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Thursday, April 9, 1992 Lifestyles The Battalion Page 7 Gun's new release resembles styles of popular bands Music Review omas del By Chris Eklof The Battalion ' Hc? e HV wafn Gun HfLP ibj TiMf./ "Callus" A&M [ Gun is not what would be per ceived as a typical Scottish band. On their new album, "Callus," they deliver a definitely American brand of rock 'n' roll. J Gun was formed in 1987 by Mark Rankin and brothers Guil- iano and Dante Gizzi to bring that loud, rip-roaring style of music back to the pubs of Glasgow. I "Gallus" is Gun's follow-up to their 1990 debut, "Taking On The World." That album received British magazine Kerrangl's high est rating, five K's. Critics com pared their music to established hen they told ; groups as wide-ranging as > coming, self®C/DC, Simple Minds, U2, Geor- :harkosaid.’ijfeia Satellites and even American o stop it, he;, pop metal icons Bon Jovi. R How could all these people see so many things in the same band? it possible they are all correct? hat is what I had to find out. After listening to their second Ibum, "Gallus," I frankly have to agree with all those people. Gun has a touch of all of those bands, ou can hear Georgia Satellites hen a guitar twangs a certain ay, and AC/DC when it screech es through the air. And yes, even lead singer Rankin's voice takes on a Jon Bon Jovi quality on a cou- s ThursdaynifiiH pie of songs. It is truly unfair, though, to pi- pigeonhole a band by saying that they sound like this band or that band. Gun has their own sound because they take bits and pieces of musical styles and mix them up and spit out their music. What is produced is a brand of music that runs the gamut betvyeen early | rock and modern metak ■ I High-energy gujtars fuel the | musical fire on the opening tracks, ( "Steal Your Fire" and "Money To Burn." From there the music ;wer$'W :eased in resp* he honored . in at the Mi ter leads mony. / emotional ft Briscoe said, insist of men* = T Committi ncil, Hospital :he Brazos nee for aim® j friends, sh leir alma mat artantly- 1101 ion he gas. e the car thalc of gas migliij hen they til : might have o said. "We're; e at the expld 1 to bum of ;ht. Mochark; w was instal ve on thef-ri would and extingiif tizers re for *r n page! On their sophomore release, Gun draws on a variety of musical styles. takes a downturn into "Long Road." The music cranks back up to a high volume on the second side of the album behind songs like "Bor rowed" and "Freedom." Still, though. Gun feels free to shift gears and throw a different musi cal angle at their fans. Gun's metamorphic ability to shape themselves into different musical shapes might just enable them to bask in the sunlight of success. Rankin feels that Gun's philosophy is to have no rules and put up no barriers. This idea is what will give them a chance for success. As long as they do not start following any formulas and keep playing the music that the five members want to play. Gun will be a success. This band that has opened up for the Rolling Stones and Simple Minds in Europe looks to translate their success on this side of the At lantic. "Gallus," whose title is a Scottish slang word meaning Student brings experience, spunk to local swim team Dawn Heliums The Battalion When the word got around that the city of Bryan was look ing to start up a swim team, A&M sophomore Marshall Love jumped at the opportunity to make it happen. Last May, Love organized and coached the Bryan Parks and Recreation summer swim team, and due to its success, he's back again this spring. "I've gotten a great response from the parents, kids, and em ployees of Parks and Recre ation," Love said. "The team is good for the city's image, and gives the kids something fun to do over the summer." Love and his assistant Jason Eubank, a sophomore at A&M, coach children between the ages of five and eighteen at the Bryan Aquatic Center two nights a week. Love, who is majoring in Geneva Watkins, whose tvvo boys are members on the team, thinks Love is super with her kids and is glad he started up a team in Bryan. "My son Kevin hadn't swam for three years, and last summer he made it to state; that's how good Marshall is with the kids," Watkins said. "He's willing to go the extra mile for them." Growing up with a swim ming pool in his back yard. Love can't remember not swimming. He began swimming seriously at the age of nine for the Navasota swim team and continued com peting seriously throughout high school. The summer before his senior year, he was named to the National All-Star swim team. Throughout his swimming career. Love has had several dif ferent coaches, each with a dif ferent approach to the sport. Love feels that each of them have contributed to his own tech niques. “I feed on the kids’ excitement; I love to see the smiles on their faces when they do something they didn’t think they could do before.” Marshall Love journalism, said coaching can be very time consuming, but the re wards are well worth the effort. "I feed on the kids' excite ment; I love to see the smiles on their faces when they do some thing they didn't think they could do before," Love said. "The kids love it and get excited about it, and they can tell I do too." T were on had some coaches that the lighter side, and some who were the heavy duty work-out coaches, so I have a lit tle of both in my coaching," Love said. "I'm hard on them to swim faster but I'm also sensitive to them emotionally." The team was granted a char ter in the Northwest Aquatic League, DAWN HELLUMS/The Battalion Marshall Love, a sophomore journalism major from Navasota, coaches some Bryan youths Tuesday during afternoon practice. ming organization. The league is the second largest in the nation with 85 teams. Bryan joined Dis- cf Ho’ustoti based SMrit- r * liirliilMiiDirh i dvincl tides..' tea ms from College Station, Huntsville, Brenham, and Navasota. The teams will begin competing See Student/Page 9 tmpus e held zt il 21 inO so scheduled TUTOTUlgG Mr. Bill's Classes Mon. 4/13 Tues 0 4/14 Wed. 4/15 Thur. 4/16 Chem 102 3pm*5pm Ohp. 21 Electrochemistry Chp. 23/24 Chp. 31 Organic Chem, ill;.-. Test 4 Review Physic 202 5pm~7pm Chp. 37 Chp. 38 Chp. 39 Chp. 41 Chem 102 7pm»9pm ';#'#Chp. 21 Electrachem istry Chp. 23/24 ' Chp. 31 .-cl Organic Chem. 1 . . Test 4 Review Chem 102 9pm-llpm Chp, 21 Electrochemistry Chp. 23/24 Chp. 31 Organic Chem. Test 4 Review Chem 101 llpnvT Chp. 11 Chp. 12 Chp. 13 Test 4 Review Kirsten’s Class 1 fsi Econ 202 Chp. 10 7-Vpm Econ 203 Chp. 14 7-9pm For More Info, call 260-2660 • All Classes $3.50/Ht\ COFFEEHOUSE Friday April 10 8:00 p.m. RUMOURS MSC Town Hall music, poetry, prose, comedy, drama, dance, internationed acts .0°/° ar-rou^ -s, lonfl* Friday-April 10th Rudder Auditorium 7PM/9:30PM/Midnight Tickets are $2 ©:847-8478 Spectacular sets! Costumes worth'nillions! MSC OPAS presents a fantasy-laden musical extravaganza celebrating the golden age of entertain ment featuring music by Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern and Cole Porter. APRIL 16, 1992 8:00 p.ru. HI ODER At DITORR M For tickets: 845-1234