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By John Osborn and Marc Fink
Small crowds and a mixed degree of
talent highlighted the campus music
scene at the end of last week. A young
band called The Blanks showed talent
and potential at the Golden Spur
Thursday and Friday nights, while a
group named Charlie Pickett and the
Eggs played Friday at the Sport
nighter at the Blatt. Physical
Education Center and Saturday at the
Spur.
The Blanks, a four-memhpr hanrf
from Athens, Ga., electrified small
Spur audiences with original material
and superb cover versions of tunes by
the Police, the Rolling Stones, the
Beatles, the Pretenders and Nick
Lowe.
Lead singer and rhythm guitarist
Marianna Pace held her listeners'
attention with her sultry, sure vocal
work and infectious energy. But the
tight, smoothly mixed sound of lead
guitarist John Keane, bass guitarist
Keith McBurnett and drummer Dean
Quinter did not go unnoticed.
QUINTEH'S HANDLING of
sophisticated beats in several Police
tunes was sensitive, lively and
professional. McBurnett's feel for his
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ability was showcased frequently in
licks that were never overstated.
"Since I have been here (at USC),
this is the best bard I've heard and
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The Blanks' Marianna Pace delivers
sultry vocals at the Spur Friday.
seen," said sophomore Maidi Mc
Murtrie. The Blanks' refusal to give a
half-hearted performance for a barely
half-full bar demonstrated an en
thusiasm and dedication that should
take the band far.
4'The band has a lot of talent and
everyone works together," said Pace.
She said she believes the group's
future is promising, using the term
"tidal waver" to describe the band's
power pop sound.
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The band already has a good bit of
original material. "Wolves at Bay,"
"Heart Throbs" and "Paramount" all
received positive crowd response
Friday.
PACE'S APPEAL is great ? as a
respectable guitarist, an attractive
performer and a talented vocalist in
the style of the Pretenders' Chrissie
Hynde. A group of students at the
Spur Friday, who made the com
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supported in the claim when Pace
launched into a rendition of the
Pretenders' hit, "Brass in Pocket."
While the Blanks' talent with cover
material will keep it a top bar band,
an increased emphasis on original
songs should offer a chance at wide
success. McBurnett said the band is
working on an EP, scheduled for
release this spring.
Charlie Pickett and the Eggs is the
type of group that will remain a good
bar band.
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on campus one might expect to find a
live band, no more than 100 persons
showed up for two performances at
the Sportnighter.
The few spectators in the gym and
in the Spur Saturday were at least
enthusiastic in their response to the
band, though the gym's poor acoustics
made the band's sound rather muddy.
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