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f.!ondr, October 24, 1C33 Dally Ncbrcsksn fe" v,.jj. slmljwis Keep rocicaoMiy syain'ic alive By LI&c Frct Olt, 1st me rasks sure IVe got thb straPht. Rocka billy music first started back m the early '603 when a ! handful cf white rai:ci:i s 12:3 Elvis rrcsfcy, Jerry , Lee Lewis and Gene Vincent decided they wanted to ; sound more fckek singers.- . ; The music ertjoyed a certain amount of popularit ' ; for a v.-hL until it disappeared for nearly 20 years ! Then, the British, hot for a new musical genre alter I punk began to fade, rediscovered rockabilly. Soon t Ml' Record G artists like Dave Edmunds, the Shaldn' Pyramids : onH Sirs Irin' Ptavone Kosma tk U r:iju ; ui,vivj lV<iC UIC liUOOb Jl IliC til II Li I pub scene. Meanwhile, Brian Setzer and his band had heard that British rockabilly was hot stuff, so The Stray Cats quickly hightailed to England to do rockabilly , the way the British did. I So, what do we end up with here: an American band trying to sound like a British band trying to sound like Southern white singers trying to sound like black singers. Hardly sounds like a good start for a musical genre, does it? f However, rockabilly has always been able to over come this lack of originality, with its sheer energy. Three recent releases from each of the "golden peri ods" of rockabilly music illustrate this point, i Jerry Lee Lewis' Greatest Hits (Rhino) is a bril liant collection of Lewis' carry recordings for Sun records. Despite the archaic sound of these songs, (made even worse by the picture disc format), the energy and drive that Lewis possessed are stunning. 1 Cuts like "Breathless," "Lewis Boogie," "Wild One" 2nd the quintessential "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" virtually leap from the vinyL Sometimes it is hard to imagine Lewis as a power ful music force, especially after hearing his pale country recordings. However, Jerry LeeLewis 'Great est Hits is a perfect example of the singer's energy and the sheer force of early rockabilly music. f If it b Lewis originality which sets him apart from other rockabilly artists, it is their striking lack of i originality that distinguishes (or perhaps indistin- f guishes) the Shakin' Pyramids f Pie Pyramids were one of the British groups that sprung up in the 10s. The band recorded two Eur pean albums which sold moderately well, and have , recently released their first domestic album; Shakin ' Pyramids, on guitarist Rick Derringer's Rock TP Roll Records. Unfortunately this album, recorded nearly two years ago, i3 a pretty plebian effort as far as rocka billy releases go. While the power is there, it offers little in the way of surprises, and most of the instrumental breaks are quite plain. One must seriously question why, nearly two years after it was first recorded, the band did not attempt to improve the material Perhaps one of the side effects of unoriginality is laziness. One group that could never be accused of not being original or energetic is the Stray Cats. The Cats' latest effort, Rant Vi 'Rave with the Stray Cats (EMI) is illustrative of just what a tireless and inven tive talent Brian Setzer is. Setzer wrote all the selections on Rant WRave. The album itself is a brilliant collection of American music types. All sound strikingly authentic. "Rebels Rule," "Sexy and 17" and "Something's Wrong with my Radio" are classic rockabilly. "I Wont Stand in Your Way" is the best example of doo-wop music since Paul Simon's "Loves me Like A Rock." "18 Miles to Memphis" has a distinct country feel to it. Despite all these prototypes, the Cats manage to do what few rockabilly outfits can: they make the music sound new. They're not saying anything new (the sentiments expressed by Setzer are Identical to those expressed by his idol Eddie Cochran), yet they make it sound , new. It's a lesson bands like the Shaidn! Pyramids should take note of. ; f f Rant 'n ' Ra ve is a proud part of the music that Jerry Lee Lewis and his contemporaries originated more than a quarter of a century ago. ' j i " 4, ' V, - rm ' ' ; v. . , -:-.':.-Hf- .- y: W"""" f- '- rwwi in ! iiwwirnjwii i imhi hi i m in i lump i n m mum iim i nm Mi Some record loaned eourltty Plckltt Records THETAZI BIKE TREK AH Proceeds Going to Muscular Dystrophy r Sponsored by CYCLE WORKS And THETA ZI FRATERNITY Date: Oct 28-29 Trip covers Lincoln to Manhattan, KS Prizes: 2 UNIVEG A 12-speeds GET YOUR RAFFLE TICKETS AT THE BOOTH IN THE UNION W )WI W. 15 !) O a o f' sirs 72 CZ3 ? 50 minimum charga pmt day on com- mrcial ads. Tn words Included. 2.00 minimum charga per day on indi i vidual atudsnt and aiudant orgsniza .tionada. 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