DTHOmnibusThursdaiy, April 6, 1983 9
Pressure
By KATE HAUSZR
Staff Writer
A reunion concert. Now what
could be harder to review than
this? Try reviewing Chapel Hill's
darlings, the Pressure Boys.
Last Sunday night, the Cafs
Cradle might as well have been
your grandma's backyard, as both
crowd and band reunited for what
lead vocalist John Plymale says
may be the last time for a while.
The Pressure Boys broke up last
August, and Sunday's concert was
their first appearance since then.
With the exception of a little rust
around the edges, their music
remains legendary. Yes, legendary
is a big word, but these boys have
plenty of legend, and a little bit
of saga, in their past.
More or less together since 1 981 .
ail but one of the Pressure Boys
are graduates of Chapel Hill Senior
High School. They were playing
this style of music in high school
and . . .
Their music has evolved through
three albums and a number of
years in the Chapel Hill lifestyle.
Their most recent album, Kran
dlebanum Monumentus, released
in 1987, may be the sum of their
legendary sound a guide to
evolution perhaps. What they
have is an absurd Wend of horns,
rhythm, pop and the absurd itself.
Sunday nights reunion provided
Mailbag
Francisco Examiner, the "liberal"
organ of the San Francisco Chron
icle. You read about how a "junk
fax" gives these office workers
"indigestion, aggravation and
headache," and it moves me off
the vomit meter. I really feel for
the poor slob who tries to aard
vark one of these little bundles of
joy! Just the thought makes me
sing! Sunshine you are my sun
shine! I love my fax. why? Because
l can stay home where l dont have
to look at these vile diseased
creatures known as human beings
(most of whom have bad skin and
Oprah's cellulite). Joe Bob, please
use your considerable power,
second only to Assembly Speaker
Willie Brown here in the Golden
State, to repel this Communist
menace. First free love, then free
faxes'. Ban the ban! Oppress
fascism!
De La Soul
from page 5
better than the Beastie Boys on
their best day.
If Public Enemy has an Uzi
weighing tons, De La Soul has the
daisies that will line its graves
when it's finished using it. in the
touchy world where black meets
white off the music charts, it is
the even-tempered voices that
gain the most respect (in this
country at least) and are much
more likely to make this uneven
world a bit more Delacratic. Bea
trice sez J- Stop'the violence in
hip-hop." vj-v.
Boys reunite in Cat's Cradle
the saga It began a few months
ago. Rob Ladd, the drummer, was
out in Los Angeles. Other band
members were doing their own
things. Cars Cradle owner Frank
Heath was opening up shop again.
Heath said he'd originally
wanted the Pressure Boys to be
the opening show at the new
Cradle but couldnt work it out.
The Pressure Boys and the Cradle
just "go together," he said. Ham
and eggs.
Well, it took two plane tickets
from California (Ladd and girl
friend) and some concentration to
get these boys on stage at the
same time.
Plymale said,"l was surprised we
got together this soon," when
asked about the band's position on
the reunion. Perhaps we can chalk
it up to nostalgia
All of the boys are pursuing
other musical endeavors, or at
least playing that Triangle band
tag.
Plymale is with the newly
formed Sex Police, as are trumpet
ers Stacy Guess and Jay Widen
house. Jack Campbell, bassist, has
vacillated between the Pressure
Boys, Johnny Quest and Kick The
Future, landing on Johnny Quest
for now.
Plymale is busy with producing
as well. He produced The Popes'
new album and is currently work-
Rick Bob DuBois
San Francisco
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In their first concert since breaking up last August, the Pressure Boys gave an impressive
performance last Sunday at the Cat's Cradle.
ing with Dillon Fence.
Two trumpets, instead of the
standard one, were played Sunday
night. Both Stacy Guess and Jay
Widenhouse played solos that
boasted finesse (but not that wee
bit of tuning).
They played an unprecedented .
version of low Rider by War.
Equally as remarkable was Golden
Earring's "Radar Love." And those
Riddle me this, Brigg-man:
if God is such a nice Guy, then
why do animals have to eat each
other?
What is the meaning of Glenn
Ford's life? -
Why wasnt I consulted before
l was incarnated?
Do you do drugs, or is Quaker
Oats the right thing to do?
Is Martha Rave the dominatrix
from page 5
Down: 1.QUAI2.EROS
3.TYRANT 4.SUBTLETY
5 .RURAL 6.PAAIC 8.PARADE
13. EVEN 14.EDAM 16.ELAN
17.TINA 18. ASTONISH
20.SCANTY 22.IGNORE
23.METRO 24 .TRUMP 26.ARGO
27.CLEF
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were just the covers, folks.
The audience of about 400, one
of the bigger crowds to hit the
Cradle, carried on rambunctiously.
These Pressure Boys fans have an
affinity for lifting each other over
their heads in aimless directions.
It was certainly not a mean crowd,
though musical joy was much
more the sentiment.
Saxophonist Greg Stafford and
of my dreams, or am I in love with
love?
is it true that you're Pauline Kael
in reverse-drag?
And when the hell is Rex Reed
gonna set up his everlasting rest
and shake the yoke of inauspicious
stars from this Rex-wearied flesh?
In the time you'd spend going to
local courses and waiting for a start
ing time, you could be at Southwick
on no. 2, putting for birdie.
"Come Give Us Your Best Shots"
18-hole Public Course
Complete line of Golf Equipment
Driving Range Lessons Available
Course
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Guess and Widenhouse marched
around with their instruments
over their heads on occasion. It ail
seemed like happiness in a twisted
sort of way.
These guys are legends, and this
was the all-heralded reunion con
cert. They were bound to be good,
and they were. Who knows when
they II do that second reunion
concert . .
from page 3
Enquiring pinheads wanna know.
Justin "Slag" Reed
Phoenix
Dear Slag:
Who told
incarnated?
you you were
Directions:
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