The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, June 26, 1991, Page 3, Image 3
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By DAVID BOWDEN
Editor in Chief
Guns N' Roses, the no-nonsense rock band
that was bigger than Jesus a few years ago, is
about to release two new albums. To support
these records, the Gunners are headlining a national
tour for the first time. I caught them in
Pharlnffp, last Snnriav and thev wp.tp.
phenomenal.
One legitimate knock against the band used
to be that they stunk live. Anyone who caught
them on MTV live at the Ritz saw a bunch of
drunks who could barely walk, much less play
music. Well, the New and Improved Guns N'
Roses is off the heroin, doesn't drink as much
and replaced drug addict drummer Steve Adler
with the far superior Matt Sorum. They even
have a keyboardist (Dizzy Reed). Last Sunday,
the Gunners came to play.
Critics of the band, and even the fans themselves,
sometimes forget that Guns N' Roses is
much more than just another hard rock band.
They are talented (scruffy and tattoo-covered,
true, but talented nonetheless). They can play
their instruments. They also have the range to
play both grungy metal riffs and sentimental
acoustic melodies, often in the same song.
The band showed off this versatility Sunday.
They played a few old favorites from their
rock-hard album Appetite for Destruction as
well as many new songs that will appear on the
forthcoming Use Your Illusion records.
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"Let's get ready to rumble" will so ^erc ih
be the war cry Friday night in Las in seeing t
Vegas when Iron Mike Tyson and People wl
Razor Donnovan Ruddock square can start c<
off in the square circle in the re- anc* if you
match of their much disputed can PaY at
March 18 bout. packed."
Missing from this fight will be
referee Richard Steele, who Keg O'
worked the fight and stopped it in and
the seventh round, calling out Rud- facilities. ]
dock, who was still on his feet including
Mills Lane will be the referee wiH he e:
for the rematch, Nevada State Ath- fight,
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in O'Neil Court, one near Mid- 0f cb,
lands Tech and one in Irmo. The ljie 0Ut_0f.
Graduate Food and Pub, The However
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The concert as a whole had a slower, softer
feel than some would expect This reflects the
band's new song-writing priorities. Guns N'
Roses was obviously trying to destroy their
reputation as a scuzzy bar band. Lead singer
Axl Rose even played piano on one excellent
ballad. Now that 1 think about it, the group s
name aptly reflects their music: hard hitting
rock combined with beautiful musicianship.
It would take too long to name all of the concert's
highlights, but some have to be the
band's performance of "Patience" and Bob Dylan's
"Knocking on Heaven's Door," lead guitarist
Slash's solo featuring the theme to The
Godfather, drummer Matt Sorum's fantastic
drum solo and the amazing finale of "Welcome
to the Jungle," "Sweet Child O' Mine" and "Paradise
City."
Guns N' Roses brought a huge stage show
with them. Two monstrous ramps on either side
of the stage led to a second stage that went behind
the drum-kit. Axl, Slash and bassist Duff
McKagan ran around this area like wild men, to
the crowd's delight; no section of the audience
was neglected the band's attention.
Charlotte Coliseum welcomed the band
warmly. The crowd cheered so hard during the
opening song I couldn't even recognize it. During
the band's most famous songs (such as "Mr.
Brownstone" and "Sweet Child"), the audience
sang along throughout, word for word. It was
an impressive show.
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this past month's Roll- thing else." You gotta lc
about Guns-n-Roses? R.E.M. front man.
5, but it has to be done. Stipe, also was feature
jsident cynic referred to some interesting comm
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The only gripe I have about the concert is
that they didn't perform longer. It surprised me
that the Gunners didn't play their latest single
"You Could Be Mine." They also didn't play
their cover of Wings' "Live and Let Die,"
which I've heard is really good.
Of course, if they played all their other really
great songs (such as "Rocket Queen," "You're
Orazv." "Tf's So Rasv" and "One in a Million."
to name a few) they would have played until
sunrise. Two full hours is a lot more than you
would get from some bands these days, but it
doesn't even do them justice.
By the way, opening act Skid Row was quite
good. Their new (and number one) album Slave
to the Grind sounds a lot less commercial than
their first release. Skid Row was a great warmup,
grinding out some really tough versions of
their best songs such as "Monkey Business"
(their new single) and "Piece of Me" (off their
first LP). Lead singer Sebastian Bach is an arrogant
little worm, but his terrific vocals helped
make up for his moronic dialogue between
songs.
Skid Row is good; Guns N* Roses is a lot
more than just good. If Guns N' Roses' albums
are anywhere near as good as their live show,
they will truly be the Rock Band of the Decade.
Axl, Slash, Izzy, Dizzy, Matt and Duff, awesome
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By JACK DUNN
1 Staff Writer
Trustus theatre is proud to ar
nounce its presentation of "Jacquc
Brel is Alive and Well and Livin
in Paris."
To someone not familiar wit
the material, "Jacques Brel" is
lyrical onslaught of intense emc
* tion and depth of feeling. T
someone who is familiar with th
material, it would probably be th
same for them as well.
Who is Jacques Brel? Well, he
not a character in the play, thoug
he is mentioned a few times in th
scarce dialogue. The play itself i
based on his lyrics and commer
tary which is combined with th
music he wrote.
Jimmy Flannery, Bonita Johr
son, Harold Odom and Linda Poll
star in this unique musical, and ai
brilliant, both as ensemble an
solo performers. The four vocalis
present the emotions of all of lil
itself, with its soaring heights an
its depths of despair, backed by a
incredibly powerful three-piec
band.
Without knowing the context i
which this play is set (a caberet i
Paris perhaps?), a great deal come
across solely through the emotio
invoked by the performers instea
of through the lyrics themselves.
As such, "Jacques Brel" looks j
life from many different angle
and time periods. Numbers such 2
"My Death," "Middle Class" an
"Old Folks" deal with rebellio
and the realization of aging, sul
jects that are dealt with emotior
ally and hot just lyrically.
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^ Now a word about Trustus
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probably its casual atmosphere,
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is partially funded by the Nan
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mer weeknight, "Jacques Brel" is
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is "Jacques Brel is Alive and Well
d and Living in Paris" will run ton
night through June 29, and from
>- July 3-6 at 8 p.m. The box office
i- will open from 1 to 6 p.m., Monday
through Saturday. Tickets are
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