Eagles tribute band Hotel California perform

MeELissa PAAKKONEN, CONTRIBUTER.

Cricky!

The Eagles!

Meuissa “Mo” PAAKKONEN

CONTRIBUTER

Well, not in so many words, but the Eagles cover
band, Hotel California, graced the stage of Vanier Hall
on September 11th.

The show, in many words, can be described as a fit-
ting tribute to one of the greatest bands to grace the
music world.

Covering songs from the historic Heli Freezes Over
album, these six men all the way from Australia really
tiled the crowd.

Now, I’m a technician, and by no means a musical
expert, but the show was an amazing experience. Com-
ing from many years of working and basically living
' in Vanier Hall, I, of course found the best seats for the
optimal sound experience. (For future reference, center
seating from rows C-H.) Now, if one had never heard
the Eagles before, but knew of their songs, Hotel Cali-
fornia could be passed off as the Eagles themselves.
Vocals emitting from these gentlemen were incredibly
similar to those of their mentors.

The show was filled with audience participation;
where during the most popular songs, the audience

_ was called on to sing the chorus. Along with the sing-

a-longs, the audience responded greatly to the music
and they were always willing to dance, clap, and sing
along. Even the customary lighters were in the crowd,
which was started by not the adults there, but the two
teenage boys who were no older than 15 in front of
me.
During one of their songs, the floor in front of them
became a dance floor, where women and some teenage
girls took advantage of it to dance the night away.

From a technical view, which I could not help but
comment on, the show was simply amazing. The light-
ing and sound were perfectly harmonized, and timed
so that even those who get distracted by the technical
elements find a way to be drawn back into the music.

In other words, they were awesome. And I firmly be-
lieve that it was a show to be reckoned with!

[This article should have appeared in the last issue of
Over the Edge]

OVER THE EDGE
October 10-14, 2007

The Namesake has
— heart and spirit

MarrHew PicTron

CONTRIBUTOR

Of all the themes .and messages
that highlight director Mira Nair’s
film, “The Namesake”, the task of
finding your place in the world is
by far the most prevalent. Based
on Jhumpa Lahiri’s novel of the
same name, the film divides its
time between a newly immigrated
Bengali woman Ashima (played
by the engaging Bollywood actress
Tabu) and her Americanized son
Gogol (the recognizable Kal Penn
of “Harold and Kumar” fame). Nair
does a magnificent job of shooting
the contrast and differences be-
_tween not only the characters, but
the sets as well.

The film opens on the busy and
colourful streets of Calcutta where
Ashima is meeting her arranged
husband Ashoke for the first time.
Ashima moves halfway around the
world with Ashoke to New York
City and tries to adjust to life away

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