eatures STUDENT VOICE by Lisa Hahn and Lynn Popovich Collegian Feature Editors Bill Gagliardh Finance--" There something wrong because the stock drop that far. It than it did durinl think it will get later. It's defini back up because have now to prat' as the FSLIC a: tittle by Vicki Sebring Collegian Staff Writer Ch....eck, ...chhh...eck, ...one, two, ....check...and the winner is Modern Image!!! If you didn't hear this band on Sunday there's a good chance you'll be hearing from them in the future. Their clear, distinctive music proved them to be the 1987 winner of Behrend's "Bat tle of the Bands". Slightly pro gressive and enormously entertain ing, Modern Image is impressive. The judges thought so too. The group is made up of Ken Kennett, drummer; Paul Kelvington, bassist and lead singer; Mark Carnall, guitarist; and Rob Lee, keyboar dist. This band played several originals that they had written and arranged themselves. One song of fered encouragement, "Get Right Back", to those who had been burned in a relationship; another, "Walk Away", which was just recently developed by the band, displayed their flexible, creative style. They've had one song aired by local radio stations already. A 'Dif ferent Game' has gained some recognition in the past year, and they're hoping that with this break with Epic Records they'll be able to release a "45". They've been together since the summer °NS, and they're going nowhere but up! Although they have played for the benefit "Gifts for kids" and in several bars in the area, they feel that winning this competition was their first real "success". Whether you spent one whole day or you just stopped by on your way to the library, the "Battle of the Bands" rocked the campus on Sunday and drew a curious crowd to the Reed patio. Despite the threat of rain and the slight chill in the air (lest we forget this is Erie) the bands battled and it made for quite a festive afternoon. • The SPC and JRC, and KlO4 co sponsored event gave bands from all over an opportunity to show their stuff and a shot at an audition with Epic Records. Each band was required to send in a tape and a lit tle background information to enter, and from there a committee decided on which ones would com pete. "The response to the com petition, as in how many bands that would have liked to compete, was more than anticipated. It was difficult to narrow it down to' five competing bands because of the wide variety of musical groups we listened to", said JRC Pres., Andi Eliasz. But five bands were decided upon. Although there was a slight Dan Zeklf, 3rd semester, Biology—"It realty doesn't affect me, but some of my friends' parents have lost about 1,400 dollars in stocks. I think it might get worse if Iran continues to attack us without cause. We spend too much money and time in the Gulf iristead of paying attention to our financial responsibilities at home." of the Bands 7 rocke d ' campus disappointment when ROXX, the band with Behrend Student Car man Romano on keyboards, had some techical difficulties and were forced to withdraw. The Beastie Bongers stepped in to take up some of the slack. The Behrend fall talent show winners amused the crowd with their prize winning "Rap" and a new one that they just recently put together about Penn-State Behrend. The competition for the top band was tight. Modern Image per formed against such fine bands as Talon, Void and the Rabbits. Talon, with first billing, concen trated on their own music mostly and opened some tired eyes early in the day. They're a local band out of Erie and they went to Academy High. Brothers Steven and Brian Reeger formed the group and Bill Teel joined in with them. They've been playing together for three years with_ Steve on drums, Brian on bass and vocals, and Bill on guitar. Their set was cut short due to a broken string but their perfor mance got them a third place. The Void, out of Edinboro, took second in the contest. Gregg Romp, the singer-songwriter of the group told us that their music reflects their personality. They like to relate to the crowd in a low-key, laid back style. Jim Freuchtal was on Bass,_ Mike Grahan on lead Guitar and P.J. Askey .was on drums. Their technical effects, like the ocean, was creative and for be ing such a fresh band they were heavy contenders. With all of the stock market turmoil that has been go ing on lately, we decided to ask students what their opi nion of the situation was. We also asked them if it directly affected them and what they thought about the future of the american economy. Chris Benton, Ist semester, Engineering—" When the stock market fell, if anything it made the country more aware of the economy: By making the country more aware of the economy maybe businesses won't go so wild anymore with borrowing money and with buying and selling so many stocks. I imagine the stock market will stay -- .-yen keel' " A band with one of our own, Scott Argiro, should have gotten the crowd participation award. The Rabbits, equipped with ears and tales, were a fun bunch of guys who were entertaining to watch and listen to. Eric Gadrix on bass, Sean Garnhart on keyboard, Dan Sum mer on Drums, and Scott on vocals are all out of Pittsburgh and - have been playing together .since they were kids. No doubt the "Rabbits were hopping." Each band had a 30 minute set to perform and were judged on several different aspects: Ap pearance, Originality, .Tightness (which was a combination of how well they worked together, and the clarity of the lyrics), and Audience Appeal. Taking all those factors in to consideration, judges Matt Farkas, John Downey, Andi Eliasz, Carmon Romano and Klo4's Jim Marovela, came to the conclusion that Modern Image was to be awarded the $5OO cash prize and the audition with Epic. When BEER & POP • WAREHOUSE 2701 Elm Street (Hills Plaza-East) Phone 456-BEER Largest selection and lowest Hours: everyday discount prices on Mon.-Thurs. 9 a.m. -10 p.mA Domestid and Imported Beer, Fri.-Sat. 9 a.m. -11 p.m. Pop and Snacks Sun Closed photos by Tracey Kelly talking with the • members of Modern Image after the contest, they said, "We're really pleased about our performance. We've gained a lot of confidence. We came into the contest with a strong attitude." It paid off. $5OO off. New equipment is the first and foremost importance to the band's new earnings, but I think a little celebration was probably in the plans also. e•The feature band for the after noon, a local favorite, Friction, entertained the spectators during intermission and at the end with it's usual crowd pleasing performance. Overall, Angela Papela, SPC Pres., thought that the first annual "Battle of the Bands" was an "overall success." "Excluding a few minor com plications, it ran rather smoothly", says Angie. "Even though it was a lot of hard work and difficult preparations, we hope that it would become an annual event! SPC is growing with the campus and we Doug Leieht, Ist semester Engineering—"l think it's bad because it's just like "Black Monday" in 1929 when we went into the depression. I think that's where we are going today, slowly but surely." hope that everyone enjoyed themselves. The more response we get to this kind of event, the more quality entertainment we'll be able to bring to the campus." SPC is sponsoring another event on Satur day October 24----The Bob "Bob photo b. Rick Brook. r ir • 1 'Free Extra Cheese Dinner for 2 i F=ree 1 IGet FREE extra cheese Get a 12" cheese pizza I lon any pizza. with 1 item and 2 bottles! 2 812: pizza of Coke for. only 15-00- I I 16 pizza I Tax and bottle ddddd it net inClUd.d. IrOne coupon or offer per pink ! One coupon or offer par plata. I Expires: 11/15/87 C ffffff t 1 1 / 1 5/67 I I Fast, Free Delivery" Fast, Free Delivery' I Eastway Plaza 0 Eastway Plaza in I I Phone: 899-1999 gii ö Phone: 899-1999 ®l'_ 'II I - a . a II I 151 1 4 BC2 0 0.P4 NI m 1.1 I 3. 0 I BCI9 l3 ct. e m iim mil Collegian PAGE 5 , Ist semester the summer when was going up and thing bad was go . = ner or later. I U be as bad as in e is too much con now for it to go it did or for it to I think it's going 11 cat" Goldthwaite concert! Don't Miss It! A big congratulations are in order for Modern Image and be looking for these local stars. They've got what it takes--Good Luck! k. \.„,: Ail lop A r l ti kilt,
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