Word: rhythm
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...rather dry and often cryptic lyrics don't do much to relieve the tedium, although some of the songs are lively and short enough so that they don't have to. "Unlucky in Love," for example, doesn't say much of anything, but its sonic-boom noise and punk/polka rhythm make it great fun. Otherwise, the new Rank and File's hybrid of nasal vocals and buzzsaw guitars sound like uniform drone. Rank and File may catapult the band to MTV stardom (and Rhino Records out from the novelty and oldies bins in record stores), but such success will come...
Still, the Huxtons retain enough force to resemble the early Who, with drummer Arch Law and bassist Matthew Eddy's rumbling rhythm section and lead singer Rob Craw's milk-curdling snarl. Paris suggests that the Huxtons must be a killer live band. The credit for the successes of Paris--and the blame for its failures--must rest on the shoulders of producer Ian "Mack" McKenzie, who committed that live sound to vinyl. For most of the songs, the production is too antiseptic, too well-scrubbed for the type of rough, crude music the Huxtons play. Occasionally, though, McKenzie...
While Big Dipper could be a lot tighter--the rhythm section nearly falls apart during "San Quentin"--Boo-Boo is a worthwhile debut. Nothing on this disk is as immediately startling as Volcano Suns' "White Elephant," but then again this EP is a lot easier to listen to than the Suns' All Night Lotus Party. For those who like musical roots mixed in with sonic radicalism, Boo-Boo by Big Dipper is Boston's next big thing...
...cultural, not medical, victims. They create and live in their own walkman-world, in which cars and people seem to bounce to the same beat that's pulsating through their earphones. Or they click the radio right--snap--at the end of a good song, letting the rhythm and sync linger in their minds for the rest of the day. They're trying to create personal soundtracks to shape and pace their lives. But they need help...
...young team, the Big Red couldn't get its engines running early in the season. The team sputtered over the course of the year, not finding a rhythm until the final week. Last weekend, Cornell--then still in the playoff picture--buried RPI and Vermont. Nieuwendyk had a hat trick in both games...