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' ' · Grateful ] efferson Airplane I Starship, "' is a wel- It was recorded during performance itself is sloppy Dead [ recor.d..r] New Riders of the Purple come sound. their goodbye week at the at times, this is due to their Sage, , Merle was em- free-wheeling attitude and Roger Stomperud Winterland in San Francisco Saunders, Old and in the ployed in 1967 as chief lyric in October '74 , when they ability to have fun on stage. After eleven years to- Way and the Rowan Broth- writer and occasional song went into semi-retirement. ' Steal Your Face ' will not gether the Dead still have ers, as well as the sound writer and has done a fine All the original mateial has earn any new fans but it is a the same personnel in its track for Zabrisky Point; he job. His solo efforts., Tales of been done better (in most welcome addition to any nucleus as it has on their first has also been present on the Great Rum Runners and cases) on previous , "Dead Head's" collection. It Warner Brothers Record. recordings by his cohorts Tiger Rose (American re- and the covers don't touch is also not a starter for those There have been changes, Wier, Lesh, Hart, and Hunt- lease only), have proven he the original artists' hits. The that are willing to be turned both musically and in per- er. is not as fme an arranger or original material can all be on to the Dead. sonally, but somehow they In the later years Bob Wier singer. His voice, though, is found on five albums, Those interested should have stc.,, _ the same while has received much attention interesting. It comes off as a 'Grateful Dead', 'Working- look to ' The Best of the progressing light-years. as a singer and a very fine cross between Dylan and Lou man's Dead', 'Wake of the Grateful Dead' (Skeletons The changes have been song writer. His solo efforts, Reed. flood' , 'From the Mars Ho- from the Closet) and the 'additions' rather than 're- both alone and in his work Although a large percent- tel', and 'Ace' by Wier. placements'. Although there with Kingfish, show he is a age of their 16 releases have triple live set 'Europe 72' . were changes when they fine performer in his own turned to gold, they have They cover Chuck Berry Other recordings not already were the Warlock, the first in right. He is also featured on never had a 'hit' or even (The promised Land, and mentioned are; 'Aoxomox- the Dead happened in '67 albums by other Dead mem- received much air play. This Around & Around) without oa', 'Grateful Dead' 'Bear's when percussionist extra- bers. is very strange since they are going too far fr()m the origi- Choice', and Micky Hart's ordinaire Micky Hart and on quad comput- also one of the worlds big- nal recording. But] ohnny 'Rolling Thunder' . avant-garde pianist and erized bass guitar has a gest concert draws. They Cash never sounded quite Those of you who are electronic tape wizzy Tom background as a jazz trumpet dtew 800,000 people at a like they do on 'Big River'. really into it should also Constanten joined in time to player and has written clas- show at Watkins Glen in New One of the highlights ts check out two live recordings record ' 'Anthem of the sical music in days gone by. York state, where they head- 'Stella Blue' , Garcia (or any from Sept. '66 on Sunflower Sun'', which is still one of my Bill Kruetzman holds lined as the 'Band and of the others) has never been records, 'Vintage Dead' and favorite recordings. Con- everything together by his Allman Bros .. ' . a good vocalist, but nonethe- ''. There is also stanten dropped out of sight consistent drumming. His less, he has an uniquely American bootleg albums to (forever it seems) after the work with Micky Hart pro- It is also interesting to interesting and strong voice. be had for those who shop trail-blazing double "Live- duced some of the most note that 24 - plus sides out It is a hauntingly sad song around. While you are at it Dead" set. Hart quit after interesting drumming in rock of 40 releases to date have that will grow on you if you you might even find Phil ''American Beauty.'' history. been recorded live. let it. Other songs of note are Lesh and Ved Login's 'Sea- ] erry Garcia has always The Dead lost a lot of their 'Ship of Fools' and 'Black stones' and The Godchaux's been the focal point of the funkiness when vocalist and This brings us to Steal Throated Wing'. 'Keith and Donna' which are band, and he has also been organist Ron McKerman Your Face. It has been said both on Round Records. The responsible for a large chunk (Pig Pen) died in 1973 . He that they have hit their stride The other songs on this set Grateful Dead are also fea- of the music, and he had had a fine votce and he and this double set will do are; 'Cold Rain and Snow', tured on soundtracks for the done more work than the generated a lot of excitement nothing to disprove this. 'Beat it on down the Line', movies 'Zabrisky Point' and others outside of the band - in their live shows. There is nothing new on this Marty Robbin ' s 'El Paso', 'Fillmou's Last Days', both as solo artist recording three Keith Godchaux's piano outside the cover ver- '', 'U.S. Blues', 'It on Warner Bros. diverse LP's, ''Garcia'' work helped a lot to fill out sion which has always been a must have been the Roses' (Warner Brothers), "Gar- the sound after Hart left in part of their live sets. Steal and their usual show closer One word for those of you ' 71. His wife Donna who also cia" (Round Records) and Your Face is actually a sound 'Casey Jones' . who pass the Dead by; You ''Reflections''; as a studio sings vocals, is unfortunately track from tht.ir film An are missing out on a very ｢｡｣ｾｲｯｵｮ､Ｎ＠ musician on records by such put in the Evening with the Grateful The album has many worthwhile and unique ex- people as , Micky Hart is now back in Dead which is due to be faults, most of these being perience! Don 't let it happen C.S.N.Y., Crosby & Nash, the band and his presence on released shortly. the lack of new material. The to you. Adult education progra•s oHerecl classified J. L. Steeve11 gram designed to help unem- Enquire about either of these Three different adult basic - ployed young persons enter the · at the Canada Manpower Cen- education programs are being labor market. Included with the tre, 563B No. 3 Road , Rich- '64 MGB needs body work For sale: $50 - 1966 Dodge ｯｾ･ｲ･､＠ by Douglas College on training are visits to business mond, if you live in Richmond, $265. Call Soteaux 525-6991. Polara - power steering, power the Richmond Campus. and industry. Ladner or Tsawassen. Phone Mechanics Delight! 273-6431 for information. For sale: $50 1966 Dodge Employment Orientation for Both E. O.W. and B.J.R.T. The Adult Basic Education Polara--power steering, power Women (E.O.W.) is designed to are Manpower-funded, full-time (A.B.E.) program provides up- ' 70 TR6 overdrive · needs brakes, 318 V8 engine. Needs help women make the transition day programs offere\i free of grading in English, Mathemat- tune-up, open to offers, phone some transmission work. Phone from the home to the labor charge. Students may also qua- market. Each E.O.W. course ics , and Science to a grade 10 522-6220. Doug. Bob afterfour. 521-0039. lasts nine weeks. lify for Manpower training equivalency level, to prepare allowances which are paid each students for enrolment in vocat- Basic Job Readiness Training week. Both programs will begin ional or other specialized train- (B.J.R.T.) is an eight-week pro- when sufficient students enrol. ing. Students may enter this pro- gram at any time, and work at NOTICE their own pace until they achi- eve the level desired. The next A.B.E. program The College Library will close inmate problems and perespect- begins Jan. 4, 1976, and the cost on December 23rd and re-open ives. The meetings take pace at is $2 per student for each full January 4. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday's, at the school day. Students may attend institution. 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