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C Annual Fall Sale 40 C R O C K O N by EthKe Ann Vare Petty is "pure rock"? My dear records. Look' at AC/DC. Now is, an opinion. As writer Spider ALBUM REVIEWS misinformed child, he is merely that is music. Heavy metal is Robinson says, “A critic is your basic, boring pop—the superior, and platinum is the someone who tells you whether Theartist......... Debbie Harry stuff that rises up the song proof of a good group. or not something is ‘art.’ A The album..................KooKoo charts to the Top Ten (the ten —Unsigned. reviewer tells you if he likes it.” I The label.................Chrysalis worst songs in America, in other Dear Anonymous Teenaged am a record reviewer, happily words). What I know is rock Male Reader:I take it you sharing my own (reasonably in­ The cover art of Blondie's real you call "posturing, prehistoric, weren’t pleased with my review formed) tastes with you. Feel lead singer's solo debut is so macho, mindless gunk." Well, of Van Halen. Well, I stand by spellbinding (it was created by More Rock On that "gunk” sells a hell of a lot of my opinion—and that's what it the set designer of the film Page 41 "Alien") that one expects a similar eerie beauty from the music. Tough luck. Harry has gotten together with the Chic organization (pro­ genitors of "Le Freak." pro­ ducers of Sister Sledge) to record an album of soft-soaped, ANNUAL disco/funk/rap that is not so bad in and of itself—it just seems like an ethnic rip-off coming from this lily-white warbler. FALL SALE Listeners who discovered Harry with her recent "Rap­ ture” might like KooKoo. Those expecting something along the NOW IN PROGRESS (parallel) lines of Eat to the Beat Choose from a wide variety of colors and textures! will be terribly disappointed. littler floors 156 FRONT STREET FREE 1557 LYON STREET Q U E S N E L ESTIMATES PRINCE GEORGE Phone 992 8847 PHONE 554-1344 Debbie Harry ■Lease S m a r t — D r iv e S m a r t s The artist............Any Trouble The album...Wheels In Motion Lease from the No. 1 Quality Dealer, The label............Stiff America for Quality Leases The growing legion of Squeeze fans, XTC lovers and Elvis Costello freaks would do (1) Flexible Terms — 12-24-36-48 months well to find the second LP by (2) VIP Service & treatment-backed Manchester’s Any Trouble. by a half million parts inventory Their pop hooks are so tantaliz­ (3) Extended Service Plan ing that they echo in the brain Protection from major loud enough to drown out even repair costs * television commercial jingles. (4) All m ake leasing Ford, Instrumentation includes man­ and Imports Zephyr Z-7 Sport Coupe dolin and sax as well as the traditional guitar/bass/drums: (5) Medium & heavy duty trucks — gas or diesel, vocals are tightly harmonied; a truck to fit your job requirem ents songs are original. An enor­ mously appealing record, with (unfortunately) little potential as a commercial success. Ain't it always the way? Fred Walls & Son Ltd., your complete Transportation and Leasing Centre. Give us a call, LETTERS its the LEASE you can do Dear Ethlie:Your main pro­ blem is that you just have no FRED WALLS & SON LTD. taste in music. You are the 3900 Walls Ave., (Hyway 16 Waft at Vane* Rd.) classic snotty critic that gets off Princ* G*org«, t.C. 564*1133 (North Cantral Motor Laata Ltd.) on that deep new wave music and mediocre rock 'n' roll. Tom.
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