Monday, October 311983/The Battalion/Page 3
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Lead singer Russell
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by Rebeca Zimmermann
Battalion Staff
If you like Air Supply’s music,
the group’s concert was great
Friday night at G. Rollie White
Coliseum. If you don’t like the
group’s sentimental music, the
light show was interesting.
Air Supply, an Australian-
based group known for its pop
ballads, has had a number of hits
in the United States, and the
group played all of them for the
appreciative audience. Some of
the female audience members
were so appreciative they
screamed for every number.
The group’s performance be
gan with a “dramatic” entrance
using special lighting effects and
sound reminiscent of “Star
Wars.” Lavish use of smoke,
green laser lights, optical effects
projected on a screen and va
rious colored lights continued
throughout the performance.
Beginning with the entrance
(which woulcl be better suited to
some gorgeous teen idol hunk),
the band’s stage presence was at
odds with its romantic music.
Graham Russell, singer and
rhythm guitarist, often de
tracted from the music’s mood
by bouncing around onstage.
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By the third song of the per
formance, “Even the Nights Are
Better,” lead singer Russell
Hitchcock’s powerful voice had
warmed up and carried the high
melody line well and established
the emotional intensity for the
group’s songs. Graham Russell,
whose voice is breathier and
rougher than Hitchcock’s, had
some problems with some of his
falsetto parts.
The group played its hit songs
“Here I Am,” “Every Woman in
the World,” “The One That You
Love” and “Sweet Dreams,” as
well as some lesser known
pieces.
Special effects for the begin
ning of “Sweet Dreams” in
cluded smoke spilling over the
stage and covering front-row
audience members. Blue and
green computer optics on the
back screen and other lighting
effects created a scene similar to
an Orange Bowl halftime show
produced by the Disney people.
The smoke use was corny but
lighting effects were an interest
ing break from the drippy love
lyrics.
Air Supply also performed a
new song, “You're Only in
Love,” that will be recorded
soon for the group’s next album.
The number, however, sounds
much the same as Air Supply’s
previous music.
Russell introduced a lesser
known song from the “Now and
Forever” album as the song “to
make a move on your date.” The
song, “Don’t Be Afraid,” began
seriously and emotionally, but a
member of the stage crew added
some much needed comic relief.
He loomed up in the back
ground wearing a Halloween
mask and imitated Russell’s
movements. Every time Russell
glanced back, the crew member
moved out of the way.
For the encore, Hitchock said
the concert at Texas A&M was
the last concert for the band’s
1983 U.S. tour, so it was “time to
get crazy.” Hitchcock’s idea of
“getting crazy” was performing
the 1980 hit “All Out of Love”
and “Making Love,” the group’s
current U.S. hit.
The group’s songs aren’t
musically difficult and the lyrics
are basically sentimental drivel.
But that didn’t stop the crowd
from screaming and giving sev
eral standing ovations to the
group.
The concert, sponsored by
MSC Town Hall, opened with
John Hall. A former member of
the group Orleans, Hall got the
crowd clapping right away with
“Still the One,” a song made
famous as a theme song for the
ABC network. Hall’s perform
ance was short and simple but
marred by some pitch problems.
He got a few boos when he play
ed a song written for a “no
nukes” concert but closed with a
more popular number, “Dance
With Me,” a popular song in the
1970s.
Remains found
of missing pilot
United Press International Pueblo (85 miles to the north)
KIM, Colo. — Las Animas and he didn’t refuel according
County officials Saturday reco- to the information we found,”
vered (he remains of a pilot from Aguilar said. “He went straight
the pulverized remains of a light through. It’s our thinking that
plane missing since Oct. 8 on a he ran out of gas. There were-
flight from Buffalo, Wyo., to pieces of the plane scattered all
Odessa, Texas. oyer the place.
Lt. Robert Aguilar declined “He went in nose first. It was
to name the pilot but the man’s cloudy and raining at the time. I
identity was released several don’t think he realized the
days ago as Richard “Buck” ground was that close.”
Kruse, 57, of Odessa. Aguilar said the pilot may
He was believed to be the only have gotten off course over De-
person aboard the aircraft, nver and missed Pueblo com-
which was spotted Friday by an pletely.
Air Force, pilot flying over the “We’re unable to tell if there
southeastern Colorado prairie, was fuel in the tank,” Aguilar
“He was supposed to refuel at said.
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