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Survivin’ in the 80’s
on the yard off the yard
by Angela Corbett
Alpha Kappa Mu Inducts 5
By now almost everyone has heard the
new sound in popular music known as the
“Minneapolis” sound. This sound was
made popular by Prince and adopted by
groups such as Time and Vanity 6. With
the recent break-up of both Time and Vani
ty 6, it would seem that with the exception
of Prince, The Minneapolis sound is dead.
But don’t dispair music lover, an almost
forgotten Minneapolis rocker has reap
peared on the scene, and this time he may
have outdone the Master himself.
I am talking about Andre Cymone and
his new album is entitled “Srvivin’ in the
80’s.” Cymone, former bass player for the
Prince band, has taken the hard funk
sound associated with Prince, removed the
sexual undertones, added his own color
and flair and come up with a new sound
that is unique, powerful, and above all fun
to listen to.
Andre Cymone’s first solo album,
“Living in the New Wave”, released in
1982 has several hits, such as the title cut
“Living in the New Wave”, “The Ritz”
and a moving ballad “All I Need Is You”.
The album as a whole, however, lacked
mass appeal. It sold largly to Prince fans
wanting to see how closly Cymone’s
sounds would immitate the Prince sound.
Most were pleasantly surprised at the new
Cymone sound, and “Survivin’ in the 80’s
only goes to prove that Andre Cymone is
more than just another Prince clone.
Andre Cymone wrote and produced this
entire album, proving his ability as both a
producer and a composer. The music on
this album speaks for his ability as a per
former. The first single to be released
from “Survivin’ in the 80’s” is a song en
titled “Makes Me Wanna Dance.” It is a
hard rocking dance cut already working
it’s way up the charts. It has the hard driv
ing bass line that made Andre Cymone
popular, as well as excellent vocals by
Cymone.
Although “Survivin’ in the 80’s” is filled
to the brim with excellent dance cuts, it is
more than just another dance album. As
the title suggests, this album is somewhat
of a vinyl survival manual for the 80’s.
Songs from this album such as the title cut
“Survivin’ in the 80’s,” and “What Are We
Doing Here” c6me across as a welcome
musical change for a future-shocked
generation.
“Survivin’ in the 80’s,” on the Columbia
label, is sure to be one of the hottest
albums of 1984. It’s hard driving, powerful
music proves that the Minneapolis sound is
alive and well.
The Alpha Kappa Mu National Honor
Society at WSSU recently inducted five
new members. They are Michael Baker,
Charlotte; Kelvin Dunlap, Wadesboro;
Towana Gunter, Irvington; Shelia Ijames,
Statesville; and Ricardo Lewis, Winston-
Salem.
To become a member a student must
have completed at least 60 hrs. of credit
and maintain a cumulative average of 3.3
Photo
Exhibit
A Photography Exhibition will be given
by C.E. Notingham, February 12 - March
10,1984. The exhibition will be shown at the
Delta Arts Center 1511 East Third St.,
Winston-Salem.
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