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THE B A I T.M ION
Matchbox Twenty show brings rock music to a country-dominated town
J. GOLDFLUTE
By Sii'aui Hutson
The l{,iihilion
Who ever woulomive thought that there would be crowd surfing in
Texas A&M s Reed Arena?
But crowd sail inti there was.
Although Matchbox Twenty's stop on campus Thursday prob
ably did not diftw the largest or most enthusiastic crowd ol its sec
ond nationwide tour, the appearance was. in a way, a ground
breaking. * ,
Country music has long held it dominant grin on the concert-
jkoing crowd at A&M. where Bat Green, Robert Earl Keen. C iarth
SJpooks and Shania Twain are often challenged only by the oc
casional appearance of W(W w restlers or the Ringling Broth
ers and Barnum <V: Bailey Cireus.
I’hc lack of rock and alternative performances at A&M’s
musical \ enucs pAiv be enough to make one believe the old tale
often recited by d Jfd Ags of Corps members attempting to as- »
s.iult Kl\ is Pt#r\ after he spat gum on the floor of G. Rollie
White Colistifl
But Matcl^m I wenty may have brought with it the winds^,#
ol change wroWit blew into town Thursday. ^ rg
Mary I I^cMBow^is. the deputy director of the serial f ^
events center. saitiThiirsdaj 's concert was the largest rocKybi- -
Ibrmance to shake rattle and roll at A&M since RFM playcrtx^^p^
G. Rollie White in the late 'KOs.
“Students kept coming and askine us w hen \\v are going
to play a rock concert now that we«havc this great place tof
plav them,*' Bowers said. “So. we brought them them a rock,,
co.ncert .'WeTe glad to do it. and w e are going to bring them
^'hilc the perfornmnee did not match the nearly 12.500
person full-capacity crowd almost reached by Garth Brooks'
show hist November, it did bring in a respectable 6.(X)0.
This’number may not have filled the arena, but the crowd
present was more than willing to show its appreciation for
the change in musical genres. .
When Rob Thomas began the group's most popular^ .
song, “3 a.m.," the entire arena became standing-room only
as those in attendance collectively did their impression of an
A&M home game.
Patricia Lara, a junior business administration major, said the per
formance was a long-needed change.
"We has e a lot of different people here, and 40.000 of them are
college students read) to have a good time." Lara said. "A rock
concert is w hat a lot of us w ant to ha\ e that good time."
While the \ ision of lead singer Thomas rocking ^ut in
front of an Aggie crowd might be unthinkable to Nome
minds who still picture the stereotypical Aggie in over
alls as opposed to phafpants. the group's mellow tone
tmellow' lor rock music, at least) may have helped the
masses of College Station assimilate the music.
"This place ma> be mpstlv country, but this music
w ill do pretty well because it is not quite .in harsh as oth
er groups, but it is still fun lor everyone." said Paul
Haw ry lak. a member of the ('lass of 03 who now lives
in Bryan. “1 mean, it s not Marilyn Manson.ipr
Not all those in attendance Thursday were from
k Bryan or College Staiion^ikki Loewe drov e to Col
lege Station from NeedsVMWf Texas, a city approxi
mately 30 miles south of 1 louston. C
“Matchbox Tw enty is great and Tm glad thevWue^
showing them here,'' Loewe said. “FAery Kxl^p#
Needsvillc is country, but every body loves Slatclffif
Twenty at the same time. The two go together jppi
because the group's laid-back rock is the same rfrpifr
country is going t&ward any way." Cjt
To make sure that the country fans woiiUl m
happy. Thomas included a’cover of Willie
son's "Mamas, Don't Let 3our Babies Gn4
Up to Be Cow boys.”
Rock music* was not the only chanJr
• concert-goers may have witnessed at
| j| ^ Thursday's performance. Secur'm^
^pP guards were posted at every entranceto
"check patrons for guns and cameras.
1 —a "Matchbox Twenty requested
"ft. ) more security than our country per-
* formers ask for." Bowers said.
"They paid lor the extra security, so
we provided it."
CODY WAGES
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