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Group tries to Rock ba By JACK DUNN Staff Writer Deep in the bowels of the earth, in the cavernous basement of a warehouse relegated to use by several area musical groups, a band rehearses material for an upcoming gig. Dave Reynolds on guitar, Wally Spires on drums, Dan Sennema on bass and a guy named Red on vocals, make up the four-piece hardrock band called Rude Lucy, who will be playing this weekend at the Cockpit. The sound as a whole is skillfully mixed and produced as the band gears up and runs through a possible set of hard-rock covers and originals. You could probably count on a Zep cover or two, but Kf?i/r*nH that ir'c anvhrwlv's Pness. uv;vum ? - ?j ~?J ~ o From Alice Cooper and Aerosmith, to Skid Row, Queensryche and Guns 'n' Roses, Rude Lucy covers the history of hard rock in its set list of about 30 songs. Ten of the songs on their set list are originals, and of the two I heard, "What You Need," and "Please Tease Me," while not deeply thought-provoking in the lyrics, were solidly entertaining songs that blended well with the other material. In interviewing a band of this sort a certain question arises. How did you come up with the name? "We were almost a couple of D Check Our Weekly and Damaged Box Specials FREE GIFTWRAP Colmbia ^ IS mam |I^BhIhi A Fondue Q Open 7 nights Weekly From 5.-00 pr 0 Intimate Booths & Semi Priuate Rooms At ^ j 1 ...... .OftBush.Ru play more origii nd starts other names," Sennema said. "We were almost Trailer Trash, and we were almost Idiots with Guns. I liked the name Lickety Split, but the rest of the guys didn't like the 'ih-ih' sound. Then I said, 'Well, what kind of sound do you want?' Then we were almost Loose Rooster." All of these names have a kind of southern feel about them, so what is the significance of Rude Lucy? Sennema said something about overhearing a conversation about a bikini waxing job gone awry. I prob ' into this question no further hat's in a name anyway? How did the nd get started? "Dan and Dave were in a band previous to this one," Spires said. "I answered an ad in the paper a day late after it had quit running. They looked at my drum set and the way I played, and I've been with them ever since." Reynolds and I were looking for a drummer that was loud enough to play with us for about two years," Sennema said. "We saw his set and heard him play, and it all came across like a wall of sound. So we both had to go out and buy new amps just to get loud enough to play with him." What about a recordinc contract? See Rude Lucy page 11 ehon Designer Fragrances '17 Saluda Ave. (5 Points) 252-2307 signer Fragrances for Men & Women personalized service perfumes colognes lotions eau de toilette eau de parfume glass miniatures We Deliver Over 200 labels, more than anyone in . Y/e order & slock your speical requests, also. SO^C^OCCOOOOOOCOOOOOOGa PH ? al\.(Zi>CI UULLUI m X Accepted X Restaurant ? lailable X 731-8500 1410 Colonial Life Blvd.. West Columbia ^ jer Rq^d Ejat^ r ri^ rials to get n< * m A ^ 1 > ?*'waKWlpBM gifffffi .\H |R > ?H^n|B^HPpl| From left to right: Wally Spires, Dan Superior ]?T^ir oro JL JLUJUL V -UJL Professional hair care products help keep your hair looking great. We have shampoos, conditioners, and styling aids from NEXXUS REDKEN SEBASTIAN PAUL MITCHELL MATRIX BIOLAGE VAVOOM FOCUS 21 SYSTEMA BAIN DE TERRE Command^ Performance STYLING SALONS We've got the style for you. In Five Points 728 Saluda Ave. 254-9715 Woodhill Mall, Dutch Center, i , Fashion Place, & Lexington Village iel Sennema, "Red" and Dav IE \ CLC -A si \602 BUSH RIVER RC \ 798-9026 BELOW DUTCH SQUARE MALL NEXT TO SHONEY'S \ I 9 ij 10% Student i Discount w/ID ith gigs Jf5~'- *y I^H d Reynolds of Rude Lucy. vAU / 'KJIV Z-. THING / ORES I? >. Liquidators / of Clothing & Accessories from New York & L.A. ? ,IH^Blll?BkL i I \ jgP| ^