Show Skinny Puppy music for the mind Jim Healis Heal Healis is Staff Writer CRASH BOOM With a sound reminiscent of Star Wars space fights this music is an assault on the mind After listening to this album two or three thre times I realized that there is more than one track Last Rights the latest album by Skinny Puppy is an ex- ex exhausting ex exhausting experience for anyone With cut after cut of music barraging your mind with sound beyond physical comprehension all you can cando cando cando do is sit back and listen It I II Ii I i i I J I i I v Skinny Puppy gives you a sense that the world will end tomorrow Or maybe you just have the stereo turned up too loud With more of their industrial sound Ogre Dwayne Goettel and cEVIN KEY have another album for the competition to follow Last Rights is so wide open to different interpretations that its it's hard nard to make a judgment as to who will like it Although Although Although Al Al- though if you like synthesizers s sound und effects and music that captivates you Last Rights is for your collection This music is not for the weak psyche though Listening to it can be frightening for those who dont don't like Stephen King movies The sou sound d can captivate you draw you in and and and- BOOM send BOOM send you flying backward Puppy has been around since 1983 and has ha toured many times This tour seems to be different though hough This tour w we had hada a week of rehearsals Last year we had one and our first show we were like uh I hope we get this right Our Oui first two shows this year were better petter than the first two last year said Goettel Also this year the band has management helping with the promotion of the album Puppy is known for its dramatic shows on stage which obviously obviously ob ob- ob- ob come though in their music The composition in this album tells you that it will be around a long time whether or not you like it Their stage show is something out of the latest sd fi movie with robotic machines and special effects like a grade B-grade horror movie A lot of them are UP UD Goettel said referring to the mechanized stage props lilts Its s okay though Our shows just go with the flow of things If something goes wrong and it looks good well we'll throw a light onto it and make it part of the show With the potential break up of Puppy during its Rabies period and a follow up with Too Dark Park it is a great relief to see that it is coming back with more music to tantalize the mind and soul Puppy has been together since 83 and write its own music From the looks of things Puppy i is still on the rise When asked what he wanted to say to the students at Goettel said Guys be careful Were We're having the and happening in the People will be dropping off left and right I hope you can handle it |