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? ?i????a??a??MH? Spotlight Friday, February 28, 1988 5 Three ba The Right Prof best show of t By WENDELL MARK ARMSTRONG Staff wiitsr u;u:u .L. c - ttiiiic me iocus 01 the crowd Fucgos Wednesday night at Rock ing band, The Right Profile, pro> novative sounds of the evening. Combining a hard-edged gu keyboards, harmonica and acc songs, The Right Profile exemplif new Southern roots-rock music, s Jason and the Scorchers did at th of weeks ago in Columbia. The band, out of Winston-S j pitiycu v^uiumoia aoout two years ed several dates on the current D Although they were unknown dance, The Right Profile grabbc their opening song, "I Want Y never slowed down through theii "Cosmopolitan Lovesick Blues." Here's a band that mixes the st< nery O'Connor with an eclectic guitars, keyboards and accordian blc pulling it off: this band is ori By comparison, The Vectors, bands to play, sounded like a ba Mister and A-ha thrown togeth MTV nightmare. The Columbia band seemed to direction, from a synthesizer the like a new toy than an instrumen echo on some of the vocals. These guys should stop preten video aimed at ll-vpar.r*iH oiric or ? ^ vwl VIM ?,11 i?J (At actly it is they're trying to do, if th taken seriously. The question that arises is why played first. After watching the followed, the answer is that soi somewhere. But at least this band was there t what turned out to be an unexpect Blisters, bee By CARL DAWSON Assistant news editor The Del Fuegos were tired, unal rest in the cloud of albums being t into their faces for hurriedly scril signatures. "I've got to put all my energy the show and roll around wheelchair for the rest of the c lead guitarist Warren Zanes said. 1 here they would go to Atlanta. z.anes saia nc enjoyed the night' dience. "They were fun and recep and seemed to understand the lyr was impressed." His brother Dan, lead singer rhythm guitarist, said what mad* show good was "getting into groove. Pretty girls. The whole yards and tight-fitting clothes." Donatt EXCUSES DON1 SAVE LIVES BLOOD DOES. / Now so great time to buy an Art / Let your AMCarveC / inc redible selec tion ot ^iloOnjni / (very f\tiC(YveO "fig if ARW Monday Tuaiday, g 4:31) PM OATf March 3-4 TiMI m ae - nds provide 1 ile gave HH|| evening HHn 1 was on the Del | .afellan thf? on on 'idcd the most in itar sound with i ordian on some ied the best of the ounding as hot as H eir show a couple j alem, N.C., last ! ; ' ago and has open- ' :1 Fuegos tour. i to most in atten- i d the crowd with ou Falling," and | ringing n?mhi.r M "!> . C*? )rytelling of Flan- B white-hot mix of I and has no trou- ! ginal. : second of three j d mixture of Mr. | er in a worst-ofany t wnc iicfH mnrn Jjfc. * jm to the overdone v 1 k V ex- BHH^^^HHLJ|| ey ever to be HMHSninHH two bands nething is wrong o add some life to edly dull evening. Boss playor Tom Lloyd of the Di *rs and tipht-fittii Bassist Tom Lloyd played a quick game of pinball and stopped by the ?le to room long enough to rip the dirty hrust adhesive tape off his index finger, bbled "Blisters and calluses," he muttered. Keyboardist Cleve Davis, who tours r into with the Boston-based band but in a doesn't perform on their two albums, lay," said he likes playing in the South From because "rock 'n' roll is from here." The band said they think they are on s au- the verge of large-scale success, with rtive, the help of the Miller Beer commercial ics. I that cast their faces as well as their music on television screens nationwide, and Miller bottles dotted the stage and the e the tiny, smoke-filled room where they the rested afterward. nine "Sure we want success. Chalk me up for a couple bills. But we want to retain | gpes ^ Blood, i m I i American Jfea Red Cross g 74S iaHtek. 1EVERY RING ON SAU / ; Carved college unganriiove op to $50 / BB iiep<eser\t(}\iv(>it\cwycju0\j' / awi ]0ar WUxyat QOMCOHCQC'T.WJVU^ j " > oac kod fjy a full i .felt'r>e Wu"ont, / fflsfctvi., /y^ n Q S )jt> JhlL. f^vr\nr t I University Bookstore HlLT ull slate of n I i np| ^ 9 VISKO HATFIELOfThi j| Fuegos strikes a note Wednesday night ig clothes H our values. Our main hope is keeping in the groove ? that's all that matters in the end," Warren Zanes said. L They share their musical influences, j Zanes said. "The oands I like, we like f as a group. Bands that have animal i magnetism." ! They are learning with each album, but being constantly on the road also helps them musically, he said. "Being together all the time, tolerating each other's ugly face, makes you a better band. You realize you are a band because you can stick H . together," he said. 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The opener, "Longest Day," was a dud. It should have hit hard from the outset. Instead, it trickled in before it pot onino I- O" * 0""*0' A covcr of the old rocker "Slipped, Tripped, Fell in Love," followed and picked things up a bit. The momentum was lost, however, as the band went into a listless "Mary, Don't Change." "Hold Us Down" was the first tune played from the brilliant Boston, Mass. album. A gem in the grooves, this too left much to ? Gamecock desjrcci on stage. 4 'rtio' ' o*-? 11o 11 ?nousuiiic i IP'S Barren and n?ninl 7?np. n?i , ucyus panorm "j [Review I 'The Trip To Sa i?urne?<? ce ^ By MARY JO MILLER YSi IS Spotlight editor For pvfrv mnvif?-or?f?r Vjuli/Vc lnnn_ j e>~~* "..v^ ^ w.i6J! cd to return to a special place, MB "The Trip To Bountiful" is a ???&&&&? joyful cincmatic excursion j tailored especially for them. The film, playing at the new BMMM Bijou theater in Five Points, tells r the story of Carrie Watts !i (Geraldine Page), an elderly \ I woman who wants see her / childhood home once more / before she dies. ; It is a simple story, and one ^ that has been called on to tug j uvuii .-uiuigs many IUI1CS, DUl ! nothing is corny or formalized about this movie. *7 7? The movie is based on Howard lid Foote's television play from the j 1950s. In the television version, Lillian Gish played Carrie Watts, the old lady who habitually makes getaways from the apartment of her son and daughter-inlaw in Houston. I Gish, the grande dame of cinema, would be a hard act to follow, but Page attacks the whine Watts role voraciously in the movie version. With a performance as superb I as Page's, there is a danger that the movie will contract a violent enf case ot "Meryl Streepitis" ? a disease where the lead actress is >9928 so incredibly good she blows the supporting cast off the screen. s Fortunately, Peter Masterson, hmJI director of "The Trip to Boun kafellas' lack fire, in concert life to it, as did "I Should Be the One" and a new song called "I Just See You," but things stalled out again with "Have You Forgotten?" The club was packed, and even with the doors open, the band was feeling the heat. "Hand in Hand" and "Don't Run Wild" should have cranked with the tempos and added crunch. What was offered was watered down from even the LP version. Things remained in this state until someone unplugged the stage lights during "I Still Want You," the second single from Boston, Mass. Things seemed to turn around from there, but, unfortunately, most of the show was over. The band ended the set with "It'Q Alrioht ?' .u .. u Igllt, U(,Illill(,iy II1C highlight of the show. Everybody rocked on this one, including the keyboardist-sideman Cleve Davis who seemed little more than a fifth wheel during most of the show. For their encores, the Del Fucgos came back with versions of "Walking the Dog" and "I'm a Man." The former was smoking, but during the latter song the ana lapsea into dullards again. For their final tune, Dan Zanes played "Nervous and Shaky," from their debut record. It was a decent way to end a disappointing show. P Jtk ' ' :: ;. ! ^^Rjt j^H| VISKO HATFIELD/The Gamecock at Rockafellas' 1 i Bountiful' remember tiful," practiced a strong dose of preventative medicine by casting capable actors in the supporting roles. Ludie Watts (John Heard) is the old lady's only son, and it's under his roof that she spends her unhappy life. Seated in a rocking chair by the window, she looks out over the 1930s Houston sprawl and dreams of their home Bountiful, Texas. sometimes she tries to lure Ludie into her reminiscing, but his wife Jessie Mac (Carlin Glynn), can't tolerate the trips down memory lane. In fact, the childish woman can't stand much about her mother-in-law, except for the pension checks the old woman receives every month. John Heard seems to specialize in playing haunted, tortured men, and the character of F.udie Watts is perfect for him. Torn between pleasing his mother and his wife, he is unable to please anyone. Rebecca De Mornay, a young war bride who befriends the old lady on the bus trip to Bountiful, and Richard Bradford, the understanding sheriff who drives me old lady to her dipilidatcd childhood home, are also good. Bountiful is not only the name of the town, but the best description for this joyous tribute to all of us who dream of going home again.