4 ARTS The Michigan Daily Friday, September 23, 1988 Page 8 Ask *not for whom the 4bell ~(tower, that * is,) tolls... BY SHEALA DURANT THIS Saturday, the Office of Major Events will serve steadfast hip hop fans a veritable feast of acts. On the menu are Detroit's own Prince Vince and the Hip Hop Force, Big Daddy Kane- both serving as appetizers before the main course of 2 Live Crew. Believe me, there's something on the menu for everybody, including those with really strong stomachs - namely, 2 Live Crew. If you're try- ing to associate a song with the name, don't worry, you've probably heard some of their material. Re- member the time you were waiting at the stoplight and a jeep pulled up next to you with the words, "Hey we want some pussy!" blaring from the speakers? The Miami-based group began in 1985 when David "Mr. Mixx" Hobbs and Chris "Fresh Kid Ice" Won Wong decided to form the group after being discharged from the army. They soon hooked up with Luke Skyywalker Records and the Ghetto Style D.J.s. Their music, combining explicit lyrics and a hard-driving bass rhythm which they call "Ghetto Bass," has brought them fame, publicity, con- troversy, and legal trouble. Although their lyrics are considered too con- troversial for radio play, they are immensely popular on the under- ground circuit - their latest and best album Move Somethin', is expected to do even better than the 500,000 'p hop eaven _-/ ity, or lack thereof, in warped covers of Manfred Mann's "Do Wah Diddy" and the Kinks' "All Day and All of The Night." The opening group, Prince Vince and The Hip Hop Force, will take the show in the opposite direction with what the group's leader, Prince Vince describes as "positive rap": social messages aimed at young lis- teners. "They'll listen to me (in a rhyme) before they'll sit down and listen to the news, because we're in the same generation," he says. And The Hip Hop Force does %' more than just talk positive, having performed at numerous charity func- F tions, including several for the De- troit anti-crime organization Save Our Sons And Daughters (SOSAD). Their actions earned them a Warner Brothers award for the most positive rap group in the state of Michigan this August. The group's six members, including rappers Prince Vince, D.J. D.E.D, Rod and Young Toot and dancers Geno and Wes Chilly, range in age from 14 to 24. The group was started last year, when "Prince Vince" and D.J. D.E.D. were intro- duced while buying gym shoes at the Foot Locker store in Detroit's Northland Mall. Their latest release ing was a hot 12-inch called "Gangster M Funk," and they're expected to re- lease a new album in 2 to 3 months. '11w sales chalked up by their first LP, Two Live Crew is What We Are. What they are can be- pretty dis- gusting. I think 2 Live Crew has some really dope jams musically, for example, "S&M" - but on the other hand, its lyrical content goes something like this: "S&M bring your dick suckin' friends/S&M br your mamma and her friends/S& bring all your horny friends." Those are a few of the son milder lines. If you want to h how the song got its name, I su gest you listen to the LP yourself Live Crew also display their creal g's ear ug- f. 2 iv- BIG DADDY KANE, PRINCE VINCE AND THE HIP HOP FORCE, AND 2 LIVE CREW will be at Hill Auditorium Saturday at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15.75. It tolls .* * for 'U,' BY MARGIE HEINLEN EVERY day, the people of Ann Arbor attend a free concert - and mnost of them don't even know they're in the theater. *: It is always played, although not always heard, and features sonorous tones from the largest instrument on campus - the third largest of its Lind in the world by weight. It is 212 feet tall. The instrument is most well known as the Burton Memorial Tower. But those most familiar with it know it to be a carillon - a mass of bells housed within the mammoth tower. If you've ever had a song pop into your head while walking around ;ampus, it may be the fault of Margo Halstead, the new University Carilloneur, who came to campus this year from Stanford. And you thought it was automated! Any student can get the opportunity to play the carillon, says Hal- stead, who will give auditions to anyone with a piano/keyboard back- ground. Halstead also teaches carilloning through the music school. It's not a good class to skip - only 6 students enrolled this fall - and some 100,000 Ann Arbor inhabitants will be able to hear them take tests. "It's terrifying to know all of the city is listening, but as long as you don't stop most people don't catch your mistakes. At least that's what I teach my students," Halstead says. "I started playing carillon out of personal interest and will continue to play as a hobby. As a musician, it makes me more marketable," says graduate music student Phillip Burgess (yup, even music students worry, about that). However, the job market for carilloneurs is limited - only 140 exist in this country. The carillon's bells, from "Big Baird," which weighs in at 1200 pounds, to the smallest bell, weighing 4 pounds, are played on what looks like an organ - except that the keys are large wooden batons. Wearing what look like modified weight lifting gloves, carilloneurs weave their magic by striking the batons with their fists. In the 17th century, bell towers throughout Northern Europe and Italy, pealed to mark the time and herald public events - but because villagers and townspeople would forget to count the chimes or listen to the messages, carilloneurs began playing music to warn listeners that something was coming. Much better than a radio test pattern. Like many objects that have become obsolete, carilloning is now considered an art. "People come from all over the world to listen to these bells; many U students let an opportunity to play one of the most intimidating, powerful instruments in the world pass them by," laments Burgess. And the carillon isn't just powerful - it's a power trip. "Whatever I See Tower, Page 9 14 2 Live Crew (left to right, Brother Marquis, Luke Skywalker, Mr. Mixx, and Fresh Kid-Ice) and their raunchy raps headline a triple bill with Big Daddy Kane and Prince Vince and the Hip Hop Force. eelipse Welcomes Carla Bley & Steve Swallow Duets Tuesday, October 4 at 8pm. and at1Opm The Ark 637 1/2 Main St. AnnArbor Charge By Phone: 763-TKTS Tickets available at the Michigan Union Ticket Offce and all TicketMaster outlets. Eclipse pfogramns are made possiblei" part by grants from. 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