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By Joncthsn Tcylor .
Stiff Reporter
The Bongos are back. It has been
about a year since they brought their
New Jersey poprock to the Drumstick,
547 N. 48th St.
This time they're wearing makeup
and seem to be giving the "tortured
artist" image a try.
Although their looks have changed,
the band's characteristic guitar and
percussion-filled sound is a little less
raw, but still the same.
The Bongos' new album Beat Hotel
proves that the band still plays its own
form cf pop music. But it is not purist
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Flip sides hide Springsteen gems
By Kyle Foster
SttTTKc porter
The current trend in the marketing
of American popular music is to release
several singles on popular perfonriors'
albums. The singles are released
separately over a period of time to keep
radio airplay high and album sales in
the chartbuster category.
Michael Jackson, Prince and Huey
Lewis have succeeded in selling mil-
lions of records using this marketing
strategy.
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Bongo3 have mellowed a bit, but at
least they haven't gone overboard with
the electronic musical gadgetry that I
think is threatening the energy bands
of the '80s, such as U2 and the Alarm.
Fortunately, the Bongos have retained
some of the brashness from their first
album, Drums Along the Hudson.
They have learned some lessons from
their overproduced but popular 1083
mini-LP Numbers With Wings and
created Beat Hotel a pleasantly list
enable, energetic mix of old and new
Bongos.
Singer and lead guitarist Richard
Barone, drummersinger Frank Gian
nini and background vocalist bassist
Rob Norris have been the core of the
band since its first album in 1C32.
James Mastro, who helped with gui
tars and vocals oa Hudson, now is
listed as an official Bongo. He wrote
The latest musician to follow thi3
trend Is Bruce Springsteen.
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Springsteen currently has four sin-
gie3 released from his Bom In the
USA album. They are, in order cf
release; "Dancing In the DaikFinx
Cadillac," "Cover MeJersey Girl,"
"Bom In the USAShut Out The Light"
and "I'm On FireJohnny Bye Bye."
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one song on Beat Hotel and helneH n
five others.
The music on the album, in true pop
fashion, is fun to listen to. It has lots of
plain guitar and, of course, generous
helpings of percussion that move the
songs along at a fairly brisk pace. Songs
such as "Splinter," "Space Jungle"
"Come Back to Me" and "Totem Pole"
have engaging, crtcliy melodies that
stay in your head for some time after
the stereo ha3 been turned off.
While the music may be mildly
memorable Earone's lyrics don't carry
much spunk, and because he sings all
cf the songs, the alburn has an obvious
lack cf vocal vrdety.
Overall, the Bongos have not sold out
to get more radio play by changing
their unique souad. Beat Hotel is an
honest and true representation of what
the Bongos have always been about
carefree, fun pop rock.
Each single has a previously wire
lessed "B" sid e which may, at least for
the Springsteen fanatic, be worth
spending the outlandish $2 charge for
each single.
"Dancing In The DarkPink Cadil
lac," ws3 released in June 1S34, before
the Born In The USA album was
released. "Dancing In The Dark" was
the song that catapulted Springsteen
to nng-az'siteu ultra-super stardom.
"Pink Cadillac" became almost as
popular as "Dancirg la The Dark" and
justifiably so befiaass it is one of the
best of Sprisnpteen's new batch of
songs. "Die rockabilly style combined
with Springsteen's drawl and mono
tone voice create a song that is unmis
takably Bruce but, at the same time, a
departure from any of his previous
song3.
"Cover MeJersey Girl," was released
in September '84. "Cover Me" is the
worst song on Born In The USA and
possibly the worst song Springsteen
ever has recorded.
"Jersey Girl," on the other hand,
redeems the single's value. The song
was recorded live in New Jersey during
"The P.iver" tour. Springsteen displays
a bit of vocal range in this slow song
and Clarence Clemens' soaring sax solo
at the end will bring & smile to any
Springsteen fan's face.
"Born In The USAShut Out The
Light," was released in December 1984.
This single, dedicated to Vietnam Vete
rans, is easily the best of all the singles
released from Born In The USA
because it is a theme-oriented release.
Both songs combine effectively to reveal
some of the emotions felt by Vietnam
veterans.
"Born In The USA" is a song about a
Vietnam veteran who hzs been away
from 'Nam for 10 years. The veteran
struggles with gocicty mi finally con
cludes thzX he lias "gst nawhere to run
Eiid nowhere to go." The stark, monot
onous ksybGsrds mi the violent drum
r.bg oa this song convey feelings of
"Shut Out lh3 Light" is a gsod song,
tut ncra tspcrtsntly it csntsins some
cf Springst-seri's fcsst lyrics. This song
is tbcut a Vlstrn vstsrsn recently
reused fecia t'wsr." Springsteen
effectively switches peopls, from wife
to bsttte-jbigsed fesskad In doing so,
fes exp!c?e3 tli effects the war torn
ths husband's point of view, the wife's
and from its affect cn Ar.crissr. fami
lies in general. TMi song creates a total
scene cf despsir zrd is one cf the sad
dest songs Springsteen has written.
"I'm On FkBM&r' Bya Cye," was
relessed in February 1885. "I'm On
Fire" is net a m?4 deserving cf single
status. However the "B"-sid3 song,
"Jchnny Dj-3," is. The song, co
vrrittcn v.'lth Chuck Barry, is a catchy
fcrewcU lid to Ehis Presley, Sprkgteen's
beyhood hero. The only problem with
the Ecr.j is thit it is too short and
listeners will undoubtedly find them
selves p!?4'lr.g it over two cr three
Weln us cover you.
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