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Lack of variety By Morris Massre Striders Concert Hall is known for its nigh Wednesday night Columbia residents and USC s doing something different at the club ? attendi Giving the lessons was Girlschool, an all-girl rock band from London, England, promotir album "Play Dirty." The band's appearance re of an all-female Judas Priest, but their style ai was entirely their own. Although the band's mus none on their material is very inventive, howevt had no variety. Each song seemed to go on and "Play Dirty," the title track of Girlschool's i of the band's better tunes. It fits the band's imag ly is destined to end up on the charts in the top 1 top 40. "You Got Me" and "Nothin To Lose" efforts though. Both had the audience on its fe< V : > i i ' x s' w , v v. v ^ V 4*~ k~ < V , V * \ V. ! >*... ^ V - \ V. v . % % | , ' sBBSBf - i * - < ,0 * I ? ? ' * < * s i i v?* ? ? t > *' ?. ?< \< f r y ' / f J984 S0er Brewed by f, inventiveness GIRLSCHOOL WAS formed in tlife, but on vocalist Kim McAuliffe and bassis students were Painted Lady. The band enjoyed ti ng school. tain, but it was not until L982 that th heavy metal in other countries. By that time, ig their new Williams with Gil Weston and bega isembled that producers, Noddy Holder and Jim id oriainalitv Kreat difference in the band's succ ;ic is original, making vast headway all over the v ;r. Most of it As with most British groups, G on. And on. strike it rich in the United States. T1 it or break it for the band, and "PI album, is one be a bread-and-butter single. Th e and certain- definitely helped the band and shot 00, if not the recognition they have been looking are their best Girlschool exerted enough energ] 2t. ing. Technically, the show had nc ?Advertising ^ t ?3L< % & ?*b&B^KBS^^^^ttBSSlSKB^K/^^^uE^^$^:fxiit 1 ,: J^ftk 'l ^ X^B -^9^ B> JESjjSy > Jg&z ^BBEinfl I v IJ 9R m MiS>?Hjflifi 1 imjp x i j^^^fiMHHBHmrpftw mar band's pei 1978 when guitarist and uniiKe some omer oanc t Enid Williams left the had the audience keyec emendous success in Briey were finally recognized Girlschool is not a r Girlschool had replaced rock'n'roll in an entire n working wieth two new female of T. Rex's 1972 Leg. The changes made a written for a male perf ess and Girlschool began 'orld. FOR THE die-hard r irlschool's objective is to their league, but for th< lis 1984 tour should make tie unpleasant. They ! ay Dirty" should prove to material to perform. 1 te Columbia appearance solos by lead guitarist * 'nain (liam enms nf tVin mnnAtAnrvilc ??t timpc < I1U 5am illVIll OVIIIV VTA I * ft V (ii\/at\/v\/at\/Mi) ut vmivj v for. With the addition of s / to send the earth spinn- bably sound like a whc thing much going for it, new dimension to theii 777-4249 rnmrnimm^gaim9MSMm/^^,'i(?^/i/3 rformance Is, the music they played was clear and I up all night. ,>f . Vw? TUm, ui iiic vju \JU5. A ; new form. This was proven by their \ classic "20th Century Boy, "originally ormer. ock and roll enthusiast, Girlschool is in i average fan, Girlschool could be a litsimply did not have enough original rhis led to an endless string of guitar telly Johnson, which tends to be a little secondly, their music had little variety, ome keyboards Girlschool wouia pro>le new band. It would certainly add a music. I COLUMBIA RADIO NEVER SOUNDED* SO GOOD! Ml ; ?iu> WUSC-FM P*"**S&Tcar ll problems? Consult the 1 University I Telephone I Directory. ? ll' LUlil'LU ^What's-; rA-Ii?tcrc8tipg?; rChallenging?>' -r" Rewarding? v -^Reporting,? V for the '/ ^r^ 1, i ^ Room 321 ' Russell Housec. ' ^ v ^ u > ' r *