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AGGIELIFE
I uesday, August 29,
THE BATTALION
Bringing the ’60s to Aggieland
By Stuart Hutson
The Battalion
In a city where country music is king and cowboy
boots are the dress code, a musical sound echoing from
the ’60s and early ’70s can be a welcome change. Boast
ing a sound and a look that mimic those of Elvis Costel
lo, singer/songwriter Phil Pritchett said he is drawn back
to Aggieland on almost a bimonthly basis by the unique
reception of his mellow sound by the residents of the
College Station.
“I love playing at A&M. It’s the greatest place to
play in Texas, and trust me. I’ve played ’em all,” Pritch
ett said. “The residents make you feel lucky to be there,
and it’s great to bring them a little bit of a fresh sound
that they don’t get too often.... I’ve gotten a lot of guys
in cowboy hats who will come up to me after a show
and ask what Elvis Costello CD they should buy. It’s
great.”
Pritchett will be playing at Fitzwilly’s on Northgate
Wednesday as part of a tour through Texas to promote his
fourth solo release album. Heritage Way. Pritchett said
his musical venue often gravitates toward college towns.
“You often find yourself and your music more ap
preciated in college towns as opposed to just the larger
cities where the audiences can get a little dry,” Pritchett
said. “In the '80s, R.E.M. started off by building a large
college following. I guess I'm doing the same thing, but
it’s fun because they are an audience I can challenge
with my music and they can feed off of it and come back
for more.”
Pritchett said his performance Wednesday will fea
ture an addition to his band’s usual lineup, a secret guest
musician.
“We are promising a big surprise,” he said. “A well-
known, classic-rock hero will be there, and I can guar
antee a surprising and extremely entertaining show like
you have never seen before, even if you have come to
hear us play a hundred times before.”
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PHOTO COURTESY OF SPITUNE RECOH
Phil Pritchett will be playing this Wednesday at
Fitzwilly's to promote his new CD, Heritage Way
Phil Pritchett
Heritage Way
CD courtesy of Spitune
Records
For those who feel a pleasant
wave of nostalgia wash over them
as they listen to the music played
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edly will be a big hit.
Although many may think that
Elvis Costello’s time has passed,
the harmonic reincarnation of this
performer in the form of Heritage
Way is, admittedly, a welcome
change to the power-chord-driven
pop music of today.
Granted, the lyrics are some
times sappy, and the low, mellow
voice of Phil Pritchett can some
times drag on.
However, one can hardly think
of a better set of tunes to go ata
with spending a quiet (lightens*
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choosing while chatting with so®
close friends.
Overall, the music is noli
close to original. It is rather
repackaging of thoughts, lyrics®
melodies that the listening i
has not heard in a long time. I
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own’s all of the ’60s albums lb
have been produced, this would k
valuable addition to that collectioi
Otherwise, it would be bettem
simply buy an Elvis Costello CD
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Weekend moviegoers Bring It Oi
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cheer
leaders were more popular than
spies at the box office over the
weekend, with the pep squad spoof
Bring It On debuting as the top film
with $17.4 million.
Kirsten Dunst stars in the comedy
about high school pep squads com
peting for a national championship.
Wesley Snipes’ spy thriller, The
Art of War, premiered in second
place with $10.4 million, while the
previous weekend’s top movie. The
Cell, dropped to third place with
$9.7 million.
Overall, the top 12 films took in
$75.1 million, down .7 percent from
the same weekend last year and con
tinuing a downward.trend from Hol
lywood’s record summer of 1999.
The top 20 movies at North
American theaters Friday through
Sunday, followed by distribution
studio, gross, number of theater lo
cations, average receipts per loca
tion, total gross and number of
weeks in release, as compiled Mon
day by Exhibitor Relations Co. Inc.
1. Bring it On, Universal, $17.4
million, 2,380 locations, $7,295 av
erage, $17.4 million, one week.
2. The Art of War, Warner
Bros., $10.4 million, 2,630 lo
cations, $3,959 average, $10.4
million, one week.
3. The Cell, New Line, $9.7 mil
lion, 2,430 locations, $3,982 aver
age, $33.7 million, two weeks.
4. Space Cowboys, Warner
Bros., $6.5 million, 2,795 loca
tions, $2,331 average, $63.7
million, four weeks.
5. The Original Kings of Come
dy, Paramount, $5.9 million, 875 lo-
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cations, $6,750 average, $21'
lion, two weeks.
6. What Lies Beneath, Orel
Works, $4.6 million, 2,568
tions, $ 1,796 average, $130.5®
lion, six weeks.
7. The Replacements,
Bros., $4.1 million, 2,717lot'
tions, $1,500 average,
million, three weeks.
8. The Crew, Buena
$4.1 million, 1,510 locatiot
$2,683 average, $4.1 nr
one week.
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Klumps, Universal, $3.6 mii
2,543 locations, $1,400 averaj
$110 million, five weeks.
10. Autumn in New 7o(
MGM, $3.3 million, 2,
tions, $1,446 average
million, three weeks.
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