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The Collegiate
Page 4 October 7, 1981
ENTERTAINMENT
Music Review
Live Albums
By BUI Sledge
They all start off with a cheer
ing crowd, then the announcer
introduces the artist, then the
crowd roars, and finally the
music starts. Sometimes it
sounds good; sometimes it is
cluttered with crowd noise. This
is what you hear when you set
the stylus in the grooves of one
of the long list of live albums.
The concept of a live album is
simple. It is used as a tool for
the record companies to stim
ulate interest in artists who are
not as popular in the album
market but get a good response
at performances. It is also used
as an excuse to put an album out
by a very popular group at a big
selling season.
Origins of the potential of the
live recordings on record go
back to 1964 with the Johnny
Rivers recording of "Mem
phis.” This record was made
at the famous Hollywood club.
The Whisky-A-Go-Go. On the
accompaning album Rivers and
producer Low Adler capture the
excitement of the club’s envi
ronment with the music played
in a studio-like atmosphere.
Almost all of Johnny Rivers’
first hits were recorded this
way, and are some of the best in
the rock genre, (my favorite
records).
Then later in the late 60s and
early 70s, live albums were
usually overlooked, although
some excellent, wild live albums
came out, such as MCS's
“Kick Out the Jams.” Most of
the live albums from this period
are now out of print.
Live albums later became the
main things that livened up the
careers of Peter Frampton, Bob
Seger and Cheap Trick. These
artists never reached their enor
mous success until the release
of these exciting live albums.
On another note, live albums
can be quite dull, like a greatest
hits package that lacks the in-
tensity of the studio cuts, and is
hampered by crowd noise.
These albums are usually the
idea of the record companies,
out to squeeze as much out of
the biggest selling groups as
they can. Perhaps the best
example of this is “Eagles
Live.” Their performance is
mixed together with studio work
making the album so lean you’d
expect the crowd to boo after the
selections instead of cheer.
One of the unique things that
1 especially like about live
albums is that many of them
include a cover version of an old
song, something that wouldn’t
be available on a studio album.
Some of the most interesting
covers on live albums include
Fleetwood Mac doing the Beach
Boys' “Farmers Daughter,”
Bob Seger doing “Bo Diddly”
on Live Bullet and Springstein's
Mitch Ryder Medley on No
Nukes.
But with all the material,
either good or bad, included on
live albums, the biggest flaw
with them is the ever-present
crowd noise. In most newer live
albums, the crowd has ber-n
toned down to where the per
formance shines through better.
If there wasn't that crowd noise,
it wouldn't be a live album,
would it?
Marty Bear
October 15
Marty Bear Returns
Movie Review
‘So Fine’
By Emie Lee
Time to review another com
edy, or what is supposed to be i
comedy. If you remember, last
week this reviewer praised the
movie “Arthur” as a fine com
edy, but as in the case of
“Tarzan the Ape Man” there
must be bad movies as well as
good movies. Unfortunately,
“So Fine” falls into the formei
category.
Although the movie is billed
as a revealing comedy about
new styles in blue jeans, the
film failed to adequately de
velop this potentially funny plot,
Ryan O’Neal portrays a college
professor who inadvertently in
vents a new line of jeans that are
somewhat revealing in that they
e.\pose one’s, shall we say, back
side.
Although most of the movie is
rather dull, there are a few
“good” scenes such as O’Neil
being seduced by the wife of a
seven-foot mountain of a man
known as Mr. Eddie - all the
while her giant of a husband is
lying right next to them in bed.
However, this is one movie
which this reviewer must chain
the bottom line on and state
without reservation to spend
GRANTS coat, from page 3....
awarded, offering as much as
$2,S00 for individuals, and a few
group grants up to SIO.OOO
(SIS.OOO for exceptional media
projects). Youthgrants are in
tended primarily for those
between 18 ancf 2S who have not
yet completed academic or pro
fessional training but can
demonstrate the ability to de
sign and perform outstanding
humanities research and trans
late that into an end pfx>duct to
share with others. The human
ities include such subjects as
history, comparative religion,
ethnic studies, folklore, anthro
pology, linguistks, the history
at art and pfaikMopby. The
program does mmt offier scboiar-
slups, tuttkw aid or support for
degree-related work, intera-
tlU{M or fcrctgn travd prvjects.
if yo« are iirtcrestcd ia the
program, a copy of the guide
lines is available for review in
the Career Planning and Place
ment Center, basement of
Hardy Alumni Hall. Or write
immediately to Youthgrants
Guidelines, Mail Stop 103-C,
National Endowment for the
Humanities, Washington, D.C.
20S06.
Newsweek called him, “one
of the most recommended acts
in the country.” He performs at
more college concerts than any
other artist today, and now with
his release of “Road to Home,”
here is Marty Bear.
Marty Bear is a totally re
freshing experience in contem
porary music, possessing a rare
blend of musical talent and
sheer performing artistry. His
excitement, warmth and vitality
are brought together in his
debut album, “Road to Home.”
Each song uniquely expresses
the many faces and shadows of
life.
A native of New York City
where his earliest appearances
were in musical comedy theatre.
Bear began playing guitar and
singing while at school at the
University of Florida. His uni
versal audience appeal led him
to branch out from his city roots
to performances throughout the
U.S. He has appeared on many
cable and regional T.V. shows
and in concert with nationally
known recording artists.
Marty Bear truly sings with
the talent and feeling that has
led critics to call him, “The
Voice of the 80s.”
Marty Bear will appear in a
Coffeehouse, sponsored by the
Student Union Committee, Oct.
15 at 8 p.m. in Hardy Alumni
Hall.
your money elsewhere, tor this
is one movie that even the most
devoted movie goer should
miss.
In other words, the moral to
this tale is. “So Fine” just
doesn’t measure up to good
comedy and, if you don’t rush
out to see it, you won’t miss
much, but....
Pi Gamma Mu, the interna
tional social studies honor soci
ety, will hold a meeting at 11
a.m. Thursday, Oct. 8, in Hines
205. All members are requested
to attend.
Don't Leave
God at home!
He is also
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found at:
I
First Christian Church
207 N. Tarboro, Wilson
Sundays — 11 a.m.
T*«hi mmd Cmm^m Owe—*45
Tickets Available
in the Music Building
for
The Coldstream
and
The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
Friends of the College Series
Reynolds Coliseum,
N.C. State University
October 9 and 10 at 8 p.n*«
Bus tickets available
for the Oct. 10 concert