Tuesday, September 23, 1975 I HE MICHIGAN DAILY Rage Five" Tuesday. September 23, 1975 IHE MICHIGAN DAILY II Pag Fve Springsteen marks new roc By JEFF SORENSEN Springsteen shows that he was with a floodtide of national ad-I on the words, Springsteen's pow- Crystal's "He's a Rebel" (pro- I have a confession to make. destined to become the first new : vertising as well as Spring- er comes from his vibrant sing- duced by Spector). I was one of those people who, artist to make a significant con- steen's first real nation-wide| ing and, above all, from the This cut is far and away the dismissed Bruce Springsteen tribution to '70's rock. tour, a campaign which may production and sound of his rec- most impressive thing he's ever two years ago as nothing but a well serve to secure him the ords. In the grand tradition of done (even better than "Rosa- PR man's creation. Billed as Born to Run is alive with , popularity he so richly deserves. much of the best of rock, most lito" or "4th of July" from The the "new Dylan," his first al- the sound of rock 'n' roll past ' The oft-heard comparisons be- of his lyrics simply accompany, Wild, the Innocent and the E. bum Greetings from Ashbury and present. Like a cherry red tween Springsteen and Dylan the music in a tasteful manner I Street Shuffle (Columbia KC Park, N.J. (Columbia PC 31903)+ '57 T-Bird barreling down the ! have certainly done much, up and don't really say that much- 32432) and its lyrics serve as seemed to me to be uninspired,j back roads in high gear, this to this point at least, to confuse the message is in the music. the best introduction to Spring- the product of a typical wind-! record will grab you by the seat potential enthusiasts. If a lis- Rather than a comparison steen's special universe: up singer/songwriter like Lou-1 of your pants, and, if you give tener expects to be stunned by with Dylan, Springsteen's style In the day we sweat it out don Wainwright III or John it the chance, open your eyes to the brilliance of Springsteen's on Born to Run is in many ways in the streets Prine. _ a vivid, breathtaking musical lyrics, he will almost certainly much closer to that of the Beach of a runaway American But on his third LP Born to experience. be disappointed. Boys or Phil Spector. Spring- dreamI Run (Columbia PC 33795), The album has been launched While Dylan's music focuses steen appears to be one of the At night we ride through t-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- tn ---.c-,4,- _.n_- --- - - - lk era The Ann Arbor Inn is now taking applications for our new rooftop dining room and lounge. Qualified personnel may apply, in person only, Sept. 22-23-24, be- tween 10 a.m. and 4 p.m Tot pav. excellent benefits are provided by one of Michi- gon's finest dininq facilities. We will be interviewing for the following positions: they neither understand nor! care about. His songs are set in pinball alleys, drive-in theaters and city streets. "Jungleland" is Springsteen's most ambitious description of this colorful world - with its ' "Maximum Lawmen," "Magic Rats" and "Flamingo Lanes" - and the song culminates in gangland warfare, which seems to be Springsteen's vision of a modern American hell. "Jungleland" is also the most ambitious effort on the LP in musical terms as well. The cut makes use of long instrumental passages, a wide variety of mu- sical styles, and even one of the few successful uses of strings that I've heard on a classical rock record. Rob Bittan's piano' is the thread that holds the cut: (Continued on Page 7) Dininq room waiters Dinina room waitresses Cocktail waitresses Bartenders Bus help Lead cook Food prep Kitchen steward Kitchen utility PTP's 'Something's Afoot': I , I; 4 I 1 + A magical musical mystery ew rock artists today who is capable of using all the re- sources of the modern studio; and multi-track recording to! their full extent. Springsteen's prowess in theF studio is. most apparent on the title cut from the new LP. The song "Born to Run" builds lay- er upon layer of guitars, key boards, glockenspiel, and saxo- phones - the instruments seem to wash over the listener in waves, almost enveloping you in a wall of sound like the Beach Boys' "God Only Knows" or the I mansions of glory in suicide machines ... It's a death trap, it's a suicide rap We gotta get out while we're young All his songs are filled with references to cruising the streets late at night while lis- tening to Chuck Berry, Elvis or Little Richard on the radio. His characters are frustrated male teenagers straight out of the Stones' "Satisfaction" who feel{ trapped in an impersonal world ALSO ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR FOOD AND BEVERAGE TRAINEE AND FRONT DESK PERSONNEL. Apply in person at the ANN ARBOR INN, 100 S. Fourth Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan. We are an equal opportunity employer. Because of the effects of the new CRISP registration sys- tem, the PIRGIM fee is now collected in the manner ori- qinoly petitioned for by 16,000 UM students. You have been assessed a $1.50 fee for PIRGIM on your tuition bill. For those students who do not wish to support the group, PIRGIM announces: PI RGIM FEE REFUND By ANDREW ZERMAN most ingenius, on its own mod- Something's Afoot, w h i c h est scale. In the grand scheme has only gotten as close to New of things that, scale may be very York City as Westchester, was modest indeed, but if you're a the inaugural production of the musical comedy fanatic, as I Professional Theatre Program's am, such consumate profes- "New York Hits" series this sionalism and consistent inspir- past weekend at the Power ation is worth the price of ad-; Center. In the hands of director- mission. choreographer - magician Tony There are one or two mo- Tanner, the musical was pleas- ments when dangerous symp- ant, amusing and downright toms of "the cutes" appear, but hands. If you watch television variety programs for a millen-1 ium, you're not going to comet across many musical numberss as deft or as well performed as these.1 In keeping with the style of the show ,each character is portrayed a little ridiculously, Vwith only one actress, Boni En- ter, getting out of control. Ee- pecially endearing,. I thought, were Liz Sheridan, Gary Beach and a couple of romantic leadsj named Barbara Heuman and Willard Beckam who danced I i k I f Our Customers Can Tell You Better Than Us II Aa 11 A. AVAILABLE Mon., Sept. 29-Fri., Oct. 3 Student Accounts Office 2nd Floor, SAB 8:30-12:00, 1:00-4:30 B. SIMPLY 1. Take your I.D. to SAB. 2. Fill out form brief at SAB. 3 Receive a $1.50 credit on next Mixed League Bowling LAST CALL-SIGN UP U-M TyIISTS at the UNION clever entertainment. I say "magician" for Mr. Tanner because he starts with what is essentially rather thin material that realiv needs to shortly after they do, Tanner goes one step further, letting the audience know that he has everything under control. I Public Interest Research Group in Michigan .... . ... _ UNION LANES I I; have a rabbit pulled out of it Miss Tweed, modeled after ti wayi Y or be sawed in half if it is to Christie's Miss Marple and Whether Something's Afoot be fresh 'at all.I played energetically by Pat is a potential Broadway smash, You see, Something's Afoot Carroll, finds it necessary mid- however, is questionable. On is a parody of Agatha Christie, way into the first act to give a any given weekend in Ann Ar- whose mysteries come close to pep talk to Lady Manley-Prowe, bor this musical may be hot self-parody in their original the snobby, slightly hysterical stuff. But in New York, wherej form. But in the process of upper-class lady. Conveniently the producer hopes to bring the spoofing Ten Little Indians, there are spears in the room show, the competition is not among others, the musical also (especially convenient be- just stiffer -it's overwhelm- spoofs innumerable musical cause one, of them will later ing. And even with an irresist- comedy cliches. Unfortunately, do Miss Tweed in) and the two able straw hat march called pastiches of '30s tap dances, women sing a fight song call- "We Owe It All to Agatha Chris- tangos and torch songs are, in ed "Carry On" while carrying tie," Something's Afoot may not themselves, cliches. Camp has the spears. be e tig's Akoot marnt 1 be enough of a knockout for the become ubiquitous and tedious Just too precious for words,'bigleague. in musical theatre. No less a right? Well, as I'm beginning to bgl master than Bob Fosse has fall- squirm in my seat, out come en victim . two m ore w om en and they also"" "" "* + M"0 0 Tanner forges ahead, how- grab spears so now there are e There IS a e ever, with a superb sense of four women on stage with * diffe - gg musical staging, timing and spears and the number has* taste and, finally, an uncanny turned into a joke, complete $ PREPARE FOR: e ability to turn what should be with Rockette kicking - and " over 35 years " corny into something that is al- you know the show is in good " MCAT of experience 10 PA and success # 4 L"RE Small classes. LSAT D. W. GRIFFITH'S 1915 ,y voluminoushome i r GRE study materials Sa e BIRT H I " TG$6 co emtntlupated * OCAT - -: OF A NATION CPAT essnf i " FLEX materials . "History written with lighting," said Woodrow ji FLEX mater " Wilson. This excellent high quality print (corm- ECFMG miss'ons plete with color tints) gives you a good idea ":NAT'L MED BDS how original silents looked when new. The ac- " tion-packed epic of the civil war, starring Lil- 0" lion Gish, is legend. The first feature film, **w*" o " (313) 354-0085 " TONiGHT*r 21711 W. Ten Mile Rd. " Cinema Guild TONIGHT Old Arch. Aud . Southfield. M. 48015 Cinema Guild is now accepting applications for )"U " membership - Pick up one at the ticket desk - EDUCATIONAL CENTER " before any regular showing. SPARATION" w s -PCIL-T -N E ,1 f t t : i 4 s Open 11a.m. Mon- Sat 1 p.m. Sundays The Uriversity of Michiga PROFESSIONAL THEATRE PROGRAM THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Professional Theatre Program GUEST ARTIST SERIES USHER APPLICATION NAM E -------- ADDRESS _- ---------- TELEPHONE U of M l.D. 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