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Features I Monday, November 9, 1987 THE GAMECOCK } H| Pic kit JF^SWr * iglHfart ' ? -By Bill Sen Fetehin nones, Galaxy 50(), Capitol Rccords There's some strange things going on in the outskirts of Charlotte, N.C. Maybe it's something in the water, or maybe they hold their breath a lot, but Fetehin Bones is one of the weirder bands this side of the Violent Femmes. Lead Bone Hope Nicholls sings \ wiin me raw power 01 a woman possessed, but with a vocal style that brings traditional country music to mind. With eyes blazing, hair flying and arms wailing, she drives the band to uncharted areas of the backwoods. Suitably inspired, the band roars off on a collision course with Nicholls. When the two meet, there is hell to pay. Galaxy 500 is Fetchin Hones' third release in three years, but with an altered line-up, a bit of the spark has left the band. In addition to Nicholls, only bassist Danna Pentes and rhthym guitarist Aaron Pitkin remain from this past year's amazing Bad Pumpkin. New members Clav Richardson on drums and lead guitarist Errol Stewart take over for Marc Mueller and Gary White, respectively. i Sandwich Special i Ham & Cheese j w/T ea I 00 mttd 0 with coupon 1 1~1??L_ Happy Hour 4-7 50* C ALWAYS Buy 2 Whole Sub # Get 1 FREE CAMPUS DELIV! 771-4098 j Across From Honeycomhs 4%/EC0\ I Iff C0N | III/ LEN j! Make Your Now, Wh j NOTE: Contact lense (monofit) and spec GIFT CEI AVAI Student S ? | B & L C I] A I ~l B & L Ext( WW CAROLINA vL\\ 1601 Bull St., Colui s| * AMMIKA ia Your Notes JWQr-' *w - _5 n igstacken? The problem lies in the loss of guitarist White. In addition to his axe-swinging duties, he shared leadvocal honors with Nicholls. The two had a chemistry that is missed on the new record. Rather than looking for a new co-vocalist, Nicholls takes the job on by herself, which makes for a slightly duller sound this time around. Now, Galaxy 500 is a fine record. The album has enough strengths to mnkr it worth n trin to thf* rrrorrt store. Highlights include the inspired "Everybody Is a House," the rocking "Stray" and the hilarious "Chicken Truck." "Chicken Truck" tells the story of a chicken-truck driver who gets in a wreck. After hitching a ride, he goes to a chicken house and orders up a mess of wings. To hear Nicholls scream, "and it was finger-licking good" in the chorus is to hear inspiration. All told, Galaxy 500 is not as strong as Bad Pumpkin, but when compared to some of the disappointing releases 1987 has seen so far, it is a welcome change of pace. DQN ? BEST- I BE-{5EggE p [ | Steak Sandwich j | Fries j ! Tea i i ^2 90 i I mmd wl<h coupon ' _-S225LI.hiu_1JJ^'31 _ )raft a -<^K. , ERY ?<? nomymx tact ISES! m Appointment 1| ile You Can! [J s for astigmatism, bifocal ial made lenses higher. RTIFICATES ILABLE pecials For )ailywear ,nd inded Wear i VISION CLINIC / I, bla, S.C., 256-3198 MM III [ Companion* Jolt JSw J St /a/? m n-r -n*. ] Freedom < By FIRDOUS BAMJI Assistant features editor Fads can he frightcningly tornnrtriru r\?i o ?>/! F ( liA Si'li'it V* ??l what's-out' list faster than a rookie cowboy in a rodeo. Recently, reggae has saddled the Columbia hip-music scene with a vengeance that seems to say, "Buck like hell if you want to, I ain't bitin* the dust." But Columbia listeners aren't bucking, and reggae will soon become a veteran rider on the rigorous circuit. Nashville's Freedom Of Expression has been one such rider for the past couple of years. The band offers a well-structured mix of reggae and ska, which splashes shades of the English Beat and UB40 throughout their music, which works for both the seasoned ears and newcomers to the island rhythms. Keyboardist and lead singer Bob | Wants E jj EBB ronsro H I CEEE mmMi I . jp ~ ^h& ^ p^B^k" IB IF .< ^fij y V iI 1 ?j|jL jiS ffl ' " ink ; -:|H^ ^\--~-T-. Freedom Of Expression are a Tennessee of Express Hoskins is the founder and only original member of today's FOE, which includes Skip Bcthune on guitar, Tim Brooks on bass, Teddy Jackson on saxophone and percus sion and Chris Nieto on drums. Collectively, they put on a highenergy ska show that is also nimble enough to dip into the slower intensity of a strictly roots beat. But reggae from Nashville? "Yeah, it is kind of interesting," band leader Hoskins said, "because most people's perception of Nashville is the Nashville Network, stuff you see on cable. "Nashville's finally starting to grow up. Every time we come back, there's a new interstate or a new high rise on the horizon . . . there's a really good hard-core scene; there's some heavy metal happening, and it's not cover bands. There's a lot of really good musicians in Nashville to choose from. You have a pretty good mixture of styles, because so many The Walls Has Ope Everyone To Visit C . I . _ A X /M T iwv Muvaruaye ui i j|| Deck The Walls "W< i nai estops by uur New Sales Will Be Honored By All C Grand Opening Sales V\ Hail JtM Hi WBUBBBBBBBBM band that delivers Carribean rhythms. luri uums people from so many different areas end up in Nashville somehow or the other. It's a really good atmosphere for original music." FOE was born in 1983 and spent its infancy mainly in the recording studio. The original members were all students of Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, and some were in the recording in dustry management department. "Then it progressed to being a live band," Hoskins said, "just around Murfreesboro and Nashville. Then we started getting on the road a little bit, and we kept on expanding our circle till now we're spread so thin it takes us like three months to get back to any given section of the country." Hoskin's musical career started in a very different vein. "1 started with like a post-punk kind of thrash sound . . . we were doing a lot of mod stuff like XTC covers and Elvis Costcllo and Joe Jackson. It wasn't really hard-core, it EflBB ned In FIVE POINT >ur Exciting New St he Super Savings . se The People" Poster I Store During Grand Ope Columbia Dock The Walls Locations rin tNU Novemoer ^ i. iya / illr' - 1 Wm [ >:-? H?? HR ^K ends fads I was hip to play back then. I got into te The Jam and started looking further K IIIIU nit IIIUU aivin, anu .>WIIH_ uiuu> i was hanging with turned mc on to the English Boat, and I said, 'God, this is what I want to be playing.' After I got the ska thing into my old band, it pretty much dissolved; and the drummer from that and 1 put together this, and that was like February '83." Because of the intense touring and their contract, the band hasn't been able to put out anything on vinyl since their bold and critically acclaimed debut RP, For l ack Of A Better Word. Wc re under contract till January I that prohibits us form doing (<. anything till then. Then, look out, [| because we're going to be devoting 1 pretty much of our time to getting the f| next product out." : So fad or no fad, right now Col- fe umbia craves reggae, and Freedom Of Expression delivers it expertly. 1 S And I ore And H 1 For Everyone ^