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University Daily Kansan
Nation/World
Monday, Nov. 11, 1985
Romantics rock it up at KU
By Mike Snider Of the Kansan staff
Processed, fast-fooD rock 'n' roll came to Hoch Auditorium on Saturday night in the form of The Romantics, and about 2,300 fans ate it up.
Similar to what McDonald's and Wendy's have done to hamburgers. The Romantics have smoothed the edges of their musical product to increase their audience.
As a result, success has come to the band, whose members are vocalist Wally Palmer, lead guitarist Coz Canler, bass player Mike Skill and drummer David Petratos. The band's 1984 album, "In Heat," went gold and featured the Top 40 hit "Talking in Your Sleep."
But success can have its disadvantages. Sometimes a group refines its music to fit the mainstream and loses its roots in the process. This is what is happening to The Romantics, who are based in Detroit.
Neither the 1984 album nor their new album, "Rhythm Romance," packs the punch of the band's debut album. The band has added robust guitar sounds, keyboards and a more danceable backbeat to replace the rhythm section of the band's rockabilly that drove the music of their first album
Review
Donnie and the Rock, a Kansas Cl-
ty band, opened for The Romantics with a loud, well-rehearsed, head-banging set of hard rock.
The Romantics proved to Saturday night's audience that what is recorded on vinyl isn't concrete. Their 1½-hour concert left those people in the auditorium calling for second helpings of music.
The band started the show with a new song, "Let's Get Started," and played only three more songs from their new album, including their single "Mystified." The single "Test of Test" was scratched from the playlist.
From the beginning of the show,
the crowd didn't need much en-
couragement from the band to start a
party. After the first song, people got
tired of dancing on top of the filmsy
show and danced down and danced in the aisles.
The band built the rest of the 18-song show on their first and fourth albums, with songs such as "Rock You Up." "One in a Million" and "When I Look in Your Eyes."
The group transcended the complacency of their last few albums with a clean, upbeat live performance. Even ear candy such as "Talking in Your Sleep" was enhance-
ed by stronger guitar riffs from Palmer and Canler and the Emulator II digital sampler that coded out lyrches that had been recorded on a computer disc within the synthesizer and enhanced.
The audience got into the act by clapping their hands and singing along with songs such as "Open Up Your Door," a Beatles/ like song reminiscent of "Twist and Shout."
Palmer's voice provides the most unique element of the band. He doesn't sound like most singers and he doesn't have a gimmicky voice. He just sounds natural.
When it came time to cook up a climax for the show, the band went to their recipe file and pulled out old, reliable dishes such as "What I Like About You," "'She's Got Everything," and a couple of oftused recipes, "Shake Your Tail Feather" and "Route 66."
The crowd went crazy when Canler hit the first chords for "What I Like About You," a song that has been a standard in Lawrence dance clubs for the last few years.
Molly Thompson, Omaha freshman, said the band saved its best song, "She's Got Everything," for last. Thompson had never seen the band live before, but was impressed with their performance.
2 floats win first place in parade
By a Kansan reporter
Two homecoming floats took first place honors Saturday after the Homecoming Day parade down Massachusetts Street.
The awards for the best of the 14 floats entered in the contest, titled "Hawks Go Hawaiian," were presented by the Board of Class Officers before kickoff at the football game against the University of Colorado.
The float made by the Theta Chi fraternity and the Alpha Gamma Delta sorority took first place in the division for floats with moving parts. In the division for floats without moving parts, Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity and Chi Omega sorority took first place.
The float, titled "Sacrifice the Buffaloes," depicted a large Jayhawk sitting on a Hawaiian throne, being fanned by two Golden Buffaloes. At
Eric Scheck, Topeka junior and Theta Chi house manager, said his fraternity and the AGDs worked on their float for about two weeks.
Anne Hills/KANSAN
This float, made by PiKappa Alpha fraternity and Chi Omega sorority, won the award for best float without moving parts in the Homecoming Day parade Saturday down Massachusetts Street.
the other end of the float, two baby Jayhawks beat on tom-toms and another Jayhawk sacrificed a third Golden Buffalo in a volcano.
Sarah Capek, Lincoln, Neb. senior and homecoming chairman for Chi Omega, said her sorrow and the Pikes took about two weeks to build their float, "Bury the Buffaloes."
a small Jayhawk wearing sunglasses. The small Jayhawk was watching a big Jayhawk bury a buffalo in the sand.
"We had a lot of participation from both houses," Capek said. "It was a lot of fun."
Week Ahead at KU
Today
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Nov 11
Promotion/enure deadline. For self-
nationism and recommendation of faculty in College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and education, engineering and fine arts schools. Send application to: CAREER DEPARTMENT, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN.
Miscommputer workshop "Introduction to
WOLDRSTAT 9 in 9 h, Miscommputer Room.
Boston, MA"
Master classes. Claude Frank, piano all Day.
Swarthost Reclaial Hall, Murphy Hall. Also
**varsity wrestler** exhibition.
Through 25, 10.14. Kansas University gallery.
Geronimo luncheon. black aging. Jacob Gordon. African studies study. 11.30. a.m. Alceva R. IIliou
Tomorrow
Microcomputer workshop 'Intermediate'
Course 842-193 for information on
Computer Center. Call 864-1292 for information
chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee 2.p.m., Woodruff Auditurium, Union.
Exxon colloquium "Catholic Social Thought and the American Economy" Robert Shelton, religious studies department 3:30 p.m. International Room, Union
KU Vietnam Memorial. Informal ceremony to celebrate site. Plaque to be placed in place 4 p.m.
**Physics and astronomy collumn. "Getting a Charge out of Space Flight" Jim Laframboise, author of *Space Jump*. "A concert call. KU Jazz Ensemble I and Vocal Band." KU Jazz, southbound Restrictial Hall Call 864-302-1858, for rehearsal.
Nov.12
Hazardous Waste Management Seminar. All day, Audenor Audientium, Union. Seminar is free, but enrollment required. Call 644-386. Classified Senate meeting. 7 p.m., 305 Burge
Classified Senate meeting. 7 p.m. 305 Burge Union.
- SUA film, "Wuthering Heights" 7:30 p.m. wood
pound Auditorium, Uniprt.
Philophy department lecture. "Is Morality a Branch of Practical Reason?" Hume's answer. Annie Baker, University of Pittsburgh or Philippe of philosophy, i.p. Council, Room Union.
Retires Chab coffee, 10 a.m., Adam Lounge
Alameda Center, Music厅
Wednesdav
Acadia Amphitheater Center at 14 a.m.
Animal timehour for ages 3-10. 10 a.m. Meet in museum hour for ages 10+.
Nov. 13
Affirmative action workshop. "Search, Screening and selection." Skip Turner 14, 4, 208.
University Forum. *Post-Colonial Southeast Asia.* 11:45 a.m., James Rush, University Field Staff International. Ecumenical Christian Ministries Center, 1204 Broad Ave. Call 843-6833 Art lecture. Manuel Neri, California sculptor, about his work. 2 p.m., Adelson
"Marketing Yourself. Resumes and Interviews"
7 p.m., Regional Station, Room, Union
English department symposium. "Emily's
Symphony," 11:30am, Mt. Hale
Yale University, Yale Campus,
402 Westwood.
Women's Resource Center workshop.
*Marketing Yourself. Resumes and Interviews.*
- SUA film, "Last Tango in Paris." 7:30 p.m. p.M. Soundtrack Auditorium, Union.
Thursday
African Studies  "The Haitian Movement, Movement of Haitians in South Africa," University of West Zealand 7:30 p.m. 108 Bishop's Square, University of West Zealand 7:30 p.m.
Faculty recital. Faculty Chamber Ensemble 8 p.m. SWairbout Hall Hall
Nov. 14
- many azimuth computer workshops. Office of
  Computer Information Systems at Microsoft
  Computer Room, Computer Center To
  Help with Data Processing.
Brown Bag Bat TV, Victor Papinki, School of Architecture and Urban Design. Noon. Reception
Retiree Club birth party. Program by Chayne
Elliott. 3:30 p.m. Summerfield Room, Adams
Courtyard. 3:30 p.m.
Latin American Solidarity program. Same as the Latin American Socialism Ecumenical Christian Ministries Center, 1984.
Psychology colloquium "Loneliness." Warren Jones, University of Tulsa 4. p. 947. MFR
RANUFM 92. "The American Past," with
Caird Pickett 7 n.m.
- SUA film, "Zazie" 7:30 p.m., Woodruff Audruit Union, Insurance
Faculty recital. Chuck Berg, saxophone.
Ronald McCormick, trumpet 8 a.m. Swarthout
Fridav
Nov. 15
*SIA Film*, "The Killing Fields" 3:30 p.m.
Woolfudd Auditorium, Union. Also at 8 p.m. The
Woolfudd Film Festival
KANU-FM "02" - Opera is My Hobby" with James Seavey 7.9
Johnson seeks 9 p.m.
women and women's dual meet with
Southern Illinois University 7 p.m.
Johnson
Observatory open house. If sky is clear, 8:30 p.m., Clyde W. Tombaugh Observatory 6:40 p.m., Clyde W. Tombaugh Observatory 7:30 p.m.
C concert. Jayhawk Singers. 8 p.m. Big Eight Room. Union
Dance contest. The Fanatix. 9 p.m., Burge Union.
Viewing of Halley's Comet. If sky is clear, is 10 p.m., t.Memphasis Observatory, 509 Lindley Hall.
- "8 UA Films, "Urgent A Music War," "The
Song of War," and "D.O.A. Madness,
Woodwind Audition."
Saturday
Nov.16
Volleyball tournament. With universities of
Tulsa, Texas-El Paso, Illinois-Chicago and Kan-
mond.
- Museum of Natural History workshop*
*Royal Botanical Garden, Albuquerque, NM* (1:30 p.m.)
*Call 864-4173 for information.*
KANU-FM 92 "The Music Jazz Show" 9:30 a.m.
Volleyball. Big Eagle Conference game with Kansas State University . 7:30 p.m. Allen Field
KNUFW C 14 "The Jazz Scene" 9 a.m.
Football, KU-Netrabas. 11:40 a.m. Lincoln,
Nebraska
- Museum of Natural History workshop
* Injuries in Danger - Anges 8-dualil 130 p.m.
* The Gallery
Swimming. Men's and women's dual meet with University of Wyoming and Drury College: 2 p.m.;
The float featured a palm tree and
Retires Club potluck dinner. Slide show "The Vatican Collections: The Papacy and Art." Edyma Gilbert, department of curriculum and education, 6:30 p.m. Summerfield Room, Alumni Center
- SUA film, "Bedazzled." Midnight Woodruff Audition, Union
Sunday
Nov. 17
Bowling. Men's and women's singles tournament, Jaydoyt, Union.
KANU·FM 92 "The KU Concert". 1:30 p.m.
Fall concert. Collegegium Music . 2 p.m.
trial court, art museum.
Bowling. Men's and women's singles tourna-
- SIA/Film, "The Times of Harvey Milk"; 2
milk; woodpuff Auditioner, Union also 7-100
SIA/Film.
"Night with the 'Hawks,' Lawrence Chamber of Commerce and Williams Funds, sponsors. Scrimmages for men and women's basketball session. 4:30 p.m., Allen Field House
Student Recital Student Brass Chamber Ensemble b.m. swt. Swarming Recital Hall
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