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ACROSS FROM TAMU 846-8751 Longmire Center 2202 LONCMIRE DRIVE OFF FM 2818, COLLEGE STATION 764-1370 Main OfTice 1111 BRIARCREST DRIVE BRYAN 268-7575 Convenience Center 1660 BRIARCREST DRIVE BRYAN 268-7575 Downtown Center 27TH ST. AT TEXAS AVENUE BRYAN 775-7575 Plus Seven Convenient MPACT Locations! MEMBER FDIC September 8,1992 Texas A&M ARTS & ENTERTAINMENTThe Battalion Pag! I-Q o New nightspot fails to meet expectations By P. ANN MARTINEZ Reviewer of THE BATTALION It was Thursday night, the first week of school was almost over and I was looking for something new to do. I had heard of a new bar opening up and with great anticipation I decided to stop by to see if it lived up to its expectations. Much to my dismay, I was disappointed. The new bar. Legends, had its grand opening last Thursday night. When I heard the commercials for this "new bar," I was led to believe that the music or possibly some memorabilia would remind us of leg endary people or places. Unfortunately, the only things I was reminded of were Carney's Pub or the old Zephyr Club. Legends was packed wall-to-wall with all kinds of people, but from the letters I saw, it was members of various Greek organizations milling around this new hotspot. Too many people had too much to drink, people were pushing, screaming and then, of course, there were the "macho men" who were arguing for any mundane excuse. The drink lines were long, but, one thing that was great was the friendly faces from behind the bar. No matter how rude the customers became, thebanti never handled themselves with anything less tin class. I would not have been so patient if somera was screaming at me to hurry up. The management was doing their part by k dling everything they could on both the insidei the back patio. The patio was really nice and sp cious, and it was great to be able to getoutfoi breath of fresh air. Another compliment I will give Legends is itsi work. They definitely knew what they weredoii when they hired the artist for the wall drawings Marilyn Monroe, the Beatles, and yes, even theTfe Stooges. The drawings are huge and interesting: view, but it just seems as though something is mis ing. Legends appears to be trying to catch a "cool'i mosphere, and well, honestly, it comes up short takes more then good artwork to create reeling a make a new bar last in College Station. It takes al tie more creativity. If you enjoy places such as Carney's and the a Zephyrs then probably you will like Legends. Legends is really nothing special and certairi nothing new for this area. The "new bar" inCok Station is really only a "legend" in its own mind. Pearl Jam (L-R: Stone Gossard, Jeff Ament, Mike McCready, Eddie Vedder, and Dave Krusen) was one of the bands perfprming at Lollapalooza Saturday night. Lollapalooza explodes with seven-band music marathon By KYLE BURNETT Reviewer! to THE BATTALION After nine hours and seven bands, the second annual Lolla palooza Festival in Dallas left twenty thousand music fans in a mixture of elation and exhaus tion. Due to the 45-minute wait at the gate, we only heard the opening act. Lush, from a dis tance, so I can't attest to the quality of their stageshow. As we entered the complex, we assumed our roles as lawn peasants, but we were mobbed by a mad rush for the stage as Pearl Jam sounded up. By the time I figured out what was go ing on, I was in the pit and Pearl Jam was playing "Even Flow." They followed suit with the head-scratcher "Jeremy." Lead singer Eddie Vedder enlight ened the audience about the song's puzzling lyrics and anti- suicidal theme, mentioning a 'Jeremy incident', as he referred to it, that occurred several years ago at Richardson High School in Dallas. Fittingly enough, they backed that song up with "Alive." Pearl Jam finished their set with a spectacular rendition of the Who's "Teenage Wasteland." I was most impressed with the way Pearl Jam interacted with the crowd as well as with the blank stage the band chose to use. They quickly took com mand of the empty, black space as if foreshadowing the great ness that is still to come from this band. Next, Jesus and Mary Chain took the stage. We were so worn out from the relentless push-and-shove of the pit that we decided to take a breather and retired to the lawn. While I am a virgin when it comes to Je sus and Mary Chain, I was im pressed with their clear-cut, dis tinctive sound. They started out with a few harder original songs and ended on a lighter note with two impressive covers, "Head On" by the Pixies, and "Surf City" by Jan and Dean. Jesus and Mary Chain had a simple set-up but added less- than-unique religious imagery with their cross-bearing back drop. I found their smoke and lighting usage a bit cheesy. Lollapalooza received a wakeup call around 4 p.m. from Soundgarden. I, like many oth er MTV watchers, am not com pletely familiar with Soundgar den and was a bit disappointed in their unoriginal sound. The quality of their playing is, how ever, a step above the average heavy metal band, and the vo cals of front man Chris Cornell are unrivaled anywhere in the heavy metal field. The most impressive song performed by Soundgarden was, interestingly enough, not an original but rather a tribute and protest in one, "Cop Killer" by Ice T. They played the song as a message of free speech and afterwards called upon the au dience to fight for what they be lieve in. The band's set lacked a cli max and experienced a Doorish breakdown of song and sound. Not a very impressive exit for the band. Rapper Ice Cube took the stage next and, I am sad to re port, did not receive much audi ence response. He did, however have an impressive stage pres ence and what response he gained, he earned. He definitely had the hardest job of the show since hisstyle of music is not exactly big with the crowd in at tendance. The crowd had been relative ly calm all day. They would, however, become bored during the set changes and amuse themselves by throwing things. Anything and everything that could be picked up was fair game for the air war taking place about every 45 minutes. When Ministry took the stage around 7:45, any semblance of order disappeared. The place literally lit up. The audience lit fires on the lawn and began a circular mosh around them, resembling some type of pagan ritual. Blankets became catapults and audience members were launched up to 20 feet in the air. Debatably, Ministry might have been the most inspiring band that played at the festival. Though basically unfamiliar with their music, I was very im pressed by their show. They entertained the crowd with their typical morbid skele tal props and power tools and had a sound quality that was topped only by the Chili Peppers. Ministry performed such songs as "Good Time Boys" and "Nobody Weird Like Me." I was most impressed by their performance of the popular song "Stigmata." The crowd had grown so rowdy by this point that extra security was sought. The largest stage rush of the night occurred when the Red Hot Chili Peppers took the stage at a quarter to nine. Temporary standoffs between spectators and security forces produced nothing more than a few bruised egos and landed several hundred people, including me, closer to the stage. The Peppers were the high light of the show. They played several older songs such as "Johnny Kick a Hole in the Sky" and "Higher Ground." With amazing skill, the Peppers al most matched their recorded tempo on songs "If You Have to Ask," "Suck My Kiss," "Give It Away" and the title cut from their most recent album "Blood Sugar Sex Magik." Flea, the outrageous funk bass player who wore his usual garb, underwear and boots, had several string-popping solos that showed why some consider him to be the premier bass play er of the decade. The crowd continued in ri otous form until the end of the set when, interestingly enough, tthe Peppers' most popular song, "Under the Bridge," calmed the crazed masses. The Peppers answered to an encore call with a cat dance from flea to an original funky drum solo by Chad Smith. The group then armed them selves with flaming hard hats and closed the show with a very impressive version of Jimi Hen drix's "Crosstown Traffic." Outside the show, the Rock the Vote Campaign was carry ing on business as usual and booths were set up by groups such as Cannabis Action Net work, Sierra Club, and Green peace. A computer sign above the stage, turned on during the breaks, displayed anti-censor- ship messages and other politi cally motivated ideologies. The only true negative of the festival would have to be the commercialization. There were so many booths set up that the place looked more like a market in Hong Kong than an am phitheater in south Dallas. If you did not want to buy clothing or jewelry, you could pick up the hand-held flight simulators or try some of the African Wonder Food, which was simply burnt chicken and red rice. The positives of the festival did, however, outweigh the negatives (such as beer sales ending at 6 p.m.), and as I slug gishly left the complex, I was exhausted but relieved that the show had been superb and felt that I had invested a day for a show worth seeing.
