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Western Carolinian Volume 61 Number 09 (11)

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  • November 9,1995 Western Carolinian - A ■f j^H ___3____^ r_J SW &h.^ . ;J • ■ _4^ Contemporary Christian music group D.C. Talk performed at WCU's Ramsey Center Saturday night. Photo by Marcus DeMaaijer Features New Stuff Prom The Old Pumpkin Patch Are you going to be here on campus or in Cullowhee for the Thanksgiving holiday with nothing to do? Join Western After Hours for a Thanksgiving Celebration on Friday, November 24th at the Cullowhee Baptist Church beginning at 4:30pm. All WCU students, faculty and staff (and families) are invited to join the fun. We will begin by enjoying a potluck Thanksgiving meal and continue the festivities by playing a variety of games. The turkey and drinks will be provided. We ask those who are joining the celebration to provide a dish or dessert or to bring a game that groups of people can play. If you cannot bring anything, you are still welcome to join the celebration. Please RSVP to Chris Gunn (ext 7469, e-mail GUNN@WCU.EDU) or Betsy Whitley (ext 7274, e-mail BWHITLEY@WCU.EDU) by Monday, November 20th. Deadline For Nomad Submissions Is November 30. Submit your art, poetry and fiction— don't repress yourself. (submit in the English Department Office) ]fe §pasitJng pcinpkirts \#ufeJW/a_£ fc ¥?% ■ . f ■ ■ , by Chris Carrier StaffReporter It's new and improved— no additives or preservatives. No, it's not some new dishwashing liquid; it's the new album from the Smashing Pumpkins. The album is entitled Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. It has so many new tunes that the album takes up not one but two CDs, entitled Dawn to Dusk and Twilight to Starlight, respectively. This new work surpasses any of the band's previous work. It is longer than any other album and it seems the most ambitious. The Smashing Pumpkins show that they are dynamic— willing to grow and mature as musicians and people, rather than chain themselves to one stylistic tree. Style seems to be the most visible (or audible) identifier. Largely, these new songs shrug off many aspects of the old Pumpkins style. The songs are varied, especially for the Smashing Pumpkins. The album has everything from a gentle piano composition to radio-friendly pop tunes to a couple of guitar-laden industrial rockers. The double-length album also breaks new ground lyrically. Almost all the songs are like poems. The lyrics are painfully blunt and to the point. Apparently, front man Billy Corgan (who wrote all but two of the tunes) has something to say. The lyrics are, as the title suggests, melancholic— feelings of loss, depression, and existentialist feelings of worthlessness and indifference. This doesn't mean that the album is depressing by any means. The content of the lyrics is more of a reminder that we all have these feelings of doubt about ourselves. More than anything, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness is a release of these negative feelings as a positive affirmation of life. I suppose that the main question is, "Is the new Smashing Pumpkins album good?" The answer is a definite yes. Change is a test for any group and the Smashing Pumpkins show off their experiment proudly.
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