September 9,2005 [ The Clarion
ARTS & LIFE
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Album Review:
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by Hall Penn
Editor in Chief
Sack
Get Wrecked
(Clearview Records, 2005)
★ ★ ★ ★
Alcoholics, stay away.
I’ll admit; I didn’t know where to start
this review so I erred on the side of cau
tion. So if you party too much or like to
have fun more than you should you might
want to leave this cd alone.
Sack is a band formed from remnants
of the breakup of the Lillingtons, one of
the best pop punk bands formed in the 90’s,
and current members of Teenage
Bottlerocket, inarguably the best pop punk
band around in the last 20 years. Sack
lasted just long enough to record the 13
song, 25 minute cd titled “Get Wrecked,” a
cd that I can not get enough of.
The thing about Sack is that even
though they had members from two of the
best pop punk bands in this decade and
the last, they’re not pop punk. They call
themselves Street Rock, but even that
doesn’t do justice to the music.
This is the music that makes you want
to grow a mullet, buy a rusty camero and
start cooking meth.
There’s a very obvious reason they
started the cd with a song called “One
Helluva Party” with lyrics
like "Give me one reason not
to do the kegstand / drink
ing games are for stupid
f...ing college ass " If
you listen to any sort of
rock ‘n’ roll or punk or any-
thmg loud that has guitars
in it, then this is your ulti
mate party cd. The only
problem with that is this cd
leads to broken tv’s, ugly
kids passed out on your couch and some
thing big on fire in the backyard.
Standout songs are “King Of the
Beach”, and “The Bom Loser” that is amaz
ingly hilarious with lyrics such as “they
think I’m a piece of s.../ and they think that
I should care/ but 1 don’t give a f... cause
I’m the bom loser” and “17 will get you 20
/ yeah I know because I’ve done my share”.
My favorite song from this CD is un
doubtedly Rad Biker, a song that's about
about a skinny white guy on a dirt bike.
Cody, the lead singer, yells “With his t-
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shirt off 1 can see his f...ing ribcage / who’s
poppin wheelies with the greatest of ease /
he’s spinning doughnuts like a Texas tor
nado / hey look at me I’m in the eye of the
storm”. Anyone listening knows this isn’t
for your intellect.
As much as I enjoy liv
ing in the world of academia,
sometimes I have to turn off
those analytical parts of my
brain, pound a few beers and
turn a CD like this one all the
way up to II.
Somewhere around the
10th straight-through listen
ing to this CD, 1 realized
something worth noting. As
cluttered as music is with bands trying to
say something important or trying to per
fectly describe a feeling, every once in a
while a band comes along that makes it fun
to listen to music again. No heartache, no
politics, just plain guitar driven, straight
forward ass kicking.
Here’s to rock ‘n’ roll and here’s to the
most fun CD I’ve heard in years. This is
the kind of music that made me want to
learn how to play the guitar, and that’s as
much as I can say for it.
Faculty Spotlight:
Shirley Arnold directs new Academic Enrichrnent Center
I 1 think Ouest was successful, but
by Matt Rutherford
Arts & Life Editor
Shirley Arnold, our Director of the new
Academic Enrichment Center, was bom in
Kingsport, Tennessee. She received her
bachelors in religious education at Cente
nary College of Louisiana, and her masters
in education at the University of Phoenix.
Shirley currently resides in Etowah, North
Carolina.
What brought you to Brevard College?
What originally brought me to the area
was to be closer to my family in Tennes
see. I had worked in admissions at a previ
ous college, and a position in academic
counseling came open. I had enjoyed work
ing with students before, so 1 accepted.
Brevard College offered me a chance to
work with students, through counseling.
So, can you tell me a little about your po
sition here at Brevard?
I oversee all of the academic support
programs such as: tutoring, academic coun
seling, and eventually to help oversee both
the writing center as well as the math lab.
The goal of the new Academic Enrichment
Center (AEC) will be to help all students.
Whether they have a learning disability,
are in honors, FYF, or are just looking to
boost their grade from a C to an A, we are
here to provide the help that’s needed.
How long have you worked here?
Right at four years.
fVho are your role models?
Both my parents. Even though they
had no college education, they instilled the
belief that all people are equal and pro
vided me with the support and balance I
needed in life.
How do you feel about the Quest program
now that it has been through the trial run?
Do you feel it will be any more successful
in the future?
I think Quest was successful, but also
provided growing pains for both students
and faculty. We know what works and
what doesn’t. These courses are meant to
make students think critically, and the de
veloping of this skill is detrimental to col
lege I'f®-
What other projects are you currently
working on? You mentioned the new AEC.
When wilt it open?
Really, my focus is making sure the
AEC is open and working on time. And of
course making sure students are on the
right track. Part of this is getting a tutoring
program up and running. Our goal is to
open by fall break, but if not, we will be
open by next semester.
Finally, just out of curiosity, what's in your
car CD/tape player?
James Taylor’s Greatest Hits.