Wednesday, February 2, 1983
Daily Nebraskan
Sieve . . .
Continued from Page 8
Somebody has to face this thing some
how Tliere 's no one left but us now
We're all just lyin' in a be J of fire.
"Inside of Me" tells the story of a guy
who refuses to believe that his relation
ship is over. It has some of the best lyrics
on the album, including:
Tliere was a moment in time, we could
almost taste
the adventure every day
Now I know that we're a little bit older
but that don't mean there's nothing
new left to say.
Perhaps the best song on the album is
"Princess of Little Italy." Just to hear
Little Steven draw out the words "Lit
tle Italy" is worth the price of the re
cord. There is a natural tendency, since
Little Steven spent so many years with
Springsteen, to compare him to the Boss.
Perhaps I've done too much of that in
this review and that's really not fair to
either man. After all, comparing Little
Steven to Bruce is like comparing Dan
Roundfield to Julius Irving. Both are
good, but the Doc and the Boss are in a
class by themselves.
Still, this would be a good investment
for anyone, especially in comparison to
Cher's latest contribution to culture.
(See previous review.)
Jeff Goodwin
Deny exceeds
rock limit
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over a synthesizer's keyboard?
Some would say "no," but Kevin Row
land may change a few minds.
Rowland's band - Dexy's Midnight
Runners - has just released Too-Rye-Ay,
the group's first American release.
"Different" would be a very accurate
description of the record, which features
trombones, accordians, banjos and fiddles
(violins to music snobs). The first side has
a selection of music with a folksy taste
to it. However, new listeners should not
be scared off by the adjective "folksy."
"All In All" and "Jackie Wikon Said" are
infectious tunes which get better after a
couple of listens.
The second side has more ot a pop
rock sound. "Until I Believe In My Soul"
even has a hint of jazz when Brian Maurice
dives into a short-lived but heated sax
solo. This side also features a group of
back-up singers known as the Scarlet
Sisters, whose voices make the music a
little bit more marketable and reminis
cent of early 1970s soul music.
"Come On Eileen" is the first cut to
get some limited airplay on the more
progressive stations around. The song is
an up-tempo story about a young man who
is impressed by Lilecn and her "pretty
red dress," and his attempt to get her out
of it.
Come on Eileen, I swear (well he
means)
At this moment you mean everything
With you in that dress my thoughts I
confess verge on dirty
Ah come on Eileen
Ah come on let's take off everything
That pretty red dress Eileen (tell him
yes)
Ah come on let's, ah come on Eileen,
please
The music may be Irish, but the story line
and the idea are universal.
Rowland's vocals sound very much like
those of Queen's Freddie Mercury around
the time of A Night At Vie Opera and
that band's operatic approach. While
Dexy's isn't operatic, Rowland's falsetto
voice and Irish drawl with an ever-present
tremolo give the album a sound that is
definitely new.
If nothing else, Rowland and Dexy's
Midnight Runners have expanded the
seemingly limitless boundaries of rock
'n'roll.
-Randy J. Wymore
Todd Rundgren is not a hard man to
find. While being one of the most res
pected producers in the music business,
Rundgren can also be found on the other
side of the recording booth in the form of
a solo performer and as a member of the
group Utopia.
Rundgren fans can now partake in all
three sides of the performer with the
release of his latest solo effort, Vie Ever
Popular Tortured Artist Effect. This
album follows by only a couple of months
the release of Utopia's latest Utopia.
The Ever Popular Tortured Artist
Effect offers some of Rundgren's finest
work both as a performer and producer.
The vocals are tight and done in typical
high-voiced Rundgren style. The instru
mental are electronically raw with a heavy
back beat. Everything on the album is in
an upbeat mode. No downers or depres
sing stories to tell.
One of the best songs on the entire
album and probably a classic Rundgren
track is found on the B side in "Drive."
Taking a "don't-take-any-crap-that-life-may'
throw-at-you" attitude, Rundgren strains:
Don 't sit and cry
While the world passes by
Stop tagging after the other guy
Just get a line on that mother
And drive.
The A side is where the true talent of
the artist as a songwriter comes to light.
"Hideaway," "Influenza," "Don't Hurt
Yourself -and "There Goes Your Baybay"
offer one of the best sides of a Rundgren
album since his early years as a bar
musician.
In "Hideaway," he trys to obtain the
affections and trust of a girl who doesn't
even know he exists.
' not trying to invade your privacy
Tliere's things you have a right to hide
But it's oh so cold
Standing on the outside
The second side is surprisingly weak
when compared to the rest of the record.
Again, "Drive" makes up for the lack of
overall power and carries the other four
tracks.
The album's approach is nothing new,
it's just Rundgren doing what he seems to
do best and what he has been doing for
the past 10 years. It's one of the few things
that can be done over and over again with
out becoming "tired" or boring.
And in today's music, that's a quality
not readily available.
- R.J. Wymore
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Too-Rye-Ay
Dexy's Midnight Runners
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torrid assaults on an unsuspecting guitar
or without fingers tripping mechanically
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Todd Rundgren
Bearsville
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Remaining tickets tor Prague
Chamber orchestra ana
Twyla Tharp on sale to UNL
Students beginning Jan. 31.
On sale to others beginning
Feb. 7.
Pr
Chamber Orchestra
Sunday, Feb. 13 at 6pm
Twyla Tharp
Dance Foundation
Tues & Wed, Feb 15 & 16 at 6pm
This program is supported m pan fcy
funding from the Nebraska Arts Council
the National Endowment for the Arts
Dance Touring Program and the Mid
America Arts Alliance
UNL Opera Theatre presents
PuCCini'S PJJi (the Triptych)
II Erittico
Gianni Schlcchl a rollicking farce
II Tebarro melodrama brooding with passion & murder
Suor Angelica tragedy set in quiet confines of a convent
Three Short Operas Sung in English
February 3, 5 & 6
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Box Office (11-5)
113 Music Bldg, 11th & R
472-3375
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Capitol
jazz
winter bill
draws pros
Entering into its second
year, the Capitol Jazz As
sociation has planned a win
ter series that features local
and regional talent.
The Nancy Marshall Trio
is playing in the Riverside
Room of the Lincoln Hil
ton Hotel Saturday night.
Marshall, who performed in
the 1982 Women's Jazz
Festival in Kansas City,
has played jazz keyboards
for 12 years as both per-,
former and teacher.
Claude Williams' Kansas
City Giants will play at
Larry's Showcase Friday
and Saturday nights.
In the mid-1930s, Wil
liams was the first guitarist
to record with Court Basie
and was voted best guitar
player in a Downbeat poll.
Frank Smith, who has
worked with Miles Davis,
Coleman Hawkins and John
ny Hodges, will join Wil
liams on piano and vocals.
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