Good n' Dusty
heavy country rock
Review by
Schadracque Bushido
Good and Dusty, the new
' album by the Youngbloods, is
not a record to paint the
bathroom by. The album must
really be listened to to be
enjoyed.
So, put down your
paintbrush and listen to the
Youngbloods. It will be worth
your time.
Incorporating many facets
of music, the record amply
exhibits the professionality of
the group. It's also just an
enjoyable experience.
The first cut, "Stagger Lee",
is well done instrumentally and
vocally. But it is an old song
and shows signs of wear. There
are only so many ways to do a
standard.
"How Strong My Love Is"
is a soft ballad of love. The
words are pleasing and Jesse
Colin Young has a fine voice
for this kind of song.
Instrumentation on the cut
is really good as is the vocal
harmony. But these are
common traits with the
Youngbloods who show
themselves as very professional
musicians. The song has a
definite country flavor, as does
most of the side , but Buck
Owens would probably flinch
at some of the smooth guitar
work.
In "Willie and the Hand
Jive" the tempo changes to
upbeat country rock. A satire
on the early 60' s rash of dance
songs, it is perhaps the logical
outgrowth of the Big Bopper.
The guitar style on "Circus
Face" is reminiscent of Russian
balalaika players. It is a
poingent ballad but of change
rather than love. Again Young
excells.
One of the outstanding cuts
on the album is "Hippie from
Olema No. 5". The obvious
satire is right on target and the
music is of better quality than
most country and western.
Instrumentation is rich, not
twangy, and the vocal is first
class. More than satire, the cut
is good music.
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form jazz piece. It seems that
the Youngbloods feel obligated
to put at least one of these
on each of their albums. The
others are better.
Ending the side is the old
standard "Let the Good Times
Roll". It is performed well.
The second side of the
record changes predominately
to blues. In "Drifting and
Drifting" one can almost hear
gin bottles rattling in the
background of the good blues
guitar and harmonica.
"Drifting" blends into the
upbeat "Pontiac Blues". The
song is funny and well done,
though it goes on for a bit too
long.
"Moonshine is the
Sunshine" is a Youngbloods
song all the way. The lyrics are
of sureal nightmares.
Instrumentation is a
combination of rock, blues,
and country and western which
defies description. It is the
style of their excellent
Elephant Mountain album.
Another song treated well is
"Will the Circle Be Unbroken".
The guitar accompaniment
suits the sad and simple mood.
Though the next song has
its roots in blues it would
probably be best described as
medium tempo rock. The title,
"I'm a Hog for You Baby",
probably tells enough of the
topic. It is punctuated with
passionate cries of "oink".
The last cut is a social
comment . song called "Light
Shine." Written by Young , it
works with a soft instrumental
and softei . oice. The lyrics call
for people to let their inner
light shine to push darkness
from the world. The thought is
good. So is the song.
Even those people who
don't particularly like country
music or blues will probably
like this album. It might even
change their minds.
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A UNL Drama Department
Laboratory play, Oedipus,
directed by Jan Van Sickle will
be presented Dec. 14 and 15 at
7:30 p.m. and Dec. 16 and 17
at 8 p.m. in the Nebraska
Union Ballroom.
On Dec. 16 and 17 at 7 p.m.
Jhe Free Theatre will present a
production of Alice in
Wonderland, directed by Paul
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UNL Drama student Mitch Tebo, will be presented Thursday, Friday, Sat
urday and Sunday at 8 p.m. in Room 301, Temple Building. There is a 50c
admission charge.
'Magic' touches Howell Theatre
If you were to tumble into a
world populated by trolls,
gnomes, sprites, dwarfs,
wizards, magicians, werebeasts,
jesters, dragons, elves and
flying ships, you would either
be dreaming or viewing the
next production at the
University of Nebraska's
Howell Theatre, A Touch of
Magic.
Written and directed by
UNL graduate student Royal
Eckert, the play is a family
show with something appealing
for everyone, from six to
ninety-six. Through the cast's
singing, dancing and visual
appeal, the audience has a
chance to exercise its
imagination for enjoyment.
Placed in Middle Earth, a
mystical land between Fair
Land and Earth, the fantasy
involves a cast of 31 in various
roles, including: an evil wizard,
who, along with a group of
free plays
Baker, in the Nebraska Union
Centennial Room.
Alice In Wonderland will
feature open staging but will
use platforms, with the
audience seated on two sides of
the platforms.
Suggestive props and
costumes will be used and
Insight Lights will do the
background projections.
Both plays are free.
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"its", called blackguards, serves
Satan and attempts to disrupt
the natural events which
should take place; the God of
Fair Land and his helpers,
dragons, trolls, dwarfts and
elves who try to stop the
wizard; a sprite who after being
imprisioned in a tree falls in
love with a jester; and a
fumbling magician whose
daughter falls in love with the
swashbuckling seventh son of
Sinbad.
In addition to singing,
dancing and acting A Touch of
Magic will utilize movies, slides
The Mud Slim Slide Players opened their third melodramatic
show of the fall, The Gas Light Christmas Sectacular, at the Gas
Light Theatre last Friday night, and yours truly decided to drop
down and see them.
If you've never seen a mellerdrammer before, you're in for a
unique experience. Amid the slurps of draught beer, the
munching of popcorn and the strains of ragtime piano, the
Players took the stage.
THE SET, costumes, make-up and, yes, even the acting is
really poorbut it is just these faults that make the show so
enjoyable.
Opening the review with a monologue which sounds like one
of Johnny Carson's off-nights, is Scott Young. Among other
things, Young instructs the audience on the proper etiquette of a
mellerdrammer audience: what music signifies the entrance of the
hero, heroine, the fallen woman and the villian, and when it is the
correct to throw popcorn at the villian, or for that matter,
anyone.
"Out of the Storm" is the first of the mellerdrammers, where
we find the evil Count de Nickels (Greg Starkweather) stealing
certain valuable documents from the Frizzlebean family,
Clenentina (Arline Kushner), Arrabelly (Trisha Winter) and
Lorenza (Young),. Of course, truth and virtue will out in the end.
ALSO IN "Out of the Storm" are Steve Taylor, who is the
piano player, as Dadzanger Duddlerumper, who bears a striking
similarity to some of the NU campus police and Trish Haynes as
Floradora, a woman of mystery.
"Cedric's Return", is a dramatic reading about a parachutist's
problems when he lands in Lincoln.
"Only a Cowpuncher's Daughter, or Sin in theCity" traces the
exploits of fair Susy Creamcheese when she visits the evil city of
Lincoln. She runs into lecherous Fellonious Navelgrease but is
daved from ruin by her true love Lawrence Likely.
AFTER A short intermission the audience returns to a
sing-a-long featuring some of your favorites and mine, "Five Foot
Two, Eyes of Blue," "Put On Your Old Gray Bonnet" and
"Mississippii Mud."
The Mud Slim Slide Players provide an extremely enjouable
eveing of entertainment. You can let yourself go, not worry
about any deep messages and simply bask in the good feeling and
fun that radiates from the state.
Additional performance of the Gal Light Christmas
Spectacular will be given at 9 p.m. on Dec. 10, 11, 17 and 18 and
Jan. 8,8, 14 and 15.
Looking through the program, I found one reason for the
success of the Player's Christmas Spectacular. Squinting, I could
barely make out the words "If you can read this page, you
haven't been drinking enough." I solved that problem in a hurry.
Photo by Gail Folda
and Felix the Cat cartoons.
The music is provided by
Steve Bradford with Sandra
Utsmi as musical director and
Pat Schuster as choreographer.
Arthur Kuhr designed the sets
and Cindy Wallis headed
costume design.
The two hour show
(including intermission) will
perform at 7:30 p.m. on Dec.
IS, 16, 17 and 18 and on
Sunday, Dec. 19 at 2:30 p.m.
Tickets are on sale at the
Ticket office in the Temple
Building lobby for $ 1 for high
school age and under and
$1.50 for all others.
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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1971