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By MARY JO MILLER
Staff writer
Although the concert was announced
only 72 hours before
the performers went on stage,
there was no last minute air to
UB40's polished performance
at the Township on Friday.
The popularity of UB40, a
reggae band from England who
took their name from British
unemployment forms, is
centered on their 1983 remake
of Neil Diamond's, "Red, Red
Wine."
The lilting tune and hypnotic
beat catapulted the eight-man,
multi-national band to success
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ana earnea ineir aiDum,
"Labour of Love," a ranking in
Rolling Stone magazine's best
releases of 1984.
UB40, however, did not enjoy
the same success in America
with their follow-up album,
"Geffery Morgan."
But the group is back on the
cnarts this month with their
reggae remake of Sonny and
Cher's "I've Got You Babe."
The duet, sung with The
Pretenders' Chrissie Hynde, is
the first single to gain popularity
from their "Little Baggariddim
" album. UB40 brought
their pop-inspired reggae dance
music to Columbia friday night
to promote their recent release.
The warm-up band Ipso Facto,
a five-man multi-national
Film fails
to memc
By ROB O'CONNOR
Staff writer
"Sweet Dreams" may not be s
Contrary to popular belief, t
Cline as written by Robert Getc
to a melodramatic television m
version of "Sweet Dreams"
-creating an interesting, enterta
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Sissy Spacek's near brilliant
Daughter" are non-existent. Sp
deserved Academy Award for
Loretta Lynn's long struggle to
lv. Robert. DllVftll alan pnnti
statuette for the honest "Tende
Karel Reisz's "Sweet Dreams,
actly what the title promises as
walk through a hollow script c
value.
"Sweet Dreams," concentrat
years as she rose to the top befoi
crash in 1963. The film forg
singer's childhood and motives i
There is no struggle and then
major obstacles in Cline's way.
pathized with Soacek's Lvnne i
poverty and a difficult marriaj
presented as a woman with n
mind.
As the film opens, Jessica Lanj
up with second husband Charlie
Ed Harris. Her career consists
bars and dance halls. Patsy i
strives to further her musical ci
pregnancies, wig changes and a:
riaire. Charlie, as nortraved hprp
opera tactics &uc\\ as alcoholisr
overall abuse.
The marriage is a weak reasor
Scenes include Patsy at the Gra
appearing on a television talen
primary action centers around
mental anguish the couple exhi
another. The two stars are less
and the viewer has no basis with
sides.
There are very few high pc
Dreams." Cline's heavy drinkin
titude are completely ignored
favor of a more tragic heroine ty
never rings true.
It is Cline's haunting, beautiful
ly salvages this trite mess of a n
emotion of Patsy Cline's
complishments seem to be sing
other than Jessica Lange's char
Though one of the most inter
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band based in Minneapolis,
opened to a small, enthusiastic
crowd gathered around the
stage.
If nothing else, the group
deserved an award for most innovative
hair. Fortunately the
bedrock reggae band proved it
had more going for it than colorful
braids in their opening
number.
The second number, a reggae
version of the Talking Heads'
"Once in a Lifetime," sent the
lead singer twitching across the
stage in a send-up of David
Byrne's trademark stage
presence.
Although the Talking Heads
cover was amusing, Ipso Facto
stayed too close to the original
version to justify their own interpretation
of the song. They
stayed firmly entrenched in
reggae through the remainder
of their seven-song set.
In one of the few politically
inspired moments during the
concert, Ipso Facto's lead
singer chained himself to his
microphone to symbolize the
plight of blacks in South Africa.
In contrast to Ipso Facto's
brute, politically motivated
delivery, UB40 seemed as
suave as the legendary big
bands that inspired its effective
brass line.
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portrayal of
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Dick, played by
of local Virginia character, but s
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floundering mar- nominations wi1
delves into soap- There are bits o
n, infidelity and "Countrv." but
Kong."'"
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nd Ole Opry and mediocre and
t show, but the Overlooked art
the verbal and mother Hilda ar
bit towards one and this is a s]
J than covincing agent and Jami
which to choose Gerald, do not i
"Sweet Dreai
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g and brassy at- one of the fines
in the script in
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music that barelovie.
The naked In Friday's editi
musical ac- USC Cultural S
jing of someone reported as $25
acter. violinist Stephar
esting actresses ing there are or
;he role of Cline. world. There ar<
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Taking the stage behind a
screen of swirling smoke and
white light, the band launched
into "If it Happens Again,"
from their third A M Records'
release, "Geffery Morgan."
After their first four
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numoers, umus selections,
unlike most reggae music, proved
to be largely devoid of
political message.
But the crowd, most of them
waiting to hear "Red, Red
Wine," seemed to reflect the
spirit of UB40 drummer James
Brown, who said in an interview
earlier this year, "We're
simply looking to establish reggae
as pop music."
When the moment finally
came and UB40 launched into
the opening of their
trademark song, the audience's
enthusiasm peaked.
The only disappointment of
the UB40 set was for those who
hoped Hynde would appear to
perform the "I've Got You
Babe " duet.
Hynde did not join them, but
the closing number had the audience
dancing and pitching in
to sing Chrissie's part of the
song.
Judging from the audience's
response, UB40 is well on its
way to establishing reggae as
just another kind of
mainstream pop music.
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he is miscast.
shensible that a talent of Lange's
ollow up three successive Oscar
th such a poor excuse for a film.
?f "Frances" and Jewell Ivy from
this is her worst role since "King
rom "Places in the Heart" is
also has little to work with,
s Ann Wedgeworth as Cline's
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hame. David Clennon as Cline's
es Stanley as her first husband,
nake a good impression.
ms" is a major disappointment,
rnishes the pleasant memory of
t singers in history.
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Series tickets for students was
instead of $15. In the story on
lie Chase, she was quoted as sayily
10 Stradivarius violins in the
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