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Council offices.
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monday, 26 february - friday, 02 march
214 pavilion, 9:00am - 5:00pm
There will be a $5.00 filing fee. Other information
and details concerning mandatory candidate
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THE
TEXAS A&IVl UNIVERSITY STUDENT GOVERNMENT
On March24,1990 / the Texas A&JsA University Student Government will
once again sponsor our annual community service project known as The Big
Event. Thousands of A&M students volunteer their time and talents to par
ticipate in this project. The main purpose of The Big Event is to enhance the
quality of life in the Bryan/College Station area.
It is a great privilege for us as students to be provided with the opportunity to
return to our community this small service. The rewards from the devotion of
time and energy cannot be emphasized enough.
Thank you for helping us help others!
THE BIG EVENT COMMITTEE
1989-1990
Clip and mail
BIG EVENT PARTICIPATION APPLICATION
Name of organization or individual
Name of organization's Representative
Phone number Number of students available for project.
Brief description of project desired.
Will you be able to supply any equipment or funds? Yes.
If so, what and/or how much?
.No.
APPLICATIONS DUE BY MARCH 9, 1990
Big Event Representatie's signature
Clip and mail
If you have any questions, pleaes call:
Patti Russell 696-1439 Brent Kettle 847-1476
Alicia Alpenfels 696-4031 Staci McOlgan 847-7475
Student Government 845-3051
Please Mail To:
Student Government
221 Pavilion
College Station, Tx 77843-1236
Aggies Helping Others
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Rush concert too high-tech,
but music no less entrancing
By CHUCK SQUATRIGLIA
Special to The Battalion
Smorgasboard.
I know. Smorgasboard is not a
word commonly associated with a
concert. But it is exactly what Rush
provided for about 20,000 fans at
the Houston Summit Sunday night.
What else pfe you going to call a
presentation that appealed to the
eyes, ears and heart? A concert fea
turing the latest in audio and visual
technology? A show highlighting
some of the band’s best music from
its 16-year career?
It wasn’t just a, concert — on their
Presto tour, Rush reached into their
collective magic hat and cast a spell
that entranced their fans for more
than two hours.
Still, that isn’t to say the show was
without fault. More on that later.
When Rush hit the stage, they
gave the crowd the first of many sur
prises. Instead of opening the set
with “Spirit of Radio’’ or “The Big
Money,” they played “force Ten"
and immediately followed with an
even bigger surprise by playing “F-
ree Will,” from 1979’s Permanent
Waves. Rush has not performed
“Free Will” in concert since 1984.
As it turned out, Rush focused on
older material more than they ever
have in the past. They performed
such classic tunes as “Red Barchet-
ta,” “Closer to the Heart,” “Overtu
re” from 1976's 2112, “La Villa
Strangiato,”. a nine-minute opus
from 1978’s Hemisphere, and the
ancient “In the Mood,” a single from
their first album.
But the show wasn’t just a trip
down memory lane. Rush played
plenty of new songs, focusing on
material from their last three al
bums, Presto, Hold Your Fire and
Power Windows, with an occasional
track from Grace Under Pressure
and Signals thrown in for good mea
sure.
Ironically, Rush played little
material from Presto, performing
only “Superconductor,” “Show
Don’t Tell,” “The Pass,” “War Paint”
and “Scars.” The relative lack of new
material was a bit odd, considering
that tours usually support a band’s
most recent album.
But enough about what they
played. It only constituted one
great music, you’d think the
was perfect, right? fechniall
was perfect, hut this perfection
at the expense of emotion.
Rush does not interact espec
well with the audience, choosin
let the music do the talking. In
situations, that’s okay, but with
the lasers, sounds and sights, it
hard to concentrate.on the ban
they became almost secondary to
effects. As a friend said, it was
too technical.”
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tush does not interact especially well with the
audience, choosing to let the music do the talking. In
most situations, that’s okay, but with all of the lasers,
sounds and sights, it was hard to concentrate on the
band — they became almost secondary to the effects.
course of the smorgasboard.
Lead vocalist and bassist Geddy
Lee is fond of the phrase “Saved by
Technology,” and Rush certainly
used a lot of modern technology to
work their magic.
The band’s PA system employed
Dolby surround sound, which, when
coupled with the lights overhead,
made the audience feel as if il were
part of the show onstage.
The system was especially effec
tive during “Xanadu,” during which
the sounds of space whirled
throughout the arena, creating the
feeling of traveling through space.
The light show was almost beyond
description. Multiple lasers were
used to project images over the audi
ence in a dazzling array of shapes
and colors.
Rush also projected live-action
and animated film sequences on a
screen behind them to accompany
the music.
With all these special effects and
Additionally, Rush upset t?
fans by not performing two oft!
most popular tunes, “The Ttt
and “Spirit of Radio. Furthern*
failing to perform “Red Tide
“Presto,” two of the best tracks ft
the new album, was also a mistake
As a final criticism, duringabtt
between songs, three won
dressed in Playboy bunny outfit!
pea red on stage to serve Gedd 1
drink. 1 don’t think Rush plan'
that stunt, judging from Cede
surprised response.
Needless to say, the bunnies:
no place in a Rush concert —
a band that never has had tores
to cheap attempts for applause
they always have taken theirconct
very seriously.
All in all, the show was excel:
but Rush needs to realize that :
go to a show more to see the In
than to see the technology.Tk'
got it backward.
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