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Dolly Parton, Linda
Ronstadt, and
Emmylou Harris
Trio
Warner Brothers
As far as musical genre, one
could say this is pretty traditional
Country/western. Very embellished
country/ western, any way you cut
In spite of the big-named
session men like Ry Cooder, David
Lindley, and Albert Lee, in spite of
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The material on this album is
reasonably varied; there are
compositions from Jean Ritchie,
Jimmie Rodgers and others, as well
as two by Parton, and a couple of
traditionals. Some cuts work better
than others. "The Pain of Loving
You," a Parton/Porter Wagoner
song works well as one of the two
true 'trio' cuts on the album, nice
and flowy with an unobtrusive
acoustic guitar solo from Albert
Lee. Ronstadt's rendition of Linda
Peters Thompson's haunting,
incredible "Telling Me Lies" is
indeed haunting and incredible.
On the, other hand, Phil
Spector's "To Know Him is to
Love Him" is a real scary exercise
in futility and tediousness. "I've
Had Enough" from Kate McGarrigle
could drive even the most devoted
listener into the land of ZZZs or up
a tree. And the rest of the album is
pretty tepid.
The big trend in country music
these days, it seems, is harmonious
groups of singin' women... the
Judds, the Girls Next Door,
Sweethearts of the Rodeo, and the
Forester Sisters are fairly successful
examples. But while Harris, Parton,
and Ronstadt have all recorded
something that catches the ear with
a good hook, or intrigues with a
great arrangement, or knocks you
over with the beauty of her voice,
well, you don't see much of that
here.
With the exception of the first
and last cuts, Trio does not contain
any actual trio singing, but instead
one of the three women on solo
with the others backing her up with
harmonies. Among other things,
this album is very safe, which is
too bad - all three possess great
voices. But they never get adven-
turous, never cut loose. Most don't
move much beyond elevator music.
Heck, I'd rather listen to
Sweethearts of the Rodeo, the
Judds, or Nanci Griffith any day.
-V.J. Beauchamp
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'The Others'
By Wendy Kaplan
Say goodbye to Richie Rich.
The affable, affluent young
comic book hero just might have to
make room for another two-
dimensional character. This one
represents a social conscience. He is
better than man in every respect.
Stronger, smarter, more empathetic
and sympathetic, he is one of The
Others, a fantasy comic book with
a political flavor.
Created by Cormac Publishing,
a newly-formed, Ann Arbor-based
publishing house, The Others
takes a 180 degree turn away from
traditional superhero comic books.
Through a group of characters who
are "Cro-Magnon to our Neander -
thal," Others creator Mark C. Perry
addresses the idea of corruption,
which he believes is the result of
power. His characters possess all
the qualities they need to take over
the world: strength, intelligence,
and a certain amount of supernatural
ability. The resulting story
concerns what these characters do
with such power. In a sense, he
parallels western civilization and its
means to conquer the ills of the
world with the comic book's main
characters.
Perry denies the black and white
relationship between good and evil.
Life, says the author, is not so clear
cut. His storylines revolve around
themes such as rape and vengeance.
Yet, he is hardly glorifying these
hideous realities. Quite the
opposite.
"I can't stand the glossing over
of violence," says Perry, empha -
tically. "When violence is there [in
the comic book], it's going to be
ugly because that's what violence
really is."
For those of us who grew up
with Archie, Jughead, and the Hulk,
the idea of a political comic book,
especially one that depicts graphic
violence and uses language Bob
Guccione would cringe at, is hard to
swallow. Comic books, after all,
have always been escapist
entertainment. Who wants to escape
into a world worse than our own?
However, Perry feels that comic
books are precisely the medium
through which we can express our
grievances.
"Comics allow people to be
outspoken without being preachy,"
he says. "Ours will have no
limitations. We don't believe in
censorship."
Joining Perry in this publishing
venture are Christine Perry, the
president of Cormac, and publisher
Brian Berkley. In addition to The
Others, Cormac will be putting out
a magazine called F--- Art Let's
Dance, which will combine short
stories, interviews, and comic art
with fantasy and science fiction as
predominant themes.
Cormac also plans to produce
other fantasy works, including War
of the Dragon Clan and Manifest
Destiny, both graphic novels by
Mark C. Perry. In addition, Perry,
Berkley, and Perry hope to expand
beyond the genre of comic book
fantasy.
"Comics are just a starting
point," says Berkley. "What we're
looking for is good writing."
As of yesterday, you can find
The Others on comic book stands
around the country.
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