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4 The Daily Tar Heel Tuesday, November 1, 1977 'Moonflower Santana's crowning achievement ''-?WWiii I Carlos Santana's power, control and taste are most evident in the live portions of his new double album, Moonflower. Joie de vivre. Enlightenment. Latin soul. Transcendence. Dance, Sister. Dance. Charms that soothe. . . Put them all together, add one musical genius, throw in the best rhythm section in popular music, and you end up with a heady mixture called Santana. Like any rich concoction, both the band and the man Santana are getting better with age. While Moonflower may or may not be Santana's best album to date (it may very well be. but what is the point in such a decision.'), it is without a doubt the most important. It is the crowning achievement of their artistry. Just think. It is nearly ten years since we first heard "Fvil Ways" on the car radio, since we were first blown away by "Soul Sacrifice" in the movie Woodstock. For Santana it has been a decade of growing, striving, exploring; a' time of huge international success, and ups and downs here at home. It has been a period ol three readily discernable musical phases, the watermarks of which were the albums Abraxas (1969). Welcome (1973) and Festival (1977). Moonlower is the culmination of those years of effort. The cover photograph speaks a thousand words: a breath-taking panorama of Himalayan peaks floating on an ocean of clouds. Although 1 would not accuse Carlos Santana of being pretentious records By ERNIE HOOD- Moonflower ' Santana I AND BEACH CLUB PRESENTS N kAH ! II I SATURDAY, NOV. 12th, 8 P.M. II tickets $8.50, $7.50, $6.50 1 1 I - TICKETS ON SALE AT - I GREENSBORO COLISEUM BOX OFFICE I j Ji AND BELK'S IN CHAPEL HILL KJ enough lor the "peak" symbolism to be intentional (the intent on his part would seem to be a relationship between music and spiritual ecstasy), nonetheless it exists. Moonlower is a two-record set. It is divided equally between new studio material recorded in San Francisco, and older music recorded live in Germany and France(onthe Rolling Stones mobile unit). It is unique in that the studio and live songs are mixed together on each side of the album, not merely divided into one record of each. That is unusual, but the mixture shows careful planning, and it works. Here, however, it is easier to treat them separately. That all-important element, recording quality, is consistently outstanding (apparently all of the Stones' money doesn't go for clothes and jet fares lor Mick!). If it Tuesday and Wednesday LISE UYANIK 405 W.RowmuySt. 967-9053 were not lor the applause, and the inspired spontaneity ol the performances, you would never know it was recorded live. The selections are from the first three and the last two albums, ranging from "Soul Sacrifice" ol the first album tothe"Carnaval Let the Children Play Jugando" triad from Festival. Also included, of course, is what is practically Santana's theme song. "Black Magic Woman Gypsy Queen" from Abraxas. Don't get the wrong idea - this is no mere "greatest hits" package. Far from it. Each song sounds fresh and alive, not a tired note can be found. A large part of that vital quality can be attributed to Carlos himself (may his fingers live to be a hundred!) In the studio he tends to hold himself back a bit. but on stage his entire arsenal spills forth with devastating power. It is a power tempered by amaing control and unerring taste. Seeing Carlos play live, one is in short order convinced that for that man music does in fact equal ecstasy. 1 hankfully that quality is preserved for all to marvel at on Moonflower. Listen especially to "Europa" ' on Side I wo and see if you don't agree. Now we go ontothe studio material, and 1 promise to put the superlatives on the shelf for a while. I he new music on Moonlower is quite different and quite interesting. Perhaps the biggest surprise of the entire album is the inclusion of Santana's version of the old Zombies hit. "She's Not There." It gets the full-blown, rip-roaring Santana treatment, with Greg Walker doing a fine job on the vocals. It has been released as a single, and appears to be Santana's best shot at a hit in years. Alter Aminos and Festival, their last two releases, it seemed that Santana nearly had abandoned the ja-inlluenced style prominent on Welcome and Horboletta. On Moonflow er. the ja sty lings have returned in a rock setting, especially in the songs "Z ulu.""Bahia." and "E I M orocco." This is a reassuring trend, in that they have not fallen into the trap of relying on proven musical formulas. They have not become complacent, they are still experimenting. We would expect no less. If I seem to gush over Monjlower, forgive me. But at this time when punk rock, disco, laid back country-folk-rock. jazz, artists gone commercial and other travesties of music threaten to take over the scene altogether, it 'is very refreshing to havt something to gush over. Prescription for musical sanity: one Santana release every 12 months. Warning: this music can be psychologically addicting. iff?t :Mf ;3 TREE tM 1 . DAY pM SADLACK'S HEROES AND DELI OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK! Just'beyond the Post Office on Franklin St. Open 11-A.M.-1 A.M. 929-7202 TAKE OUT! Deli Items Beer Wine 929-7290 NOW OPEN SADLACK'S HEROES AND DELI SHOWS 3:00:: 5:oo;!;: 7:00;v 9:00 GEORGE BURNS JOHN DENVER SHOWS "eren ' 'Krn ' ' .3:156.-:-.. ml 5:15 7:15 9:15 They were kicked out of HELL!!! S H O WS'yjii''i'(j7a'nd'pam 3 Theatre- h 5:30 7:30 9:30 Announce The Classics :! ;Wllliam Holden, Barbara Stanwyck in "Golden Boy" No MPAA f Gingko trees lose all of their leaves in one day, and the APO service fraternity is sponsoring a "Guess the Gingko Tree Day" contest. The tree is in front of New West. Staff photo by Allen Jernigan. APO holds con test to guess when gingko leaves will fall The day ol the gingko is coming. While the autumn leaves of other trees change color and slowly fall to the ground, the gingko tree silently bides its time. Then one night, undercover of darkness, all of the gingko leaves fall to the ground in unison and turn a brilliant gold. UNC's own gingko specimen sits proudly in front of New West, awaiting its appointed hour. 1 his year, 'to celebrate the wondrous event, APO service fraternity will sponsor a gingko tree party. For a quarter, anyone may cast a vote for the day he thinks the gingko leaves will fall. APO members have set up a table at the tree and the Y-court and are now taking votes. APO special projects committee member Greg Winchester says! When the leaves fall. Winchester says, Willie Koch, professor of botany, will draw two names from the list of winners. First prize will be two tickets to the Playrnakers Repertory Company's upcoming production of Play It Again, Sam. Second prize will be a bag full of gingko leaves. A party will be held in front of the tree after the drawing, with free beer and munchies. Winchester says. go to Janus House, an organization for I j - Proceeds from the project will emotionally distrurbed children. Medieval mystery drama at NCSA Lucifer, the crucifixion and Noah's ark are among the topics touched on in The Wakefield Plays, Medieval Mystery Stories from the Bible, at 8: 1 5 p.m. Nov. I through 5 at the N.C. School of the Arts. Admission to the performances, at the. Agnes deM ille Theater, 220 Waughtown St. in Winston-Salem, is $4 with half-price seats for students and senior citizens. There will be 2:30 p.m. matinees Saturday and Sunday with all seats $2. For more information contact the Arts Council Box Office at 723-1666. Code Continued from page 1 STARTS TOMORROW 'f '"VS LAST DAY TODAY "LAST REMAKE OF BEAU GESTE" STARRING AL PACING H ipol DITTO OF CALIFORNIA takes an active role on campus with jeans of Cone prewashed Indigo denim. These are the jeans that just get softer and better with wear. Junior sizes 3 to 15, short, medium and long; misses sizes 8 to 18. Ask for Dittos at fine stores every- wherCone$ss? denim SHOWS 2:00 4:30 7:00 9:30 HELD OVER 2nd BIG WEEK! CHAPEL HILL'S MOST TOTALLY OUT OFCONTROL MOVIE Rs. HELD OVER 3rd WEEK JHXT1CR COSBY IYWVAP,KE0F SHOWS 2:30 4:15 7:00 9:15 Cone makes fabrics people live in; HELD OVER 18th BIG WEEK J" Mi , , n One HUMPHREY INGRIO liffiiii 7:15 A"" 9:15 Ends Tnurs. They i,.. - x Don't , ' ffh ' 1 miss, nave M f Jhi adate -III with, vSKm 2:30 cvf? 4:15 MiJit' 6:00 I 9:30 1V) 1 i til i aaKj iii ii ... . , , iii "If the community were truly committed to the principle of honor, the public would support the student who reported a violation " said Gary Jones, a sophomore member of the Honor Court. Under the proposed changes, the reporting of a violation would still be a student's moral obligation, but he could no longer be prosecuted for failing to report a violation which he observed. Professor Thomas L. Isenhour, chairperson of the chemistry department, said he could not understand this distinction between a moral obligation to report a violation and a legal obligation to do so. "If you stipulate that to report a violation is a legal obligation, then it is a community recognized value and a value which should be sanctioned by the entire community," Student Body President Bill Moss said. "if it is a moral obligation, then turning in violators of the Honor Code becomes a matter settled by the individual's moral values." EPC was scheduled to present its recommendations on the Honor Code proposals to the Faculty Council at the council's November meeting, but members voted Monday to postpone submitting its recommendation until the December meeting. The committee also is scheduled to report on the pass-fail option in December. SORRY - NO PASSES A bog time ago hooaxyjarjarewo.. A" ' y i. .4 Special Matinee Show Fri.-Sat. TBA .i r. c. (" nmmu me ,it ions Release Coming "The Big Sleep" Friday: "Women In Love" Dancing Warm-Up Suits fay DAN$KINS For jogging, tennis or just keeping warm, a good-looking one pice warm up suit of washable acrylic-polyster-cotton with long front zipper, zipper pockets and adjustable belt. Comes in navy or gray with white trim. Sizes S, M, L. 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