THE TULANE HULLABALOO I September 6, 1996 I ａ ｾ ｣ ｻ ･ 9 Lollapalooza. rocks the Easy _'96 Big Dan Chilton Dictionary"). To Staff Writer properly explore this question would What started out a few years ago as a require a mas- small festival of alternative bands has sive poll to grown into a mega-concert that loyal fans define the fun- of the fest attend summer after summer. damentals of This summer's Lollapalooza was no dis- alternative, the appointment. Three stages of diverse music, the genre artists provided ten hours of fun in the sun and its future. with "tunes for the young kids to enjoy." Not wanting to For everyone who wasn't here in New undertake that Orleans to see the show, here are some of project this the highlights you missed: week, I will SUN: No, this is riot a new band that leave it at this: played that day, but it describes the pow- can anyone erful force that roasted all of the fans as name a band they watched the bands. With very little that is not alter- shade in the open fields of the University native for some of New Orleans, fans enjoyed $2 bottles reason today? In of water all day and an occasional spray- a music scene ing with the hose if they made it close where Keanu enough to the stage. The braver, if not Reeves and somewhat stupid, fans, drank beer for the D a v i d first three hours and then painfully regret- Hasselhoff both ted it as they became dehydrated and attempt (pathet- barely made it through the ten hours of ically) to be in madness. At one point it threatened to bands, every- rain, but it never quite did, so the coolness thing is alterna- of the evening was appreciated by all. tive. This year's Metalica headlined where? FOOD: Everyone and their uncle Lollapalooza offered sumptuous delights of all kinds. therefore remains Options ranged from Chinese egg rolls, an alternative after Jennings, they just couldn't rise up Down on the Upside. A climactic point ｾ ｬ ｯ ｰ ｰ ｹ nachos and pizza to Louisiana music fest, even if it has been commer- to his level of class. was reached when singer Chris Cornell favorites like jambalaya. cialized by tl;i.e media. After all, what • Ramones: The Ramones delivered a all alone on stage with the lights low, per- SHOPS: The tents went up and a vari- other music fest this summer threw in a thrashing hour of speed metal tunes as formed Black Hole Sun. It can only be ety of oddities could be bought-for the country music icon like Wayland one of the best and steadiest hard rocking described as wicked. right price. Gargoyle sculptures, palm Jennings just to mix things up a bit? With bands, one that has been around since • Metallica: Metallica remains a group reading, cool jewelry, all manner of drug that settled, here it is band by band on the before many of the fans were born. With of bad boys, still playing their evil style paraphernalia and, of course, the classic main stage: a cry of "One, two, three, four... " they of hard rock-and-roll after many long Lollapalooza t-shirt were just a few of the • Psychotica: Loud and proud, these would launch into song after song. I think years. With new short haircuts but the wares of the roving merchants. guys opened up the main stage with a they packed more songs into one hour same bad attitude, they played a hard- FREAK SHOW: Have you seen the psycho tempest. than any band I've seen before. It was core set of songs that reached back to the big gorilla in the latest Stone Temple • Screaming Trees: Bursting onto the great to see them in their final tour (Yeah vintage days of Master of Puppets and Pilots video? He put in a surprise appear- alternative scene in full force, I found right!). took things straight up to the cutting edge ance, although the band didn't, unfortu- them a bit lacking in creativity. • Rage Against the Machine: of Load. After a few songs, lead singer nately. Other curiosities included a half- • Wayland Jennings: Wayland Depending upon whether you are a Rage James Hetfield asked the crowd, "Who pipe bike show, a giant rat and loads of Jennings was well received at fan or not, you might agree with my 14- here has been to a Metallica show cool tattoos and body piercings on many Lollapalooza. A key figure in the old- year-old brother's comment on their per- before?" of the fans. school class of country singers, Jennings formance, "Their music isn't all that Most people screamed, "Yeah!" His BANDS: Well I guess a concert report is one who most country music fans of great, but they're fun to dance to." Rage response, "Liars!" He then, as a friend of would not be complete without a few today have expunged from their musical rocked the fest, with their piercing vocals mine put it, "incited a riot." He said, "I words about the bands. Diversity was the tastes. He played songs such as "Just the and their heavy grunge beat, as the crowd haven't seen enough action in the crowd. key. With monster rockers Metallica Good Ole' Boys" from the Dukes of surfers and moshers raged. In classic In this next one, I want to see some bones headlining the show, there was a question Hazard. Everyone rocked to Jennings's political protest, singer Zack De La flying." As "Don't Tread on Me" cranked as to whether Lollapalooza would remain mellow country tunes. He later called his Rocha raved about a prisoner, screaming, up, three large mosh pits opened up on an "alternative" festival. After all, rock son on stage to sing "Knockin' on "Twenty years, still in prison, no proof ... " each side of us, and bodies went flying. legends Metallica were cranking out their Heaven's Door" with the band. Wayland over and over again. After nine long hours out in the fields of heavy metal/ hard rock style of music for was pumped up for the show. He told the • Soundgarden: Alternative gurus that UNO, the crowd stayed in tune with the many years before alternative took on a crowd, "I believe that you are the best they are, they played an excellent set of wild savage music of Metallica, putting a meaning other than "a choice of two crowd that I have ever performed for." songs from Badmotorfinger, fitful close to another Lollapalooza. I things" ("New Webster's Expanded • Rancid: A definite change of pace Superunknown, and their new album, See you there next summer! .