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n ntertaii OQIlLJ m4. 12th & R t,r imiv-- CAMPUS T. A CoiviEdy Romance iN PantomIme wiili ViuqiA Clouill WRITTtN, (JiRfCTtcl AN(1 SCOREfJ by CllAuUs CIlApliN October 12th-7 &9 October 13th-3, ?, & 9 An rbc- tilms pri srnt Ation Santana exceeds prior efforts Carlos Santana and Mahavishnu John McLaughlin, Love, Devotion, Surrender. There are some musicians whose performances seem to be influenced by the caliber of the musicians they play with. John McLaughlin falls in this category. With his own band, the Mahavishnu Orchestra, McLaughlin's music is supertight and supercharged. When playing with the demanding yet inspiring Miles Davis on Davis' LiveEvil alubm, McLaughlin reaches a fluid, improvisational, emotional high. But playing with Carlos Santana on this album seems to have choked McLaughlin's imagination somewhat. This doesn't mean the record isn't enjoyable or that McLaughlin plays poorly. It's just that he's not up to his usual consciousness-expanding best. bill kolhoose stick it in your ear While McLaughlin's work is sub-Mahavishnu, Santana transcends his work with his group to come up with his most skillful and wide-open performance to date. Though his style here is largely an imitation of McLaughlin, one can look forward to exciting things from him in the future. The electric cuts are high-energy wailings and short-dimension runs with McLaughlin moving along just quick enough to show Santana he's still the fastest kid on the block. The acoustic pieces provide a soothing contrast. My choice for best cut would go to "A Love Supreme." The vocals are less a distraction in this piece than they are on "The Life Divine." If you have any interest in either of these two musicians, this definitely is an album to have. ...... i (swart) Atlantis, Atlantis. Atlantis is a German band, ;iml their first American album is somewhat impressive. In fact, I would say that this album is better than 95 per cent of the recent harder rock albums. Larry Young, who foimeily played with McLaughlin, provides exceptional background excitement on these two pieces, vs onjan fading in and out like a coo! bif,v on a hot summer day. Atlantis features vocalist I una Humpf, who also writes much of their mus'c. Humpf's voice is one of the more excitnui ores I've he.rH on a rock album in some time. It i sens' t''e to any mood a song might demand. At times her singing is rouijh and callous, almost boisterous, Other times, while letaininy its roughness, it is an cjentle as an affectionate kitten's tongue. Her lyrics, though not exactly poetic, are provocative and appropi iate. The band that hacks her up is musically sound, and together they come up with some solid music. Side two is good from start to finish, with "Let's Get on the Road Again" and the extended "Living at the End of Time" showing how strongly the band can move. The last song, "Words of Lose," gives Rumpf the chance to demonstrate her laiige of vocal moods. Side one is weaker, although it jumps tight out with "Get. Up." The following song, "L'ig Brother," begins with a Santana type rift (complete with congas) and Iciilun.-r. the organ work of Jean-Jacques Kiavel. This is an album worth :,i',iM.I'iir for. m,iy be the sleeper allium ot the yea1, and .my difficulty one has in finding il will ! well rewarded. STARTS FRIDAY! All about the fantasies and misadventures of a virginal young pinball player ... his Jewish mother ... his Italian mobsterfather . . . his black chick (slightly over amorous). . . other chicks (disposed t he same way) various friends, enemies and weirdos (of assorted col ors) and The Godfather (who is exactly that.) IT'S LIKE NOTHING YOU'VE EVER SEEN (or heard) BEFORE! 4 If V.kC: i XV ' '- 1 f i ' y i ; of fod'.Tn America from the creators of "Fritz The Cat" I Afk-ff-.-r-.'HfAV IH' w; SJw KwUrWw produced by Steve Krantz mitten and directed by Ralph Bakshi v Amentn International release "DUSTIN HOFFMAN'S FINEST PERFORMANCE SINCE 'MIDNIGHT COWBOY'!" 'Ml ',A x , V P , H f. A RRILLIVNT I EAT OFMOVIJv MAKING!" "It flawlessly expresses the belief that manhood requires rites of tioh'ice" AfiC PICTURES COUP rnvrit-, in '.AM W ( HIMDAH '.. AUAWl MtLNK.K r'Hxl,KtyJfi Starring EMmcs... ,,, Screenplav by DAVIO IU AG GOODMAN mi AM (( uwah Produced by DANIU MllNlCK Dinstted by SAM I'ICKINCAJi R litlTiaOMS0.llj. ;7. -' V page G daily nebraskan thursriay, (x.tolin 1 1 l J73
