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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<
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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
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are their best Girlschool exerted enough energ]
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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
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lis 1984 tour should make tie unpleasant. They !
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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.
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