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Battalion Aggielife Page 5 • Thursday, October 15, 1998 the monotony. The album perfectly interweaves of Hill’s vocal melodies with her rap skills. The track “Doo Wop (That Thing)” show cases this range. TWo lyrical gems can be found on the album that are not listed on the jacket. Her renditions'of “Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You” and “Tell Him” are reminescent of The Score’s “Killing Me Softly,” but that does not make it or the rest of the album any less enjoyable. (Grade: A-) — Aaron Meier CD REVIEWS highlight of the album. LeBlanc’s talent is showcased on “Lovers or Friends.” With lyrics like, “Are we lovers or are we friends?/And can we ever be both again /There’s a feeling here that never ends /I would give my life to live again,” the song is easily the strongest on the entire album. Mercyland is a strong offering from Cow boy Mouth, but not its best. (Grade: B) —Manisha Parekh ward or backward. The beauty is it does not really matter. Combustible Edison has stumbled onto an entirely new genre, and mastered it completely. If The Impossible World is indeed eleva tor music, it is the elevator in Willy Won ka’s chocolate factory that goes through the roof and into the stratosphere. (Grade: A +) —Riley LaGrone mental styles in tracks such as “Am I Get ting Through.” The track “Anything But Down” has some catchy music, but the songwriting is uncharacteristically weak for Crow. Still despite its lackluster content. The Globe Sessions makes for good listening. (Grade: B-) — Aaron Meier WHISKEYTOWN J [ ripping Da ivith its till ISyJesusE and hasfii jone oltli ; rock outi as been co imes, the It erfectly. ill the did to sometli] mg. id hasci ing small s Like the ing Daisy ce of its am - Riley L Lauryn Hill The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill Ruffhouse ho says that rap is a field dominated en? Lately, acts such as Mary J. Blige, isy “Misdemeanor” Elliot and even ry Spice have grabbed the mike and sed a few ripples in the rap pool. ’s solo project The Miseducation of lin /z Hill elevates rap to a new level of |stry. The album, which she produced, te and arranged herself, blends soul, ae, Motown and rap making it palat- to all listeners. he album’s lyrics capture the anger, and pain that made Hill a standout n The Fugees with her rendition of erta Flack’s “Killing Me Softly.” iseducation’s strongest track is “To .” It features Carlos Santanna on gui- and ventures into a realm seldom ex- ed in the rap business — motherhood, song’s naked honesty gives breath to hard choices people make, ven though a few of Miseducation’s fks get bogged down with religious ref- tices, Hill’s soulful voice breaks through L Cowboy Mouth Mercyland MCA Records Mercyland, New Orleans-based Cowboy Mouth’s newest compilation, is the kind of album average fans will appreciate, but diehard fans will be a little disappointed by. After the group’s past albums, Mercy land is a slight let down. Many songs sound as if they were lifted from previous Mouth albums. The arrangements sound overdone. However, Cowboy Mouth still gives the fans what they want. Drummer Fred LeBlanc’s instrumentals and vocals are the Combustible Edison The Impossible World Sub Pop Records Combustible Edison has once again done the unthinkable. With their third al bum, The Impossible World, the band has successfully merged easy-listening, lounge and electronica into a form of music that is not only bearable but outstanding. Steering the band in new directions are producer John Holbrook, whose past work includes Hendrix’s Electric Ladyland and Scanner, who is best known for his collab orations with DJ Spooky. In the end, listening to The Impossible World is like stepping into a time warp with an identity crisis. It is hard to tell if you have gone for- Sheryl Crow The Globe Sessions ASrM Records Sheryl Crow is like champagne — even when it is bad, it is still champagne. Her latest album The Globe Sessions is far from being her best work, but it still has the inti macy that has become Crow’s trademark. While The Globe Sessions’ first track, “My Favorite Mistake,” is radio-friendly, all of the album’s tracks take on a rougher blues-feel compared to Crow’s previous projects. Crow explores a more Dylan-esque style with this album. She even covers the Bob Dylan tune “Mississippi” with moderate success. The mellow chords and vocals that pervade the album clash with the experi- Faithless Street Whiskeytown . Faithless Street Outpost Records Long praised as one of the best alterna tive-country bands to enter the music scene this decade, Whiskeytown has re turned with Faithless Street, its second re lease on Outpost Records. Faithless Street has not only been rere leased in its entirety, but nine new bonus tracks have been added to the revamped disc. Veteran Whiskeytown listeners will rec ognize some of the songs on Faithless Street from the band’s first Outpost record ing, Stranger’s Almanac. Whiskeytown has added even more punch to an album that is already a clas sic. (Grade: A) —Riley LaGrone SINGERS n membffi ral Music. )ct. !5 Forsyth Gal 7-1629 )9 our "' ni - cage J®' pring W ting sp e£t ’ Theater Arts Program Presents THE SKIN OF OUR tffth ■ wn—i Bm«* 8 ® “ Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize Winninjg Comedy October 15-17 & 21-24 Rudder Forum 8:00 p.m. Tickets available at the MSC Box Office (409) 845-1234 www.tamu.edu/theater/ Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc. RANY CHERIAN, MD Family Practice TEXAS AVENUE MEDICAL CLINIC ALEXANDER KUNJAPPY, MD Internal Medicine DORIS COWLEY, MD General Practice On-Site Services X-Ray & EKG. 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A game that was dubbed a “maroon-out” for Texas A&M fans proved to be a lights out for Nebraska. The fans dressed themselves in maroon T-shirts in an attempt to wash out the red and white that opponents have gotten used to. It worked. -The Daily Nebraskan, October 12, 1998. V-" -V- itober^ 545-6'" inis (P Pi Thank you, Class Councils, for all your hard work Yon made a difference.
