MAREN ORD
Waiting
NETTWERK

For those of you who dig
on . the Sarah
McLachlan/Sarah Horner

BIGDUMBFACE
Duke Lion Fights the
Terror

FLIP/GEFFEN

3000 MILES TO

GRACELAND

Original Motion
Picture Soundtrack

Here’s the soundtrack to

type of folk/pop, then
Maren Ord is for you.
However, if you prefer

something original, cre-
ative, and that doesn’t
come out of the same
folk/pop can as more tal-
ented acts do, then I’d say
look elsewhere. Though
Maren’s biography on her
official website
(www.marenord.com)
totes her amazing and
“gifted songwriting abili-
ties” as being full of “pas-

I’ve got to tell you folks,
amongst all the rap and
other pop crap they (the
record companies) send
me in their press kits, it’s
nice to get something orig-
inal,interesting,and
strange.

This album was written in
full by Limp Bizkit guitarist
Wes Borland. It sounds
nothing like Limp Bizkit,
and, is definitely (in my
opinion) a keeper. From
full on “death metal”

the film 3000 MILES TO
GRACELAND. This disc is
- full up on the “new rock”
that so many of the high
school kids are into (like
FILTER, NOTHINGFACE,
SHIPSANK etc...) also
there’s some _ ambient
electronic stuff as well
(BT, HARDNOX, CRYSTAL
METHOD, HEADNOIZE).
This album’s pretty con-
sistent throughout, with
just a few tunes that stand
out from the rest, i.e.
“Mansion on the Hill’(A3),
Kenny Wayne Shepard’s
“In 2 Deep” and That of
“The King” himself, Elvis’
“Such A Night”. So what’s

sion and _ confidence”,
umm, well honestly, it’s a
big fat hairy lie. The songs
on this cd _ Waiting,
although decent enough
with catchy melodies and
good performances, are
singularly unremarkable.
There’s no passion or con-
fidence. Every song fol-
lows the Folk Ballad
Formula: opening guitar,
verse 1, chorus, verse 2,
chorus, instrument solo,
chorus, vocal improv,

(“Burgalveist, Blood Red
Head on Fire and Organ
Splitter) to cheesy theme
song spoofs (Duke Lion)

and all sorts of other shit .

(the liner notes for “Space
Adventure” are written a la
STAR WARS), this album
sounds like a blender full
of Cannibal Corpse,
Primus, Rob Zombie and
Dr. Suess. | don’t know
what Wes is’ smokin’
(c’mon the dude dresses
in body paint, and has no

the verdict ? | wouldn't
throw it in the trash, but |
probably wouldn’t keep it
in the changer either.
Overall | say it’s a bit of a
‘tweener, you know-
almost...but not quite. But
hey, I’m pretty. picky so
don’t mind me....This
one’s worth a listen at
least.

By Andrew

closing guitar. Highly orig-
inal. (note the dripping
Sarcasm) But, | shouldn’t
bash her too hard. She
does have a really great
voice, and all of the instru-
ments are played with an
adequate amount of profi-
ciency. And she’s
Canadian; fresh from

Edmonton, Alberta, if you

care about that sort of
thing. She’s cute too,
which helps the dull liner
notes. Overwhelmingly,

pupils), but you’ve got to
credit his imagination
(there’s some pretty
graphic puking sounds at
the end)...| have to say |
like it! (the album, not the
puking sounds...those are
just sick). It’s refreshing to
(get)hear something other
than radio or club music,
not that all that other stuff
is all that bad, it’s just bor-
ing ang predictable (kinda
like my x-girlfreind was).
So there it is, if you’re

Oz
The Soundtrack
NETTWERK

Ven 22 LSAT ee
Here’s the soundtrack to

the HBO series Oz, a
dramatization of life in
“the Pen”. Like the show
this album paints vividly
some of the harsh reali-
ties of the life behind
bars. Featuring such
artists as MASTER P,
SNOOP DOGG, NATE

though, the lack of origi-
nality combined with lyrics
that aspire to be cryptic
but instead just don’t
make sense, doom this
album to the Trash Heap
of Mediocrity. Too bad for
her. Us too. Sigh...

By Mark

anything like me (kind of
juvenile), and you like
some heavy guitar, you
should dig it.

By Andrew

DOGG, KRAYZIE BONE,
WU-TANG CLAN and
CYPRESS HILL this disc
has cuts from all the
“Masta Gangstaz” of hip-
hop. | have to be honest
with you this review is a
last minute thing, and |
haven't really had the
time to give this album a
fair listen or write all the
particulars, but | can tell
that at first listen | was
actually impressed. | find
this album to be a little
bit more laid back then
some of the others I’ve
reviewed, and it’s full of
good hooks. It’s definitely
worth checking out espe-
cially if you’re into the
series.

By Andrew