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Don't Fight tlie Band That Needs You
Charlie Burton
Wild Records
No "Welcome to Lincoln" Issue would be complete
without a few words about Charlie Durton and the
Cut-Outs.
Burton, for all you newcomers, is the closest thing
Lincoln has to a local celebrity. (Yes, even bifger
than Leta Powell Drake!!) He has been playing the
Lincoln bar circuit for the past decade or so.
Occasionally, he gigs in Omaha or some far-flung
port of Call like Minneapolis or London, but for the
most part, Lincoln is his home base.
Needless to say, with all that experience, CB and
the CO's, as they are affectionately known, have
become quite a polished act. Last year, they released
their first album, ... Or What!? Many of the band's
standard numbers were features, with rustic (all
right, cheap) sounding production.
This brings us to Don Y Fight the Band That Loves
You, Burton's follow up to ... Or Wliat!? Like its
predecessor, this album features established tunes
from the bands well-worn repertoire.
However, unlike the previous album, the pro
duction qualities are much sharper. You can hear
other instruments besides the bass guitar. You can
actually understand the words.
And that's an important aspect of Burton's music.
Perhaps the reason the band has such a loyal
following among college students (the intellectual
elite, for all you newcomers) is the unique way in
And that's an important aspect o'f Burton's music.
Perhaps the reason the band has such a loyal
following among college students (the intellectual
elite, for all you newcomers) is the unique way in
which Charlie Burton expresses himself.
Instead of singing about the archetypal lady that
he loves, Charlie Burton sings of his "Succubus."
(Look it up in the dictionary if you're unsure what it
means). He doesn't beg not to be misunderstood, but
rather he pleads "(I Don't Want to be Your) Toady."
And, this man is not concerned with trivial con
cerns, but rather that he can't find his "Niche."
Even the more plebian concerns are handled in a
clever manner. Cupid's delicate arrows of love are
Charlie Burton's "Little Stabs of Happiness." Bur
eaucratic frustration is discussed in "Trumped Up
Charge." (Burton points out, "that the wheels of
justice move like a barge") Even a rebuke of an old
flame becomes the fantastically sarcastic, "It's Not
Polite."
Charlie Burton's excellence as a lyricist should in
NETVs
showcase
nears end
A variety of program
ming closes out the
Nebraska ETV Network's
1983 "Summer Showcase"
celebration Sunday.
"Summer Showcase" is
a festival of special pro
gramming designed to in
crease awareness of pub
lic telvision and encour
age citizen support for
Nebraskans for Public Tele
vision. Beginning at 5 p.m.,
naturalists and fiimakers
John and Janet Foster
present viewers with
glimpses of the Northern
Arctic landscape and wild
life on "North to the Top
of the World."
Dr. Leo Buscaglia re
turns at 6 p.m. with "Shar
ing With Leo," where he
interacts informally with
a small group of people,
answering their questions.
At 7 p.m., impression
ist Rich Little does imper
sonations of everyone
from Kermit the Frog to
Ronald Regan on "An
Evening at the Pops."
Closing out the festivi
ties is the heartwarming,
seven Oscar-winning film
"Going My Way," begin
ning at 9:15 p.m.
Bing Crosby stars as
the young progressive
curate, Father O'Malley
sent to quietly supplant
the aging Father Fitzgib
bon, played by Barry
Fitzgerald.
The network returns
to its regular
programming Monday.
no way minimize the band's instrumental ac
complishments. Guitarist Phil Shoemaker, drum
mer Dave Robel and then bassist C. Otto Spa
ltiStacotto (depending on which album you look)
are accomplished musicians and contribute im
measurably to the Burton sounoL
So, after you get past the chores of moving in, and
saying your goodbyes to mom and dad, trot on down
to a record store and check out one of this city's
most enduring institutions: Charlie Burton and the
Cut-Outs. Don 'i Fight the Band Tfiat Needs You is a
perfect way of saying, "Welcome to Lincoln."
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