Thursday, April 21, 1994
celebration
four hot
by Paul Lorio
ColUgim Staff
On Saturday Behrend will be
rocking in Earth Day with four
live bands at Erie Hall.
All money raised from the
concert will be donated to Presque
Isle to help with preservation of
the park. Free Earth Day *94
shirts will be given out to the
first one-hundred people through
the door that night
The bands appearing include
Lucy’s Dream, Mama’s Garden,
Wildflower, and the evening will
come to an end with the
Geometric Loafers.
Lucy’s Dream will be the
opening act at 6p.m. Their
sound is unlikr. anything that has
been heard for awhile. They
describe their music as a cross
between Faith No More meets
Soundgarden meets Saigon Kick
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firin’jack.
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right there with what yoa need
to get off: staple, funny
thymes, plenty of staging, and
bttacy tmcompficsied seats.
Sure, Hip Hop Freaks has
more than a passing resemblance
to Hip Hep Junkies, hut so
what? Once that **PS4C" drum
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with tat am keyboards, this
production becomes a
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Earth
meets Neil Diamond at a potluck
dinner.
The second band on this four
band bill is Mama’s Garden, who
has a large following in the
Edinboro area. They played at
the Battle of the Bands
competition last year and at the
Residence Life event
Their performance begins at 7
pjn., and is a cross between rock
and alternative. Some of their
songs include, “Smurfhouse
Blues” and “The Sea is My
Friend.” They have been together
for over three years and played at
the Perry Square Cultural
Alternatives Festival last year.
The first of the two headliners
is Wildflower. This group is a
four-piece acoustical band, who
also played during last year’s
Battle of the Bands competition.
Their song list includes music
Rap Review
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ribe. Phis, they’ve got Bobby
Brown singing the hook “Hip
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latest wava In
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Scarface Records’ recording
total P|ta into tofdtod about toe
Conscious Daughters wheat he
first signed them and introduced
tans to a few of the true hip hop
heads eaffierthis year.
Hot off the press, this super
advanced album is one of the best
new hardcore tamale rap acts to
date! ff ytatoti taria fan then
you know tan he's not trying to
pro out sisters who only want to
scream and threaten to blow up the
These daughters of
consrionsness do that, but they
also drop some knowledge in the
Day
features
bands
from The Indigo Girls to Janis
Joplin. They also play originals
such as, “Sailing to the Sea.”
They begin playing at 8:30
p.m., and will perform an hour
set.
The final band to perform is
the Geometric Loafers who won
the Battle of the Bands
competition last year. This band
plays mostly in the Ripley, New'
York area and performs regularly 1
at surrounding bars and|
nightclubs. ,
Their music ranges from
classic rock to alternative, with a
touch of metal and blues. Some 1
of their own originals include l
“The Suicide Song,” “Cemetery”!
and “The Ocean." They will
begin playing at 9:45 p.m.
The Earth Day ‘94 concert was
organized by Behrend students
involved in Eco-Action.
mix at well. (I would have mid
street knowledge, tat I know
someone already has that phrase
working.) \
Tte two female emcees should
be prepared to be compared to
BOSS ***'■»« ■»* of their
flow, but Conscious Daughters
dig • Hide deeper imo the meet in
terms of their lyrical content and
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And speaking of die tracks, you
can witness the Pads influence on
« few, but in my book, that’s not
a bad tiring stall.
In a world feat tries too hvd not
id give sisters their props, acts
like MC Lyle, Yo Yo, Queen
Latifah, and now Conscious
Daqgfctms make dm task erf the dis
even harder.
Schooly D: the
angriest
parspactiva of tha
raal world
Yo, lucky fens of true haidcoie
rap, somebody forgot to tell the
original gangster, Schoolly D,
that it’s 1994. Welcome to
Logan Series
wrap-up
by Jen Dugan
Colltgia h Staff
One day I got a letter in my
mailbox. It said “Wanted:
Evaluators - $25.” So, I signed
up. I was to evaluate the Logan
Wintergarden Series. The series
consisted of three musical
groups. Each gave an hour
concert in the Reed Wintergarden
over the past three months.
The First of the three was
Quetzal. They have a spicy,
salsa blend of music. Pan flutes,
drams, bass, guitar, and vocals,
play with a South American flair.
Sounds of nature are simulated by
wind instruments and rain sticks.
The music is very upbeat and
danceable.
The second was the Uptown
Suing Quartet. They consist of
four ladies incorporating classical
instruments (violin, viola, and
cello) into a jazz and blues style.
They have a very unique and
creative sound that I have never
heard before. I have to mention
their cover of James Brown’s “I
Feel Good.” I think it surprised
everyone to hear funk from a
America is strung out in early
‘Bos ghetto misery.
Dark and heavy and fused
together for the most part by a
live band, this has to be the
hngriest album since the Geto
Bcftfllrst
Whereas today gangsta rap
appeals to youth of all races and
cusses as a cod way to get up,
(ftflwr ail, a lot of these roughneck
emcees get to shoot Gloria, sex
up "bo’s," and sell designer clothes
or appear in movies) Scbooliy's
sixth album is a wake up can to
both the hip-hop world and "fee
laid of the free."
Cuts like 1 Know You Want to
KiU Me," "Peace of What," and
"Stop Frontin'” do simply that
The deep bass and drams are all
here (the only exception being that
it’s all original material), plus
fuzzy wailing guitars that remind
you where funk came from.
With hip-hop already checking
itself by continuously asking who
is a "studio gangsta” and who is
the real thing, Philly's Schoolly D
is back to put everything into
perspective.
Black Moon: the
string quartet.
The last of the series was the
Baltimore Consort. This group
uses authentic instruments of
Elizabethan England to produce
the improvisional, folk music of
the time. Scottish, British,
French, and Italian tunes are
accompanied by a Soprano
singer, who adds in a little jolly
humor.
Even though I was paid to
watch these groups, I really
enjoyed it and would have went
to see them anyway. I know
you’re thinking “Bullcrap!” But
seriously I like hearing different
types of music.
The only group I didn’t enjoy
was the Baltimore Consort I
personally cannot take that high
pitched soprano. Overall, I think
everyone enjoyed the concerts and
received a taste of a different
culture.
Each of the groups are talented
and enthusiastic about its music.
It was definitely a worthwhile
program to have at Behrend. A
Wintergarden Series is already in
the works for next year so keep
your ears open.
new remix gives
f ans a kick
Five-Ft, Evil Dee and
Bocksbot move that the album
was just fee beginning of their
madness as they return to bum
with an action-packed new
sb^fe-
Now, some of you might be
wandering why Black Moon felt
compelled to do a remix, because
just about every back on their
album is Slammin*.
Well, tet*s just say that Black
Moon is one of fee few groups
who understands the notion of
giving fee fens a little extra and
leave it at feat
Not only is the remix of “I
Got Cha Open” a total musical
reconstruction that features a
new string heavy beat and
flowing Barry White inspired
arrangement, but there are all
new lyrics to boot
Needless to say, it’s mote than
wrath your attention. Oh, and
don’t front on the “U Da Man”
remix either.
Finally, not only is the group
consistent, but on each new
outing it manages to up fee
lyrical and musical ante.
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