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...Simon Tucker, the attraction to digging began at age 3, as he watched Sesame Street character Bob's Uncle searching for a golden cabbage in Snuffleupagus' cave. Then Simon discovered Indiana Jones, and so began his mantra: "I want to be an archaeologist...
...Kill Rock Stars) is an improvement: there are still a fair number of lackluster songs, but there are more moments when the band unleashes its formidable energy. The band's lineup has changed slightly--guitarists Corin Tucker and Carrie Brownstein still trade off lead vocals, but drummer Lora MacFarlane has been replaced with Janet Weiss, whose rhythmic sense is somewhat sharper and more confident. The title song is one of the best: the music bristles with self-assurance and vitality, even as the lyrics suggest confusion: "Dig me out/ dig me in/ outta this mess baby outta my head." Tucker...
Still, other songs on this CD roar to life: the fiery skittishness of Turn It On, the unexpectedly jaunty Little Babies; the crackling guitars and clumping drums of the lesbian breakup song, One More Hour. On that last number, when Tucker sings, "Don't say another word/ about the other girl," her fervor is contagious. These songs work on a primal rock-'n'-roll level: as you listen, you find yourself turning the volume higher and higher...
This is Ethan M. Tucker's last column...
...Princeton--Hubbard (3), Eichelberger (2), Massey (6), Berrier (1), Hess (1), Tucker (1), Katz (1), Sims (1), Buttles (1) Smith (1); Harvard--Crofton (3), von Zuben (2), Ferrucci (1). Fairfield 19 Harvard...