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^ Picking L-Vi Your Notes Bill Sengstacken Every once in a while, mega-stars rediscover some vital element of their past that results in a great new record. Sometimes it's as simple as a stylistic change, other times it's a change in production. But in the case of The Travelling Wilburys, the change centers around a rediscovery of the artistic inspiration that started the five members of this band on their solo careers. Never heard of The Travelling Wilburys? Well, don't feel bad, that was the intent of the group when they formed earlier this year. Composed of Otis, Nelson, Lefty and Lucky Wilbury and Charlie T. Jr., the boys might be a bit more familiar without the pen names. In real life they are George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison, Bob Dylan and Tom Petty. Do those names ring any bells? Nowhere on Volume One (Wilbury/Warner Bros. Records) will you find those familiar names, but that's who they really are. Five guys who wanted to put out a record with no hype, no fuss, no great expectations. They put out the record because they like to play together. That alone is reason to buy the album; the fact that it is one of the best of 1988 is simply cream in the coffee. All five members contributed songs to the album, and it seems that they saved some of their best songs to impress each other. I'm no great fan of Petty, but his "Last Night" has changed my mind. Dylan's "Tweeter And The Monkey Man" is his most powerful piece in years, and contributions from Harrison easily rank with his best work on 1987's Cloud Nine. To think that there is still stuff from Orbison and Lynne is almost too much to ask for. Basically, the main stress of the band is in the fresh sound of three or four acoustic guitars with a minimal amount of filler backing them up. Drums and keyboards are used only when needed. This is the kind of record you dream about. It's wonderful. I must give credit to Michelle Shocked for her second record Short Sharp Shocked (Polygram Records). Her first release was recorded on a Walkman at an outdoor music festival in Texas. She was walking 1 around with her guitar playing for anyone who wanted to listen. One listener was a British music producer who made the recording. The tape sounded so good that he convinced Shocked to let him release it in England. The Texas Camp fire Tapes rocketed to the top of the British charts, which in turn insured its release in the United States. The first record was notable for its use of passing trucks and crickets as background music. But, as impressive as the first disc was, what could she do for an encore? Record in a boat? No, she has gone the studio route this time and has lost none of the intimacy of the first record. Shocked is at times political, particularly on "Graffiti Limbo," a bluesy track dedicated to a New York man who was killed while being arrested for marking up a subway wall. But on the more endearing tracks, like "Anchorage." she is simolv beautiful ? a cry from women forced to settle for second best. But she also has a sense of humor, most notable on "(Making The Run To) Gladewater," which sports the lines "Upshur County is drier than an empty bottle / Since the Mormons come to town / And to run out of beer means a run to Gladfe water." With a pure voice and super guitar playing, Shocked could easily be billed as an 80s version of Joan Baez ? but I don't like Baez nearly as much as I like Shocked. Pack of Lies. The Great American Smokeout. Nov. 17. Atlanta bai free ballro< By TOROD NEPTUNE Staff writer Two Thirty Eight, a rock/pop band from Atlanta, will make its South Carolina debut at 8 p.m. Nov. 13 in the Russell House ballroom. The band is being brought to Carolina by Campus Advance, a non-profit student organization with about 50 members. The concert will be free to USC students and the public, and refreshments will be provided during the concert. BKSjf'**, ,v?* ' ' ^ %v. HE&r HHflPp | mm fm V ? i Young at heart "Comedian-and-much-more" Una Year, entered a second childhood dur the Russell House Ballroom. Settimi's gram Union. TWELVE IMPECCABLE EXCUSES FORNOTGMNG BLOOD. Ill . I think I have lumbago. 2. I'm type Z negative. 3. I'm on the grapefruit diet. 4.1 gave six months ago. 5.1 just got back from Monaco. 6.The lines are thirteen blocks long. T.My mother won't let me. 8.1 didn't sign up. O T'rv-? inn Anf ^ 1 111 gwill^ V7UI of town. 10. Asthma runs in my family. 11.1 forgot to eat this morning. 12. I'm allergic to flowering magnolia. * GIVE BLOOD, PLEASE THE GAMECOCK THE GAMECOCK is the student newspaper of the University of South Carolina ard is published three times a week on IV days, Wednesdays and Fridays during Ut "ill and spring semesters and weekly uii TTCuiicsuajs uuiiug uuui ouiuiuci ocasions, with the exception of university holidays and examination periods. Opinions expressed in THE GAMECOCK are those of the editors and not those of the University of South Carolina. The Board of Student Publications and Communications is the publisher of THE GAMECOCK. The Student Media Department is the parent organization of THE GAMECOCK. Change of address forms, subscription requests and other correspondence should be sent to THE GAMECOCK, Box 85131, University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C. 29208. Subscription rates are $18.00 for (1) year, $10.00 per fali or spring semester and $4.00 for both summer sessions. Third class postage paid at Columbia, S.C. THE GAMECOCK is a licensed student organization of the University of South Carolina and receives funding from student activity fees. id to give )m concert Two Thirty Eight is performing free of charge primarily to give the band some exposure and to introduce their music to the Columbia area. Within the last year, the band has performed concerts in Boston, New York, Charlotte and Orlando. The nine member group has, however, never performed in South Carolina before. The group will continue extensive touring for the next few months. Two Thirty Eight released its debut album in August. The title cut from Know That We Care is already making waves. For concert information call 777-0238. . M JHH I : -A BRIAN SAULS/The Gamecock Settimi, Campus Entertainer of the ing his performance Tuesday night in i visit was sponsored by Carolina ProRESERVI . y; - v --w - "V... : :, - -- ......... .. . '. .......... ..... * , V ....'% ft ~ - ' I v V*>> .. ii-...... ..x-"x' ... 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She is in charge of lead vocals and button accordian and is backed up by fiddle, triangle and guitar characteristic of the twocentury-old Cajun tradition. Washboard, bass and drums add the Afro-American blues element, which propels the music into today's scene. Zydeco music is a unique creation of the Creole, black and Cajun communities. "Zydeco" evolved from a French term for snapbean and denotes a snappy dance. The waltzes and two-step of traditional Cajun music have been combined with numerous other influences: reggae out of Jamaica, calypso from Trinidad and country and Western swing. Zydeco also weaves in dixieland jazz, blues, rock and Fall break By TOJO and SUZE Features folks VACATION!!! It's about time, isr It's fall break (THE USC First Ann you need to vote. But that won't tak time, so we've got some other sugges The USC Graduate String Trie p.m. tonight in Gambrell Hall Auditoi free and open to the public. Morgar Anna Graham Wood on viola and Th< violin make up the group. For infc Wood at 777-4280. ! OFFICERS s " ** ^ '.^'.Xv - - ; \ - - -;, - ' - . r"* -^c"v?-- ? -? .. . . -;;; - - \V~ " , 1 *' ~rs vs " ^ " ' ' ...-. : ' ..-. ?: " ..... *" ... " - ' ' . .. .-. . > ..v.... v.vv.->V^v>- '... ..v>s<V?".-X--> ..V...: >:, * N "v '; ^.' " ,.1 - \ * -:. .-. .x ' \ "" .'. :s*:...% > : ?. '" . .v.?, w"x'v'*' v<x<w.x<^<x'"w ^ ^vV^xx-x-* . ^ .. . .. : ^ - ^ , - s s ''" :.. ... _ .; ; - ...... '^^asSlgil [CLE WANTS' ONLY IF YOU'I Army ROTC offers cy year and three-year s for tuition and requh and provide an allo\ and supplies. You'll also receive each school year th effect. So find out tod. ARMY THE SMARTI COURSE YOU CONTACT: CPT SCHL OR VISIT US IN LEGARE C uHiires, musical h ip^ ^? ?HS& jr^^iHihltiiii 'y Queen Ida and The Bon Temps Zydecc 10 at the coliseum. Their music is a snapi reggae, calypso, country/Western, and 1 Latin providing a distinctive zigzag ap beat against the joyful, driving C Acadian-French melodies. Li Queen Ida is the first female Li leader in the Zydeco tradition, but A' she is a spiritual descendant of the great female blues artists of the '20s fo and '30s. U! Queen Ida has made broadcast in news: long w i,? Feature ual Fall Break), and e too much of your tions, as always. The theater d ) will perform at 8 Ibsen's Ghosts will rium. The cpncert is tonight and jSaturda^ , T ~ _ *11 _ 1 x 1 4^ / i lucihici un ccnu, win aisu iravci 10 v omas Wood playing American College Th rmation, call Anna public, $7 for faculty information and rese ' TRAINING I .S-V-V-.NNV^V^ ^ N-. * ... ...vsV ...... N x%s. .... AWV' Ho. . ...w.s .. ... % N ... ^ *\ . .v>s?V.Xw.-.'v . W\V V ANXW*V:^ . ,,^v. ...sv- - * ' s<-<-NSNX^VN^^ . v^ . ...x v ^w.x. s<^v . ....:;;::.. ->< ,... " > ":...V .. " ........... ... < - H ' ^ :: - ~ "r " ^~" - -:v?*. ~ vT :JL. :: ^ ^ ..: """ .. ..... rOPJVFORCOI RE GOOD ENOW nalified students two;cholarships that pay :ed educational fees vance for textbooks i up to a $1000 grant Le scholarship is in ay if you qualify. ROTC 1ST COLLEGE (CAN TAKE. ESSMAN AT 777-6542 OLLEGE (On the Horseshoe) I styles pi anpwmgM//// -s ? ,. : .., i J > Band will perform at 8 p.m. Nov. py blend of blues, Cajun melodies, Oixieland swing. jpearances on "A Prairie Home ompanion," "Austin City mits" and "Saturday Night ve." She also won a Grammy ward in 1983. Tickets to the show are on sale r $10 for the public and $5 for SC students. Call 777-7130 for formation. eekend '/ is' Weekend epartment production of Heririk include performances at 8 p;m. y at Longstreet Theatre. The show Orangeburg Nov. 12 for the state eater Festival. Tickets are $8 for the / r and staff and $4 for students.-For rvations, call 777-2551. ? 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