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12 Th' Tar Heel ' Thursday. May 29. 1980 3 res r- i u.n Rrenii'iero: o 0 C STi30Jf c S oss 1c By Torn Moore' ' Father Guido Sarducci: Live at SL Douglas Convent '.K-.-- For the past two years the only good reason to watch Saturday Night Live has been to watch Father Guido Sarducci deliver his absurd commentaries on the Weekend Update segment of the show; Father Guido's appearances on Saturday Night have made him popular enough to get a record contract with Warner Brothers and his first album, Father Guido Sarducci: Live At St. Douglas Convent, is a comedy classic The album is done as a long rambling lecture presented before a group of nuns. Father Guido hits on a number of topics (which I won't spoil by going into too much detail). The best bits are Sarducci's idea fqr a five minute university, where students will learn in five minutes what the average college graduate remembers five years after graduating and Father Guido's discussion about his book, Guide To Confessional, which explains how to sin and not have to pay for it. : Ther are a couple of slow spots on the album with Sarducci's explanation of why the Roman Catholic Church won't allow women to be priests as the worst monologue but even the poorer comedy routines on the album aren't that bad. Most of the material on Live At St. Douglas Convent was in the stage and film versions of Gilda Radner Live (in which the good Father was far better that Ms. Radner). The material on the record is just as funny as it is when you see Father Guido New release a departure from vocal to instrumental By Cathy Sheets Me Myself I Joan Armatrading Instrumentally, Me Myself I is a highly innovative album for Joan Armatrading. Her music varies from the powerful throb of a New Wave beat to string arrangements one would expect from Dan Fo'gelberg. Armatrading s vocals are still rich and strong, and her lyrics still speak of a feisty ' independence diluted only by love for the one who can dissolve her blustery self-reliance. records The instrumentals, however, no longer subtly enhance her vocals as they did in previous albums. They compete with her voice for the listener's attention. - . Anton Fig's clean hard drumming sets a New Wave pace for "Me Myself I'! and "Ma-Me-O Bdach," arid maintains a high energy level through Armatrading's rocker, "When You Kisses Me." The energetic instrumentals divert attention from Armatrading's vocals, a startling realization for those accustomed to having her voice as the main focus of attention. Jazzy guitar work, reminiscent of George Benson, characterizes "Friends," one of the album's most satisfying cuts. The instrumentals compete with intricacy rather than volume, adding interest without burying Armatrading's voice. The rest of the album, for the most part, is more typical of Armatrading's work with a light, danceable reggae beat backing up lush vocals. Armatrading's ventures into other genres of popular music have not been forgotten however,. and misplaced riffs areapt to make their presence known in su'prising places. A hot saxophone solo from Clarence Clemons of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band stands out from the reggae of "Simon," and a touch of reggae creeps into the New Wave beat of "Me Myself L" "I've been losing timehas the clock spun 'round? Did I sleep too late? Have I missed too much?" Armatrading sings in "Is It Tomorrow Yet?", which evoked the immediate reaction: Disco Joan? While definitions of . disco music may; vary, it seems clear that Armatrading is trying, suddenly, to wake up to the popular music trends that have been missing from her previous albums. - Some Armatrading fans may wish that she'd rolled over and gone back to sleep, but her attempt to branch out, while flawed, is a very promising one in regard to the future development of her music. (! k F AT FRIES ARE BACK i mm mm mm mm Enjoy an order of Roy's famous "TEXAS TATERS" FREE with any sandwich or chicken purchase and this coupon K oy Kogsrs Sun.-Thurs. till 2.-C0 a.m. Fri. a Sat. tll 3:0 a.rv ins Mallstte Street Chapel Hill 968-9217 i i i Li 1 I I I I 9 I I I I I I iS 3 delivering it on stage or screen which is unlike most comics' material. Although comedians such as Robin Williams, Richard Pryor and Steve Martin come across well on albums you only get about 75 percent of their performances, because you can't see the facial expressions and physical movements about the stage that contribute so much to the effectiveness of their routines. But Father Sarducci delivers all his routines straight-faced relying on the material and his vocal inflections to get all his laughs and not on physical schtick. Sarducci is portrayed by the gifted comedian Don Novello, a writer for Saturday Night Live and the author of the best-selling Lazlo Toth Letters. Novello's Sarducci is a classic comedy character that ranks with Lily Tomlin's Ernestine and Jonathan Winter's aude Frickett. 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