European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 2, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Raising hell with. Us Mac Wal a flavor file Rotthe rap band Public enemy. By Daryl e. Green Stah writer he three djs were in ascending order As Hoy checked Oul their dual turntables in the empty Hall hours before the concert was to begin. Of scratch of Derek b s posse was spinning and scratching on the Bollom rung terminator x of Public enemy was next and Jam master j of run dec was Porchor on lop the sounds echoed like a repetitious cacophony As. The mix masters searched Lor just the right Groove. Bui when he Hall ipod and Derek b came Oul to warm up the crowd do scratch Vas Fri skin i All the a Liva the words were hard to make Oul by inc beat was definitely on 35 Iho a Posso drove the neat capacity crowd at the slant Hall in Offenbach West Germany into hip hop Ronzy. We got in Juico we Gol Iho juice rapped Derek 8 yeah yeah responded the juiced up crowd a rap concert is like a big House paily. Thwe s no band Only a pair of turntables there Are no rules of etiquette. In fact if it Weien t Lor Hal the. Performers Are armed with microphones to would he hard to jell them apart from their fans. Everybody Wenis jeans sneakers and to shirts. And of Yoa god rope chains wish Hugo medallions. Tha is everybody but Public enemy. The Rascal rap group was preceded on stage by ils Piira military faction Security of inc first Woid garbed in camouflage Lali ties and brandishing replicas of automatic weapons. While most rap groups perform songs about everything from sneakers to be i Public enemy brings to message of Iho slug gee of to oppressed this time around the to Voluton will nol to a elects a were Tho words thai opened Public them s show words reminiscent of the last pools an ancestor group of Loday s rappers who spoke of inc struggles of Black America in rhyme in Tho 60s. Public enemy charged All inc Black members of Ihu military in the audience to remember you Black first before you snarl lighting Lor any Uncle this caused Many Al the germans in the audience who were sporting Public enemy to so urls. Compelo with Bull s Eye on Inq Choc. To look Al each Olhorn in wonder. But it did l Stop anyone irom Rockin to the rhythm and when Tho group broke Inlo its hit Don / believe Trie hype in did t Sony to Moller that Tho rappers wore trying to raise the consciousness of choir racially mixed International audience with lines like party for your right to Light and i m the epitome of Public after the social consciousness raising. Public enemy turned the Slage Over to the Kings irom Queens new York run dec. The rulers of rap were cold chillin when they opened up by leaving no double who Tho stars of the Wigtil were. Whoso House should dec. Run s House " came Back Tho crowd. And when run appeared on stage the House Wen wild. So wild in tact Hal Fust to numbers Inlo tie show Jam master Jay had to Stop the music to chastise some spectators who had begun a minor scuffle. Whal Are you Guys gangsters you think you re gangsters Jay yelled from his Lurn Labe throne. We did t come hero to tight we came Here to parly and have a Good Lime. From Hal Lime on it was All a Lucky Iresh thing with run dec going i Haugh old mils like h s like that. My mid Sasand others from she big Selling album raising Hoff and a few irom Iho now release tougher than leather. To that Concord was Del a Young hip hops or said on his Way out the half. Yeah answered his rope Chain wearing intend. Ton dug ind apr cow quo Iii Puttye Ert Amy and Owah b. Dec Nizhi Lour wifi Portor Manow in till Mph Gwng ical Kif v a m Apo Fiol no Newport Miura a Newl How. Game Uewl a my fwd Hail not. 7. Finding room for a girl with a Story and photo by Anita Gosch Start writer Leavenworth kan., in l All bad news. Tho Silc of Iho army s prison is also the Homo of Singer Guil Anst Melissa hedge on tour in Europe As the opening act Lor Huey Lewis and Iho news is a Rel Reshmi anomaly in those limes of heavy pop and rap music but then she always knew that her Brand of passionate Rock a Roll would never fit Inlo any trends. In 1982. When eth Fidge moved to los Angeles to pursue a music career in Earnest she found that gelling gigs was virtually impossible ii was the heyday of California Metal and such bands As Molley Crue and Rait were stealing the local club scene. There just was t room lot a gut with a guitar,"1 she recalled in a recent interview. But she persisted and managed to build a Small following performing in literally Holo in Tho Wall Bais in the l a. Suburbs. Four years later a record company executive Gol Jio oved on Liei. Husky vocals sentimental Ynes and combination of solid Rock n rollers and ballads and signed her. Since Ihen it s been a Steep Tab or Etheridg Oher debut album Rel Costorf in the uni Leo Stales in May peaked at no 74 on the billboard Cha is in special guest on Hue terns european tour. Of Lobar. Bul in Canada in went Gold soiling More than a Hall million copies. Canada is Iho Only place i gel recognized she said i can go up there and i can play big Cro ads. Eivend Gedid gel considerable exposure recently in the North Oast touring As the opening acl Lor Bruce the hedge always knew that hers would be a Lineol Rock n began playing guitar Al age 8 by that time she said she d busted Alflee Tennis. Rackets prel encking to play songs by such Tommy James and Iho Shondelle the beatles and Steppen Woll. She did i have any Lemale idols Sho said Janis Joplin was scary m a 9 no Noever stopped me and said you can l to. Thai you re girl spa Nover thought Abou that."/.". Ethridge studied electric guitar Al Boston s a Cirlee College of music bul dropped out alter a few semesters. She supported Horsell Lor a year in the cily performing in Collee Bais and lounges. Etheridge s lyrics Are largely based on her own experience coming irom Avery personal and Brut Hull Point of View her mostly broken Haar Type Lovo songs Deal Vilh jealousy longing and relationships thai Bac Klirs i used to be afraid to feel " Sho said. Used to. Just Hind of Block in off and write about it. But just in the past Lew years i started to Leland let myself feel and i Hie il."1etheridge 27, is single and shall reveal Only that she sees a Law Poorte. I have an in Rosling life i have enough Romance to keep the songs coming she said l a 4 non a in in scandi Navle o 4scjuxhnjhxn nor. 1 1stock Nurmi Sniad Iofel nov 12, halt iu1aii Hei. A Olin it in a i. . I Benelux ban if no it mail my 19 us Bir Ngn a Nec no. 21 h 22. Nuon Widt tar in nov. 27.�.di Una 5ecc dk1. in Sivji to bit. \ Rel act pm in Cindy k. In. In Elmo. Our a Hurt of. 3. Wednesday november 2, 19b8 the stars and stripes Page 17
