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311
Soundsystem
CD courtesy of Capricorn
Records
311 has been around for quite a
tile and has pumped out a few
s during their time. Their
ique style brought them fame
th the self-titled album in 1995,
inching them to stardom. Sadly,
)ugh, their next album, TYansis-
, was a bit of a letdown.
The new album, Soundsystem,
?ms to take from what made
ir famous self-titled album so
ginal. In this album the band
[ts back to it’s rock roots while
experimenting with reggae
id hip-hop.
i Soundsystem seems to follow
ieBeastie Boys’ Hello Nasty in
xing retro-analog sounds. But
does not do it nearly as much
the Beastie’s did in Hello Nasty,
hndsystem has a tropical feel to
which is typical, but more so
[an their previous albums.
311 fans should be greatly
jeased with the new album. It can
put in the CD player and lis
ted to from start to finish with
he same satisfaction of taking a
Soundsystem is a fun, original
d stylish album that does not
?ak new ground, but shows 311
full of talent and still one of the
st rock/reggae/hip-hop bands
)und today. (Grade: B)
— Kyle Whitacre
Paula Cole Band
Amen
CD courtesy of Warner Bros.-
Paula Cole has decided to
change the artist title on her new
album to the Paula Cole Band,
possibly reflecting a change in
her approach to music.
Amen is a very mellow and
soothing album. The constant
message heard throughout the
record is for listeners to be
aware of life and spirituality.
“I Believe in Love,” expresses
the importance of experiencing
life despite problems that occur
in relationships. Cole sings, “I
believe in love to be the center
of all things.”
Some of the songs start to
sound similar, probably due to
Cole’s constant references to
unity and togetherness.
But Cole manages to sound
intent on sending the message of
making a difference in life with
“Be Somebody.”
She experiments with her
voice and style of singing in
“Rhythm of Life” featuring a rap
ping style that distinguishes the
track from the rest of the album.
Amen is different from Cole’s
previous album. Apparently, she
is currently on a spiritual jour
ney that may or may not be ap
preciated, depending on the lis
tener’s tastes. (Grade: C + )
— Jeff Wolfshohl
Stereolab
Cobra and Phases Croup
Play Voltage in the Milky Night
CD courtesy of
Elektra, 1999
Releasing 10 albums over the
course of nine years. Stereolab is
on a melodic mission to revolution
ize the art of sound. The band first
formed in 1990 with French singer,
Laetitia Sadler, and the British gui
tarist, Tim Cane.
Only three years later, Spin Mag
azine labeled the band one of the
“40 Most Vital Bands,” after Lab’s
move off of their own label, Duo-
phonic Super 45’s, to Elektra. With
their release of Transient Random
Noise Bursts with Announcements,
Stereolab gave birth to a staccato
reverie unlike anything Brit-pop
had ever experienced.
Stereolab’s newest release, Co
bra Phases Group Play Voltage in
the Milky Night, is as randomly or
ganized as the title of the album,
though the eclectic web of noise is
equally as intriguing.
Sadler’s voice blends beautifully
with the loop-dee-loop lush of the
xylophone, horns and synthesizers,
creating a lounge-pop anyone can
cheerfully clean house to.
For a change of pace as sweet as
Mary Poppin’s “Spoonful of sugar,”
Cobra and Phases is the perfect
sound-spice for any down-on-mu
sic doldrums. (Grade: B +)
— Heather Brondy
The Dust Brothers
Fight Club: Original Motion
Picture Score
Restless Records
Not many artists have had quite
an interesting career as The Dust
Brothers. From producing such
acts as the Beastie Boys to album
soundtracks, The Dust Brothers —
who are not actually brothers —
are anything but the norm.
The entire soundtrack to the
film Fight Club is a surreal, ambi
ent experience that added greatly
to the movie and makes a great al
bum, as well.
The album follows the dark grit
ty nature of the film and has a
boldly innovative style. Everything
from electric guitar to elevator mu
sic is sampled to make the Fight
Club soundtrack more of an experi
ence rather than an album.
So many different styles and
arrangements of music are done on
this album, it can not be thrown
into any other category but “cool
music. ” The album does have a
dark theme, but many of the songs
sound very James Bond-like, giving
the album a hip super-spy feel.
This album is a great break from
all the genre-defined music being
pumped out by record producers to
teeny-boppers.
The Fight Club Soundtrack is to
tally original and entertaining, just
like the film itself. (Grade: B +)
— Kyle Whitacre
A = instant classic B = a cut above C = average
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OF FORMER STUDENTS
AGGIE RING ORDERS
CLAYTON W. WILLIAMS, JR. ALUMNI CENTER
DEADLINE: OCTOBER 27, 1999
Undergraduate Student Requirements:
You must be a degree seeking student and have completed all of the following require
ments to order an Aggie ring:
95 cumulative undergraduate credit hours reflected on the Texas A&M
University Student Information Management System degree audit. (A course
passed with a grade letter of D or better, which is repeated and passed, cannot count
as additional credit hours unless the catalog states the course may be repeated for
credit. The lowest grade is the repeated course.)
60 undergraduate credit hours must have been completed in residence at Texas
A&M University if your first semester at Texas A&M University was January 1994
or thereafter, or if you attended prior to 1994 and do not qualify under the sue
cessful semester requirement defined in the following paragraph. The 60 credit
hour requirement will be waived if your degree is conferred with less than 60
A&M credit hours. The waiver will not be granted until after your degree is post
ed to screens #123 & #136 of the Student Information Management System.
30 undergraduate credit hours must have been completed in residence at Texas A&M
University, providing that prior to January 1, 1994, you were enrolled at Texas A&M
University and successfully completed either a fall/spring semester or summer term (I
and II or 10 weeks) as a full-time student in good standing (A full-time student is
defined in the university catalog as one that completes 12 credit hours with a 2.0 GPR
in a spring or fall semester; or 4 credit hours with a 2.0 GPR in a 10 week session.)
Please remember that you will lose resident credits if you pass a course at A&M
with a D or better and retake it at another institution and make a higher grade
The lowest grade is always deducted by the university as a repeated class.
3. 2.0 cumulative GPR at Texas A&M University.
4. Be in good standing with the University, including no registration or transcript
blocks for past due fees, loans, parking tickets, returned checks, etc.
Graduate Student Requirements:
If you are a December 1999 degree candidate and do not have an Aggie ring from a
prior degree, you may place an order after you meet the following requirements:
1. Your degree is conferred and posted on the Texas A&M University Student
Information Management System; and
2. You are in good standing with the University, including no registration or tran
script blocks for past due fees, loans, parking tickets, returned checks, etc.
However, if you have completed all of your course work prior to this semester and
have been cleared by the thesis clerk, you may request a “letter of completion” from
the Office of Graduate Studies (providing it is not past their deadline). The original
letter of completion, with the seal, may be presented to the Ring Office in lieu of
your degree being posted.
Procedure to order a ring:
1. If you meet all of the above requirements and you wish to receive your ring on
December 9, 1999, you must visit the Ring Office no later than Wednesday,
October 27, 1999 between the hours of 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. to complete the
application for eligibility verification.
It is recommended that you do not wait until October 27 to apply for your ring
audit. Should there be a problem with your academic record, or if you are
blocked, you may not have sufficient time to resolve these matters before the
order closes out on October 29.
2. Return no later than October 29, 1999 between the hours of 8:30 a.m. - 3:30
p.m. to check on the status of your audit and if qualified, pay in full by cash
check, money order, or your personal Discover, Visa or MasterCard (with your
name imprinted).
Men’s 10K -
|316.00
14K - $416.00
Women’s 10K -,
$198.00
14K - $219.00
' Add $8.00 for Class of‘98 or before and $15.00 if ring needs to be shipped out-of-town
The ring delivery date is December 9. 1999.