Binghamton University - Colonist / Pegasus Yearbook (Vestal, NY)

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By Liza Schafer L L l Thc B-52's, masters of funky garb and guise, were appropriately on hand Friday, October 28 to ring in SUNY-B's Halloween weekend. Inside the West Gym packed with a costumed crowd, the band of endearing thrift store fashion plates delivered a slick show that was 100 percent fun, but sadly nothing more serious. With names as cute as their hair-do's Cindy, Kate, Ricky, Keith, Fred, the ensemble began their program with the popular Song For A Future Generation. The five musicians, sporting an array of camp fashion, cleverly introduced themselves with the songs lyrics e.g. Hey, I'm Fred the Cancerian from New Jersey. I like collecting records and exploring the cave of the unknown. They then took positions at various instruments and jammed on everything from keyboards to the walkie talkie. Fred did haunting Byrne-like singing while bouffonted Cindy and Kate provided the essential high-pitched backing vocals. Enjoyed throughout the course of the evening were a string of upbeat, inherently danceable funk tunes: Strobe Light, Planet Claire, Give Me Back My Man, Dance This Mess Around, Private Idaho, Party Out of Bounds, :;EI A ISE: I Inm I IEEE EEih!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!e!;!!!!!!!!i!; and There's A Moon In The Sky. All of the numbers were meticulously recreated on stage to perfectly mimic the AR records they came from. Isn't it supposed to be the other ; way around? The B-52s, who clearly sacrificed l g spontaneity for the sake of accuracy, might have been Il better off to indulge in some healthy improvisation. Their witty aesthetic certainly lends itself to ad-libbing, though mE I suppose it is difficult to be completely apolitical when IHF put on the spot. Amr From The B-52's newest and most commerical EE venture to date, Whammy!, the audience was granted N six of the better cuts: Song For A Future Generation, the delectable Butterbean, Queen of Las Vegas, gl Whammy Kiss, Legal Tender, and Big Bird. The new B LP marks the group's return to the unique brand of I music they feel most comfortable with: Space age- I T Dada-funk. Whammy! lacks the intensity of an N important message, but it does offer the cream of I the cute lyrics. AN AR B Y IE i INE NN SRR R .. e b s B PR A AT T P P T R R it A e I LT VT EETTLLEET LT PP ITTTT IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIllllllllllllllll.ll..:ll 8 5 5 1 1 5 1 O 6 O O T 5 6 O O 6 O 5 O i

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