University of South Carolina Libraries
At the conce Great By BOB CRAFT Features Editor It could have been Superconcert, but for various and sundry reasons it didn't come off quite that well. Don't get me wrong, Friday's triple concert was good and it had all the makings of being really outstanding. However, the parts of the whole didn't gel so the at mosphere of the concert, rather than being smooth, was rather spotty. To begin with, God love 'em, the Concert Committee has a rather bad record of starting concerts on time. The concert Friday was no exception. The concert, scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. but through various troubles with the P. A. systems, basketball practice in the Coliseum in the afternoon plus the added burden of trying to set up and give P. A. checks to three groups, did not get underway until after 8 p.m. The inside doors to the Coliseum were not opened until shortly after 8 p.m. while Mahavishnu Or chestra was still setting up and checking their sound. The crowd, tired of milling around on the concourse, funneled inside and took their seats while the McLaughlin organization fiddled with dials, mikes and wires. Mahavishnu started doing warm-up runs and when they would stop to fix something the audience would applaud. Finally, McLaughlin turned to the audience and apologized for having waited so long and the Orchestra plunged into the number "Meeting of the Spirits." Mahavishnu stayed onstage for about an hour and did three numbers. If one was not into jazz then possibly one might have found the Mahavishnu Orchestra tedious, if not boring. Their numbers seemed to go forever and as one person Beer $.25 served with meal rt triple c stated,"The first fifteen minutes of any Mahavishnu song is good." They went so far beyond the normal frame of reference of the audience that they lost contact with them. Also, the volume was so high that more than one person reported a headache after their set. Tom DiFiglio, chairman of the University Union Concert Com mittee, said the Orchestra was 'upset,' because of the lack of time available to them to rehearse and set up. They also 'bummed out" because they didn't receive billing on the Coliseum marquee. After a fifteen minute in termission McKendree Spring came on. Di Figlio introduced them as old friends making their fourth appearance at the University. McKendree Spring opened with a cut from their new album, a rendition of Neil Young's "Down by the River." This song was slow, calm and beautiful and settled everything down after the over whelming Mahavishnu Orchestra. McKendree Spring seemed calm as though they were playing for old friends. Fran McKendree told funny stories. Marty Slutsky clowned between songs. He held up a cup that was sitting on one of the amplifiers and asked, "Where's the apple wine?" referring to the last time the group was here and someone from the audience gave him a bottle of wine. McKendree Spring's music remained calm and mellow throughout. Their set ended with the piece "God Bless the Con spiracy," a number that sounded like it should be produced in a studio instead of live. "Conspiracy" consists mainly of the violin pyrotechnics of Michael Dreyfuss, a bearded, greying 37 P ALEX H Restaura 988 Knt Studei IM( 8 o; For Res 796-5012 oncert year-old who has been attached to a violin since the age of seven. The use of reverb and echo in the piece brought "ooh's" and "ahh's" from the audience. And the reproduction of the sound of machine guns and falling bombs are frightening almost in their accuracy. In a WUSC-FM interview, Dreyfuss told interviewer Bob Schroeder that "Conspiracy" developed over a four year time span. It came about, Dreyfuss said, when Fran McKendree said in a club in Ottawa one night,"Why don't you do a solo, Mike?" "Conspiracy" appears on their third album. McKendree Spring also said that someone once had called them the "best unknown band in the world." They had returned recently from England where, they said, the English liked them because the climate was right for a drum merless band. They plan to return soon to England for another tour. At the conclusion of "Con spiracy" the audience jumped up and demanded more and McKendree Spring came back and did an encore. McKendree Spring played as though they were playing for friends to whom they didn't have anything to prove, but for whom they wanted to give their absolute best. After another intermission, The New York Rock Ensemble came on at about 10:30 and went into a couple of fast numbers with jumping around and stage moving that was as dated as the Who's guitar smashing. N.Y. Rock had trouble with equipment feedback during most of their set, but they carried on despite it. After the two fast numbers, the Ensemble settled into more classical realms with cellos and AWKINS nt & Lounge ix Abbott Dr. it Special - Tues $2.50 t. Sir., Sal, bread hoice of pot. - -almost oboes fusing "Gravedigger" with "Beside You" and doing Bach-like t instrumentals. r By the time the New York Rock s Ensemble finished their regular set, around 12:15, they were bathed in sweat. But the crowd demanded more and got it. The Ensemble did u a 35 minute encore and the concert g ended. It had been almost a five e hour concert, making it the longest k rock concert ever held at USC. b Summer .at Coastal Editor's note: This is the tentative Un dergraduate schedule of course offeriogs for Summer '72 at Coastal Carolina. Course titles may be found in the USC Undergraduate Bulletin. SUMMER I JUNE 1-JULY 11 8:30 a.m. to 10:10a.m H A 225. verven Engish 101. Parker English 287. Bruton Marine Science 101. Dane Spanish 102. Massev 10: 15a m to 11:55 m B A 350. Vereen Chemistry 231. Ebwrwein Engish 102. Bruton English 282. Parker History 201. Summers Marine Science 202. Dame Spanish 201. Massey Spanish 202. Massey 4:50 p m to6:30p m Anthrupology 591. Englernaver Art 1M. TBA Art 506. THA Economics 121. TRA Economics 291. Karstedt English 102. Schwartz English 428. Durrell Music 110. Mize P) E 165. L.oud PsYchology 101. Boyd 6:35 p n to 8-15 p m Art :29. THA 13 A 190. Karsiedt 111ology 101. Freeman Economics 301. THA English 286. Mcl,aurmn Enghish 288. Schwart z liealth Education 221, lAud History 101. Mlarjenhoff History 201. Branham Geosgraphy- 201. Selwa Education 454. Mize Psyvchology 103. Hoyd Sociology. 235. THA #1 AN EXCITING NEW MESSAGE OF LOVE! #1 #1 #1 the 10K Gold eAfll#/UM 04*4r Ring #1 NOw YOU CAN TELL HER SHE 'S B "NUMBE R ONE" IN YOUR HE A RT lI T introdutor y Low Price O) #1 ONLY $ 95 King's Jewelers p 1611 Main St. G 1437 ain ct. su er As stated above, this could have een "Superconcert" with three eally great groups, a ophisticated audience and a assle-free environment. However, the trouble that went rith setting up the equipment, the nhappy attitude of one of the roups, and the gargantuan and xhausting length of the concert ept this really good concert from ecoming "Superconcert." school | Carolina| 8:20 p.m to 10:00 1pm B A 324. Stroman Biology 101. Freeman I'hemistry 231. Eberwemn Economics 121. TBA English 102. McLaurin G;eograph% 121. Selwa History 533. Marenhoff Mfathemilics 101. TBA Poitical Science 201. Branham -o iology iiii. TrBA SUMMER IIJ ITl 12-AUGUST 10 8 30a.m to 10: 10a in B A 226. Bates EduCation 540. Haddad Malhematics 501. Kirkman 'rheatre 140. Jones 10 liam. to l1:55a.n; Chemistry 232. Eberwein Educalion 542. Haddad English 102. Jones History 202. Summers Malhenatics 502. Kirkman 4 50pm to6-30p m Anthropology 101. Engelmayer Art I11. TBA Economics 292. Karstedt English 102. TBA History 101. TBA Malhematics 121. Cole Music 110. Mize Philosophy 110. Sullivan Psychoh>R.x 101. Gaier-Thomasko 6 35pr m o8-15pnm AnthropoIogy 201. Engelmayer AXrt t100. THA Bt A 190. Karstedt Bliology 102. Pinson English 287. THBA Hlistory 102. Vrnooman International St udies 201 . Sullhvan Political Science 201. TBtA Psychology 410. G;ater-Thomasko M1athemticste 122. ('ole 8 20p m to 10:00p m H A 348. Stroman Btology 102. Pinson ('hemist ry 232 (Cont'd t. Eherwein History 105. V'rooman Mathematics 102 Economics 122. THA SA VE UP TO $400 ON YOUR NEW M/CYCLE AND TOUR EUROPE ! uy new BSA, TRIUMPH, NORTON, AX FREE from one of England's dest dealers - Est .50 years. Huge ock too of guaranteed used models E ngland's lowest prices Full Insur ice for Europe &t Shipment back to S A arranged or we guarantee re irchase Write now for full details eorge Clarke (Motors) Limited, 136. i6 Brixton Hill, London, S.W.2 Eng. !01 -67A4'211