Isday, April 5, 1994
ASHING PUMPKINS
The Battalion
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ings of the music industry.
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MHSkH' double platinum “Siamese
album, the groups have be-
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lie Pumpkins and Melons m Austin
irarranted a road trip.
5 30 p.m. — Arrive in Austin
nd stop at a gas station for direc-
ions to South Park Meadows.
! The woman: “Go up under that
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tassi, and turn right.”
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nstructions, we spent the next
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leititiful Austin suburbia.
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' I 6:41 p.m. — Stuck in the traffic
II A near t l lc Meadows with a hun-
m(U "'ll drunken concert—goers.
tment wasB) ne tattooed motorist: “Hey
nan, you have any pot to sell?”
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you're going.’’
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‘ The girl: “We know where
“re going, too”
e patronizing the girl: “That’s
Melon
7:15 p.m. — Find a parking
spot, begin trek to entrance and
discover that Blind Melon has al
ready taken the stage. Again,
thanks to Z-Rock for their informa
tive broadcasting of the event
schedule.
7:24 p.m. — Find a place to
view the band and pull out a spiral
to take notes.
Some guy: “Who are you?”
Me: “I’m a reporter.”
Him: “You re not going to
mention that the whole place
smelled like pot are you?”
Me: “Uh . . . no. ’
Back to the notes on Blind Mel
on. It’s definitely a more subdued
Blind Melon than their October
performance in Houston. In fact,
the only band member making any
movement at all is the constantly-
bouncing lead singer Shannon
Hoon. Guitarists Rogers Stevens,
Christopher Thorn and Brad Smith
are practically immobile during the
performance. Hoon even plays solo
guitar and harmonica on the mel
low solo intro to “Change.”
As the Shannon Hoon show
continues, he shares good interac
tion with the crowd. The bongos
he plays sporadically throughout
the night soon become fan fodder,
as Hoon throws three of them into
the crowd, causing a mad rush for
custody of the elusive drums.
Hoon is in rare form. Before
singing “Soak the Sin,” he wishes
the crowd warm holiday cheer.
Hoon: “I hope everybody has a
Merry Christmas and a happy new
year.’
Hoon changes the subject:
"Everyone is guilty of watching
‘Schoolhouse Rock’ at one time in
their life.”
And with that, he launches into
a sing-song version of numbers
that are multiples of three.
But the song everyone is waiting
for is “No Rain,” Blind Melon’s
mega-hit. The crowd roars as the
mellow chords of the song start,
but Hoon doesn’t sing the first
verse. Instead, he puts the micro
phone to the crowd, allowing them
to share in the lead vocals.
8:00 p.m. — Blind Melon leaves
the stage with a simple “Bye” from
Hoon.
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Photos by Kyle Burnett/The Battalion
Billy Corgan, lead singer of Smashing Pumpkins, works through the
chorus of a song during Friday's show in Austin.
8:05 p.m. — Three girls see me
writing in the spiral and they ques
tion my activities.
One of the teenyboppers: “Is
that your grocery list?”
Me: “No, I’m a reporter.”
Teeny hopper: “A what?”
Me: “A reporter.”
Teeny hopper: “I’d like a chicken
sandwich, french fries, a large Coke
and an apple pie,” ” , •
8:18 p.m. —^ A girl from South
west Texas State learns of my occu
pation.
The girl, grabbing my pen and
talking into it as if it were a micro
phone: “Hi, this is Micha from
Southwest Texas and I’m live at the
Smashing Pumpkins show.”
8:24 p.m. — Three people at
tempting to work their way to the
front of the pit: “Mooo, mooo. . .
8:48 p.m. — Smashing Pump
kins takes the stage. Kicking, their
set off with “Cherub Rock, ’ they
sound remarkably good. The boy
ish lead singer Billy Corgan’s vocals
are just as good live as on the
“Siamese Dream” album. In sup
porting roles, guitarists James Iha
and D’Arcy provide nice backing to
Corgan.
8:56 p.m. — Corgan’s stage
presence is better than expected.
Especially on “Disarm,” and “To
day,” the crowd roars with delight
at the sound of his raging vocals.
Corgan takes a jab at Blind Mel
on: “You’re not tired yet are you?
I’m sure those Blind Melon guys
jammed their asses off — I mean
those Blind Melon BOYS.”
9:32 p.m. — Corgan and Iha are
amused at the crowd’s infatuation
with throwing footwear.
Corgan: ^‘We’re from Illinois.
In Illinois, we do not throw shoes
like idiots.”
Iha: “This is just like an MTV
video — everybody moshing and
throwing shoes.”
9:45 p.m. — The Pumpkins
leave the stage. After the first en
core, they leave again with a cry of
“Thank you and good night!” Peo
ple start filing out, but wait, here
come the Pumpkins again. And
now they’re ticked at those who are
leaving.
Corgan mocks the departing
crowdv “I gotta get home, 1 gotta
work tomorrow at Pizza Hut and
they are really mad at me ‘cause I
been smokin’ too much dope and
coming in late.”
He leads the crowd in a cheer of
“F—k you” to the Smashing Pump
kins two-percenters.
Got a tip for ya, Bill: don’t leave
the stage for the second time, say
“Thank you and goodnight,” and
expect people to stay.
10:16 p.m. — Concert is over.
With muddy Converse All Stars, a
camera full of film and a notebook
full of notes, we head back to Col
lege Station. 1 don’t think we’ll ask
for directions on the way back.
Chancellor and Mrs. William H. Mobley
cordially invite you to
a reception for
Dr. and Mrs. James Corbridge
candidate for the position of
President
Texas A&M University
Wednesday, April 6, 1994
3:30 p. m. - 4:30 p. m.
292 Memorial Student Center
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