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r - i Fok'- finds-' Fantastic form' CTAHT3 FHIDAY Dclly ct 2:3 S:C3 7:23 C:C3 i X r j j i Hiii.H - y i ," rrrn UNITED ' life! ftfinTn - f, f 'I ?1 ' IVa - Iff) y0 .XVzteJJfZJ- X LATECKOW ct 11:45 HELD OVER 2uD WEEK D!y Et 12:33 2:43 5:03 73 1C:C3 , Csny t3 Pessss; Careen t.srs ' 1 i map m fQ f jt'w f f f" RSCHARO SHJCXEL ' , , ''9-r "A pcfics! tlcni'h'cl humc? a m II-' then a ccciflno buS!' BFIUCE W1UJAMSON "Fun end funny, STEPHEN SCHAFER "AclfrringccquiltD '" th3 cmnch cf 79." X DAVID ANSEN 't r,ir1 f9 .- lu,i , H?-J -. ""Tl-..-i-...'J.,""-!,,,""P-nL"""""l rim.mt as EHon proves somebody wins Cy CLIFTON BARNES Elton John's new album The Fox is a pleasant combination of mature rock 'n' roll, and easy listening. Surely John's best work since 1975's Captain Fantastic, The Fox features Brown Dirt Cowboy Bemie Taupin, who wrote four of the songs, including the title cut.- Records Oddly enough, the only song that John or Taupin did not write is the AM hit "Nobody Wins." Gary Osborne, who wrote John's last smash song "Little Jeannie," provides the lyrics while Jean-Paul Dreau handles the music. But what makes the song popular is John's forceful, emotional singing. By another singer the song probably would not be the huge money-maker it has become. Another J oh rvOs borne combination tune "Breaking Down Barriers" has been selected by Geffen Records, John's new label, as the next hit The song is upbeat as is "Nobody Wins," but it sounds more like John's old rock 'n' roll. Former band members Nigel Olsson and Dee Murray sit in on this and two other songs "Heels of the Wind" and "The Fox." "Heels of the Wind" is typical John Taupin pop rock, but it is slightly over instrumentalized as the music drowns out the singing in parts. But "The Fox" is just the opposite John's singing and Taupin's words dominate. Taupin wrote the song about and for John: I. J And for mile after mile you' never see me tire You'll never see me slow down, for a while 'Cause I am the fox, like it or not I'm always gonna be there running over the rock Yes I am the fox, a fascinating cross Of sharp as a whip and tough as an ox Yes am the fox The album takes on almost self-applauding, maybe even conceited proportions as John sings "The Fox" and "Elton's Song." Al though Tom Robinson wrote the words to "Elton's Song," with both songs on the same album and back-to-back, it seems a little much. Still, "Elton's Song" is beautiful music, to sleep by. The London Symphony joins in on two instrumental on the album. "CarlaEtude," a la "Funeral for A Friend," features John's piano and the violin section. "Fanfare" is a short synthesizer-dominated song by James Newton Howard. Two mid-tempo songs "Heart in the Right Place" and "Fascist Faces" are the biggest disappointments on the album, especially the latter. "Faces" is an eery, mechanical song with unimpressive words by Taupin while the bluesy "Heart in the Right Place" drags on. "Just like Belgium" and "Chloe" could be the two sleepers on the album. Belgium is a fast-paced selection which would have fit right in on Captain Fantastic. "Chloe" is a typically beautiful Elton John love song. 'TJCfim-ains butt a nAn" Scnja Stcns, Assistant Prcfssscr, Afro-American Studies will lead discussion. Room 100 Hamilton Hdl 8:C3 J ! v. If fr, t BACSAt?! MATif-IIIS J.ti TILL ft .1C:i.-r!. ALL SCCntHS! I 3:1 j u-A j HILO OVER SHO V T!t3 ttory of a men wno wanted to rrmA c!.i$. n X! 3:C0 5:C3 7:13 S:15 kzid ca zr.D v.tzxt fcitfieDjftAsn. iOUHTr n A Rictus L J 1 3:C3 CvL L.AT3. 2:1 S (L:ic. Wii4wl L.ifii i f I r? . f LAST CAY Cr;?t ftrrS" J-C3 & CIS "C.'.'.-.r7;:3 6f;1J 10The Tar HeelThursday. July 9. 1C31 1 1 ! i i I ! J
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