Texas Tech University - La Ventana Yearbook (Lubbock, TX)

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V ' - ' J-- I ONC tKT INTEKTAINMEN ' I Performers offer needed break • tt i I ' -w week ' ■11 s ivHii, stu Jrnt ' - wric ready fni j bieak from what hdJ become .i monotonou!. s, hrjule at lUssev., homework, work jnJ ilub meetuigs fiiieif nei .iriived in town Sept 24 iii -t irl time ' to provide that muth needed bieak ' fot student ' , who were • ' i u-ed to summci «.hcdules. he band drew more than 8,000 ptroplv into the Coliseum and .■U ' ln- ' J fhr I.ubh -.1 k .uidience with Id as Ice, The Oil! jiid Feels Like the During the band ' s pre- rider the stage was V ; ■( -niokeand spe- to the fcel- cflncern for in the out I ' M llV F 111 c busi sic was t.-Me.- ilieamin, ' Changes in Latitudes Changes in Attitudes an. I Suti nf Son of a Sailor. Buffeti Ai releases included Mait;.iMi.u lii. lull, tr A torn null I ill has tu-en around tor nearly ten ■ ' ' ■■■ earned ten consecutive The group also contin ' ates in several Ian Ai d . uni Mts iHHir-(u ' in the iiUi ' ». this v ' .tr gave many students a chaii worth the price, both financi.i academical y. X

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CONCERT ENTERTAINMENT Scheduling and costs affect Tech attendance Concerts in Lubbock seemed to be scheduled poorly this year, as many of the bands came to the Hub City dur- ing vacation periods for Tech students when many had gone home or during final examinations when students felt studying must come before entertain- ment. Prices of the concerts also detoured many students away from seeing en- tertainers who visitied the Hub. Con- cert tickets sold at prices ranging from $4 to sometimes as high as $9. Many students found these prices a little steep for one evening with even their most favorite band, especially when the price of albums was approximate- ly the same and album entertainment was much longer lasting. Some of the top concerts on Lub- bock circuit were The Atlanta Rhythm Section with special guest, Svory Brown. The Atlanta Rhythm Section is well known for the hit song, Imagenary Lovers. Other top billers were UFO, Bad Company, appearing during spring finals, and the husband and wife team of Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coo- lidge. For country fans. Cold Water Coun- try provided an ample supply of top country and western performers, in- cluding Rusty Weir and the Hat Band, Joe Ely, Alvin Crow and the Pleasant Valley Boys, Bowley and Wilson, Asleep at the Wheel, Tammy Wyn- ette, Eddie Rabbitt and Moe Bandy. The Rox offered a variety of enter- tainers who performed in a more in- formal atmosphere. Some of the more popular groups to perform there were St. Elmo ' s Fire, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Budgie and Lubbock ' s own Jay Boy Adams. B.J. Thomas offered a performance that delighted many Tech students at the Lubbock Civic Center Theater. Boston also delighted many fans in February, along with special guest Sammy Hagar. More than 10,000 per- sons packed the Lubbock Coliseum for the concert. A review of the con- cert by University Daily Entertain- ment Editor Doug PuUen caused quite a controversy across the Tech campus. Pullen said, Boston gave one of the most uninspired, boring, lethargic, lackadaisical and generally soporific shows I ' ve ever seen. After the publi- cation of the review, many students set out to defend Boston ' s perfor- mance by sending letters to the editor. Sound and fury were brought to the Coliseum by Ted Nugent and his opening band, Angels. Nugent ' s con- cert moved at a fast pace and he de- lighted the audience with such songs as Satisfied and Great White Buf- falo. Everybody ' s Joe Doe reflected the frustrations of many people today who feel they are only another Joe Doe and proved to be a popular song with the crowd. Nugent was called back for two encores. In spite of poor planning by pro- moters (for Tech student schedules) and the high cost of many concerts, students seemed to enjoy the various entertainers who visited Lubbock. Ill Ld Venum- '

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