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One concert goer describes
the SepL 11 Alanis Morissette {
concert experience. K included
the audience, the \
atmospehere and most of all, j
the music. i
ALICIA BULLARO Staff Writer i
As she has done in countless <
auditoriums and stadiums around the 1
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soutneast, Aianis monsseue Drougni
the packed Carolina Coliseum to its feet
Sept. 11.
At 9 p.m., Morissette's band took the
stage in the darkened Coliseum and
began playing the opening cords of "All
I Really Want". Several minutes later,
Morissette ran onstage and began
swinging her trademark hair while
playing the harmonica. As soon as
Morissette began singing, the audience
members, who had each paid $24.50 for
their tickets, came alive and began singing
and dancing along to the music.
Morissette seemed to be enjoying
herself and her band as she performed
the rest of the songs from her CD "Jagged
little Pilf. Ho- tour was titled the "Can't
Not" tour.
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DANIEL BROWN Staff Writer
TRAINSPOTTING
jck&i2 (?ut four stars)
In a world M of paying double
mortgages, working tiresome
nine-to- five jobs, raising
energy-draining children,
studying for five-year college
diplomas, and supporting sociallyacceptable
prescription drug addictions,
is there any escape?
Some people find a way out by simply
choosing not to make any of these choices.
These are the people who turn to heroine
to retreat from reality. These are the
subjects of Director Danny Boyle's
("Shallow Grave") stylishly surreal film,
Trainspotting.
The plot of "Trainspotting" revolves
around the downward-spiralling lives
of four Scottish junkies. Renton (Ewan
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During the set, Morissette included
two new songs, "Cinderella" and "Camp
Fire." She dedicated "Cinderella" to
anyone who thought that falling in love
would make everything perfect, but when
it happened
found out that
it doesn't.
She spoke
of including
this song in her
forthcoming
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left the stage to
deafening applause from the audience.
Many lighters quickly became visible
in the Coliseum as the audience
demanded an encore. Morissette and
her band obligingly returned to play
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"Emma"), the antihero, lures the .
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As he struggles to overcome
his addiction and become a normal
member of society, Renton realizes
that breaking out of his past is a more
difficult task than he bargained for. The
character's gripping tale of determination
envelopes his listeners and gives them
a deeper understanding of the Scottish
underworld.
Surprisingly, "Trainspotting" is only
the second movie directed by the talented
newcomer to the film-industry, Danny
Boyle. In his first film, "Shallow Grave",
Boyle told the tale of three flatmates
who attempt to kill each other out of
greed.
Similarly, "Trainspotting" is about
a group of close friends who don't quite
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again she thanked the audience and left
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returned with pink carnations that she
threw out to
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band left the
stage,she
finished her hour and a half concert by
singing the hidden song from her CD
with one guitarist for accompaniment.
Opening for Morissette on this tour
was the band Ks Choice, who previously
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lot in such a way that he retains th
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iewers a detailed glimpse into the
of each herione junkie.
get along, but are trying to kill themselves
instead of each other.
Boyle's unique direction style gives
"Trainspotting" a life of its own. Utilizing
a number of movie influences, the director
pays homage to many of his favorite films
(i.e., "A Clockwork Orange", "Mean
Streets", "Drugstore Cowboy"). Boyle's
influence in every aspect of the film is
so prevalent that he almost becomes one
of its active participants.
The director's manipulation of great
scenes in movie history, while showing
respect to each film, also shows a lack
of originality in Boyle's work. He relies
too much on what has worked in the past
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Morissette seemed to be
enjoying herself and her banc
as she performed the rest of
the songs from her CD
"Jagged Little Pill."
opened for Hie Indigo Girls. They too
the stage at 7:30 p.m.
For 45 minutes the platinum-blor
lead singer jumped around, played guita
and belted out songs such as "A Sour
Only You Can Hear," and their sing]
Tm An Addict" to an extremely recepth
crowd.
The lead singer was thrilled by th
audience that was constantly smilir
and dancing to her music, and she calle
them the "best audience we've had o
the tour so far."
"Ks Choice" reminded me of a mi
between the Cranberries and Smashir
Pumpkins," freshman Sarah Lasky sai
Overall, the concert was excellen
and as the audience began leaving tt
Coliseum, individuals and whole grouj
of people could be heard humming <
singing the songs that had just bee
performed.
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Ewan McGregor provides tl
? film with the ideal frontman for
group of Scottish misfits. As tl
character of Renton, McGregor giv
a performance that is both witty ai
tragic at the same time. The dark hei
while being grotesquely vulgar, arous
sympathy from the captivated audi en
With a host of previously unknov
actors, Boyle superimposes his rapi
fire storyline onto the backdrop of a see<
almost hallucinatory setting. Eai
character's story offers the film a plot
itself.
Boyle successfully manages eve
subplot in such a way that he retai
the solidity of the central story, wh
giving the viewers a detailed glimp
into the lives of each heroine junk
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be film's theme.
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d- drain, the glamour of heroine slowly falls
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