Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (June 13, 1977)
-4$ 13 Jung 1077 Summer Ncbrcikcn i gets Mug 's ransom for playmi ? the fool He, lev ty Dsej Xk'A Everybody fkys tha fad. Ti&t dossal paeaa that you tad I tad everycaa eka trt always tmte. Bs&j t fed to tMs cf feeiajj that coc&es tad gets. Cut cxch cf us n&kss t feci of hirssilf, at ktst cr.ee. Ah, but torsa pscpla have t real tth&t fcr phyisg the fed. naiaa tha curtiia tad ester Grs3 Allrja. First ACr.ta has cptcd fer an eater, ici period cf feclisknsss rather thaa tht episodic kpsss th&t tsost cf us eadure. It appear th&t Allr.ta is ilVdr.j la far the v&cztioaiag vUI:s- idiot la exchange far aatlosal publicity tad kepsa of exerelshg tU futere foolishness. Most cf us tre fert&s&ta enough (though we dca't think so at tha tfat ) to m&ke a fool cf ourselves ia the coepaay of friead3t.rektives end working associates. These people kaow us, understand us, and realize th&t cur behavior is just a short-lived thing. Eat not Gregg Allmanhe is poised oa the National Enquirer tightrope of life, a l&rapshade over his head, ready to dive into a shot glass of Jack Daniels whisley. He thinks he hears cheering but he is Coating so far up in the clouds he can't distinguish cheering from jeering.. Of course Allmaa hasn't really joined up with the Circus of the Loonies but he has made quite a name for himself. Allman's behavior and lifestyle may seem to be the norm to the "younger generation" but to housewives browsing Hollywood gossip rage while waiting to file through the express lane at Safeway this long-haired driggie is most puzzling. Why, they ask, would a nice girl like Cher want to have anything to do with "that"! Finally to complete this melange of murky madness Aliman has also managed to ' infuriate his peers and fans by fingering his former manager as a "narcotic supplier". In exchange for this ratfinking Aliman was given immunity from a possession of cocaine charge. Allman's squealing finally precipitated the breakup of the Aliman Brothers Band which would just about bring us up-to-date except torPlayin'Up Storm, the debut album by the Gregg Aliman Band. (I knew there was a review ia here somewhere.) The most striking aspect otPIayin'Up Storm is the slick character cf the music. The album leans heavily on the use of plash string tad brass arrangements which provide a sort of pop balance to AUm&a's basic blues-Southera 25 Dr QWS 1.25 Pitchers Wednesday 6-15-77 9 P.M. to closing ff-it iP"1t J abb t r 1 .1 I! i '3 'J 9mT 171k 1,317 p7k3GG G "0" Sv. P f V iVW'J Oft II i& W W J 1. i i J t.. Ees; It S oJS tor'3 rests. Asd whHa there b no qwestbehg tht cverdl iucce:s cf this t:;r::ch it d;:s t:r J to sr-r-i t lit tea tty'tJ tr.J too tL'crtksi ia tsots. IL'j is t ore a rtsun ci its.Eg a Cca tr.d wearing It dawn tl :roua good overuse. A good exss-'.a cf the nlsuss cf this ttf roach is evidsnt oa "Come tzi Go Cluts", the tJbun's cpe-nfeg track. "Cse asd Go Cue Avis cdiaally re-cerded ca the 1273 Allaaa Ersthers a'buia LMkin crd C'stzrt. Ey coffip&rissa th "73 version niakes the nswSt rc-nditioa lock jast pLda silly. Dorristted t shrO izszz'ds guitar hoek, the Esr,,f socads novs Uke the theraa 6r:? from Hhodt than it d2S any bhss tuna that I can rsciU. It's obvious that ASlmaa hss spr.t too much time hanging around the backstays at Tefevisioa City ia Hollywood widting for Cher to Lrish her daily taping and rehearsals. Another song "Let This Be A Lesson to Ya" is so mindless that the only thing that can be said about it is that it illustrates very well how rock 'a roll music caa seem to stab and pierce the eardrums. "Cryia' Shame" was just that--a hurry up effort that caa be most kindly labeled as a space filler. But eaough of the negative, Flivin'Up a Storm has several bright moments. "Matthew's Arrival, a catchy fur.!; tm.,i msy rhythn track, Is cse cf tfcsa esse thtt jast cc't l:t year feet sit sti'l. A presresdea cf moods tad Isstrcrcatttloa, "Matthew's Arrival" ahowcasts tha ti!:r.ts cf AUrsaa's back-up band that tedydss, guitarists Cieve LyJl'.zzzkT, Joha Hg, tad Ekky Ilirich, drusassr O Etswaxd, keyboardist Ne'd Larsea tad bas3 player Willla Xh cks. And while the backup baad tarsss ia t strong performance thrc"Ls'-t the album, center &tt3 is reserved (and rljMfclly so) for Gregg's ewEt vocals. Backed by soaa clissy piano work ALr.aa t:rs especially well oa "The Erishtest Sxaila ia Town". Ke also tarns la strong pcr&nrisneis on "Swctt Fef'Ja' " asd "One More Try". - Ia light of all cf Allmaa's recent publicity aad the emergence of "the new Gregg ASlmaa souad" this album should attract a new audience of Allaa loyalists ia additioa to the old die-hard Aliman Brothers fans. All things considered Pkyin' Up a Storm is a fine album and should enjoy good sales success. Aad. don't be surprised itPlayin'Up a Storm yields Allsiaa his first hit single. Yes, everybody plays the fool but aot everyone gets paid a King's ransom for it. s0 0 ) My ' T w 1 227 R Street 48th and Holdrego "Guaranteed fresh daily Open 7 days Open daily at 6 a.m. 1 1 ' X ttr- VwJ i l.Ul J Li in ..T.L..T'. -V?, 1 R I 1 ' -'It hi rr- n urn i n r"i-i mniiittti if LLJULJU. n r - ! V r- L d; r4 HyJ r: r u fe i ti i ! i i r ii lr HI I-