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THE MICHIGAN DAILY
Froiday, January 14, 1972
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By HARRY HAMMITT
The past weeks have been a
time for the release of records
by a cross-section of performers.
The one thing that these records
have in. common is that the
music is all above average, with
some well above.
A AND M SP 4321
Jim Price has been heard as
a sideman with Delaney and
Bonnie, and onthe Mad Dogs
tour. He has now settled down in
England, and, along with Bobby
Keyes, provides the horn section
for the Stones. His first album,
Kids Nowadays Ain't Got No
Shame, serves to show his influ-
ences. The album is the same
kind of funky rhythm and blues
that Delaney and Bonnie play,
and that Cocker used with Mad
Dogs. All this is played with
the intensity of the Stones by
such pros as Keys, sax; Jim
Keltner; drums; Nicky Hopkins,
piano; and Klaus Voorman bass.
The album is produced by long-
time Stones producer Jimmy
Miller. A clean, satisfying first.
album with promise of better
things to come.
George Gerdes has played in
folk-houses on the East and
West Coasts and his first al-
bum, Obituary (United Artists
UAS-5549) benefits from his
long experience. It is a collec-
tion of well-written, tuneful
songs which receive tastefulnar-
rangements. Gerdes sings quite
well and plays very clean guitar.
His harmonica-playing is typ-
ically influenced by Dylan.
Gerdes is an up and coming per-
former who will, hopefully. get
the attention that he deserves.
Buck Wilkin (United Artists
UAS-5541) is a collection of en-
joyable low-key rock 'n' roll
songs. Wilkin does a nice job of
g i v i n g old standards like
"Money" and "Johnny B. Goode"
clever arrangements that help
break the monotony of hearing
those songs done the same way
a thousand times. This type of
music is hard to' break into and
it seems unlikely that Wilkin
will be successful. His music is
good, but not good enough.
Guitarist David T. Walker has
played as a session man with
Merry Clayton and others; now
he has been signed by Lou Ad-
ler and has cut his first album,
David T. Walker (Ode SP
77011): The album is middle of
the road pop with sparse vocals,
lilting strings, and emphasis on
Walker's guitar where it belongs.
The album is characterized by
its impeccable good taste
throughout. Walker is a guitar-
ist after the style of the late
Wes Montgomery, but Walker
plays with more intensity and is
generally more inspiring. This is
really a good album for those
who want to hear a fine guitar-
ist.
With the success of his movie
"Sweet Sweetback," Melvin Van
Pebbles has emerged as a sort of
spokesman for blacks. Now he
is. into making records and he is
exceedingly successful in his own
way. As Serious as a Heart-
Attack (A&M SP 4326) is one
of the best and certainly the
most interesting plea for racial
equality to be heard in a long
time. Van Pebbles doesn't really
sing, but he half-shouts out the
lyrics over an energetic rhythm
played by just the piano and
drums, with horns and strings
coming in at the right time.
Songs such as "Just Don't Make
No Sense" and "Love That's
America," are some of the most
musically and artistically articu-
late numbers to be done con-
cerning the black plight, A well-
conceived and well-executed al-
bum that does not make it on
music alone, but does not try to.
Just an Old Fashioned Love
Song (A&M SP 4327) by Paul
Williams is a collection of simple
CTO
little tunes that make for nice
listening, but nothing memor-
able. Williams does the singing
and he sounds a little like El-
ton John as does the whole rec-
ord. The only known song is
"We've Only Just Begun" which
was a hit for the Carpenters.
The music is well-played, but
generally uninspiring.
One of the enigmas produced
in the sixties was Melanie. Much
see j
maligned by the critis, she kept
having hits on Top 40, but she
never really seemed to be a Top
40 performer, yet she didn't
seem to be underground either.
Melanie is still searching for an
identity. Her new album, Gather
Me (Neighborhood NRS 47001),
presents no new tanglible evi-
dence of her identity. She prob-
ably will be compared to the
likes of Joni Mitchell, but she
on
way
up
doesn't attempt to be Joni
Mitchell; her brand of music is
totally her own. There is the
Top 40 tune, "Brand New Key"
which is a simple, childish little
tune which will stick in your
mind, but falls far short of her
previous hits. The rest of the
album has its ups and downs
with more ups than downs. The
arrangements are good and use
instruments in interesting ways.
songwriter, and although her
Melanie is quite an adequate
voice may take some getting
used to, she is worth a listen.
All the records are fairly good,
some more than others. If you
happen to have any spare money,
you might consider looking into
one or more of these records.
You'll be taking some risk, but
you might find the risk .worth it.j
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BONNIE AN D CLYDE
The story of two outlaws,
young and in love
in America
with WARREN BEATTY, FAYE DUNAWAY
and MICHAEL J. POLLARD
directed by ARTHUR PENN,
produced by WARREN BEATTY
SHOWN AT 7 AND 9
Auditorium A, Angell Hall
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By HANNAH MORRISON
Although most buildings in
the University carry "no smok-
ig" signs, they have seldom
been enforced. But the end, or is
it the beginning is coming. The
organizers of the UAC-Daystar
concerts have been informed by
the Univeisity that smoking is
niot to be permitted.
Before Christmas vacation,
concert promoter Peter Andrews
had been informed by the office
of the Vice-President for stu-
dent services, Robert Knauss
that unless there is an end to
the smoking by January 23, the
date of the Commander Cody
concert, future concerts would
be cancelled.
Despite this, Andrews says,
"There's been no issue with
dope-smoking at the concerts--
but with smoking itself as a fire
hazard."
Sue Young, assistant to An-
drews says, "The request makes
sense to us, especially since it
(the smoking) has reached
crisis proportions. We're not
against the administration on
this."
Knauss holds UAC-Daystar
responsible for what happens at
its concerts. "The burden is on
the sponsoring organization to
insure that safety and other re-
quirements are met. The spon-
sor creates the atmosphere," he
says.
To comply with this, An-
drews plans to institute a more
formal training program for
ushers, who previously have
been volunteers. Under the new
system, they will be paid, wear
T-shirts and carry flashlights,
Young says, "People will be
more willing to comply with
regulations, if they see that the
person telling them to stub out
their cigarette is actually some-
one official."
University Fire Marshall Rus-
sell Downing says, "Each pil-
lar as you walk into Hill Audi-
torium has a no-smoking sign,
but the audiences simply disre-
gard it."
"After every concert," hej
adds, "the janitors find literally
thousands of cigarette butts on
the floor.
University Safety Director Fred
Davids is especially concerned
about Hill auditorium, because
the structure is old and has a
limited number of emergency
exits. "Cigarettes have fallen
through floor vents to the stor-
age area and could smolder
there," he says.
ULYSSES
SUN.-7 & 9:30
NEW PUBLIC HEALTH
AUDITORIUM
Alice's Film Series
! The Department of Romance Lang
presents
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La Valse des
Do You Still PHEEL PHOREIGN at the BIG U?
You probably heard about RIVE GAUCHE, but not about the
International Students Assoc. We created Rive Gauche. OUR
INTEREST IS PEOPLE, and we plan a variety of activities to
bring PEOPLE TOGETHER.
Come and find out what we have done and can do
TUES., JAN. 18, 7:30 P.M.
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Jan. 17-19
at 8:30 p.m. at 7:00 p.m. at 10:30 p.m.
TRIPLE FEATURE-one complete show at 7:00 p.m.
NATURAL SCIENCE AUDITORIUM
FRIDAY & SAT. NITE ONLY Triple Show Adm. $1.25 cont.
benefit of speaker series, John Stuart Hill Society
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It's about time!
A calendar of men
for women.
Start the New Year with the most un-
usual calendar you've ever seen. The
1972 Calendar of Men for Women. A
photographic, not pornographic study of
12 unique men:
This is a large hanging calendar (13" x
19"), 13 pages (including cover). It's the
first of its kind and will surely become a
collector's item.
Isn't it about time men became objects
for hanging?
Special student price $2.50. Nationally
advertised at $3.95.
Calendar, P.O. Box 827
Farmingdale, N.Y. 11735
Please rush--calendars at $2.50 ea. (plus
50 cents postage and handling). Enclosed"
is my check/money order for
print name______________
address
(make cbeck/M.O. payable to Calendar)
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"ONE OF THE YEAR'S BEST."
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--Tom O'Horgan -John Simon
"TRIUMPHANT! IT WILL FASCINATE YOU!"
Judith Crist, NEW YORK MAGAZINE
"A FILM NOT TO BE MISSED!"
--Jerry O'Connell, SHOW MAGAZINE
"IF YOU SEE NO OTHER FILM THIS YEAR, SEE
SAlrCO AVNETTI."
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What you DON'T know about the Sac-
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The anatomy of the most infamous
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PAUL KUENTZ Chamber Orchestra
of Paris
The Power Center for the Performing Arts provides the setting for two chamber
concerts on Monday and Wednesday, January 17 and 19. Soloists Barbara Schlick,
soprano, and Jean-Francois Dion, trumpeter, join this fine ensemnble in the following
program for January 17: Fanfares, First Suite in D major by Jean Joseph Mouret;
Vivaldi's Concerto in B minor for 4 Violins and Orchestra; the Cantata No. 51 for
Soprano, Trumpet and Orchestra by Bach; the Concerto in D major, for Trumpet and
Orchestra by Telemann; and the Serenade for Strings (1954) by Daniel Lesur.
On January 19th, Mr. Kuentz directs the ensemble in "The Four Seasons" by Vivaldi,
with violin soloist Monique Frasca-Colombia, and Richard Burgwin, narrator. Follow-
ing intermission, Donald Bryant will conduct the Festival Chorus of the University
Choral Union and the orchestra in Handel's "Ode on St. Cecilia's Day," with Miss
Schlick and John McCollum, soprano and tenor soloists.
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