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Using the
World Wide Web
for Research
Texas A&M University Libraries is offering a class to
assist Texas A&M University students and faculty in using
the World Wide Web for research.
Session I - Introduction to Using the World Wide Web for Research
Day
Date
Time
Location
Tuesday
Jan 23
5:30 - 6:00 pm
Student Computing Center, 114
Wednesday
Jan 24
5:45 - 6:15 pm
Student Computing Center, 114
Thursday
Jan 25
5:30 - 6:00 pm
Student Computing Center, 114
Session II
- Beyond the Basics
- Using the World Wide Web for Research
Day
Date
Time
Location
Tuesday
Jan 23
5:30 - 6:00 pm
Student Computing Center, 114
Wednesday
Jan 24
5:45 - 6:15 pm
Student Computing Center, 114
Thursday
Jan 25
5:30 - 6:00 pm
Student Computing Center, 114
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Tuesday, January 23, 2001
AGGIELIFE
THE BATTALION
Blender
Collective Soul
Atlantic Records
On its fifth attempt, Collective Soul has accomplished
the task of sounding just like Collective Soul.
Sometimes, bands get in a creative rut and sound the
same every time they release a new album. But, when you
have a sound as good as Collective Soul, why change?
"Why, Part 2,”
Blender’s first single, ha^
hit mainstream and made
its way into frequent rota
tion. With its distinctive
guitar riffs by Ross Chil
dress and Dean Roland,
and the unique sound of
front man and songwriter
Ed Roland, the single is
on its way up the charts.
Elton John makes an
appearance on the track “Perfect Day.” The song has a
very 70s disco basis and is very much John’s style. This
track actually sounds more like a pop song than music
Collective Soul usually plays.
Another stand-out track is "Happiness.” The last song
on the album features a much harder sound than the rest
of the album and ends it with a bang. The track borders
on a more classic sound with braver guitar riffs. *
The album’s title has an interesting origin. In order to
come up with an original title for the album. Collective
Soul started an online contest and asked its fans for their
ideas. The band chose Blender from five possibilities tak
en from more than 12,000 entries. Overall, this album is
a good, head-bobbing display of Collective Soul’s abili
ty to recreate its previous success with new lyrics and
new, yet distinctively Collective Soul, guitar riffs.
(Grade: A-)
— Brooke Hodges
Relentless Beats Vol. 1
. Misstress Barbara
CD Courtesy of Moonshine Music
Mixed Live
AK1200
w/ MC Navigator
Mixed Live
AK 1200 with
MC Navigator
CD Courtesy of
Moonshine Music
AK 12(K) proves to be:
excellent performer wi
Mixed five’s superb trad
lection, mixing and trick
Unfortunately, MC Navip
tor, the vocalist for the:
bum. does nothing toir
crease the \ alue of the CD
AK 1200 plays some great tracks on this CD.fr
DJ Kontrol’s hard-banging “Forcefield,” to DJS
melodic "Lighter Remix.” Throughout the CD.I
1200 throws in scratches, flares and cuts, to greaiti
feet. This is a great, high-energy album, but it lack
real flow between lows and highs. AK 1200 might
faulted for this lack of flow, but this faux pas car,
overlooked, considering the quality of the songst
disc jockeying. The album also incorporates the cun
reaction, adding a welcome live feel.
On the downside, MC Navigator's emceeing iste
and cliche'. Navigator uses the Rastafarian-influent
vocal style so common in the drum ’n' bass genretk
has become an ever-present nuisance to anyone who
joys the music. Navigator alternately drones on took
and grows silent too long, with no apparent musicals
son or theme for his presence. To top it all off, hismic
phone is so loud it nearly drowns out the music. \
er. there are short bursts where Navigator adds to:
album — during Total Science’s "Make Me Feel,”
stance — but they are few and far between.
This album is worth having for hardcore drum ‘n’fe
enthusiasts, but other listeners will be too annoyed
Navigator to enjoy the music. 4 k l
(Graf 1
— Jason
Haunted
Poe
Atlantic Record Co.
Misstress Barbara’s name is a play on the words
“miss” and “stress,” indicating her ability to whip a
crowd into a frenzy.
Given the quality of
her new CD, the name
seems apt.
Misstress Barbara’s
disc jockeying on this
CD revolves around
one concept — speed.
She mixes a whopping
22 songs, with an in
troduction and conclu
sion track, into the
CD’s 74 minutes. Mis
stress Barbara is
renowned as a techno producer, and Relentless Beats
marks her entry into the world of major-label mix CDs.
Combining her brand of hard, minimal techno with
fast mixing, Barbara has created an excellent CD worthy
of emulation by any DJ. She begins the CD with bang
ing, fast tracks and moves slowly into more downtempo
house and tech-house tracks.
The album opens energetically to the sound of Pra-
da heels clicking on a hard floor and then into Umek’s
melodic, yet linear “Voltaren.” The CD quickly gains
momentum and reaches its apex with two tracks by
Deetron, the vocal “Don’t You Know Why” and the
electro-styled “Silk Cut.” She then mixes into Steve
Stoll’s “Hustler,” an almost beat-breaking track. This
series alone, with Barbara’s quick style, makes the CD
worth a listen for any techno enthusiast.
What really sets the CD apart is the slow decline into
housey, melodic songs. After the frantic pace of the al
bum’s first half, the more mellow second half of the CD
gives the listener a welcome break.
The only weak point of the CD is the lack of tricks.
Barbara’s energetic style is brilliant in live performances
due to her manipulation of the music and stage presence
— neither make it onto the CD.
(Grade: A-)
— Jason Bennyhoff
The recently released Haunted is the album coif
er-singer-producer Poe has wanted to make for as Ion;
she can remember. The ethereal, if not spooky, CDis«:
she calls “a journey toward intimacy” in reconnect
with her dead father.
Though a handful of tracks are driven by they
angsty, feminine energy that gave her 1995 debuti
Hello such accolades, the feel
of Haunted is entirely differ
ent. It is dramatic and serious,
strange and symbolic. Many
of the songs lapse into haunt-
ed-house-like sound effects:
the dialing of a phone, a
child’s isolated voice, old cas
sette tape recordings of her fa
ther’s voice. These effects
create the intended ghostly
and provocative atmosphere,
but they do not make for a very fluid disc thhtcatj
played over again.
The music floats and has sweeping silences punc:
ed by Poe’s nymph-like voice or hard guitar playinsj
companied by her rough, feminine bitterness. Poeis|
one of those beautiful fairies in the movie Labyrintlr
appear so delicate, yet bite with a vengeance. PoefiaJ
breathy intensity that makes her as formidable as Cy
ney Love without being so abrasive.
“Control,” “Walk the Walk” and “Not a Virgin'
most like Poe’s first album, Hello. The songs allp4
that infectious, warrior-woman style that createdfjf
loyal fan base in 1995. “Not a Virgin” is especially*
as Pok flirts with the virginity metaphor to assert#
is not naive or gullible anymore and will not stand
patronized or protected any longer.
Haunted contains more depth than Hello and#
more of Poe’s emotions. Her honest, heartfelt con
sion will undoubtedly move many, but it lacksthel
ity and variety needed to capture her target audience
Woody Allen movies, personal tributes to late (a
members are not for everyone.-
(Gradf
— Brooke Ho
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