The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, November 04, 1988, Page 4, Image 4
^ 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.
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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.
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From staff reports
A potpourri of blues and French
Cajun music direct from Louisiana
comes to Columbia 8 p.m. Nov. 10
at Carolina Coliseum.
Queen Ida and The Bon Temps
Zydeco Band will perform as the
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Queen Ida is a well-established
performer in Europe who is just being
discovered by American audiences.
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
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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
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