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The Clarion
Tuesday, February 9, 1982
Entertainment
Rush
Exit Stage Left
by Richard Halliburton
It seems like more and more
rock groups are releasing double
live albums nowadays, and Exit
Stage Left is Rush’s latest en-
entrance into the trend.
The progressive, mythological
rock of Rush was basically
unheardjf until the last couple of
years which saw the release of
Permanent Waves and the more
recent and tremendously more
popular Moving Pictures. With
the radio hits “Tom Sawyer”,
“Red Barchetta”, and
“Umelight”, Rush has stepped
into the “hmelight” of the rock
scene. To boost their current
popularity, they released this
album which contains most of
their hits off their last three
albums.
The second quality of the
album may seem a bit muffled to
the accoustic “purists,” but the
live version of the songs sound ex
actly like, or better than the
studio cuts. Unlike most live
albums, on this one almost every
song is separated by a pause like
a studio album. There is no ap
parent reason for this, but it sure
, disrupts the “live” feeling.
Rush consists of only three
members, but with the help of
synthesizers and computers, the
group sounds like it includes an
orchestra, making their music
different from practically any
other rock group.
If you’re a Rush fan, nothing I
could say about this album would
keep you from buying it, and if
you hate Rush, I wouldn’t say
anything to talk you into liking it,
but if you aren’t sure what to
think, you might want to consider
trying this one out since it con
tains a lot of songs you’ve pro
bably heard before and enjoy.
In addition to the well-known
songs on the album, there are a
few others, many instrumental,
that are somewhat entertaining.
YYZ and Passage To Bangkok
stand out above the others.
Give the album a try. It is at
least a good addition to a
“greatest hits” collection, so why
don’t you uh, “Rush” down to the
store and pick it up?
The Go-Go’s
by Kari Howard
I think I’ve been chauvinistic.
Yes, even an ardent E.R.A. sup
porter can make that stupid
mistake. I’ve been praising all
those punk and new wave groups
without mentioning one female
band. And there is one band
worth mentioning: the Go-Go’s.
An all-girl band (a rarity even in
these days of equal rights) out of
California, the Go-Go’s are great
fun. That’s right, they’re fun.
There’s no deep meanings to
weigh down the songs.
But the beat. If their prime cut,
“We Got The Beat” doesn’t make
you start hopping around the
dance floor, nothing will. Of
course, it’s obvious why their
smash “Our Lips Are Sealed”
shot them into stardom — the
percussion (Gina Schock ain’t
bad, for a woman”), guitar
(reminiscent of 60’s beach
music), and vocals (belted out
ably by Belinda Carlisle) all add
up to a sound that is bubbly and
new.
My favorite cut, “Lust to Love”
is full of man problems (a
recurring theme in this album),
but the quick beat is a refreshing
change from the self-pitying “he
done me wrong” most female
singers croon nowadays.
We all deserve a break today
from the pressures of
schoolwork, inflation and Ronald
Reagan (who said that?). Instead
of reaching for that big Mac,
reach for the debut album from a
group that is going
places....reach for “Beauty and
the Beat” by the Go-Go’s.
Tip on Taps: It’s Tops
by Kari Howard
Have you ever gone to a movie
that almost kills you because you
held your breath for the whole
two and a half hours? And your
heart beat so fast that it neared
cardiac arrest?
No? Well, if you think that your
respiratory system can take this
beating, “Taps” is an excellent
workout. No film has ever moved
me like “Taps” did. Some critics
have panned it as “confusing” or
“bogged down in places,” but
those intellectuals have “bogged
down” (to quote them) in their
boring search for literary worth.
In the process, emotion is
evidently suppressed.
And “Taps” is emotional. It is
the story of a group of young
cadets who ferociously defend
their military academy when the
trustees plan to dismantle it to
make way for “progress” (con
dominiums) . It is the story of sad
ly misplaced patriotism. It is a
story that disillusions these
children who are eager for glory.
They are forced to discover that
war does not bring them that
questionable prize.
Timothy Hutton is superb. How
else can it be put? He has proved
to all that “Ordinary People”
was not just a fluke. As the
pseudo-commander of the not-so-
pseudo-war, Hutton is desperate
ly following some horrendous
dream. His soldiers, some as
young as 13, follow him just as
desperately.
A poem learned in freshman
English played over and over in
my mind as I watched this film. It
ends something like: “that old
lie-Dulce et Decorum Est pro
Patri Mori.” It is sweet and fit
ting to die for one’s country. Yes.
It is a lie.
Rush members Geddy Lee, Alex, Lifeson, and Neil Peart performing at the
Charlotte Coliseum. What a show! (Photo by Steve Rabey).
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(Photo by Steve Rabey).
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