University of Virginia Library

I have just been informed by a
usually reliable source that The
James Gang and The Paul Butterfield
Blues Band are scheduled to
appear in concert on Openings
Weekend. Although the aforementioned
groups are probably very
good, I still do not consider them
to be the first class bands which the
U.Va. student body has come to
expect. They certainly cannot be
mentioned with such groups as The
Band, Sly and The Family Stone,
and Grand Funk Railroad.

The consensus of opinion is that
the Homecoming concert was a
bust. A repetition at Openings
could prove to be disastrous. Although
there may be more important
things to worry about, the
concerts surely are of some importance
to the student body. With
such universities as V.C.U. and
U.N.C. having bands which are really
popular (i.e., It's A Beautiful
Day, Richie Havens, The Moody
Blues, Chicago), it seems that The
University of Virginia could book
much better bands than those
which have appeared this year and
those which are scheduled to
appear.

It is true that The Guess Who, a
good well-known group, were here
for Band Day, but Band Day is not
even a big weekend. Why not get
one great band instead of two lesser
ones for the big weekends?