Show Mav II 1 Page 5 995 Hypnotist to the stars above: Mindy Tudor shows the audience the John Travolta inside of her dying to get out left: Jacob Leonard and Jared Haddock act as Elvis Presleys backround singers Beastie Boys rock the mic at Saltair by Danny Kourianos music editor Following The Roots was New York City's Blues Explosion "I shall proceed and continue to rock the micM These lyrics by rap group The Roots set the tone Tor the evening at the April 30 Beastie Boys concert at the Saltair Pavillion in Salt Lake City The Roots jnpened the show with a snuxith brand of hip hop This four piece hand plays all their instruments live but produce a sound that would take the work of two highly skilled DJs The hand is centered around the bass stylings of Huh (he's the bass player by the way) but incorporates a late '70s keyboard sound that gives them one of the most original sounds in rap music Fronted by Galore member John Spencer these boys sucked hard in a way I did not think ex-Pus- sy was humanly possible They opened their set with “Bell Bottoms" Then the crowd went nuts It was nice and easy during The Roots’ set The But crowd was in harmony-on- e attacked Blues the once Explosion Horton Revercncd with their stage lleatButthole Surfers rip-ol- T the crowd look its signal to mosh And mosh they did The beyond capacity cmwd was a fierce raging mob If you have ever seen those pictures of all those OUfa fforbm &0untp (Date:Jufy 27th 1995 Age: 4 people getting smashed up against the fence at soccer matches in Europe or South America then you understand When people are mushing while no music is playing in between sets you know there's a problem Finally the Beastie Boys asaullcd the mics running on to the stage with youthfull agility The hoys don't play favorites when it comes to albums The first pan of the set featured new songs from their fifih album III Communication such us “Rout Down" Then they threw in older punk tunes and songs from Check Your Head “So Walcha Want ?" and Paul’s Boutitfue “Shake Your Rump” The Beastie Boys are not just some New York bums laying down lyrics over sampled tracks and riffs They are actually very talented musicians A good portion of the k MCA and concert found Mike D on three seperate drum kits during the instrumental numbers (a highlight of the night) Then they even picked up the bass and electric guitars during the hit "Sabotage" as well as on many other numbers including the classic crowd “No Sleep ‘til Brooklyn" The Dcastics the songs live with such style They don't stand naked on stage The boys are hacked by spinmaster Hurricane and by ed Ad-Roc- chant-a-lon- g: te rty B0B0 on percussion The songs were exact right down to the often times humorous openings to the miniscule samples The humorous stage antics of the wild threesome and an incredible light show didn't hurt much cither Another plus in the live sound was the quadraphonic swirling sound effect The tour dubbed a quadraphonic stereo tour used three channel sound that made the sound seem like it was surrounding you Not the usual sound Tor concerts at the hollowed out Saltair Pavillion When it comes right down to it the Beastie Boys on April 30 were as Mike D might say the s— t! wfi 17-2- Qyeen- - $1500 ScfwCarsfiip to any co(Tege in lltafi 1st fr 2ntf Runner-u- p One year fuS tuition paid Scfwfarsfiip to ClETi For more information call Carbon Chamber Office 637-278- Thursday May 25 in the Pit Dinner- - $ 1 for Dance- - FREE 8 non-me- al Nancey Ward 637-332- 0 637-060- 7 Linda Johnston 472-841- 1 of Price Sponsored by Carbon County Chamber sponsored by flscEo Dinner begins Dance begins plan students 5 pm 9 pm |