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A11-Aggie Rodeo
It’s time again for the All-Aggie Rodeo. And Aggies, young and old,
will be traveling to Snook to compete.
The rodeo, sponsored by the Texas A&M Rodeo Club, will be
Friday and Saturday, Oct. 26-27 at 7:30 p.m. at the Snook Rodeo
Arena. (For those of you who don’t know, Snook is on FM 60,
slightly southwest of College Station, before you get to Somerville).
The rodeo is open to all former and present students, faculty and
staff of Texas A&M. The former students need not to have
graduated only had had an ID number.
Events for the rodeo will be in 11 different categories. These
include Bareback Bronc Riding, Calf Roping, Steer Wrestling, Sad
dle Bronc Riding, Team Roping, Girl’s Breakaway.
And Goat Tieing, Girl’s Barrel Racing, Bull Riding, Steer Saddl
ing, and a new event, Old Man’s Calf Roping for Aggies 35 and
over.
Entry fee is $30 per event with first place winners receiving belt
buckets along with a cash prize.
All-around cowboy and cowgirl buckels will also be presented.
Tickets for the rodeo are $2.50.
Saturday night, the club is sponsoring a dance from 9-1 a.m.
featuring Red Steagull and his band at the Starlight Ballroom in
Snook.
Rodeo clown Ron Lastovica, left, distracts a bull from
the rider it has just thrown, during last year’s All-Aggie
Rodeo. Photo by Lee Roy Leschper Jr.
Review
‘Dream Police’ will satisfy any Cheap Trick fan
Up until about a year and a
half ago, I had never heard of
Cheap Trick. When I first saw a
picture of the band, with a
Huntz Hall look-alike on lead
guitar, a chain smoking Ven
ezuelan refugee on drums and
a couple of pretty boys on
rhythm guitar and bass, their
general appearance blew me
away. When I put the album on
the turntable, their music also
blew me away.
The power quartet of Rick
Nielsen, Tom Petersson, Bun
E. Carlos and Robin Zander are
probably one of the best, most
innovative bands in the rock
market today. Their new Epic
album, “Dream Police,” bears
this claim out.
“Dream Police” was com
pleted at the beginning of the
summer, but it’s release was
held up until the “Live at Budo-
kan” album from earlier in the
year began to slip down the
charts. The patented formula of
Nielsen’s manic guitar work
and the driving rhythms of Car
los and Petersson, plus the
maturity of Robin Zander’s
voice guarantee the success of
this latest outing.
The album begins with the
title track, written by Nielsen,
and features the lead guitarist
on mandocello. It is hard to tell
if the lyrics are serious or a
product of Nielsen’s wit, but the
song is a good lead-in to what
the rest of the album offers.
The second and third songs
on the first side, “Way of the
World” and “The House is
Rockin’” not only invite, but
practically demand comparison
with the vocal and instrumental
style of the Beatles.
Zander no longer sings like
the adolescent of “Surrender”
of the love-sick wimp of “I Want
You to Want Me.” His power
and range have grown tremen
dously since their last studio al
bum.
On “The House is Rockin,”’
the vocal arrangement is re
miniscent of the Beatles “Ab
bey Road” — especially with
the layered vocals leading up to
the chorus.
The side closes with a nine
minute opus entitled “Gonna
Raise Hell,” which provides a
showcase for Nielsen’s guitar
talents. The fact of the matter is
the lyrics seem inconsequential
here, both to the listener and to
the band.
Side two opens with “I’ll Be
With You Tonight,” which was
written by the entire band. At
three-quarter volume, this one
is enough to cause a minor ear
thquake in your living room.
Carlos punctuates Zander’s
vocals on the chorus with a
powerful bass drum. Again
Zander’s voice is rougher that it
has been in the past. That in
itself makes the most powerful
contribution to the song.
The high point of the album
is “Voices,” a lyrical ballad
which features, of all things, an
acoustic guitar. This is unheard
of on a Cheap Trick album.
Once more Robin Zander
shines on vocals.
“Writing on the Wall” is a
semi-autobiographical story of
Cheap Trick’s seemingly over
night success. The song even
has a bit of “Budokan”
sandwiched in the middle with
the announcer saying “All right
Tokyo, please wel
come...Cheap Trick!” The song
tells the story of the band’s up
ward movement:
“I can’t explain it
Still a joke to me
Maybe I’m naive,
cause it’s so plain to see...
played like hell, played like
hell...”
"Dream Police” is another
fine album by a band that has
paid its dues to rock ’n roll. It
will be interesting to see what
direction the band takes in fu
ture albums. But, for right now,
“Dream Police” should satisfy
any Cheap Trick fan.
“The dream police are com
ing
to arrest me...Oh, no!”
Oh, yes.
— Geoffery Hackett
Hackett is a junior marketing
major.
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Singles
1. Still — Commodores
2. You Decorated My Life — Kenny Rogers
3. Lovin’, Touchin, Squeezin’ —Journey
4. All My Love — Led Zeppelin
5. Dim All the Lights — Donna Summer
6. Half The Way — Crystal Gayle
7. Heartache Tonight — Eagles
8. Fins —Jimmy Buffett
9. Midnight Wind — John Stewart
10. Dependin’ On You — Dooboie Brothers
Albums
1. In Through the Out Door — Led Zeppelin
2. Candy-O — Cars
3. Tusk — Fleetwood Mac
4. The Long Run — Eagles
5. Everything You’ve Heard is True — Tom Johnston
6. Keep The Fire — Kenny Loggins
7. Mistress — Mistress
8. Head Games — Foreigner
9. Cornerstone — Styx
10. Future Street — Pages