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Monday, October 21, 1985 Daily Nebraskan Page 9 Ttmim Gallai shin 1 1 dee Alis Ente 2 Ti sher'sma g in mco By Jonathan Taylor Senior Editor It was a reviewer's blessing that the complimentary tickets the Daily Ne braskan was given for Gallagher's sold out debut at Pershing Auditorium Sat urday night weren't for the first nine rows. Concert Review nan marlp it. a Int. easier to laugh at 1 1 (irt iuwuv . - - - - - tj his infamous "Sledge-O-Matic" routine because the people in those rows still will be rinding diis ana pieces oi Cards & Letters Criticism of criticism of critic 'mindless stew Matmuson's "mindless critics" iptterfDailv Nebraskan, Oct. 18) about Jeff Runnings' criticism on Chris McCubbin's review of the new "Gene Loves Jezebel" album is as mindless a criticism as I have seen in a long time. First, he complains about For Against being "the second most bland" band on stage last Tuesday night, but admits earlier that he did not even buy a ticket. What did he do, sneak in the back door? If you're not going to see or hear Review the Scott Harrah's review. "Gene Loves Jezebel more than the punk band audience presumed (Daily Nebraskan, Oct. 17), was listed as a concert review. It was anything but a concert review. Only three paragraphs dealt with the group's music; the rest of his "review" showed how closed-minded he is to new music and new fashions. I am not sure what you'd call a punker and I certainly don't wear department store "punk" fashions, jeither. I didn't even see anyone else swearing department store "punk" clothes Tuesday night. I also am not a teeny-bopper. I am a UNL student who happens to hate the song "Louie, Louie." Harrah review unfair to fans This letter is in response to the Oct. 17 concert review of "Gene Loves Jezebel." It seems odd that Scott Har jrah, who instead of writing more about I a band he obviously liked, would spend jinore than a third of the article cutting down the crowd the same crowd he I tried so desperately to be a part of. J we are continually reminded in his articles of all the rebellious things he ,does (i.e. wearing leopard print trous ers ana spiked hair to conservative bars on football Saturdays). Yet, the jself-appointed king of fashion uses iwords such as "sophomoric" and "teeny jbopper" to describe "them" "them" jbeing everyone at the concert. SHEA? FZ V" fost, friendly service on qucl'.fy copies at affordab! prices. cess crest psta 13th a R end 48th a Vine sledged food on them until Thursday. There was absolutely no amount of plastic covers that could keep them safe. But no matter where you sat, it was obvious that Gallagher remains the undisputed "king of prop comedy." The comedian, sporting his tradi tional shoulder-length hair and black cap, made his intentions clear from the very start of his show, daring the audience to attempt to avoid his bar rage of squirting props. "It's a competition between you and the comedian," he taunted, arming himself with a water pump which he fiercly fired into the audience farther things for yourself, then I think it is best to keep your mouth shut on an issue. I think Runnings was trying to say that McCubbin's reviews tend to be somewhat slanted toward his personal likes or dislikes in music. Not that that in itself is wrong, but I think too many people who otherwise do not take the time to listen to the "avant garde" in new music tend to believe much of what he says. I think McCubbin doesn't spend music, not the audience Harrah must not have been watching the crowd very closely because most of the thrash dancing was done while For Against, the opening band, was play ing. I only noticed people thrashing to one of Gene Loves Jezebel's songs. Since I was standing in the front, I heard many of the people who thrashed to For Against complaining that they wanted to thrash to Gene Loves Jezebel, but nobody would let them. Harrah made it sound as though the whole audience was thrash dancing, when in reality there were about 15 to 20, unless there was more than one group thrashing. Harrah did give some well-deserved compliments to the band. Anyone who I would like to commend Harrah for being the only true individual at the concert. I even feel kind of sorry for him. He is surrounded by a bunch of conformists who do all of their shop- ping at J. C. Penney and listen to BOBBING FOR PUMPKINS: Ma iiK n tin... i jr r i jr . .1-" t fn'" ..J K X Wf : vMrf r.. S V. V " itf' AMP. 'JWt&A XSPW k 1340 O StrwJUg than-anticipated by anyone. "How many thought you'd be out of range?" he teased. Although many in the audience, probably weaned on Gallagher's numerous cable television performan ces, expected to use their plastic cov ers only at the end of the show, that was not the case Saturday. Gallagher con stantly tested the audiences plastic reaction time, such as stomping on Capri Sun drink bags placed on the edge of the stage whenever people made the mistake of letting their guard down. "Good plastic work," he would respond when people were quick enough enough time researching new music (new wave, punk, mod ska, syntho-pop or whatever you want to call it) to be considered an expert on the issue. As for Magnuson's slam on For Against, I would like him to know that the band he called "bland" has gained rave reviews in a reputable European music magazine, Zig Zag, and is consi dered by many to be the best music band to ever come out of Lincoln. Stephen Schultz UNL alumnus missed this concert probably missed one of the better "small" groups around, and I doubt if they stay a small band for long. Next time, Harrah, give us a concert review, not what you think of the audience. Just because you don't under stand something or someone or don't like the way people dress and dance doesn't mean that you should put them down. I hope the next time Gene Loves Jezebel or another band of their kind comes to Lincoln, the Daily Nebraskan assigns someone who reviews the music, not the audience. Lisa Dominy freshman journalism "Louie, Louie" because we think it is punk trash music. More power to you, Scott. Marty Amsler sophomore undeclared INNOCENT FAD, OR ORTHODONTIST-PLOT? with their cover not to get hit. Most, but not all, of his props squirted water, such as the foam rubber grap pling hook, the electric tap-dancing watermelon, a "Rambo" knife and "guts on a stick." However, Gallagher's biggest laughs didn't come from his visual stunts, but from his unique perspectives on a var iety of topics that ranged from sex to male and female attitudes to those things in life that nobody thinks of. Jokes such as "If smokers like smoke so much, why do they blow it out?" involved no props but were funniest. Other Gallagherisms included small discussions on things like why we park in driveways and drive on parkways and why homes have a utility called a hot Christian metal band to give concert tonight The Los Angeles Christian heavy metal band Stryper will perform today in the Nebraska Union Centennial Bal lroom at 7:30 p.m. Stryper gained national attention in recent months with articles in Time and Newsweek magazines. Although Stryper's appearance and sound are solidly metal, the band is unique because its lyrics reflect the band's Christianity. 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"It should be called a cold water heater, shouldn't it," he reasoned. The finale, of course, involved Gal lagher's brutal culinary assault with the "Sledge-O-Matic." So many grocery products never met such an untimely, sudden and violent end. After the cus tomary apples and lettuce, Gallagher started smashing stuff so fast I couldn't keep track of the mayhem. He did slow down long enough to set up for the "Scope bottle-top distance record," which appeared to beat the reported nine-row record. To end the food fiasco, Gallagher, true to form, destroyed about five or six watermelons to the delight of a hyster ical but soggy crowd. band: "We're for real...(people) hear about us without having seen us, and conjure up this choir-boy image. "But we rock, we put 100 percent into our music. We're just singing words of life instead of words of death." Stryper is touring to promote its first full-length album, "Soldiers Under Command." 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