February 23, 1989
The Lance
Page 13
Disc Spin
Pink Floyd
A Delicate Sound of Thun
der (Live)
Columbia Records
This album is an obvious attempt by
Pinl Floyd to cash in on the success
of their previous record "A Momentary
Lapse of Reason." If you liked that
album, and older Floyd, you will like
this, as it sounds almost as if it were
recorded in the studio with a live
audience dubbed in later. It is long, so
put the disc in, and sit back and relax-
that is what it is good for.
John N. Edmonson
The Toll
The Price of Progression
Geffen Records
The Toll is a great new band out of
Columbus, Ohio. In their debut album,
"The Price of Progression," they have
established themselves at a level of
progressive music.
The Toll's lyrics have a message,
but their social awareness does not
seem to be the type that many bands
exhibit today because it is the "in"
thing to do. The Toll makes no silly
statements. It is all straight-fonward
and plain. An interesting (fascinating
even) part of this album is the narra
tive sketches of lead singer Brad
Circone. These are spells of spoken
text in the songs that were adlibbed in
the studio, and they give the songs
extra life, and a sharp edge.
N/Iusically, this is a good Rock-and -
Roll record. Some "dense, brainstab
slabs of kill-guitar grandeur" keep the
album rocking. The fellows in this
band also have a keen ear for the
harmonies that are pleasing to the ear.
Listen for the subtle backgrounds in
"Tamara Told Me."
Get The Toll. The album is quite
good, and is worth several good
intensive listens.
John N. Edmonson
Chapbook Finalists
Announced
E. Waverly Land was named as this year* s contest judge
of the McLelland-Bunn Chapbook competition. Land, a
native of Washington, DC, is the author of several worlds
including his books. Painful Entry and Carte Postalis. In
July, Land will become the poetry editor of the St. Andrews
Review.
Ron Bayes announced on Tuesday the names of the
finalists in the Chapbook competition. The finalists are
Dark Child In A Bright Circle by Todd Shifflet; Whose
Life Is This Anyway? I’d Like Mine Back by Carolyn
Moore; The Brunnenburg Scrapbook by Chris Wood;
Pictures From A Wax Museum by David Southwood-
Smith; A Brilliant Sun In A Faded Denim Sky by Jon
Pargas and Songs of a Maened by Jill Stricklin-George.
St. Andrews Press will print 300 copies of the winning
entry and distribute them to reviewers.
Ron Bayes, writer-in-resldence, an
nounced Chapbook finalists this week.
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