ARTS 'The Michigan Doily Thursday, March 26, 1987 Poge7 Satellites find fame By Chuck Skarsaune By now, if you listen to any album-oriented rock or pop radio at all, you've surely heard of the Georgia Satellites. And even if you've been hiding in your base- ment lately, you've probably heard their distinctive twin guitar sound. But just who are these new rock demi-gods, anyway? Well, the Georgia Satellites are not just another paisley-pop Byrds- R.E.M. clone from Athens. "We've got nothing to do with this neo- psychedelia movement or this jang - ly guitar, Byrds bumper crop in Georgia, or otherwise," states gui- tarist/vocalist Rick Richards. Any- one listening to their album can perceive this right away, as their driving, guitar-based rock quickly dispels any notions of "paisley- ness." And the Satellites aren't johnny-come-latelies, either; regardless of their rapid rise to prominence on the charts and the airwaves, they've been around in one form or another since 1980. Formed by guitarist/lead vocalist Dan Baird and Rick Richards in Atlanta, Georgia, the Georgia Satellites went through multiple changes in their rhythm section, with Baird and Richards being the only constants. Eventually, the band stabilized their lineup and be- gan to get some local recognition. But by the summer of 1984, they seemed to have reached a dead end, with no great prospects. They shopped a demo tape around, but received only rejections from record labels. Disenchanted, they dis- banded, with Baird and Richards finding their way into separate groups. But to and behold, by April of 1985 the demo tapes the Satellites had made found their way to England and were released by the British Making Waves label. This six song mini-album received great praise from the British press and sold well. Success encouraged Baird and Richards to reform the Georgia Satellites, with Richards bringing bassist Rick Price and drummer Mauro Magellon from his interim band, Hell Hounds. Shortly there- after, Elektra Records wised up and signed the Satellites. The group released its self-titled debut LP in 1986, and things have been rosy for them ever since. Currently, the al- See SATELLITES, Page 8 LA2ERGRAPHICS' U COPYING U PRINTING U BINDING U O"1S ulphOgraphloo Printshops Of The Future COPIES Open 7 Days GRAND OPENING SPECIAL 663-6816 715 N. UNIVERSITY (2nd Floor) Located at: S. STATE & N. UNIVERSITY Georgia Satellites (1. to r.: Rick Price, Mauro Magellan, Dan Baird, and Rick Richards) will open tonight for REO Speedwagon at Crisler Arena at 7:30. A twist on 'The Turn of the Screw' by John Ganun "But he had already jerked straight round, stared, glared again and seen but the quiet day.With the stroke of the loss I was so proud of 'ie uttered the cry of a creature hurled over an abyss, and the grasp ;ith which I recovered him might have been that of catching him in Jiis fall. I caught him, yes, I held iim-it may be imagined with what a passion; but at the end of a minute I began to feel what it truly was that I held.We were alone with the quiet day, and his little heart, 'dispossessed, had stopped." With that, Henry James ends The Turn of The Screw, one of the ;,greatest "ghost" stories of all time .which details the plight of an in - 'iistingly courageous, possibly in - sane young governess who is trying -to save the souls of two young children she believes to be under the sway of their dead guardians' ghosts. Benjamin Britten, with librettist Myfanwy Piper, cap - italized on this haunting short story and made a successful opera. Yes, an opera. Though Piper's libretto shifts the central focus of the action on the two children (the governess is the main character in James's short story), the essential plot remains the same, but with one major inter - pretive addition. In James's tale, the ghosts never speak; leaving the reader to imagine how much control they have. in manipulating the children.With Britten's music the ghosts materialize, leading to high - er dramatic tension but lessening the mystique. In exchange for some of the mystery of the short story, Britten masterfully adds an entire dimen - sion to The Turn of the Screw with his music. Consisting of a pro - logue and two acts, the operaois divided into sixteen scenes which develop the plot, intertwined with fifteen variations.With his varia - tions, Britten doubles the meaning of the title. Not only does it sug - gest the amplified horror created with children used in such a dark tale, but it also describes the continual progresseion of the var - iations, which thread the story together. Britten's masterpiece will be presented by the U of M Opera Theatre this weekend at the Lydia Mendelssohn Theater. Director Jay Lesenger and conductor Gustav Meier (the same team responsible for last springs The Merry Widow and more recently thehighly suc - cessful The Magic Flute) have their work cut out for them to retain the quality of their past university pro - ductions. H APPY'S TAILOR " conversions*relining- hems " zippers 996-2644 Mon, Fri. 9:30.5:30 " Sat. 8-2 313 S. State (above Wild's) Ann Arbor TUESDAY LUNCH LECTURES 12 NOON at the INTERNATIONAL CENTER - 603 E. Madison CLASSIFIED RESEARCH: MARCH SERIES March 31: THOMAS A. ROACH, Regent of the U-M "A Perspective From A Member of The Board of Regents" Sponsored by THE ECUMENICAL CAMPUS CANTER & THE INTERNATIONAL CENTER SUMMER DISCOUNI FARE APRIL ,MAY DEPARTURE e.U.... .- FROM DETROI TE f ©KIA; e "Good Wife' proves to be a bad affair ALL NIP i6 NORTH? LENT ~ACAFIC 1< Py Geoffrey Riklin A bad movie is always dis - appointing, especially when a sub - stantial amount of talent is wasted, which is why The Good Wife is ,articularly objectionable. It's 1939 in rural Australia, and the lovely couple-Rachel Ward . and Bryan Brown-live, together quite happily. Inevitably, little problems crop up, as in any mar - - riage, but nothing serious until the plot takes us to the introduction of the handsome stranger. And gee whiz, things get pretty messy after that. Ward falls in love right from the start, loses her sanity, attempts to force herself on the stranger, and onwards to the happy ending. The word to remember here is "silly." The general topic isn't bad. In the hands of a capable writer and director, adultery offers a good sit - uation in which to analyze an individual or two, and, possibly, STUDY AT OXFORD OXFORD UNIVERSITY, ENGLAND, CORPUS CHRISTI COLLEGE 3 OR 6 WEEKS. JULY 5-AUGUST 15. 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