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I --I 1 . Van Halen hits Columbia with high energy rock By Dean Foster A packed Carolina Coliseum received a two-hour heavy metal flogging Sunday night from high energy rock's champion, Van Halen. To the crowd's delight, the group also brought out the worst in lead singer David Lee Roth. uiaa in black leather chaps over black tights with bare buttocks showing, Roth lived up to his image of raunchand-roll king. He primped and strutted from stage corner to stage corner, showered with applause and deafening yells of adoration. THROUGHOUT THE evening, Roth bellowed obscenities and challenged ice-throwers with threats of physical harm. At one point he stopped the performance to compare the audience to a Los Angeles conrprt ornwH cavino "thoro may be twice as many of them in L.A.," but the S.C. audience members were his favorites. Musical talent did not go unnoticed, thanks to the superb guitar playing of the band's backbone, Eddie Van Halen. With eyes broadened and face gleaming, he said nothing to the crowd but concentrated instead on consistency. Van Halen proved himself worthy of his selection as the world's top rock guitarist and generously accommodated outstretched hands with Fender picks. The band whipped out their old favorites: "Ice Cream Man," "Jamie's Cryin'' and "Running with the Devil." Red and white strings on thn ctaa*> fir?r?r rorijof^ r v.. iiv/vy* i uuiu 1\>U V11C theme on their most recent album, "Diver Down." "(Oh) Pretty Woman" received sustained applause showing why the song has become Van Halen's best single on the charts yet. BATHED IN a flood of red and white lights, bassist Michael Anthony soloed with nothing but 100 percent feedback, quite a feat when you're playing around with 40,000 watts. Alex VanHalenemerged from his drum set to help in a strange vocal rendition of "Happy Trails To You." The crowd didn't know how to react. Often targets of abuse by band members, some 30 light technicians successfully "painted" the concert with an elaborate system of lights. Ten separate steel frames with about 100 lights arranged in rows by color were constantly raised and lowered above the stage. Seven men on floating spotlight platforms enhanced individual band members while hovering in the background. The band kept calling for different lights, making it difficult to determine U/hpthpr (ho nrom hoH o ? f- 1 '1 ..v..v vivn nciu a Hgiiiiug (iictu iui must oi ine songs. The near-capacity crowd got a dynamic rock show Sunday night, and they loved it. As for Van Halen's music and stage show, it's definitely not maturing, but perhaps it's evolving. f SUMMER w I CLEAF ?|| 50%-G Mnu/c Tin? k. A J B I nvwj ipi H L Call the Gamecock 777-7181 classifieds personals FOR SALE $ NEED EXTRA CASH $ Receive cash payment for plasma Garage Sale. Saturday July 24. donations. 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"Actually, my producer refers to my music as intelligent rock and the term nas sort ot stuck." THE 26-YEAR-OLD guitarist appeared at Striders Concert Hall this past week under the direction of John English of Carolina Promotions. "Hey, you know we don't play any Southern rock," he told the audience. Bowles and his band did, however, offer some excellent "folksy-blues" numbers in the same vein as Mike Cross and Tim Weisberg. Bowles demonstrated a well-trained singing ability that was strong and resonant, much like a cross between Kenny Loggins and Dan Fogelberg. His crispy lyrics bring out his first talent ? writing. Bowles and his sister poet collaborated on several songs on "Free for the Evening," prompting Polymar to print a lyric sheet on the album's sleeve. "My ego is definitelv boostpH mnrp hv what t write than by performing," he said. "This album is actually here to showcase what I've been writing." 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''1 s or doctoral student, preferably ie degree from USC in any major. . ing with large numbers of people fPlftiffl lexible schedule. " i. 20 hours per week \ ' ?[ ', from Eoglisl ( -;?? J||g|| Rick Bowles works his way up the p Bowles' new album is "Free for the Ev introduction to a rendition of "Lady Madonna" was accepted with wide audience appeal. The roots of Bowies' music go back to his diversified interests. "The emphasis on melody as well as lyrics is very heavy," he said. "I have always been and always will be a Beatles fan. Some of my favorite albums overall are 'Sgt. Pepper's' and 'Abbey Road.' " HIS JAZZ EXPOSURE has stemmed from listening to classical scores every Sunday with his mother when he was a boy. Later he : 111 ^j";, / islllsl s?Campion <1427 rii The a 2^^^' t0 C'( ^g) % All mm/ 1,2,3, Be / / incUu lin^>: c lisl y / (lis| )os, ils, r, L 4. ii iu music if I Photo by Russell LoPinto op charts with "intelligent " music, rening." discovered the Dave Brubeck Quartet and Chicago, prompting his use of woodwinds on the album. "I am very proud of this album,and my only goal right now is to have it well-received nationwide," he said. "After that, it's back'to the recording studio." . Bowles has signed with Polymar to produce six more albums, one everv , ? ? ? nine montlis. From teaching remedial reading at Garinger High School in Charlotte to the dim lights of O'Neals, Rick Bowles has come a long way, but admits he has even further to go. c&? rR WM' mm! ' I -lossom si. . 782-<><>2(> Iternatiue 1 mmm!!, )rm living 2j? wmh %MMW& wRm mm Wmm mm mm mm mMM Aduli mm | droom Apts. gp.; Hwashcr, garbu^r refrigerator m flK > lilfiifi 1