Hip-hop/R&B artists LFO (Lyte Funkie Ones) and classic rockers Sugar Ray will perform at this year’s Spring Fling on Andrus Field Wednesday, May 3.
“It’s generally a pretty good crowd,” said Social Committee [SC] member Mike O’Conner ’06, responsible for bringing the groups to campus. “Because the artists this year are so…popular…students might want to get there early.”
Lyte Funkie Ones, founded in 1996, released their debut album “LFO” in 1999 and second album “Life Is Good” in 2001. The group’s hit single, “Summer Girls” sold over one million copies worldwide. Members Rich Cronin, Devin Lima, and Brad Fischetti, all from the Boston area, broke up to pursue solo projects in 2002. The Wesleyan concert will be the start of their worldwide reunion tour.
“I think LFO is fantastic,” said DKE brother Bob Petty ’07. “They has great party songs and sick beats, and their lyrics are just really soulful.”
LFO will highlight their unique style, quoted on their website as “a mix of R&B, soul, and sexy pop” with old classics like “The Way You Like It” and “Step By Step” (also released as “Sex U Up”).
Sugar Ray mix sunny pop with lightly funky hip-hop grooves and reggae that doesn’t make soccer moms uncomfortable. The group recently regrouped to promote a Greatest Hits collection, which was allegedly released last year.
“We decided that the kids at Spring Fling would be messed up enough that they might accidentally purchase some merch from us, high on nostaligia, if you know what I mean,” said DJ Homicide, the group’s beloved mix master.
According to band member Kyle Cook, Sugar Ray’s 2003 album, “In the Pursuit of Leisure,” didn’t get the attention it deserved.
“This album has great songs, powerful performances; it’s a cliché, but we really wanted to get back to basics,” he said, “back to rock and roll.”
Students questioned how the social committee managed to compile such a throwback bill.
“How did they manage to track these guys down?” said Mike Tepper ’07. “Do they even have websites? Their shit was big pre-World Wide Web.”
Students are also super pumped.
“I just wanna fly? More like I just wanna go to Spring Fling!” said Katie Steiner ’08. “This concert is going to be like one of the ‘Hits of the 90’s’ CD compilation commercials, only longer, and payable in one annual payment of $42,300.”
“I do like girls that wear Abercrombie and Fitch, not Urban Outfitters,” said John Smith, President of Beta. “I often feel marginalized at Wesleyan, so I think LFO will offer diversity on campus.”
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