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too much from life. The song is a cryptic message
that life is like hell," he said.
"Holy Moses" is a raging tune that discusses the
hypocrisy that often exists in churches. The music
video has already been spotlighted on MTV's "120
Minutes" and "Headbanger's Ball."
The Atlanta-based band originally consisted of
vocalist/guitarists David Harris, Christopher Tinsley
and drummist, Enrique. Later, Jamie Turner, a bass
guitarist and Billy Fields joined together.
Many reviewers have compared Follow For Now
to Living Colour. However, they do not agree with
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By DELISA McKINNEY and OCTAVIA WRIGHT
Staff Writers
What kind of band is influenced by such a diverse
group of artists such as Jimi Hendrix, Prince, Christopher
Parker and groups like Metallica, Black Sabbath,
Public Enemy and Sly and the Family Stone?
Althbugh it may seem hard to believe such a band
exists, Follow for Now is the answer. According to
Christopher Tinsley, the band has tried to capture the
excitement, energy and funkiness of both rap and
rock 'n' roll.
On their debut, self-titled album, a bold collaboration
of sounds make up an intense blend of rhythm
that soothes the soul. "6's and 7's" is a song about
the difference between love and lust set to a throbbing,
melodic tune.
"White Hood" reveals the band's strong sense of
social consciousness. Racy lyrics like, "The mouths
of ignorance shout as one if I wanted to leave, I'd
already be gone," set the tone to a militant message
concerning racism.
"Fire 'N Snakes," their most psychedelic, '60-ish
sounding track, reminds us of life's painful realities.
Billy Fields, keyboardist/vocalist, described what the
song meant to him. "When you're young, you expect
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upon a mixture of the rap style as they incorporate
strong messages about today's society.
Even though the group's following consists primarily
of young, white college students who listen to
alternative music, the band is disheartened because
they're music is written from a black perspective, but
the black audience is not receptive to their sound.
"Some black people seem interested in alternative
music, but most like what's on the radio," Fields
said.
Despite the low amount of attention that they receive
from the black music industry, members of the
band have found support from their family. According
to Fields, his mom is "just waiting for him to get
a real job." Tinsley's parents have influenced him a
lot and Harris' parents are also supportive. 1
They started touring last Tuesday on the East
PVvicf and rhp.v'll he, aoinc to D.C.. New York and in
the Midwest, they'll be opening for Drivin' 'N'
Cryin' and 24-7 Spyz -on the West Coast. According
to Tinsley, they are also writing songs for their next
album, which is expected to be more hard core.
Their tour is scheduled to end in December.
However, they'll be making a stop at Rockafella's
tonight with their opening acts, Fall from Grace and
Faith Nation. Faith Nation's Subtle Violence has received
airplay on more than 70 college stations and
has charted in the Top 35 on 25 of those stations.
Their stage act along with Follow for Now's is
sure to be a blast According to Follow for Now,
they're actual live performance is more hard core
than the album. Vocalist and lyric writer for Faith
Nation, John Grey, adds, "When I get on stage, I'm
enraged, I can't figure out why."
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The search for a new production
for the Columbia City Ballet has
yielded a brand new version of the
classic Halloween spook Dracula
which will be performed this
weekend at the Koger Center.
"It's not only a producton, it's
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"The idea for Dracula was
thought of two years ago and has
just been kicked around since
then," Keaton said. The show was
scheduled to run last year around
Halloween in order to involve the
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Ryan's Hope and a two-year
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Also starring in the play is Jim
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of Booth last spring.
USC students Leigh Sheridan
and Taber Cathcart are also featured
in the producion. Sheridan, a
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Dracula's four victims.
The play opens tonight at 8 p.m.
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