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Van Morrison's new release is pleasant, mellow
Too Long In Exile' is heavy on sax
By SUSAN OWEN
The Battalion
"Too Long In Exile"
Van Morrison
Blueyjazz
PolyGram Records
Album courtesy of CD Warehouse
Smooth, mellow, accessible
blues. Not too raw, not too harsh,
heavy on the saxophone. That's
the short version of Van Morrison's
latest album, "Too Long In Exile."
Maybe he's been exiled too long
from the charts. Morrison has nev
er been much interested in finding
mainstream approval, although
he's tripped across it once or twice.
His biggest hit was "Brown
Eyed Girl," which went Top Ten in
1967; "Domino" did the same in
1970. And though he's had other
successful singles ("Moondance,"
"Baby Please Don't Go"), Morri
son has pursued his own very in
dividual brand of music through
more than two dozen solo albums.
He was raised in Belfast, Ire
land, on blues records, and "Ex
ile" pays tribute to that back
ground. The album features two
duets with seminal Mississippi
bluesman John Lee Hooker and a
cover of "Good Morning Little
Schoolgirl," an old Sonny Boy
Williamson song.
Morrison's own sound is char
acterized by a lot of horns and a
little bit of New Orleans. There's
a lot of saxophone on this album
and it's all good, with Candy
Duller on alto. "Close Enough to
Jazz" (the title of one instrumental
track) about sums it up.
"Exile" doesn't have the sheer
misery of some of Morrison's ear
lier work, but it also misses being
the vacuous pop-jazz "Domino"
and "Moondance" can sound like.
Morrison's lyrics strike a pleasant
middle ground on this album, car
ried by his powerful bluesy voice.
The man has a good share of
tortured Irish poet in him, and his
lyrics are basic but not obvious.
He uses ordinary words but com
municates more than ordinary
feeling. It's that depth which
keeps his writing above standard.
One song borrows directly from
a fellow tortured Irishman, setting
William Butler Yeats' poem "Be
fore The World Was Made" to a
soft, dancing tune.
Another remarkable song is
Morrison's cover, with Hooker, of
his 1965 hit "Gloria," from his
days as a member of Them.
"Exile" is a pleasant, balanced,
very listenable album. Morrison's
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Gill
continued from page 4
bass line and high beat arrange
ment Gill is heard as a meek
mouse waiting to be told when he
can sing. The words are repetitive
and no feeling of provocation
comes from listening to this song,
so how it became the title cut is
not understandable.
Perhaps Gill became confused
as to whom he was supposed to
sound like.
With Boyz II Men featured on
"I Got You'' Gill tries to imitate
the style of his guest vocalists,
which also included Babyface,
Mint Condition, and Karyn White.
Gill's album does not represent
the musical style of Gill from the
past.
His previous album, "Johnny
Gill,!" was capable of concentrat
ing on a sexy mood and making
you feel his emotions.
In Gill's current release you are
so busy trying to understand the
words that there isn't time to real
ize when a mood is present.
Gill should reevaluate his situa
tion if he is attempting to change
his style.
Jimmy Jam, who produced an
album for Janet Jackson, and
LaFace Inc., who produced artists
such as Pebbles and TLC, are the
top names involved in the produc
tion of "Provocative."
However, their infamous style
and talent are not evident in the
arrangement of Gill's new album.
The spunk and attitude of both
producers overwhelm Gill's natur
al style.
If you been waiting a long time
for the release of this new album,
you will be disappointed.
Gill should spend a few more
years ironing out the kinks before
releasing another album like this
one.
'Guilty'
continued from page 4
Johnson) is a promiscuous play
boy who stands accused of his
wife's murder after she takes a fa
tal plunge from their 18th floor
apartment.
Greenhill seeks out talented
young trial lawyer Jennifer Haines
(Rebecca DeMornay), who accepts
the case. However, she soon has
reason to doubt his innocence, af
ter Greenhill reveals his sociopath-
ic nature to her. He also begins to
show a "special interest" in
Haines herself.
Trapped by the rule of
lawyer/client confidentiality,
Haines is forced to continue work
ing on Greenhill's case, even as
she discovers more and more of
the horrible truth about her new
client. Faced with the facts about
Greenhill, she must decide if it is
worth risking her career and her
life to expose him.
Rebecca DeMornay and Don
Johnson both give command per
formances in this flick. Johnson as
Greenhill seems to exude evilness,
and he has the role of the oily phi
landerer down pat. DeMornay is
very believable as Haines, and the
tension between the two of them
is electric.
Overall, "Guilty as Sin" is a hell
of a ride. If you haven't dosed up
on psychodramas lately, you think
bungee jumping is getting old,
and you're looking for a thrill, this
is one way to get it.
Van Morrison's new release, Too Long in Exile/ is not too raw, not to
harsh and heavy on the saxophone. It strikes a nice middle ground.
occasional bleating (imitated once and over may make you think
or twice by the sax) and his way of your CD is skipping in a couple of
repeating bars and phrases over places, but hang in there.
Acupuncture
continued from page 4
"It works, just try it."
Acupuncture is not painful, it is
a very clean and simple proce
dure, Wang said.
She said many of her patients
are A&M students and professors.
In addition to her local patients,
she has regular patients that come
from as far as Victoria, Texas.
Wang offers a $10 discount to
all students every time they visit
the clinic. She said she would
give the students an even better
discount if they went to the clinic
to stop smoking.
"I hope that students come here
if they want to quit smoking,"
Wang said. "I will work with each
individual patient about financial
matters, but their health is so im
portant."
Since in business for six years,
Wang said many of her patients
from the Bryan-College Station
and other surrounding areas have
reported excellent results.
"People who have smoked all
their life quit smoking after two or
three visits," Wang said. "Women
have lost 10-15 pounds in one
month with the help of acupunc
ture."
The acupuncture clinic does not
use any medications or chemicals.
The procedure takes approximate
ly 40 minutes.
The patients lies down on a table
with anywhere from 10-20 needles
inserted into specific points on the
body. After 20 minutes, the needles
are removed and the patient is giv
en acupressure, a massage where
the needles were inserted.
"Acupressure is helpful to those
suffering from stress and tension
in their daily life," Wang said.
The acupuncture center sells
herbal remedies from China that
are used as a reinforcement mea
sure to help develop and improve
the health of the patient.
Wang said that there are no
side effects from taking the herbs.
Patients that want to lose
weight or reduce their blood pres
sure are encouraged to purchase
the special herbal tea, she said.
Wang is a medical doctor in
China. She is also a member of
the Texas Acupuncture Associa
tion.
Wolf Pen Creek
continued from page 4
July 9 and "Hook" on August 6.
Both are scheduled to play at
dusk.
In addition, a spectacular fire
works show and concert is
scheduled on July 3 to celebrate
Independence Day, said Walker.
She said the day will be filled
with fun games and field con
tests.
"The best place to view the
fireworks is from the hill at the
amphitheater," said Walker.
Parks and Recreation is en
couraging everyone to partici
pate and enjoy the facilities this
summer; however, they are pro
hibiting pets, lawn chairs, ra
dios, cameras, recorders, ice
chests, food or beverages and
mosquito sprays.
Walker said the main reason
for the restrictions is for the safe
ty of everyone. She said this al
lows the staff to have some con
trol of what is going in and out
of the amphitheater grounds.
"We have a vender that pro
vides food and drinks," she said.
"Plus, we want to have control
over minors drinking."
She said low beach chairs are
allowed and are also available
for rent.
There are two designated
spots available for the physically
challenged, said Walker.
"We want to make this thing
a positive thing for everyone in
the community," said Walker.
In future plans. Walker said
Parks and Recreation wants to
work with MSC Town Hall.
"We are enthusiastic about
trying to work with A&M," said
Walker. "We want to get A&M
involved with the facility and
programming. They are an in
valuable resource."
She said they are trying to de
velop an angle that would por
tray them not so much as an in-
house promoter, but a facilitator.
"We really want promoters to
come in and rent the facility,"
Walker said. "We are very eager
to work with a promoter or a
club owner."
'Mikey'
continued from page 4
(Nathan Lane) have the pleasure of watching
hundreds of kids audition with the kind of tal
ent only a mother could love.
Mikey is the former child star of the show
"Life with Mikey." Now it's 1993, and his life
and career are going nowhere.
Until a young Hispanic girl, Angie (Christi
na Vidal), swipes his wallet and tries to con
coct a story making her look sweet and inno
cent. Mike is so impressed with the way she
plays up her lie, he persuades her to audition
for a commercial. He knows her talent is the
only chance he has left to save his career.
The only problem is this beautiful brat en
joys playing hard to get. She's mean and inde
pendent, and comes from the poor side of
town. With Mike being the spoiled child star,
these two are total opposites. At first, they
make Felix and Oscar ("Odd Couple") seem
like fraternal twins separated at birth.
The friendship they soon develop will keep
ng at your heart until you feel a tear,
he kids auditioning for the agency will
make you throw your head back in laughter.
Whether they're ugly, pretty, cute, annoy
ing, talented or untalented, you'U adore them
all. The characters really make this movie. Be
cause of them, "Life with Mikey" will create a
place in your heart.
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Miller
continued from page 4
You'll keep listening. Miller
never fails to keep you interest
ed. But there's still something
absent from this album.
The song "Conversation"
sounds crisp and deep, and
there's a sing-talk that grabs
your ears in the beginning, the
kind of chatty style Miller's fa
mous for. You'll almost want to
start jamming along. But you'll
once again be disappointed
when the song doesn't develop
into anything more than a dry
bluesy tune. I love those
acoustic guitars, but not when a
song lacks stability.
It's not easy for a rock band
to come back with an album that
sounds as good as in the past.
Of course. Van Halen and Eric
Clapton are two exceptions.
I really think Miller already
had his glory days. He may be
trying to change his sound for
the sake of change. That's un
derstandable. But that won't
keep fans from continuing to lis
ten to his previous work, songs
like "Jet Airliner," "Jungle Love"
and "Take the money and rim."
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