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Live fIREHOSE release
offers interesting covers
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By Kevin Robinson
The Battalion
fIREHOSE
"live totem pole e.p/
Columbia
fIREHOSE
If fIREHOSE hasn't been declared one of the best
damn groups in the world by now, it's about time
people started waking up. The group formed out of
the ashes of punk legends, the Minutemen, who
joined Husker Du and the Meat Puppets in creating
their own unique sound at a time when most of the
punk scene was just going through the same tired
motions. After the death of Minutemen vocalist,
D.Boon, fIREHOSE took over where the former
group left off, continuing to experiment, and produc
ing some of the best music of the late eighties.
The new album from fIREHOSE, the "live totem
e.p.", doesn't create the same type of musical nirvana
that earlier releases did. It isn't supposed to, either.
While records such as "if'n" were sonic odysseys full
of obscure lyrics and fIREHOSE's trademark bass
and guitar style, the new EP is more of a laid-back
jam.
The album's been recorded live at the Palomino
club, and other than two songs written by bassist
Mike Watt, it's a collection of covers by groups the
band happens to especially like. As mentioned be
fore, this isn't fIREHOSE at their peak, but it's a fun
30 minutes or so and it's a cheap introduction to the
band.
The album kicks off with "The Red and the Black"
by Blue Oyster Cult. I've never been a big BOC fan
myself, so I can't really comment on how good or
faithful the cover version is. Suffice it to say that the
band shows their age with this song and it's typical
70's progressive stuff, done in a way that seems less
than reverent.
"Sophisticated Bitch" is a surprising track for two
reasons. First, it's kind of funny that fIREHOSE
would even attempt a Public Enemy song. Secondly,
it's kind of funny that it comes off so well. That is, if
you can imagine three thirty- something ex-punks
doing Public Enemy with live instruments coming off
well. Although it might turn away some hardcore
P.E. fans, "Sophisticated" shows both how unpre
dictable and how much fun this group can be at a live
On their new live album, fIREHOSE coverssm
from bands like Public Enemy and the Bult E ire ~
Surfers.
track.
The next track.
soya
er wrongly neglected band. Superchunk. Thoii[
fIREHOSE doesn't do much more than a strongas
faithful version of this song, at least it's included
Superchunk song is welcome anytime.
The two fIREHOSE originals show thestraig!
that this band possesses. The tightness of thete
guitar, and drums are phenomenal. Onthegra;
studio albums, this tightness could be seenastki
suit of some sneaky producing techniques. Don!
fooled. The band is every bit as talented liveaslri
are on the albums.
'Beethoven' a bit 'ruff' on adults
By Timm Doolen
The Battalion
"Beethoven"
Starring Charles Grodin and Bon
nie Hunt
Directed by Brian Levant
Rated PG
Now playing at Post Oak 3
Who said they don't make
good movies for kids anymore?
The most recent cute-animal
movie, "Beethoven," proves that
you can still take children to the
movies without having to worry
about reaching the two extremes
of the young film-goers spectrum.
Most children movies are ei
ther sentimentally cute for kids,
but a giant yawn for grownups, or
grownups enjoy them somewhat
while they fly over the kids'
heads. "Beethoven" finds a re
freshingly happy medium.
A puppy Saint Bernard acci
dentally stumbles into the New
ton house and immediately cap
tures the hearts of the entire fami
ly - except the uptight dad,
George Newton, played by
Charles Grodin.
He's balanced out by his wife,
Bonnie Hunt, who along with her
children convinces Dad to keep
the puppy, who is given the name
Beethoven after barking to the
"Fifth Symphony."
Beethoven soon grows up to
the full 150 pounds, and begins
tearing up the house. The kids
don't mind so much, but it drives
Dad crazy.
Unfortunately, an evil veteri
narian wants the dog for some in
humane and surely fatal experi
ments, so he deceives the family
and takes custody of the dog.
George has to show whether
he really cares for this dog in or
der to save its life.
The meat of the drama is the
overbearing and uptight George
feeling threatened by an animal
for supremacy in the family. After
Beethoven enters the family's life,
George is no longer top-dog.
For anyone who knows what
it's like for an animal to come in
and dominate an entire house
hold, this movie is a humorous re
count of what happens. I could re
ally understand Grodin's charac
ter, who helplessly watches as an
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show.
The Butthole Surfers get the cover treatmentnei
with "Revolution (Part Two)."
It's almost spooky how much fIREHOSE soundsL
the Surfers this time around. Despite guitaristE lectio
Crawford declaring, "1 hope we don't fuckitup,Q m anc<
by!" , they get this track just right, giving thesonjj
extra strength that was missing from the origin
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animal becomes the centerofn
erybody's attention.
If this film had been a musd
composer, it more likely won:
have been M.C. Hammer thi:
Beethoven. It's not complex,dec
or brooding, but rather ligM,hi
morous and occasionally sent
mental.
And it has definitedrawkLs
especially to anyone over Ik age
of 13 who might not think k
"cute dog" scenes are especially
cute. There are also somesicH
ing stereotypes and cliches.Forii
stance, after George socks theev
veterinarian, wife Alice says shei ^
never found him more attractive™
Yuck.
The writers and directorBriat
Levant certainly takeasomeoe
ative license, but that's t
considered OK in these kindol
movies.
"Beethoven" will not male
film history, and it most assuredly
will not last too long at the the
ater. But if taken for what it trie;
to be - non-animated family enter
tainment that's a little cheesy (tat
not too bad) - it's a pretty good
entry.
MARTIN SHORT- DANNY GLOVER
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SURROUND lr ^ Jr|
Martin Short
and Danny
Glover star in
this hilarious,
fast-paced com
edy from the
writers of
Kindergarten Cof
and Twins.
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