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Page 12 - April 24, 1985 E ntertainment THE GAMECOC^ ^ Planetarv Invasion Midnight Star, S ? SlliwK^ |!#Sg* *' m ^ A ' t mm JOSEPH GARNETT/The Ganwcockt Howard Newell, lead singer of the group Shalamar. tings "Dancing In The Sheets" to an excited Coliseum crowd. Qu Ckttrri MaLcin wy mm... Energy, enthusiasm and electricity marked Sunday night's triple bill at Carolina Coliseum. About 4,700 roaring fans were totally absorbed by the funky dance music of Klymaxx, Shalamar and Midnight Star. Klymaxx sent the crowd to their feet, where they remained for the rest of the evening. The six-member, all-girl group excited the crowd with their latest hit singles, "Men All F'ause" :?nH "Mpciino in ihr I arlies* Room." Prime Movers, The By Art Boerktf Believe it or noi, Columbia has a good music scene. The (rouble is that people either don't know it or don't care. The attendance at Striders lor last Thursday's Prime Movers show, combined with that of Friday's three-band extravaganza, was less than 100. Still, the small si/e of the crowd didn't slop (hose who turned out from having a good time. Th'e Prime Movers were incredible. Making their first Columbia appearance, the Boston band stung the audience with two sets of sharp and tight garage pop. Vocalist Cam * -i i i i:i. - : 1 i..,l .1... /MMclllU, I1M." MM 111.' I 111 If- vv .11 (It'll 1.11111 ill I III! I ni , liu MIL U1IIIU through original gems such as "Smash the Mirror," "Matter of Time" and "She'll Never Know." THROUGHOUT THE performance were scattered a number of dusted off classics. The Kinks' "Till the Lnd of the Pater Buck, Micheal Stipe, Mike Mills r.nd Bill Berry of R.E.M Georgia's outdoor spring concert. | ihalimar, Klvmax wms-Mmmf^^mmiSMSM, iMM r ;.~f~'^PLPZ ~~"~^ nx'nmn Midnight Star performed at the Carolina Coliseum Sunday nigl member of her band. Lead singer Howard Hewett excited the girls with his eloquent voice,rhythm and style. Sexy Delisa Davis, keyboardist, enchanted the guys by dancing during the songs. Micki Free was sensational on the guitar. On his solo, he , played his instrument like a real veteran. , Shalamar grooved well together. Though their show was rather short, the crowd expressed their gratitude with yells for | more music. By no means was the audience ready to cool down by the time Shalamar completed their show. After much anticipation, Midntgnt btar tinany spiasneu onto the stage after a brief intermission. The nine-member group knew how to move the audience. As smoke rose from the j floor, Belinda Lipscomb belted out the band's greatest hits i with a strong gospel voice that couldn't be overlooked. "Operator" and "No Parking (on the Dance Floor)" were crowd favorites. Lipscomb joined Bo Watson to slow down the evening with "Slow Jam." This was ihe best song of tlie entire show, proving that Midnight Star isn't strictly disco but capable of mixing their music to hit everyone's emotions. MIDNK.HT STAR is obviously happy working together on stage. "Electricity" and "F'reak- \-Zoid'- got the crowd sway 5 bpell headline con Day" rang from the guitar of Richard Haughey, as did "Over Under Sideways Down," originally done by The Yardbirds. All the original raunch was left intact as the band waded into a blistering rendition of the Flaming Ciroovies masterpiece, "Slow Death." The Movers kicked, and Striders natrons lov oil it. Thcstagcfront was jammed with dancing bodies throughout "Something Called Time" and the ra/or-edged "Come To Where It's At." When the Prime Movers left (he stage, it was only 10 catch a few moments of breath. The sweat-soaked group was called back four times for encores. Friday night's festivities began with a set from the local band Contemporary Archives. With their own blend of psychedelic revivalism, the Archives got things going early. The band showed Byrds-like tendencies at times while presen it \ REM unvi -If 1 tn iinrulv By Robert O'Connor '^TtTT ATHENS, Ga. ? Much to i ] ^ devoted fans from three states, jEggggEgn acclaimed R.E.M. headlined t! 01 worgia s uuiuuui spiing tui ?aHhI evening. - "'-'Jmn. However, a slew of new ar -;' songs, coupled with a ridicul ' rMSr im control audience, made the per Kill than cnmfnrlahlc An unknown band from Cha the Athens crowd for nearly ai set of bland compositions an lack of stage presence. R.E reason the huge crowd gat here ing band was boring and uriah tent ion, let alone respect. \ r .. i |g inc lortncommp K.u.rvi. ai 1 of the Reconstruction" was th< on a menu of songs that were u . performed at the University of but full of promise. The albu for release in late May or early nloif ^nliomim piuy iiUlldCUlll W BMHHHMSBi'dSUHH Sl Wr .JvMriM r r/v S JOSEPH GARNETTUhe Gamecock 9| it Dirturait i? lonrl fnmalfl sinOBf BrBlldB LiDSCOITlb With 8 l\bout 4,700 roaring fans were totally absorbed b^ J the funky dance music of Klymax, Shalamar and Midnight Star. ing and jumping to the beat. Once, the band had everyone put their hands in the air and rock back and forth to the rhythm. , Midnight Star's technique is original. At times, a syn- 1 thesizcr was used as the song's base and the crowd would res- I pond with enthusiasm. Judeine from the small crowd, it was easy to see that the j l true Midnight Star fans were out to watch a good show ar^ t;that's what :ncy got. The "Planetary Invasion" was successful. If these groups re ever come around again, they shouldn't be missed. What's in the future for these bands? Plenty of platinum records. cert at Striders i ling rock 'n' roll in its essential form. AI'TKR ANOTHER phenomenal showing by the I'rin^ 1 Movers, The Spell took their place on the stage. I routed IJr Columbian Nick I'auan. ie Spell really put on a show. Despite a dwindling auc.?...ce, the singer maintained ln^li energy through both sets. Thrusting the microphone into what was left of the "crowd," Pagan solicited back up vocals on Van Morrison's "Gloria." The Spell wound up the second set with the keyboard-laden "Katherine," a tunc based on Emily Drome's "Wuthering Heights." The performances In all ihree hands were excellent, and a lot more people should have attended. Columbia is starting to develop a scene, but, like anything worthsile, it needs support to grow. eils new music outdoor crowd pushcd .hcavi.'y by the band at the expense of the delight of accomplished tunes trom their tnree previous the critically albums. he University icert Monday LEAD SINGER Micheal Stipe, sporting a balding head and his usual shyness, id unfamiliar sometimes ignored the audience. He led ously out-of- hand through a performance that almost r 1... ?rrtttftn#* in t r\ ic lUIIIlaillC ICS) ^vmvu I vsui itiv wviupu..jv/i. ?V pvnvuj performances, especially their November irleston bored 1983 show in the Russell House Ballroom. n hour with a "isoutn central Kain," "narnor coat" ana d a complete "Laughing" were well received by an au.M. was the dience that was continually evading police, ?d. The open- dodging fights or causing them, ile to hold at- Bassist Mike Mills, prolific guitarist Peter Buck and drummer Bill Berry all seemed to bum "Fable.? be concentrating on matters other than (heir e main course immediate performance. Old favorites such nrecognizable as "Sitting Still" and "Pretty Persuasion" im, scheduled lacked the the enthusiasm the audiencij^ June, is being wanted. See'REM,'page 15