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Wednesday, March 30, 1933
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Robbie Robertson - "Between Trains":
The leader of the now-defunct The
Band provides an example of what many of
us missed before "Hie Last Waltz." Rob
ertson proves his long-standing ability for
writing songs that can actually arouse some
feeling. That's something you won't hear
everyday.
Ric Ocasck - "Steal the Night":
This cut is average work for Ocasek and
has the haunting sound that showed upon
the Beatitude album. The lyrics end up
weak and rely on Ocasck's vocals to pull
through.
Ray Charles - "Come Rain or Shine":
Ray Charles sings the swinging blues
with this 37-ycar-old song. His keyboards
have never sounded better, even if they end
up following Ocasek on the disc.
David Sanborn - "The F iner Things":
Sanborn owes a lot to I)nald Fagen's
composition here and just can't stand up
against the rest of the power on this force
ful album.
Van Morrison - "Wonderful Remark":
Irish-born Morrison proves that he can
still kick a song in the butt if he wants to.
This bluesy cut features some of the best
lyrics on the disc.
-Todd R. Tystad
Singing soapers:
Elevator tune tripe
Love in the Afternoon
Various Soap Opera Stars
MCA Records
You've got to hand it to ihe folks at
MCA Records. In their never-ending quest
to sell more and more records, they have
come up with the concept of "Soapy Sing
ers". It's a simple concept, really. Just round
up a bunch of stars from ABC's various
soaps, set them in front of a microphone,
and have them sing. Songs about love, of
course. That's a given.
What you end up with is an entire al
bum of elevator music. Which isn't bad if
you happen to like elevator music. Person
ally, I don't go for it.
There are 10 songs on the album; each
star does one song. The problem isn't their
voices; they actually have nice voices.
Stage play,
'Home set
for Kimball
The University Program
Council's Black Special
Events Committee will
present "Home," a comedy
play about a young black
man's adventures both
down South and in "the
big city," Thursday at 8
p.m. at Kimball Hall.
The play, performed
with only three characters
and one set, stresses the
bonds between roots and
family.
The play opened in
December 1980 in a small
theater on New York's
Lower East Side. By late
spring of the following year,
it opened on Broadway to
critical acclaim, capturing
two Tony award nominat
ions, including Best Play
of the Year.
Tickets for Thursday
night's performance are $2
for students and S3 for
the general public.
Hie problem is these are actors, not
singers. They don't put the same pia
into singing that they do into acting.
The result is a boring record. If you're
an insomniac, you should buy this record.
Pop it on the stereo, stretch out on the
couch and relax. You'll never need another
sleeping pill.
As to the songs themselves: There are
some good ones - Cole Porter's "Let's Do
It" and George and Ira Gershwin's "Some
one to Watch Over Me."
Susan Lueci, famous to millions of view
ers as Erica on "All My Children," sings the
latter, but it's not exactly her kind of song.
Stuart Damon, Dr. Alan Quartermaine
on "General Hospital," does a passable ver
sion of "Help Me Make It through the
Night." But you don t know whether it's
an ode to Susan or a plea to Monica. Oh,
well.
The worst song on the album, without
a doubt, is Sharon Gabet's version of "My
Boyfriend's Back." It's painful to hear a
great song like that butchered. I advise Ga
bet, who plays Raven Alexander -on "The
Edge of Night," to stick to acting.
I'm sure the people at MCA know a lot
more about the record-buying public than
I do and I'm equally sure they wouldn't
have released this album if they didn't
think it would make money. The fact that
the music is no good apparently doesn't
matter.
And therein lies the problem. There is a
lot of very good music out there that isn't
being heard because record companies
choose instead to give recording time to
things like this. The result is pure, unadul
terated tripe.
The only good thing about having an al
bum like this is that you can play it at a
party - it might even get a chuckle or two
- and not worry about it getting scratched.
Or even destroyed. In an emergency you
can also use it as a Frisbee.
But, if you do have an insatiable desire
to hear this record, don't despair. This is
the kind of record that KFAB is going to
love.
-Jeff Goodwin
Do You
Kimball?
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Symposium 'An astasia' slated
spotlights
high-tech art
There is still space avail
able if you are interested
in registering for the sym
posium "The Computer and
Its Influence on Art and
Design" to be at Sheldon
Memorial Art Gallery Thurs
day through Saturday.
The symposium .will
examine the aesthetic use
of computers in art and
the relationship between
computer technology and
art. A four-week exhibit
ion of computer art will
run in ' conjunction with
the symposium.
Robert Mallary, of the
University of Massachusetts
at Amherst, will be the
keynote speaker. He will
discuss questions on
whether computer art can
convey the emotional
appeal that other art does,
whether the use of com
puters will displace artists
from their traditional roles
and whether the aesthetic
value of a work is depend
ent on the means by which
it is created.
Those interested in re
gistering for the symposium
should do so immediately
by contacting the depart
ment of conference and
institutes, Nebraska Center
for Continuing Education,
at 472-2844.
The University Program Council of American Films
Committee will present "Anastasia" Thursday at 7 p.m.
and 9 p.m. Tickets are S2 for students, S3 for the general
public.
The film, made in 1956, stars Ingrid Bergman, Yul
Brynner and Helen Hayes. Bergman won an Oscar for
her role as an amnesia victim who is convinced by a Rus
sian exile to pose as the Grand Duchess Anastasia, last
surviving member of the Romanoff dynasty.
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HOME, a unique play a former North Carolina farm boy, burst onto Broadway. The
winner of immediate rave reviews, within weeks, HOME also garnered nominations
for two Tony Awards and the Outer Circle Critics Citation for Best Show of the
Year. Now, for its 1982-83 season, Daedalus Productions of New York in conjunct
ion with the University Program Council-Tri-Culture Committee is proud to present
the national tour of this acclaimed black play.
"Rich in local language and rough-hewn poetry, HOME is a tale all theatregoers
should embrace. It is the most joyous play of several seasons."
Mel Gussow, NEW YORK TIMES
"HOME is warm, funny, and fully alive, and indisputably where the heart is."
Douglas Watt, NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Date: March 31, 1983
Time: 8:00 p.m.
Place: Kimball Auditorium
Admission: S2.00 for students and $3.00 for non-students
Sponsor: DAEDALUS PRODUCTIONS
UPC-BLACK SPECIAL EVENTS