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ZZ Top cranks By Michael Miller Fueled up on barbecue and beer, I climbed and headed for the Carolina Coliseum Fridav out ZZ Top. It had been almost 10 years since my first e that "little olc band from Texas," guitarist 1 bassist Dusty Hill and drummer Frank Beard, the neon outline of the state of Texas, the longli the amplifiers, Gibbons' white rhinestone cowb hard-driving rock 'n' roll of that early show, a for a great reunion. Well, to quote a certain poet-songwriter, "th< a-changin'," and ZZ Top has adjusted to the { to a creek bank. Complete with a computeriz light show and high-tech sound effects, this pe have to go down as one of the most sophistica ever. AS THE headlights of a giant 1937 Ford p stage illuminated the opposite end of the c< hammered out the intro to "Got Me Under I the new LP, "Eliminator," while Gibbons anc center stage. The Pedestrians by Hooeri u bonnor Readying themselves for the upcoming "Blazers" tour, which starts October 1, the Elizabethon, Tenn., based Pedestrians nostalgically roared into the Russell House Friday night with a strong emphasis on good music and hard driving rock 'n' roll. Defining their sound as a country/New Wave style with rockabilly influences, the Pedestrians covered ten fresh sounding original tunes, as well as a number of songs straight from the 50s The present line-up for the Pedestrians inRead the 0 I Northe ...A Rat The merger of c has made our ir As a dynamic c< technology, we Engineering, Cc Accounting, Bu facilities in 13 n desires with an u/ant Since we believ set your own p; competitive cor the best in the next visit to yoi questions abou projected grow See your place division repres* September 29. For more infori MANUFACTUF CREEDMOOR, MORRISVILLE, RALEIGH, NC CLARA, CA \ out 'power rock With matching flourescent-rec into my truck ans operated together, their lonj night to check chests. Identical black velour te an even greater sense of tearnw< :ncounter with But the theatrics and chorc Billy Gibbons, delivery of ZZ Top's blues-orie I remembered Concentrating mostly on son lorns on top of cent releases, "Eliminator" and oy suit and the sing-a-longs on numbers such a: nd I was ready and the MTV hit, "Gimme All 1 was hoping for a few earlier j times they are Qr "Francine," but I was not c SOs like a turtle Top repertoire and the new gei ed, laser-beam what they'd come to hear, irformance will ted rock shows LATER WHEN I tried to deci the darkness from the upper alti rop behind the seats, I realized that 1 had exhau Dliseum, Beard in describing Billy Gibbons' gi Pressure" from "classic" rock guitarist in every i Hill dashed to always expressive but never remarkable rhythm progres: #11 ? I I I snake the cnanai eludes Steve Smith, Tony Rominger and Wally Birchfield and is a modified version of the original band. With a musical style a little bit harder and faster than the original format, the band wasted no time in appealing to a dance-hungry audience. Rocking tunes included the Pedestrians own "You Don't Like Me," "Lost In Space," "Countdown To Cathy" and "Fugitive," with a mixture of cover songs from the 50s and early 60s. THE SOUND of this band differs from any group on the charts, which is exactly amtcoch (very Mi rn Telecom :ional Career Choi :omputer technology and telecommunicate idustry THE growth field for the 80's and fc Dmpany that deals in communications can offer a wealth of challenges to gradua jmputer Science, Marketing, Finance, siness Administration and Personnel. With iainr i J s cities, we can probably match y< area that offers the climate and amenities e in promotion based on achievement, yoi ace for advancement. We offer industrynpensation and our benefit program ranks industry. Talk to our recruiter during his 01 jr campus. 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RICHARDSON, TX SAN DlfeGO, CA SAfs A/EST PALM BEACH, FL to coliseum i i guitar and bass, the two Tex- displayed the c 5, gray beards flowing to their The band w nnis jackets and jeans created the ovations fr< From "Chean ?graphy never hampered the music never lei nted power rock. night" after ar gs from two of their most re- A 15-minul I "Deguello," the Top enticed favorites, "La s "I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide" to whip the ai Your Lovin." smoke, more songs, maybe "Brown Sugar" arena, and th< omplaining about the new ZZ exhausted, neration of fans were hearing The liner noi of homogenize ing, multi-trac . .... , . musicians is a i pher the notes I d scribbled in . niKht?s co itude of the coliseum's ceiling ... , f y sted my supply of superlatives nc| js as futurj ntar playing. He is simply a r sense of the word. From the HARD ROC ostentatious leads to his what they lac jions, Gibbons constantly volume. tiers' in Russell where the Pedestrians could wind up. With songs sounding like tunes from an era gone by, the Pedestrians sound ranges from acts such as Wall Of Voodoo, Jerry Lee Lewis, U2 and Elvis Presley. The group is quick to point out, however, that they are not at all like the Stray Cats. A four song LP entitled "Back To The Future" was released in May to a mediocre response, and the Pedestrians have "no concrete plans for a new album as of yet," although studio work has been done. The >nday, Ukdnesda _ ifl urgen Q0 Mono Resea I the p . 1 qualif ?eyond. , | hours ,es in I for m sur I ser y?u I st j can among H r her of y?ur wmmmmz HHH smmi-s :rowd ualifications for greatness. s having genuine, down-home fun and loving mi an almost riotous, sold-out coliseum crowd. Sunglasses" to "A Sharp Dressed Man," the up and when Gibbons drawled a loud "good hour long set, everyone knew they'd be back. ? encore featured crowd featured crowd Grange" and "Tush," with ZZ Top managing dience to an even higher frenetic level. More aser lights bouncing off the corners of the n it was all over, leaving everyone happily es of ZZ Top's first album states, "In this day i rock, synthesized music, retakes, overdubbking, an honest recording by accomplished awarding pleasure." That was in 1971, but Frilcert proved the honesty and musicianship is Z Top. The message is the same, but the chantic a^ a Texas Star Wars. K trio, Grand Alliance opened the show, and ked in originality was compensated for in House ballroom 50s-influenced band does not feel the need to explore the MTV route either. The non-stop driving force that could lead the Pedestrians to national success was much in evidence Friday night. They have a sound of which it is impossible to tire because of its invigorating expression. 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