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Beastie Boys
Beasties blast out hip hop rap in Raleigh
Erick Gill
The Pendulum
Raleigh's Civic Center saw one of the
most diverse crowds in "the concert hall's
history last Tuesday when Lynch Mob,
Rollins Band and the Beastie Boys came to
town.
All types of musical listeners were
there. Hip hop rap lovers turned out to see
Lynch Mob. Hard core .slam dancers
niashed it up for the Rollins Band. A
mixture of both came out to hear the
Beastie Boys.
Lynch Mob opened up with their hard
core attitude to rap. The South Central
gangster-style rappers kept the bass
pounding while fans bounced up and down
like pogo slicks.
With former Mob member Ice Cube
off doing solo projects, the rest of the
hand seemed to be getting along fine
"'ilhout him. Lynch Mob made various
■■emarks to Cube, but they were not kind
Words.
Lynch Mob's set was short and sweet.
The Mob only played about 20 minutes,
hut did an excellent job of working the
Crowd into a sweat.
Rollins Band followed up with their
straight-edge, hard core, punk sound. The
hard-hitting bass and screeching guitar
^cpt the mash pit circling and the bodies
rolling.
Henry Rollins, lead vocalist and
former lead singer for the legendary punk
hand Black Flag, stuck to the original
Rollins Band songs.
Rollins displayed the sights and
Sounds he has been known for. He
^'luatted down in the middle of the stage
^Creaming out lyrics about death or
"isanity, as the band blasted out music.
As Rollins Band performed drawn out
lasting as long as 15 minutes, fans
Jumped up and rolled across the crowd
"'hile others held them up.
The headlining band, the Beastie
^®ys, opened with producer Ricky
^'Veil's jokes and an extended melody of
^arious songs including Shake your
and Pass the Mic.
The Beasties were as energetic on
^*age as they are in the studio. All three
Jumped around the stage sporting their
^'lel shirts, Uimed around baseball caps
Adidas Gazelles.
Don't Miss!!
While the Beasties pushed out the
sounds, faithful fans bounced up and down
wearing bell bottoms. It was a
combination between the two previous
bands. Some fans jumped in a hip hop
style, while other fans circled in a mash
pit fashion.
The hip hop trio even picked up their
own instruments and played original
songs. The band did an old, hard core
song, from back in the days when they
used to be a punk band.
Throughout the show the Beasties
hardly ever played a complete song. The
Beasties would mix songs together giving
new life to some of iheir dead songs. By
playing melodies, it added excitement as
well as diversity. The band used their
unique style to make everything flow
smoothly.
The focus of the show seemed to be
on the Beasties Boy's newer, harder style
rap. Most of their newer songs like
Gratitude. The Maestro and Finger
Lickin' Good carried that reckless style
combined with a hard rock beat
Older fans were treated to their fair
share of old style songs as well. Rhymin'
and Stealin' and Hold it now, Hit it and
Egg Man were some of the older songs
performed. D.J. Hurricane added more
spice to these U'acks by mixing up various
back beats and adding horns and whistles
here and there.
It was ironic that the Beastie Boys did
not play more popular tracks off their
mega-success album License to III. The
Beasties forgot about classic party songs
like Brass Monkey, Paul Revere and
Fight for your Right.
hor their fmal number, the Beasties
tore through a funky version of Slow and
Low. The Beasties retaliated by playing
the Beasties side track Skills to Pay the
Bills.
Their latest single, So What'cha
Want was the cap off to the high energy,
hard rock, hip hop circus that the Beasties
pul out.
'Malcolm X" premieres tonight at Terrace Theatre.
On The
Scene
Our Choice
■ The NAMES Project AIDS
Memorial Quilt will be on display at the
Greensboro Colisuem Nov. 30 from 7
p.m.-lO p.m., Dec. 1-2 from 10:30 a.m.-
10p.m. and on Dec. 3 from 10:30 a.m.-7
p.m. Donations welcome.
Heading To Concerts
■ Black Dog will be playing at
the Lighthouse tonight. Dillon Fence
will be playing Thursday and AAE will
be playing on Friday night.
■ Soul Desire will be playing
Friday night at The Cave in Chapel Hill.
Joe Beil and the Stinging Blades will be
playing Saturday, Blue Green Gods will
be playing Sunday.
■ Negative Land will be playing
Friday night at The Cat's Cradle in Chapel
Hill. Derek Truck will perform Saturday.
■ The UNCG Percussion Ensemble
will perform tonight at 8:15 in the
Aycock Auditorium, UNCG.
■ The UNCG Jazz Ensemble will
perform Thursday at 8:15 p.m. in the
Aycock Auditorium, UNCG.
■ The North Carolina Symphony-
will perform Thursday at 8 p.m. in the
Memorial Auditorium in Raleigh. For
more information call (800) 292-7469.
■ Maura O'Connell will perform a
mixture of Irish and American music
Thursday at 8 p.m. in the Arts Center in
Carrboro.
■ A choral concert will be held
Sunday at 3 p.m. in the Aycock
Auditorium at UNCG.
At Tlie Movies
■ Terrace Theatre- Dracula,
Malcolm X, Passenger 57 and Home
Alone 2.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
Three o'clock is always too late or loo
early for anything you want to do,
Jean-Paul Sarie (1905-1980)
Compiled by Ashley Stone