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The Daily Tar Heel Monday, March 2, 1 9875 Husker Du show a disappointment It was blatantly obvious Fnaay night in Memorial Hall that Husker Du is still working out some of the kinks in their tour. This Chapel Hill date was only the third show of the band's current tour. It started last week with two dates in Virginia. Almost as soon as the curtain opened there were problems. While the light show had a few interesting effects on the walls adjacent to the stage, the people manning the spotlights had problems hitting the band members. It's understandably difficult to put a spotlight directly on a guitarist who is always moving and jumping around, but a station ary drummer should be a cinch. There were also problems with the sound. The v ocals were not very clear and overall the sound of Bob Mould, Grant Hart and Greg Norton was just not very crisp and clean. Maybe it's just that the smooth production of the group's album "Warehouse" spoiled this listener. One reason for the sound prob lems could have been the suicide of the band's manager, David Savoy. The band postponed the first five dates of the tour, and the members are not doing any interviews until sometime in mid-March. The tragedy has surely had some effect on the band's musical abilities. The sound and light problems are all minor things that can be expected in the early segments of any band's tour. Husker Du's performances will no doubt get better when they get used to being back on the road. The biggest disappointment of the evening wasn't these small problems; it was the song list. Husker Du played every song off their newest album, the double LP "Warehouse: Sonos and Stories," which isn't Conglomeration of j The UNC Jazz Band teamed up with the Rufus Reid Quartet in Memorial Hall Saturday night to present an eclectic and well-played program of iaz7. The concert opened with a series of four selections played by the Jazz Band. The Band's first selection was "Basie-Straight Ahead," a tradi tional jazz number reminiscent of the big band styles of the 30s and '40s. This number featured a piano solo by Richard Leddon and a tenor sax solo by Steve Ganz, and the entire band had a full, rich sound. The Jazz Band's performance of Bob Mintzer's "Tribute" was another highlight of the opening section of the concert. This selection featured solos by faculty members Ed Pao lantonio and Jack Wilkins, and it also included a solo by band director Jim Ketch. Paolantonio's piano work and Ketch's trumpet solo were both excellent, and Wilkin's tenor sax solo was particularly fine. John Coltane's "Impressions," the band's final selection, featured solos bv manv student musicians in the Avoid the lottery blues. Apply now! All apartments on the bus line to UNC. Fantastic Social Program. Call today for full information. 967-223 1 or 967-2234. In North Carolina call toll-free 1-800-672-1678. Nationwide, call toll-free 1-800-334-1656 "Equal Housing Opportunity'' r UMM OSES The Place t UWC Wiitaiinqtoin) For a 1987 Summer School catalogue write or call: SUMMER SCHOOL DIRECTOR 109 Alderman Hall UNC Wilmington 601 South College Road Wilmington, NC 28403-3297 (919)395-3540 James Bums Concert unusual except that tney piayeu meui in the exact same order as they appear on the album. They started off with "These Important Years," "Charity, Chas tity, Prudence and Hope," and kept on going through each song on side one. Then they flipped to side two not stopping until they finished "Friend YouVe Got to Fall." At this point they threw in an oldie the only song sung by Norton. After the oldie they picked up where they left off, finishing sides two and three. After "No Reservations," the band played another oldie but then went on and finished the material on side four. In summary a 24-song set with 22 songs from "Warehouse." What's the deal? It was almost as if the band just played the record and lip-synched to it in "Putting on the Hits" fashion. Is the band preparing for an appearance on "Solid Gold"? Maybe the idea was meant to be a novelty. A little more creativity would have been a lot better. The opening band, Christmas, put on a great stage show, though their music was nothing special. The crowd of 600 sat down during the band's entire set. Guitarist Michael Cudahy's antics were hilarious. He played his guitar while lying on the stage and, at one point, he even banged the strings on his head. Is this where the phrase "head banger" came from? The highlight of the set, though, was when Cudahy backed into a stage prop column and accidentally knocked it over. David Hester Concert band. A guitar solo by Rich Kaplan and a trombone solo by Sherman Hoover were both very good, and Mark Pennybacker's trumpet work was also quite notable. Jeff Samuels' alto sax work was extremely good, and the tenor sax solo by Brian Donnelly was also well played. Gregory Khost's drum solo was a highlight of the concert's opening section, and his excellent drum solo was a fine conclusion to the Jazz Band's portion of the show. The Reid Quartet performed in the second section of the concert, and thev opened their part of the show MM YES! QUESTION & ANSWER MEMORIAL HALL 8:00 PM TUESDAY, MARCH FORUM COMMITTEE To better insure that Dean gets to alyour questions, submit them early to the Union Desk. (Deadline 5 PM Monday) Be n i n im nr nrnrm in rtrrmn 1 i l l l l ' l ill 1 ' ' I i rn trrnTrrnTiTrin wiimi i ir ith j i pwiM ' " N--; t o t -rrr; Z I , .vvXv. .Xs-.-.-.-v-'-v.'.v,'.w - v c-a. ,s ;-:! W - X f ' 'A Kk ,s;o - - v: r ' I f -V v . ...... x 'v i' .-I I i' i7r I Husker Du's Grant For those who couldn't get to the show because of the weather, just azz musicians delights crowd with an intensely played selection of modern jazz. This opening number was fast and dense, but the quartet remained tight throughout the piece. Reid's bass playing and Jim McNee ly's piano work were both excellent, but the most exceptional work in this piece was displayed by saxopohonist John Stubblefield and drummer Victor Lewis. Stubblefield 's solos were marvelous, and the conclusion of each solo . elicited shouts of approval from the audience.; The tmal section ot the concert featured the combined talents of the BUY TRADE SELL New & Used Records Books, CD's & Tapes THE FAIR EXCHANGE 302 E. Main St., Carrboro, NC Open Everyday Support CASH til! Mo life re on Tiry-Us 1 J m 967-5656 Large 1 Item' Pizza ONLY$6,49 coupon good for pick-up Hart shares the lead singing Friday listen to "Warehouse" and youll get an almost identical replica of the Jazz Band and the Quartet. The section opened with keid accompan ying the band on"Tricotism," fol lowed by McNeely's piano solos in Bob Brookmeyer's "First Love Song." 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