Saturday, September 3, 2011 The Courier Herald Section C Peppers Show They’re All Grown Up 2c Top 20 EntertainmenMadden’st Latest A Tours Minor Step By The Associated Press 1. (1) U2; $7,427,630; $91.67. 2. (2) Taylor Swift; $2,035,634; ForwardBy The Associated Press $73.47. Last year’s “Madden NFL 11” was a great football game, pack- 3. (3) Kenny Chesney; ing enough new features and $1,621,106; $71.29. improvements for fans of earlier 4. (4) Bon Jovi; $1,465,605; EA Sports versions to justify $91.21. shelling out more cash for an up- 5. (5) “Glee Live! In Con- grade. “Madden NFL 12” ($59.99; cert!”; $1,427,019; $82.25. Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, rat- 6. (7) Phish; $1,035,786; ed E) also is a solid game when $52.23. judged individually, but the 7. (8) New Kids On The tweaks seem far less significant Block / Backstreet Boys; than in previous years. EA Tiburon again upped the $842,387; $73.53. ante in the game’s visuals, light- 8. (9) Usher; $840,063; ing and presentation. $69.35. The broadcast style presenta- 9. (10) Rammstein; $724,103; tion is slicker than ever, weaving $59.74. in team specific tunnel en- 10. (11) Rascal Flatts; trances, multiple camera angles and stadium exterior shots. $662,125; $35.20. Small touches such as more re- 11. (12) Michael Buble; alistic textures on players’ mesh $553,844; $75.28. jerseys and grass blades and 12. (14) Motley Crue; snowflakes being kicked up from $506,027; $55.89. the field surface are impressive. As a Buccaneers fan, I was 13. (15) Katy Perry; $484,397; excited to hear gunshots from $43.22. the pirate ship cannon when the 14. (16) “American Idols Bucs entered the Red Zone — so Live”; $480,206; $53.73. much so that after the next play, 15. (17) Keith Urban; I paused and panned the replay $454,988; $53.61. camera up to the rafters only to see empty flagpoles instead of 16. (New) Josh Groban; A Celebration Of Fall what should be raised pirate $443,598; $80.25. flags. 17. (New) Sugarland; Ridiculously nitpicky? Sure. $428,403; $49.53. But when a video game fran- 18. (18) Kylie Minogue; chise is in its 23rd year of exis- AltieriBy DAHLIA Returns ALLEN With Atlanta Pops To Theatre Dublin tence, these are the little touch- $410,720; $83.19. The Atlanta Pops Orchestra will kick off the Dublin es that fans find themselves 19. (19) 311 / Sublime With arts season with a concert September 10 at Theatre looking for each year. Rome; $296,226; $28.67. Dublin. “A Celebration of Fall” with a variety of music With the continued upgrades 20. (22) Earth,Wind & Fire; from pop to classical features the works of such com- appealing to the sense of sight, $250,629; $56.62. posers as Gershwin (“Rhapsody in Blue”), Brahms it’s surprising that the franchise (“Hungarian Dance #6”), John Williams (“March from has made such little progress with sound. Raiders of the Lost Ark”) Strauss, and Elgar. Gus Johnson and Cris Jason Altieri will conduct the orchestra in the perfor- Collinsworth are back in the mance. Altieri is assistant conductor of the Reno Phil- booth, and though there’s a bit of harmonic Orchestra and the director of orchestras for “A CELEBRATION OF FALL” improvement on last year’s dis- the University of Nevada. He is music director and con- THEATRE DUBLIN, DUBLIN, GEORGIA jointed play-by-play announc- ductor of the New Sigmund Romberg Touring Orchestra, SATURDAY, SEPT. 10 ing, there are some serious lag- and the Hollywood Concert Orchestra and is associate time issues. “Touchdown” should conductor of the Atlanta Pops Orchestra. THE DUBLIN – LAURENS ARTS COUNCIL PRESENTS be declared as the receiver cross- A combined choir formed of students in the choruses THE ATLANTA POPS ORCHESTRA es the goal line, not after he’s several steps into his celebra- at the area high schools will provide the vocal portion of DR. JASON D. ALTIERI – CONDUCTOR the concert. They will sing “America” and “God of Our tion. Fathers.” The game’s player models The concert is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at Theatre CROWN IMPERIAL INTERMISSION clearly have been hitting the SIR WILLIAM WALTON MARCH FROM “RAIDERS OF THE weight room during the NFL iTunes Dublin, 100 Church Street, Dublin. Tickets are $35 each LOST ARK” JOHN and are available at the door. The ticket price includes a “SATCHMO” WILLIAMS lockout, appearing bulkier than membership in the Dublin-Laurens Arts Council and ad- ARR. TED RICKETTS in past editions. And the new NIMROD FROM “ENIGMA VARIA- collision system takes those mission to all of the 2011-2012 season concerts in Dublin STRIKE UP THE BAND TIONS ” EDWARD ELGAR weights into account, so larger and in Sandersville. G. GERSHWIN (ARR .C.CUSTER) linebackers likely will get the Top 10 Additional Dublin Arts Council concerts scheduled at GOD OF OUR FATHERS TV WESTERN MEDLEY G. WARREN / DANIEL ROBERTS better of smaller running backs. Theatre Dublin are “Take Me Home: the Music of John FROM TV SHOWS: Maverick, Bo- The hitting animations are By The Associated Press Denver,” October 20; The Georgia Big Band, date to be nanza, Wagon Train, Roy Rogers, MY COUNTRY ‘TIS OF THEE greatly improved, but the usual announced; and Anita Chen, violinist, March 25, 2012. Lone Ranger ARR. BY CAMP KIRKLAND gameplay annoyances are still Singles: CHOIR 1.“Moves Like Jagger (Studio Sandersville concerts are the Poulenc Trio, September PAVANE POUR UNE INFANTE DE- there. Recording from ‘The Voice’ 2011; Water Coolers, January 2012, and Billy Dean, FUNTE MAURICE RAVEL HUNGARIAN DANCE # 6 Quarterbacks take too many Performance) (feat. Christina April 2012. JOHANNES BRAHMS sacks when they appear to have An invitation is open to those who would like to be- RHAPSODY IN BLUE plenty of time to launch a pass Aguilera),” Maroon 5 GEORGE GERSHWIN EMPEROR WALTZES come benefactors of the Dublin Arts Council at the fol- PIANO SOLOIST – ANDREW FAZA- JOHANN STRAUSS, JR. or at least throw the ball away. 2.“Pumped Up Kicks,” Foster On defense, corners and line- the People lowing levels: Corporate starting at $1,000; Gold Patron, KERLEY $500-$999, Patron, $300-$499; and Contributor, $150- HOPAK FROM “THE FAIR AT backers often bat down the ball 3.“Stereo Hearts (feat.Adam TRIBUTE TO HENRY MANCINI SOROCHINSKY” MODESTE $299. when they should be making an Levine),” Gym Class Heroes ARR.. BY CALVIN CUSTER MOUSSORGSKY interception, but I guess that too 4.“Cheers (Drink to That),” much the other way would make Rihanna the game too frustrating on of- 5.“Lighters (feat. Bruno fense. Mars),” Bad Meets Evil This year’s “Madden” 6.“Party Rock Anthem (feat. changed the kicking and punt- ing system from the way-too- Lauren Bennett & Goon- simple flick back-flick up motion Rock),” LMFAO to a golf game style meter in Review:By The Associated Campbell’s Press Slow Exit Should Be Heard 7.“She Will (feat. Drake),” Lil pick strong songs by younger writers which you click once to start, Wayne Glen Campbell, “Ghost on the Can- Teddy Thompson and Jakob Dylan. click again for power and then 8.“You and I,” Lady GaGa vas” (Surfdog) Campbell’s impressive supporting click for aim. It’s slightly more 9.“Super Bass,” Nicki Minaj Given the circumstances of its re- cast here includes Billy Corgan, Dick challenging, but a better fit. 10.“Good Life,” One Republic lease, it would be wonderful to say Dale, Chris Isaak and Brian Setzer, EA’s new dynamic player per- Albums: how Glen Campbell’s presumably final and the music is lovely. Unfortunately, formance does a better job ac- album is an unmitigated triumph. Not the disc is weighed down by a series of counting for players’ gameplay 1.“Tha Carter IV,” Lil Wayne quite, though it came closer than any- superfluous instrumental interludes styles in areas such as consis- 2.“Hell On Heels,” Pistol An- one had aright to expect. that mostly cast a pall. Mid-tempo tency and confidence, which can nies An in-demand studio pro in the arrangements predominate and with change week to week depending 3.“The R.E.D.Album,” Game 1960s and country-rock superstar in the ending songs “Strong” and “There’s on performance and lead to hot 4.“21,” ADELE the 1970s, Campbell’s career faded No Me ... Without You,” there’s a feel- and cold streaks. 5.“Watch the Throne,” Jay-Z, with the years. But his family recently ing of repetition both musically and EA Sports again offers us a Kanye West announced that Campbell, now 75, is lyrically. great game, and with no compe- tition from another brand, a re- 6.“Sigh No More,” Mumford & in the early stages of Alzheimer’s dis- days I’m so confused, Lord,” Campbell Campbell’s farewell statement, Sons ease. “Ghost on the Canvas” and a however, is brave and deserves to be cent “Madden” should be in sings. “The past gets in my way. I need everyone’s video game collection. 7. “I’m With You,” Red Hot lengthy tour to support it are designed the ones I love, Lord, more and more heard. to be his public farewell. CHECK THIS TRACK OUT: The ti- But whether it’s worth an annu- Chili Peppers each day.” al purchase will depend on the 8.“Muppets:The Green Al- Campbell, with producer and co- The title track, written by Paul tle cut evokes “Wichita Lineman” as it writer Julian Raymond, address the opens so much that it will give you new features you’re looking for bum,”Various Artists Westerberg, is the disc’s strongest.