, Who’s Best are mostly sins of omis sion. The ballad “Behind Blue Eyes” and the hilarious “Boris the Spider,” to name two, are not present on this album, and “Baba O’Riley” is avail able only on the compact disc. This anthology could well have been a boxed set. Because it contains the Who’s best known songs. Who’s Better, Who’s Best is geared more toward casual fans and newcomers to the Who’s music rather than to the serious col lectors, who probably have all of the songs on other records. Serious fans may want this record only for the sake of a complete collection. For the casual fan or the novice rock lis tener, Who’s Better, Who’s Best is highly recommended as a document of one of rock’s most influential By S. Hoechstetter REVIEWER Technique New Order Qwest Records rics that actually make sense, New Order also seems calmed down since their lastil “Loveless,” a song aboutjostfc slower and more laid bad usual for the group. The ultimate dance-club band, New Order, has done it again with its lat est release, Technique. This album has all the songs that has made the group one of the favorite dance club bands. Without a doubt, the songs on Technique will be getting heavy play in the next few weeks. The album is packed with nine songs that play for nearly 40 minutes of some of the best dance music since New Order’s last album, Sub- “Round Sc Round” returns! fast, strong, beat with theunmi able New Order digital scon that clubs just love to turnim tended-play versions. “Guilty Partner” has ha dertones: “I’m not some 1® foolish lover,” they sing, “fi knew that you’d come back to® groups. stance. The songs “Fine Time,” “Round Sc Round,” “Mr. Disco,” “Vanishing Point” and “Dream Attack” are the better dance tunes on the album. They all have that typically strong New Order beat that’s great for dancing the night away. Not all of the songs on this album have the harsh beat and shallow ly rics as prior New Order releases have had. “All the Way” is a good example of the group’s new style of a lighter beat combined with substantial ly rics. Their words, “It takes years to find the nerve to be apart from what you’ve done, to find the truth inside yourself and not depend on anyo ne,” is proof that New Order can go beyond producing just great dance mixes and can write lyrics of some importance. They’re not trying to make any great political or social statement, but if you listen closely you’ll hear ly- “Dream Attack”, the finalsoi. the album, is another goodd song and again, is reminisce! songs on previous New Ord; bums. Even though New Order 1 sound that’s all their own, the well in creating a new excite and a distinction in each song.T is never anything dull abom group, especially if you liken dance and have lots of energeti Rating Key ***** — A classic. Not be missed. **** — Excellent. ★★★ — Good. ** -— Fair. * — El stinko. 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Nominations for Texas A&M’s “Parents of the Year” are due Feb. 10. Applications are avail able in the Student Programs Of fice of the MSC, the Student Gov ernment office in the Pavilion, the Sterling C. Evans Library, and in the Corps of Cadets’ Guardroom. The Student Government’s Parents of the Year committee se lects the couple on the basis of the Winery tour Sal Messina Hof Wine Cellan Bryan will offer a tour of the ery grounds on Saturday Sunday to show how the gi vines are pruned and trained wine-tasting session ' each tour. Tours are free. To make rest vations, call 778-9463. jaz for (AP)- Cuban oi and Sout BVSO concert The Brazos Valley Symphony Orchestra will present a concert for children at 3 p.m. Sunday in Rudder Auditorium. The program will include per formances of “The Sorcerer’s Ap prentice” by Paul Dukas, J.S. Bach’s “Little Fugue in G Minor,” Morton Gould’s “American Salu te” and “The Fireproof Polka” by Joseph Straus. 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