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Music Reviews by Travis Irby
he spring semester is
long gone and summer
school is here. Now it is
time to prepare for summer jobs,
summer classes and perhaps
some summer fun.
Most students find adjusting
to summer school a lot easier af
ter they have had three weeks to
rest their brains and recharge
their bodies.
So how do students choose to
spend their time during their
three week break? Some party,
some work, some go home for a
visit, but one thing students at
A&M do is find a way to kick
back and relax after a stressful
week of finals.
» Brent Busenlehner, a se
nior agricultural engineering
major, found it easy to enjoy
himself during the semester
break.
“I just kicked back with
my friends and went to parties,”
Busenlehner said.
Parties and concerts are the most
popular gathering places for stu
dents after finals and they officially
kick off the three week break. Sev
eral organizations sponsor concerts
and events to bring people together
when the semester is complete.
These parties serve as meeting
places to say goodbye to friends go
ing home for the summer and to cel
ebrate the end of finals.
The three weeks of freedom be
tween finals and summer school
may allow students to venture home
for a while, go on vacation or simply
relax.
Home is often the most relaxing
place to revive after a week of tests.
Mom’s home-cooked meals are
enough to bring many students
home for a visit, and the opportuni
ty to be in a quiet and non-stressful
environment is a great way to get
ready to return to school or work.
Some students choose to go on
vacation or take a road trip during
their stay at home. Groups of stu
dents can be found flocking to the
beaches or driving around Texas us
ing up their three weeks of free time.
Some students, however, are not
able to go home or take a vacation
during the break.
Sean Koehler, a junior construc
tion science major worked during
the break.
“A lot of people don’t have time to
enjoy being through with finals
since they have to start working full
time to earn some extra money be
tween the time finals are over and
summer school begins,” Koehler
said. “It doesn’t really seem like a
break at all except that I don’t have
to go to class.”
Allison Hepp, a massage thera
pist at the Galleria Day Spa in Bryan,
said many students treat themselves
to facials and massages to relieve
stress.
“We get a lot of student business
at graduation and during spring
break, as well facials right before for-
mals,” Hepp said. "The stress in
volved in college can make you
break out.”
For many students the three
weeks between finals and summer
school provide a perfect opportuni
ty to earn some extra cash. This time
is often the only time students can
work a full-time job without the
added stress of classes.
Yet for another group of students,
going home is not possible and work
has not officially begun. For them,
class is not over yet.
The studying doesn’t end for
those taking the GMAT, GRE or
MCAT in June. Test preparation cen
ters in Bryan and College Station are
filled with students who are study
ing in order to prepare for an up
coming exam.
Preparation for these tests can
often be more stressful than the
week of finals. Many Aggies can be
found working problems and study
ing hard to get into the graduate
school of their choice.
Whatever way they choose, Ag
gies are resourceful are finding ways
to spend their time between finals
and summer replenishing their
strength and recovering from a long
spring semester.
Whether they work, play or con
tinue to study, students are glad that
finals are over and one more se
mester are behind them.
Mon 2.0
garbage
The group comprised of industry veterans is back with the follow-up
* their hit debut GnrbtJge. 1 he sophomore effort brings back more of
ck ! /techno hybrid the group helped bring into the mainstream a cou-
; of years ago. Lead singer Shirley Manson and co. are still entertain-
but the novelty isn’t there. Solid tracks, catchy lyrics and Manson's
xy wail make the album more than worthwhile for fans of the style.
hmine
ftive Attack
Pupils of Portishead and trainees of Tricky can rejoice. The band that
f say inspired the trip-hop movement is back with their first album
| while. Britain's Massive Attack supplies acolytes of electronica the
potic form of techno called trip-hop. Tracks like “Angel" and "Dis
hed Girl" give listeners dark, brooding beats they can tap their feet to,
jule taking some Prozac.
in Safari
An extremely strange, but enjoyable album. The French band Air,
o\vs France is good for something besides surrendering. Air’s eclectic
Hof lounge music, electronica , jazz and funk make for a surprisingly
tenable album. The songs from the cool and bizarre "Sexy Boy" to the
ghtful ballads "You Make it Easy." It is not dance music, but more
;j];emake-out music for those who like dance music.
Decks and Drums and Rock and Roll
Propellorheads
Electronic outfits can be as faceless as guy after a trip to the guillotine.
The best way for an upcoming act to get recognition is to come up with
a style unlike any other or ape other styles with abandon. Propellerheads
is one of the latter, with some exceptions. The band makes creative use of
samples to create an interesting, if not memorable album. The album has
great flashes like "History Repeating" and "Bang On." There is also an
interesting take on the old James Bond theme "Her Majesty's Secret Ser
vice." The rest of the album is groovable, not great.
Godzilla Soundtrack
Various Artists
One would be hard pressed to find most of these songs in the movie,
but then that would make it to easy to market. The album doesn't even
contain the classic, ominous Akira Ifukube Godzilla theme. Most of the
album is filled with forgettable B-side material from popular recording
artists. The Wallflowers contribute a boring cover of David Bowie's "We
Can Be Heroes," showing that maybe lead singer Jakob Dylan didn't get
his dad's talent genes. Puff Daddy continues with his rapping karaoke
style as he gets jiggy over Led Zeppelin's "Kashmir." Rage Against The
Machine and Jamiroquai have two of the better tracks on what is essen
tially a marketing ploy disguised as a soundtrack.
Butch Vig, Duke Erikson, Shirley Manson and Steve Marker of
the rock group Garbage.
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