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i Friday, tovsrr&jr 21, 1CC0Th3 D::'y Tcr H::77 i Dy DAVID rOOLE Stiff Writer There is a myth about music by the Eagles that contends that everything the group records comes out sounding just like their last. While this might be true of K.C and the Sunshine Dand and almost any group of the New Wave genre, it is not true of the Eagles. In fact, most of the criticisms leveled at the Eagles and other groups in the mainstream of popular music those who make money and don't pretend they don't like doing- so are debunked by the new Eagles release, a double album set called Eagles Live!. The album, recorded at Eagles concerts in Los Angeles, Santa Monica and Long Beach in 1976 songs-with-any-meaning-and-the-lyrics-are-inane First, there's 'the everything-thcy-do-sounds-jd-alike myth. The only new cut on this album, a 'Steve Young tune called "Seven Bridges Read," is a good example of how dumb that myth is. Any person who listens to this three-and-a-half-minute excercise in vocal harmony (something a lot of "non-commercial" groups have never heard of) and says it sounds exactly like the heavily accompanied songs such as the group's "Life in the Fast Lane," or member Joe Walsh's "Life's Been Good" either needs to have his ears cleaned or have his collection of B-52's albums confiscated. Secondly, there's the the-Eagles-don't-write- and 1930, is a collection of 14 songs, all but one of which have been previously released. But the package is more than a live version of a greatest hits album. In a way, it offers a history of the group and stands as an eloquent reply to all the hog wash the highbrows have said about the Eagles in the past several years. myth. Here we have to make comparisons. There are people who read heavily significant sociological implications into the grunts offered up by the latest from Bruce Springsteen. To others, a grunt is a grunt. It all depends on what you're listening for and in songs like "Wasted Time," there are lines like So you Uve from day to day, And you dream about tomorrow, And the hours go by like minutes, And the shadows come by to stay. So you take a little something, To make them go away. And I could have done so many things, baby, If I could only stop my mind, From wondering what I'd left behind, And worrying about this wasted time. That's a whole lot more : meaningful . than grunting. . Records Then, there's the final myth. That's the eld t he-Eagles-won' t-try-anyt hing-new-because they're-afraid-their-record-sales-will-drop myth. This myth takes a two-part rebuttal. First, why should the Eagles mess with success. The last LP, The Long Run, probably sold more copies in Eisnurk, S. Dak., than did the kstest from Ry Ccoder nationwide. Vh:n you e;U as many records znd pack as many arenas as thece guys do, it's hard to argue that they aren't doing something right. After all, an Eagles fan buys an album by the Eagles to hear Eagles music. If he wanted to hear cacophony and sheer noise, he'd buy the Talking Heads. . Secondly, the Eagles have gone through great transition in the years they've been together and today's version sounds much different from the early Eagles. On the first few LPs, this group bordered on full-fledged country-western music, and it wasn't bad country-western at that. Today.. .well, ladies and gentlemen, Joe Walsh does not play country-western guitar. The group, to its credit, has moved forward and become a rock-and-roll band, but it doesn't forget the fans who like the old stuff. "Desperado" and "Take It to the Limit" (a 1976 version with the now-departed Randy Meisner singing a fantastic lead vocal) are on this album as is "Saturday Night," a very nice tailed that orJy real Esgles for.s probably remember. Ea"l:s Lire contains many cf the best songs eff the latest albums as well. The live version cf Walsh's "Life's Decn Good" is more than cine minutes long and offers listeners a clinic in guitar playing conducted by the slightly loor.ey master himself. "Hotel California" is the cpsning cut of the set ar.d songs like "Heartache Tonight" -&nd "The Lc-g Run" are included. In short, Ea-!:s Live b a fine live LP. The critics who pass judgment cn thcee sort of things -will hate it, mainly because it'll sell a lot cf cc-les between now and Christmas. Fans cf muaic that sounds like something mere thin a collection of random notes will enjoy the record, however, and I don't think th arrangement one bit. Eagles Earth, Wind, & Fire A R 71 By JAMES ALEXANDER JIL . Features Editor Earth, Wind and Fire's long-awaited new album release is nothing short of a musical odyssey. The 15-song, two-record set, entitled Faces, is the most moving and . well written collection of songs yet assembled in one package by the nine-member group. Maurice White, the group's leader, once again heads this project, but not without a bundle of outside help which includes a helping hand from talented female keyboard artist and vocalist Brcnda Russell, a number of no-name (but good) writers and a large strong sounding orchestra. Before the music ever begins, White sets the philosophical pace and the mood of Faces in a three-page liner note that describes Faces as the musical joining of mankind. That's a fitting theme. But, the celebration of Faces is much more than one of mankind coming together through music. Rather, it marks the return of Earth, Wind and Fire to its true musical roots which it temporarily moved away from in its Am album effort in 1979. Although I Am reached platinum and was just as well-received as past Earth, Wind and Fire studio tracks, the album was the group's experiment with the disco-boogie sound so uncharacteristic of its success. Faces, however, is more closely attuned to the well-known Earth, -Wind and Fire style, and it should prove to be a much better listening product." ' For a little more than a month, radio listeners have been treated to the group's single release, "Let Me Talk," that leads off the new album. A traditional Earth, Wind and Fire funk jazz piece complete with eerie noises and innovative synthesizer movements4 Let Me Talk" is one of the few tunes on the album written by only the band members. Records "Let Me Talk" although cloaked in creative spendor is still not the best selection on the disc. Better things await , the listerncr on this album. Two upbeat songs of note are "Sparkle" and "Song In My Heart," both of which stand out as probably the two best all-around numbers on the album. "Sparkle" features the unbelievable Phillip Bailey and his "voice-on-high." Bailey, singing about experiences with love, is supported by the full-sounding background sound of the band and by :kup singing of White and other group members. The . song never gets boring with all its instrumental and rhythmic changes. A great many voices and instruments are spotlighted in this one. . - -. 'Song In My Heart" follows suit. The only difference here is that the group vocals are heard, as opposed to just White or Bailey leading the way. . For those who are more into laid-back but not-quite-that-silow sounds, "Turn It Into Somthing Good," "Back On the Road" and the meilow "Take It To the Sky" are highly recommended. In the ballad department, where the band remains untouched by competition, "You" and "You Went Away" are solid bets to enhance any softlight setting. In "You," White's out-front crooning paves . the way for full sounding crescendos and one-of-a-kind harmony that clue the listener in to the group's gospel-like roots and influence. And, Bailey returns to highlight the tender love ballad "You Went Away." The least impressive aspect of the album is that much of it was written and developed by sources outside the actual Earth, Wind and Fire group. f .... 7 7 Vi-U- !oiSr?w: rfni- -nn'X BLAKE-EDWARDS' - r ! t. J - r -It 1 )-7 Wli LjsaU U U U Li Friday, November 21 7:00, 9:30, 12:00 pm 01 with I.D. Carroll Hail a J j ( i ; v v carasna ir WiM PrccDntatlon ) f. utr a i wan r!.-. j : I - '- "mmmm ill -t iil Tlli! CflHOLIHl THEATRE tosnDtsi i'".nm awn ...clio is fjlorions." GENE SHALIT, NBC-TV Een!n$ 7:C3, 1KC7 tun. V,t'a. 2.Z0, 4:C3 J c:so Apr.;: r n n r?r . A t i f t t i '" "" """! a X "i s 1 1 ) ' , , WWWVWNA At I A Mi i XCZ'JI ! fl :zr: 4 ' 1 t f . if I4 ii i i fcrfi' i mi W I J- 1 M I tz) w k 1 t i ! . ' i JU A v'r it i ' ' 1 - t . IVY ' i'i'ljlJlX ( 1 1 ! - 1 ,V7 V AWAv Y- A a i. X s a . a J - X I-,, 4 J ttt ! 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I - " J 1 r jr. ja. ju. j& - ) 1 It's heped this tat a sn the rcup has been straining to come ' up with material lately. The mark of any good musical group is its ability to continually produce quality music from its own stable. The Carolina Union, in conjunction with the Friends of the CoIIcse series, presents The Houston Ballet and Orchestra in performance at 8 p.m. Friday through Sunday in Reynolds 'Coliseum on the N.C. State campus in Raleigh. The Houston Ballet will perform Offenbach's PcpiUon. . Tickets are $2 and are available at the .Carolina Union Information Desk. Tickets are available for UNC students only. Widely considered one of the best ballet companies in America, the Houston Ballet has been expanding its repertoire in recent years. The Houston Ballet has collected lavish new productions of Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty, CiiJsrcUa, TJ:e Nutcracker and Giselle that have thrust its reputation upward. ' Eut the group has received its greatest acclaim for its landmark production of Offenbach's PcpiUon. Dance critic Walter Terry called the Hou:tcn Bret's production cf Offer. bach v.crk "a triumphant reminder that we are now enjoying a gc'ien r;: cf dir.ee." tc: 1 !.:oor.E Give, bleed Nevertheless, there are far too many 3i ' ; , i' wS $ v." ft ft ft ft 0 ft ft positive factors about Faces to make the . use of outside writers an important . cTi n issue. ' ' ., J The versatility and distribution of Tj'i songs make each of the four sides on the . jSr disc an album within itself. There's Oi rS 5umeimng ior everyone on races. 11 may take an effort equal to moving a mountain for the group to match this performance. w mr uf ? HiHd is hsna a Fddd Din ner Fri., Nov. 21 et 6 p.m. Fcl- . lowing . ssn1cc3 at, 7:30, dzp ' end Itwirl to essy-to-Issrn Is raeli folk dances. Dinner is only $2 for aCIIztes and $2.E0 for non-cfniiatcs. Please make dinner reservations before . 1 p.m. Friday 213 U. 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