CD Reviews
by Dale Mauldin
Norwich University Entertainment Editor
OutKast "Speakerboxxx/The Love Below"
OutKast is back, with a new double cd and a new sound. Throughout
their career Andre 3000 and Big Boi have always experimented with
new styles, and this is by far is their biggest leap. The album
is really like two solo albums that have been put together in one
package. The discs are totally independent of the other, but come
together to make a great album. Before listening, though, you will
need to forget everything you know about OutKast and their previous
work.
Big Boi's disk "Speakerboxxx" doesn't stray too far from
the path that he has created in his musical career. The disk is
filled with great beats and lyrics that has made OutKast popular.
He sticks to what he knows best. In addition to Big Boi's verses
he also gets help on tracks from Jay-Z, Ludacris, Killer Mike, Lil'
Jon & the Eastside Boys, Sleepy Brown, and many other rappers.
Andre's disk "The Love Below" is a total departure from
what he has done in the past. Once you get past the fact that he
sings more than he raps, you will see that the disk is very good.
The disk also has more a 50's feel with more melodic beats and slower
than usual. Andre doesn't have as many people accompanying him on
his songs but most notably he has Norah Jones helping him on "Take
off your cool."
These two disks come together greatly, Big Boi's disk carries it
with the more familiar OutKast sound, while Andre's gives listeners
a sample of the other types of music the group is capable of.
RATING: B+
Key Songs: Hey Ya,TheWay You Move, Ghettomusik, Roses,Flip Flop
Rock, Tomb of the Boom
Thursday "War All The Time"
Punk fans watch out!!! Thursday is back with their third release
and they are en route to the top of the charts. The band has been
gaining momentum from the time they joined the Vans Warped Tour,
today's modern punk-rock showcase.
Great guitar riffs and crashing drumbeats go in perfect harmony
with lead singers Geoff Rickly's pain inspired lyrics and emotion
filled vocals.
Thurdsay shows that even punk bands can have their soft side when
they go from guitars with screaming distortion and crashing drums
to "Asleep in The Chapel" a song driven totally by a piano.
Rating: B+
Key Songs: Marches and Manuvers, Signals Over the Air, Asleep
in the Chapel, Between Rupture and Rapture
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Halloween Events
- Rasputens Bar, Church Street, Burlington is having
a party with giveaways and drink specials. $5 Cover Charge
- 107.3 WAAF is having a concert/ costume party
at Club Lito in Revere MA, with preformances by Static-X, Dope,
and Dogfight. Tickets are $25, for more information go to Waaf.com
- Six Flags New England is hosting their annual
"Fright Night." The whole park is converted to a Haunted
theme park, with surprises around every corner, with more than
20 special attractions; $27 admission.
- The Magic Hat brewery is hosting a 2-day Halloween
party in Burlington, with musical guests Ween and Reid Grenauier
and the Assembly of Dust. There will be give-aways and other surprises
throughout the weekend. For more information, go to Magichat.net
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