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UB40-Reggae rappers
By Da*U Hurt
UB40 tu broken tradition by
obmbutlng LUsie BagsariddUn. a
fUxy specimen of vinyl refuse inicrbdcn
wfch marketing gambits to
men the enwary listener.
It's obvirm that UB40 was eager
to release this little bag of in*
competence since there are only tlx
tnng** one of which ban old UB tune
uj the otfcrr b the bmumcntil \erlioatrf
what UB40 hoped woult* -
the key song. "1 CV Yon P.- - '
UB40 WVAI lit^c utu r^ ttt'ti venture
ilv> became "I Go* You Babe"
*w od* 1 7»Hy performed and con*
cet-V/jy Sonny and Cher. It was u
•.,,. wd publicity maneuver tor the
to? w> choc*c Chritsk Hynle, a
; renuere female vocalist of
Ptctendcn fame, to support AJi
Cambd) in (hb *wr.
Tbe song. thanfcftiDy. 4e?ara from
tbc syntbetiicr chaos that made Gtffrry
Morton. US40*« bit album, a
rocn dEgreuion, but In part* the
vocali leem to be vying for pointoo
whh the music.
"Dool Break My Hem" b ctseotially
what works for UWO and this
sons b no exception. Tight choral
unity enshrouds All Cambell's liking
voice, backed by a solid reggae beat.
"One In Ten," from an earlier
UB40 album is a good choke for the
FP became a showcases ihs horn sectior
which » seldom heard on the
other tn ;ki. The song is inuaemcly
up Vat cooifwcd to the rest of the
rccnrd aod as&tdy tackles the tut:
or people losing individual identty
jnd becoming mere ,u.Htics.
UB40 demonsttvtes how they won
"Rifgae Bat>d of the Year 1944" in
the editor's poll of Kotting Stone
magazine with Mi Splif, a Jamaican
braad of rapping **Jed "toastxs" in
an alien direct of English.
It's fluing that "Hip Hep Lyrical
Robot" should foUow Ml Splif
ty«^n"*- U&tO nulxs a lame attempt
at American rappine,. With pseudo
70s eiprcuiorts lite "cool cat" this
•cog b better left unsung. PMO. who
has helped out on a numbe. of
English Beat songs b responsible for
chantiig this inept disgrace.
The British version of thit album.
dabbed BauariJJim. bouu ten if
more songs. Hopefully UB40 w-11
realize they can't cheat their fans in
the United States.
Kabuki closes - no more concerts
By Mure fbder
It has been ukl, "Mott-y makts
the world go around." The trut*i to
this ttaU:mnt is somewhat questionable.
However, "Money can
make the difference between succeu
or faihrc." cuuld be nuitnl at
words of wisdom.
la the case oT the Kabuki nightckb.
nxmey, or the lack thereof, pUjcd a
major role In its closure. In fact, the
financial lirutou was to bad »hat the
club's demise was inevitable.
According to a tpoLrspcrson fir
the Kabuli. the dub was privately
owned, not owned by the Cry.
Therefore, since it was mVlng no
profit and the o-vner eventually filed
for bankruptcy, the Federal Court
forced him to liquidate his asset*.
which included the Kabuki. The
spokesperson asked to remain
anonymous, and the owner wu
unavailable for questioning.
Many new, local bands like uV Uptooes.
struggling ta gain popularity
were given a chance in perform at the
Kabuki. Alw. esublishcd bands such
as Hue? Lcwa and the N«T»% and The
Tube* pUycd thttc it was only a
nutter or time until the poor »twadance
for thr newer bands avpkJ
-vfcJi the i*rmt salaries Tor the .wore
popular bands caused the eventual
bankruptcy.
Local bands,
struggling to gain
popularity, were
given a chance to
perform at the
Kabuki. _
An adtLtkxul branch of the Kabuhi
was the Noh Club. Thb w
about humanity, friendship, lad the
ahatwinj of acir-laposal fesen on
Us sad.
Tbe movie's plot b. on die face of
It, cjoite simple: • hard, dedinttd
poUticalprjcocifValcMinArrciul,
playeel hj Raul Jolia) lesraf some of
the Joy of linrtnimi. eivtaf. and
rocaxc thtm(h Us aonaloance with
i oopden roraanric (Uilf Molina.
. played by William Hun). *to Is
himidf leamSng frorc the soldier
about pride, about setf-respect, and
about fithtlnj tor a Cause.
Valentin h a proud, trnykUint
warrior far an wakr|rottaj resistance
force. Molina U a homoscatal who
escapes real life through old romandc
rnovka, ahlch he iteoonts to the
unappreciative Valentin with
. "«" "'•* cmnlsfm and flfluua.
• • 'Two oca with suoi raOirtUy Afferent
poiots of view must tvgve.
mult constantly confront each other.
A debate rages through the movie
about the importance of romantic
love, which Molina comunJy and
fruitlessly drives for. and politics, the
fight 1 for a Cause, for which Valentin
faithfully but vainly battles.
In the film's carl) suges, Valentin
Is entertained by Molina's movie
stone*, but at heart loathe* the nun
be sees as frivolous, queer, and
esxcntDly sclfes of
Valentin.
Through Molina's movies and
because of the oonvcrucions and co>
frucations between the two. each
mo breaks out of the mold he has
can for himsdf—each begins to appreciate
-ra aspect of life which he has
never before experienced.
What Manud Puig expressed tn hb
book, aod what the movies conveys
admirably, b that it b human nature
to change: that mm cannot and
shoull not bbd hb sou! so as to limit
it to ooe direction, one pupose oo*
knul Julia, WUUnm Hart C*»* nupcrb pcrfonntDccs ta "Spider Woman."
ty. It b both natural and essentiil to
•-hanfcc; even the hardest mac. to be
(Uinun. must e^hiMl sonu softneu,
and even the loftest people must
(J : sol*y a little cLetcrmication an)
•elf-respect.
William Hun b outstanding as
M>na, thegay window dresser who '
mtrudes upon and forever alien
Valentin's lurrowly political point of
view arxl ambitioos. He b convincingly,
but not exaggeratedly,
feminine, as • chancier who considers
himsdf born to be a wctnan,
describing his male physical
char*acri=ttcs as a "niisukc." He
conveys a powerful tense of the
agony of • man Ol^uittd to hb world,
and tbe euphoria of that man rscap*
ing into a fantasy world.
Raul Julia delivers a solVJ performance
as a revolutionary journalist
who discovers pauton. fantasy, and
rcauu> c after living a life dwlicalfd
to hb Ciisc. He b the example of the
inherent capability of huTan beings
to change, to better their own
existence.
Sooia brjga, in her fint English*
spcalmg movie rote, plays three puns
in the movie: a World War U French
oigtetub singa. Valentin's ex-lover,
and the Spider Woman. The
cbantctuc, i*; •he is most often seen,
b essentially » light partly of a
1940*1 B*mnvic uartet. and Braga
handles the role '4bh rclbh. playing
her put tp the rn lodnmatic hilt.
KUs of the Slider Woman b a
fascinating film 'iota human naturr
and friendship. The film's rocssagcf
are often subtle aod complex, with a
great deal of symbolism and many
roetopborical rduionshipi. It has little
action, but has more inttUcctual
meat then a*most any film cuncetly
playing. The Hire's uniquely
enlightened perspective makes it a
powerful, moving experience
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Bruce Sprtl
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