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      SOUND
      SALVATION
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ratin
      9S
      5-hol
      biscuits
      BY
      Scott
      MacDonald
     
    
   
   
    
     
      4-la-ti-da
      3-not
      bad
     
     
      2-not
      good
      |-bleah
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPTOWN
      MTV
      UNPLUGGED
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Have
      you
      ever
      wondered
      if
      hip-hop
     
     
      artists
      actually
      have
      any
      talent?
      If
      the
     
     
      answer
      is
      yes,
      then
      you'll
      really
      want
      to
     
     
      listen
      to
      this
      latest
      ‘unplugged’
     
     
      collection
      featuring
      some
      of
      Uptown
     
     
      Records’
      top
      recording
      artists.
     
     
      Without
      all
      of
      the
      synthesizers
      and
     
     
      computers
      these
      artists
      prove
      that
     
     
      they
      can
      sing,
      as
      they
      belt
      out
      some
      of
     
     
      their
      top
      hits
      live.
      The
      two
      performers
     
     
      that
      really
      steal
      the
      show
      are
      Jodeci
     
     
      and
      Mary
      J.
      Blige,
      with
      Jodeci’s
      remix
      of
     
    

    
     
      Stevie
      Wonder’s
      masterpiece
      “Lately”.
     
     
      The
      vocals
      show
      great
      range,
      making
     
     
      the
      listener
      wish
      that
      they
      did
      more
     
     
      songs
      acapella.
      Mary
      J.
      Blige’s
      versions
     
     
      of
      “Sweet
      Thing”
      and
      “Reminisce”
      are
     
     
      far
      superior
      to
      the
      versions
      done
      on
     
     
      her
      album,
      “What's
      the
      411?”
      and
      give
     
     
      her
      claim.
      of
      ‘the
      new
      queen
      of
      soul’
     
     
      some
      credence.
      Other
      performers
      on
     
     
      the
      album
      are
      Christopher
      Williams,
     
     
      Father
      MC
      performing
      “One
      Nite
     
     
      Stand”,
      and
      Heavy
      D
      &
      the
      Boys
      doing
     
     
      “Is
      it
      Good
      to
      You”
      and
      “Blue
      Funk”.
     
     
      One
      of
      the
      better
      albums
      created
      from
     
     
      the
      Unplugged
      series,
      it
      gives
      you
      a
     
     
      chancetchear
      thelyrics,
      and
      appreciate
     
     
      the
      artists’
      talents.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      (4)
     
     
      QUEEN
      SARAH
      SATURDAY-WEAVE
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Another
      grunge
      band,
      but
      this
      one
     
     
      doesn’t
      come
      from
      Seattle,
      so
      are
      they
     
     
      any
      good?
      The
      answer
      is
      yes.
      Queen
     
     
      Sarah
      Saturday
      (henceforth
      referred
     
     
      to
      as
      QSS)
      have
      their
      own
      type
      of
     
     
      sound
      (a
      promising
      sign
      for
      a
      young
     
     
      band),
      unlike
      Stone
      Temple
      Pilots,
      a.k.a.
     
     
      Pearl
      Jam
      (not
      to
      knock
      the
      Pilots,
      they
     
     
      just
      sound
      too
      much
      like
      PJ,
      they
      don’t
     
    
   
   
    
     
      have
      their
      own
      identity).
      Their
      track
     
     
      “Lift”
      has
      a
      forceful
      opening
      guitar
     
     
      sequence
      that
      blows
      the
      speakers
      of
     
     
      your
      stereo
      apart,
      and
      the
      song
      “Seems”
     
     
      is
      a
      song
      about
      love-gone-away
      that
     
     
      doesn’t
      make
      the
      listener
      want
      to
      turn
     
     
      it
      off.
      QSS
      are
      a
      group
      just
      starting
      off,
     
     
      but
      with
      songs
      like
      “Dreamer”
      and
     
     
      “Mother
      Nature”
      they
      show
      an
      ability
     
     
      to
      vary
      their
      style
      from
      one
      cut
      to
      the
     
     
      next.
      Possibly
      a
      group
      to
      look
      for
      in
     
     
      the
      future.
     
     
      (3.5)
     
     
      JAMIROQUAI-EMERGENCY
      ON
      PLANET
      EARTH
     
     
      On
      first
      listen,
      Jamiroquai
      is
      an
     
     
      impossible
      group
      to
      try
      and
      puta
      label
     
     
      on;
      are
      they
      reggae,
      soul,
      R
      &
      B,
      or
     
     
      disco?
      After
      listeningto
      the
      CD
      several
     
     
      times
      |
      realized
      that
      they
      are
      the
      type
     
     
      of
      group
      that
      you
      can’t
      stick
      a
      label
      on
     
     
      because
      they
      have
      their
      own
      style
      and
     
     
      they
      make
      their
      music
      to
      educate.
      The
     
     
      inside
      of
      the
      CD
      jacket
      gives
      a
      statement
     
     
      from
      the
      group
      talking
      about
      what
      is
     
     
      going
      wrong
      with
      the
      planet,
      and
      that
     
     
      the
      enviroment
      needs
      to
      be
      cared
      for,
     
     
      unusual
      ideals
      for
      many
      groups
      today
     
     
      who
      only
      care
      about
      making
      money.
     
     
      The
      song
      “When
      are
      You
      Gonna
      Learn?
     
     
      (Digeridoo)”
      stresses
      this
      idea
      again--
     
     
      they
      are
      making
      music
      to
      attempt
      to
     
     
      educate
      the
      listeners.
      The
      name
     
     
      ‘Jamiroquai’
      shows
      their
      respect
      for
     
     
      the
      aboriginal
      peoples
      of
      America,
      more
     
     
      Even
      though
      they
      try
      to
      inform
      the
     
     
      listener,
      it
      may
      not
      really
      matter
     
     
      because
      overall
      the
      album
      just
      isn’t
     
     
      very
      good.
      Maybe
      they
      should
      have
     
     
      spent
      as
      much
      time
      working
      on
      their
     
     
      musical
      ideals
      as
      they
      did
      on
      their
     
     
      political
      ones.
     
     
      (2.5)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Genius
     
     
      By
      James
      Gleick
     
    
   
   
    
     
      BY
      ALDERA
      CHISHOLM
     
     
      GENIUS
      IS
      THE
      BIOGRAPHY
      OF
     
     
      nobel
      prize-winning
      physicist
      Richard
     
     
      Feynman.
      Most
      of
      you
      probably
      have
     
     
      not
      heard
      of
      Richard
      Feynman,
      but
      you
     
     
      will
      know
      his
      achievements.
      This
      man
     
     
      was
      on
      the
      team
      to
      create
      the
      atom
     
     
      bomb,
      and
      he
      exposed
      the
      Challenger
     
     
      space
      shuttle
      disaster.
     
    

    
     
      Feynman
      is
      presented
      as
      being
      not
     
     
      so
      much
      a
      scientist
      as
      a
      poet/magician;
     
     
      however,
      this
      book
      seemed
      more
      like
     
     
      a
      textbook
      with
      all
      of
      its
      ponderous
     
     
      scientific
      theories.
      Granted,
      a
      certain
     
     
      amount
      of
      theory
      must
      be
      given
      to
     
     
      explain
      Gleick’s
      achievements,
      but
      only
     
    
   
   
    
     
      a
      fellow
      “genius”
      could
      understand
      all
     
     
      this.
      .
     
    

    
     
      My
      other
      problem
      with
      this
      book
      is
     
     
      that
      it
      is
      a
      conglomeration
      of
      stories
     
     
      and
      anecdotes
      about
      Richard
      Feynman.
     
     
      The
      stories
      aren't
      strong
      enough
      to
     
     
      stand
      on
      their
      own,
      and
      they
      are
      not
      in
     
     
      any
      order-
      not
      even
      chronological,
     
     
      which
      one
      would
      expect
      ina
      biography.
     
    

    
     
      If
      you
      know
      who
      Richard
      Feynman
     
     
      is,
      and
      have
      a
      decent
      physics
     
     
      background,
      there
      might
      be
      some
      value
     
     
      in
      this
      book.
      For
      now
      it
      will
      sit
      on
      my
     
     
      shelves
      and
      gather
      dust.
      Maybe
      |
      will
     
     
      try
      to
      read
      it
      again
      when
      |
      graduate.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      per.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      advice
      from
      a
      dltghtly
     
    
   
   
    
     
      different
      perspective
     
    
   
   
    
     
      VALENTINE'S
      DAY
      IS
      LESS
      THAN
      TWO
      WEEKS
      AWAY
      AND
      A
      LOT
      OF
     
     
      YOU
      ARE
      PROBABLY
      WONDERING
      WHAT
      TO
      DO
      FOR
      THAT
      SPECIAL
     
    
   
   
    
     
      FRIEND..AERE'S
      OUR
      TOP
      TEN
      LIST:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      JOHN"S
      WISH
      LIST
      FOR
      MEN:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      |.
      Anaked
      singing
      telegram
     
    

    
     
      2.
      Anevening
      of
      controlling
      the
      remote
     
     
      control
     
    

    
     
      3.
      Apackage
      of
      his
      favorite
      homemade
     
     
      treats
     
    

    
     
      4.
      "X-Press"
      your
      love
      in
      print
     
    

    
     
      5.
      Tickets
      to
      the
      next
      concert
      at
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      barn
     
    
   
   
    
     
      6.
      A
      full
      body
      massage
      (with
      peppermint
     
    
   
   
    
     
      oil)
     
     
      7.
      An
      evening
      of
      watching
      the
      movies
     
    
   
   
    
     
      JANE'S
      WISH
      LIST
      FOR
      WOMEN:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      |.
      A
      box
      of
      chocolates
      -
     
    

    
     
      2.
      An
      evening
      without
      the
      remote
     
     
      control
     
    

    
     
      3.
      Coupon
      for
      a
      beauty
      salon
      treatment
     
     
      4.
      Cook
      her
      dinner
      AND
      do
      thedishes
     
     
      5.
      An
      evening
      of
      just
      the
      two
      of
      you
     
     
      (that
      means
      no
      T.V.)
     
    

    
     
      6.
      Makeyour
      oun
      Valentine
      card
     
    

    
     
      7.
      "X-Press"
      you
      love
      in
      print
     
    

    
     
      8.
      Anight
      on
      the
      town,
      doing
      whatever
     
     
      she
      wants
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      he
      wants
      to
      rent(without
      complaint)
      9.
      Flowers
     
    

    
     
      8.
      Offer
      to
      type
      his
      term
      paper
      10.
      A
      little
      bit
      of
      Valentine's
      day
      all
      year
     
     
      9.
      Buy
      yourself
      some
      sexy
      lingerie
      to
      round
      ,
     
    

    
     
      show
      him
      ah
      eats
     
    

    
     
      10.
      One
      red
      rose-
      guys
      like
      flowers
      Paes
      ath
     
    

    
     
      too.