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Thursday, July 19, 1984
Union events scheduled for fall
By ELIZABETH RIDER
Tar Heel Staff Writer
Rock concerts, ballets, back
massage workshops and speakers
on parapsychology are samples of
events that happened at the
Carolina Union last year, and
other similar programs will con
tinue the varied Union schedule
next spring. While some pro
grams are still tentative at this
point in the summer, other events
have already been planned for the
upcoming year.
Broadway on Tour brought
"Joseph and the Amazing Tech
nicolor Dreamcoat," "Agnes of
God,""Pump Boys and Dinettes"
and "Crimes of the Heart" to
Chapel Hill last year. Although
specific shows are not yet
selected, Broadway on Tour will
come to Carolina again next year.
The classical arts will be repres
ented in part by the Carolina
Concerts series which will begin
its season October 22 with I
Solisti Italiani, a twelve member
ensemble. Other concerts include
flutist Jean Pierre Rampal on
February 26 and the Boston
Symphony Chamber Players on
November 13. The Triagle Dance
Guild will feature the Royal
Ballet of Flanders and the Ballet
Folklorico Nacional de Mexico,
among other dance companies.
According to Tori Ralston,
head of the active Union Film
Committee, there will be an
"optimal balance of entertain-
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among next year's movies, shown
in the Union auditorium. Holly
wood blockbusters, foreign films
and silent movies will all be
shown, usually free of charge.
"Baby It's You," "Fanny and
Alexander" and "Snow White"
are already scheduled, in addition
to a night of animated films,
discussion sessions and coffee
houses with faculty after some
films, and a showing of the
Ramone's "Rock and Roll High
School" in the pit.
Mike Cross is the only popular
musical act already scheduled, for
March 17 (St. Patrick's Day), but
the Union Activities Board plans
a wide cross section of concerts
for next year. Last year's produc
tions included The Tubes, Talk
ing Heads and Chuck Mangione.
In addition to Broadway
shows, movies and concerts, the
Union plans forums, special
interest classes, lectures, student
performances, workshops and
dinners.
The diversity of Union pro
gramming is a reflection of the
diversity of student volunteers
who run the committees. Nancy
Bolish, program director for the
Union, said, "It's a lot like some
of the organizations people got
involved in back in high school.
You may have worked on the
prom in high school, now you can
do the same thing with the social
committee.. .it's up to you how
much youH get out of it."
Weak Jackson 'Victory'
By looking at the cover of
Victory, the much publicized new
album by the Jacksons, one gets
the feeling that it has to be good.
All six brothers Michael,
Jermaine, Marlon, Randy, Tito
and Jackie are painted in
triumphant poses. Each has the
look of confidence embossed on
his face. Unfortunately, the cover
is the best thing this album has
going for it. The victory, if any,
is a small one.
Of course nothing could live up
to the publicity this album has
received. With Michael winning
a record eight Grammies and
selling 30 million copies of
Thriller, nothing short of a
masterpiece was expected. This
just doesn't come close. What the
jacksons have tried to do is prove
mai every orotner is as equally
talented as Michael. Each has
written at least one song on which
he sings lead (Jermaine did not
contribute a composition because
he was working on his own fine
solo effort). This was not such a
great idea. Although they have
good songwriting skills and fair
singing ability, none of their
compositions or vocals come
close to brother Michael's best
work. Even Michael's new com
positions "State of Shock" and
"Be Not Always" lack the
power of "Billie Jean" or "Beat
It" -There
are several good, but not
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great, songs. Jackie's composi
tions are by far the best this
album has to offer. "Torture"
features Michael and Jermaine
trading lead vocals in a style that
out track. "Wait," sung by Jackie,
is pure West Coast pop that
features a Toto-style arrange
ment (two of Toto's members co
wrote and produced the song with
Jackie) and bounces with high
energy. Randy's "One More
Chance" is a fine ballad, but his
voice almost gets lost in his
synthesizers. The album's most
pleasant surprise, Tito's "We Can
Change the World,'4 is a slow
burning funk number that deals
with the sorry state of the world.
The album's last two songs are
its worst. Randy over-extends his
voice on "The Hurt." Marlon's
contribution, "Body," is l a
watered-down version of
Michael's "Wanna Be Startin
Something" with an embarrass
ing imitation of little brother.
Victory does prove that all of
the Jacksons are talented enough
to write and sing their own stuff,
and that is what they wanted to
do. Now what they have to do
is prove that they can do it well.
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