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BEUTEL HEALTH CENTER DEPARTMENT OF STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES (409) 845-1341 ...a part of the division of student services '91 '91 '91 '91 ’91 ’91 ’91 '91 '91 '91 '91 '91 '91 '91 SENIORS '91 91 '91 '91 *91 '91 '91 ’91 '91 ’91 ^ggielstiicl '91 '91 ’91 *91 pictures '91 '91 '91 '91 '91 •91 '91 '91 Are being taken '91 '91 ’91 '91 through September 28 •91 '91 >i j > ’91 '91 '91 AR Photography 707 Texas Ave Suite 120B '91 '91 '91 Monday-Friday 9-12; 1-5 '91 '91 '91 '91 •91 '91 ’91 '91 '91 '91 ’91 '91 '91 ’91 Page 6 The Battalion Monday, September 24,199( Mom Geldof writes meaty songs for ‘Vegetarians of Love’ By ROB NEWBERRY The 1986 release of Deep In the Heart of Nowhere did just enough to disappoint and silence the masses who thought the genious behind Live Aid was some kind of new messiah. But now Bob Geldof is back with The Vegetarians of Love, and this time, his message is strong enough to convert some people. Since Live Aid, Geldof has been trying to keep expec tations low, shy ing away from the “Saint Bob” label. The title of this new work is part of the scheme: The Vegetarians of Love—think love with no meat. What’s ironic is that there is so much to chew on in these tunes, the title doesn’t fit. GeldoFs style for the new al bum is rooted in the folk-rock of Bob Dylan and Van Morrison. In fact, Geldof’s Voice is so dry that it’s easy to mistake him for Dylan, except that he keeps pitch better. The music to back him draws on Irish folk and Cajun bayou me lodies. No experi mental sounds or synthesizers; this record comes complete with penny whistles, ukeleles and accordians, not to mention the stan dard acoustic eui- tars & Bob Geldof The album was recorded in five days, so the songs have a spontaneous, live feel, and the instruments are mixed loud enough to hear everything. Geldof man ages to keep his vocals just above the accompaniment, melting his monologue with the folky sound. But it is definitely not the music that makes this al bum stand out. Geldof has more intelligence than is ac ceptable for most music listeners, and his truths jump out of every crevice. He’s not preachy, but he’s defi nitely right. To shake some more expectations off his shoulders Geldof skips through the Irish barroom sound of “Tlitl Great Song of Indifference.” Humorously separating himself from the Live Aid altruism, lie reminds us,“| don’t care if the Third World f ries, It’s hotter thereI’a not surprised, Baby I can watch whole nations die, I don’t care at all.” Then in “Big Romantic Stuff’ Geldof takes another cynical look < 1 o v e y - d o v relationshi from the stani point of a pointed veteran “Did they neve say it’s tough,An you never to give up onthi big romantii stuff?” Geldof chime in against belief in traditi® in “The Chainsof Pain” and sti brings out tin hurt of ex-loven in the blues number thii opens the album, “A Gospel Son;, In “No Small Wonder,” he sim ply relates feelings at the im mense adventme of life, even though thinji around him lod drab. The recon closes with other piece Geldofs cynia humor, Tlie End o 1 tht World.” He start off, “Though strikes you at seeming a absurd, I’m hen to announce tk end of the world”; then he finishes his warning, "Not tradamus and Jesus and Buddha and me, We said it coming, Now just wait and see.” With Deep in the Heart, Geldof shattered a lot ofes pectations and most of the critics wrote him off, N that the pressure's off, Geldof presents The Vegetao ans of Love, and shows them that all he has to live up is himself. Battalion File Photo Battalion File Photo R.J. Herrera, Rocky George, Mike Muir, Bob Heathcote and Mike Clark make up Suicidal Tendencies. Lights... camera.. .suicide New release spiels horrific view of humanity with poignant lyrics By JOHN RICHTER It’s a suicidal thang...you don’t want to understand. “Suicide’s An Alternative.” “Institutionalized.” How Will I laugh Tomorrow When I Can’t Even Smile Today. Controlled By Hatred/Feel Like Shit...Deja Vu. Mistempered or not, Suicidal Tendencies is known for its hor rific, bearish view of humanity. Ligh ts... Camera ...Re volution i s no exception. The group’s fifth release, Lights spiels forth vocal ist Mike Muir’S ministry of the suicidally-skewed view. As Muir screams during the opening “You Can’t Bring Me Down,” “This ain’t no Mister Rogers’ Neighbor hood!” No, Mike, this isn’t Mister Rog er’s Neighborhood. In fact, I smiled more while watching “Pla toon” than I did listening to Lights. Fortunately, Lights is the strongest album Suicidal Tenden cies has released since their classic debut. So I can handle the dearth of cynicism and personal nihi lism. Lights is a sawed-off, passion ate collection of mega-heavy riffs and slicing lyrics studioized to maximize the band’s trip into cre ative gadgetry. Muir, once a raspy screacher of youthful angst (sui cide, depression and a kid’s right to a Pepsi...just a Pepsi) is now a metalloid in command of the hol low, metal twang necessary for Suicidal’s scorching vocal wat tage. While not a happy trip, Lights is an infectious one that plugs into Muir’s poignancy, embel lished by screams, chugs, news calls and satirical intros. The aforementioned “You Can’t Bring Me Down” is a speed burner fueled in the anarchic tra dition of “Institutionalized” that starts Lights off with a head kick. The grungish “Lost Again” is equally intense, dealing with what else... suicide. With the tongue-in-cheek “Lo vely,” Muir alleviates the tension (though not the direction), stok ing jabs at today’s attitude of lais sez-faire and Social Darwinism. “Screwed up people every where, but I ain’t got time to care,” Muir panders. “I feel lovely, la la lovely. All kind of souls down to the curb, but me help? Don’t be absurd. I feel lovely, la la lovely. Cause it’s not a problem of society if it don't af fect me and I feel lovely. “I think I’ll throw a party...it's a surprise party for me.” The brutal “Go’n Breakdown (“Went to school at U. of hell, fa vorite course was kill and tell! and “Emotion No. 13” (death! keeps the stuff tense, while the beautiful “Alone,” a balladesqnt homage to self-belief and courage adds a much, much needed shot of healthy optimism. Muir, the only original mem her of the group, has kept his vi sion focused on attracting atten tion to the world he lives in. To Muir, the reason the average per son can’t relate to his pain and an ger is because the average person blocks out the real world. Whatis not acknowledged does not exist Before you cry fiction, realize that Suicidal T endencies was one of the top independent-label sell ers for several years, and is even bigger with major-label Epic Whether that is call for alarm ot thanks, I’ll leave to you. But what is positive is that Muir does not stand alone. 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