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Tuesday, August 31, 2004 THE BA ITALIC! rou. thumper Black Label Society 'Hangover Music Volum Spitfire Records SHAWN MILLENDER Me’tal heavy weight Zakk Wylde has seen his share of bands come and go in his long and distinguished ca reer. Since becom ing a hired axe-man for the apparently indestructible Ozzy Osbourne at the tender age of 20 in 1987, he wielded a guitar for the Ozz- man, as well as for his southern-rock band Pride & Glory. His talent made it to the big screen, too, when he played opposite Mark Wahlberg as the lead guitarist of the fiction al Judas Priest-based band Steel Dragon in “Rock Star.” His main project, though, is Black Label Society: a confederation of whisky-swilling metal marauders that has seen more mem bers come and go than Spinal Tap and Me- tallica combined. Zakk certainly owes a lot to Ozzy, even borrowing members of his band; when BLS and Ozzy bass player Robert Trujillo (Tru jillo is Spanish for “Giant bass player who looks like Thunder Hawk from ‘Street Fight er’”) was traded to Metallica for Jason New- stead, a third-round draft pick and a player to be named later, though, Wylde was left without a bassist. A lesser musician may have let that stand in his way. Instead, Zakk played bass gui tar, rhythm guitar, lead guitar, violin, viola, cello, bass, banjo, hurdy gurdy, harp, dobro, piano, timpani, key-tar, alpenhorn, flute, glockenspiel, recorder and triangle for his 12th studio release. Black Label Society’s “Hangover Music Volume VI,” and wrote the liner notes in his own blood after master ing the slide whistle. Observant fans will note that Wylde has temporarily abandoned the frantic, squeal ing, Marshall-and-Gibson-driven tone that made him famous. On the new album, he takes out his signature bull’s-eye Les Paul, “The Grail,” for fleeting moments on the re cord, but it’s used for emphasis, like using boldface letters on a word processor. In its place, Wylde slings an acoustic guitar for most of the record. The songs are laid-back and soothing — not what fans of the hirsute, Viking-esque god of metal have come to expect. Fans of Wylde’s only solo release, “Book of Shadows,” already know that his gruff vocal style contrasts well with the resonant timbre of an acoustic guitar. On this release, he follows the same formula that made songs such as the “Mama, I’m Coming Home” and “No More Tears” mega-hits with a mellow feel punctuated by a face-melting guitar solo and it works well. The most accurate measures of a record are its first track, the title track and the last track. This one lacks a title track, but the listener is instantly hooked in the opening moments of the album on the song “Crazy or High.” Wylde speaks to male metal fans (as if there were any other kind) everywl with his lyrics admonishing the mei nature of women. Tracks like “Queen of Sorrow,” “Step] Stone” and “House of Doom” parti highlight Wylde’s surprising vocal and ability to bridge the vast gapbeiiit; the Eagles and Black Sabbath. The last song on the album is li shuffle with the rest. The songs to sound the same after the ninth anything after that is wasted on thelisiei because he is most likely asleep or toe pressed to care. Not to say the songsarei pressing, but Wylde’s soulful voiceandi^ u P con aneholy subject matter managed to me that I’m going to die alone andante: Fans of BLS and its iconic front encouraged to purchase this album. It’s conter worthy addition to any metal CD col If you don’t worship him as a god,thot the effect of the album would likely bd on you. Do yourself a favor and purclii any of Wylde’s other releases first toappr; ciate this fine effort. ■■■■■HRMMBMHI 'Ct&'Ct&C Make it stop, my ears are it CrCtfrfc Don't waste your hard drive spia Download it wwW'u?v Burn your friend's copy it it it it Spend the dough, buy yoar out Buy it, burn it, tell a frieid iToday For will ta The spot a 11 rur con Decorating Continued from page 3 Although in the past Hancock had usually coordinated with her roommates when picking out a theme for their room, this year was different. “My roommate this year already bought her stuff when I went to buy mine,” she said. “But most of our mutual items are neutral col ors, like the big gray area rug we have between our beds. We wanted these type of items to coordinate with all the colors in our room.” Hancock is proud of the compliments she received from ev eryone who walks in. When it comes to storage, space is limited and Hancock be lieves organizational items are the key. From Tupperware draw ers and crates to shower caddies, she had to find a place for everything. “I have too much stuff,” she said. “I have so much in all the little spaces all over the room that hold everything from my toi letries and styling products to my makeup and jewelry.” Over the years she’s spent in the dorms, Hancock found cre ative ways to find more space in her small rooms. “As the seasons change I would move out all the clothes! closet that would be too warm or too cold and put them inthestonj units above,” she said. Hancock has noticed that others in the building have ways* condense their belongings into the limited space. “A lot of students are opting for the loft, where the beds above a study area,” she said, “I’ve always wanted one,butIW choose between a loft and a car payment.” There have been many trends throughout the dorms that Iij caught on quickly, Hancock said. “A big thing is to decorate the doors in the hallways,”Hit cock said, “And another must is covering up the ugly cii block walls.” While she uses several movie posters and pictures to decors the walls, Hancock has seen many students covering them wit beer signs, glow-in-the-dark stars and corkboards. “A cool item we have is a bulletin board that looks likepuzis pieces, on one side it’s cork and the other is a dry erase board, great to keep reminders on for like when 1 have a testorsomi thing,” she said. For convenient bargain buys, check out www.overstock.con www.dormstuff.com or www.collegegear.com. 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