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By Lee Gigu was interested in science while in high school, Hahham received Profese r of History Harld his college degrees in Hffistory, Han~ham of HurarW r~eP-vd the and also has a strong background approval of the Executive com- in English and French. mittee of the Caroratmfioa Fri- Questioned about the prob- day a the Dean-/egnatt of the lems in the School of HumaMi- School of Humanities and S¢oial -ties and Socia Science (which science~ He must -st!il be ' ap- includes the Departments of proved by the full carporation at Economics, Foreign Literatures its next meeting on October 6. and Linguistics, - Humanities, Hahham will succfed De=n Philosophy, Political Science and Rober Bishop, ulho is leaving Psychology), Hahhamn put them the post he has hel for eight in perspective by pointing out years to retura to esearcah amd that the d/fficulties of what he teaching in the fied of termed a "small liberal arts col- econovdc& lege at MIT" are "nothing com- Bishop" LaoV~vr, Ntvi stay on pared to tthe problems] small the job until the spring, when liberl arts colleges have." Hahham wH rturaw fm a- Hanham told The Tech that Guggenheim Traveling he hid been briefed on NIT's tight money problem, and that which Hahham feels he is quali- that youv'e got something to lie suggested that they would ""The rfe~s of h/avig beent he expected, to be able to live fied for) for specific programs. give them that they actually help develop the humianistic side on the job for eight yews"", within his udget budt that he "' might not even respond to a want." Further, Hanham argued of the Institute. Bishop iold Thie Teeh, coupled might try-to take some advan- ,gnenal appel antysel.", that "students have to go away Hahhamn predicted that the uith problems ina the ·rag of the traditional "honey- Hanhamn was asked if Dr. with the idea that they have addition of graduate students Depart- would meat of Humanitis which. moon" period which a new dean Wiesner's well knoxwm humanisle- learned something;" simply be a natural difection for he the felt he as a soza scen~tist h.adi usuarBy experiences. He has been tendencies might gt his school offering gut courses is no solu- Department of Humanities '"neither th~e under, tunling nor examining his pearoatives for the spadial treatment by the centr*A tion, he ikraped. "'}f you 'make to grow. (The Department re- the iterest" to dleal lastfew months, while working administration. :"I almost' hope the courses easier, peoplelose mains the only one in the School with led without him to his dre.sion to, leave the out of P rovostWalter Rosen- not," said the new dean. "'I do what little respect they had. The a graduate program.) Dean's post blith's o fficein preparation for not want to start out on a process tends to bec me a However, he noted that the pre- A native of auclan,' New his new job. spcial favor basi&s. vicious circle."" sent situation at MIT and the Zealat, vartae he Uaeal Hanham expressed his view Turning to problems within Hnbhaum also had other ideas country at large is "a long way unlit he from was 22, Hhham comes to that it would be easier to start the Department of Humanities on how to make required the optimal conditions" MIT for bymyx of the 'Umver'ty of new programn§ and new initia- itself, Hahham pointed out the courses paltsable, prefaced by the. initiation of a new grzadu- Manchester, Enghmd, mad Har- tives on a shoestring rather than process of widening the fresh- etoark that, in general "con- ate program. There is,. he con- vard University. Athough he took for the money to keep men offerings has already begun. scripts cause trouble," He noted tinned, no demand for Ph. D.'s in them going. "Times are not good As far as further changes were that better couraesk-, perhaps even the humanities. At the outset, for a substantial concerned, he noted that rare and unusua l instructors Hahham mentioned the possi- In the bsme of Sep4ACmber Az increase in our his *.endern.cy in approeaching prob- mlight be t he an.swer. "O~_e selu- bility of developing a program in -UQ-LshmdvezftU~dy waitted ntd,,,".he so not ftmNI much effort lems is to work- on theiam piece- tion is that rate tan, really tile history of techadiosgy, a I the 'E"10 I·Feek phoc~ em r. Ch& will be spent'look- a ing for that kind of money. High 'meal. He weaoon ~oexplain that mythical figure almost, who can ".natural" for MIT; he suggested cumelAcredi' ' Wm t W W priority will be attached to fund in -older to attract student inter- teach a course ' that everyone that such a program might start with F ad W' s p V a m pi c m of t h raising (a function of his office est, "you've got to demonstrate likes and from which everyone -post-doctoralstudents' ME= auurd pmmft"`m~~%. learns."" Asked if he knew of or rather than graduate and post- could attract such a professor graduate students. to the Institute, the new dean When asked about the issue was noncommital, but said, "it of whether MItT's liberal arts would be nice to do so," staff should move in the direc- Hunham was generally opti- tion of increased professionaliza- favorable' settlement than had granted. mistic about overcoming, the tiaa, Hahham replied that, from At a faculty meeting attendRed been expected, thus providing Eatrtih in te meeting Wiesner allegged antipathy of MIT stu- his vantage point as a relative by about T$ people last Wed- the other major component of had ggiven the current under- dents to the humanities; lie ex- outsider it is "peculiar that there neday,'- Chancelot Paul Gray the operating deficit reduction. graduate enrollment figmares. The plained ttmt in ten yemrm of hasn't been mnore professionani- painted a pictur that has not In addition, the Institute's freshman damss had increased in teaching at the University of cation." He went on to note that been seem amudxo NiT for se.ver- ummstficted income was up at size by 5 to about 1050, 25 Manchester, where "a large pro- the Departmnent of Humanities al yeznzz: tat of an optimistic ymes end due to four large miore than the admissions office portion of the students behaved lacks a coherent core, finananl forea st. bequests from the estates of had expected. The sophomore as if they were being educated Hahham was extremely reluc- Gray stated Otlat the total alumni. Part of this money will el'ass was up 28 to 1075, --and the against their ., il' he had tant to let the question of pro- demand for umestricted fuds or be used for the renovation of junior class zip two to 950. Only Ilearn~ed to overcome such ant'a- fessionalization be reduced to a "operating deficilts for fiscal Ashdown House, and part to set the senior class has dropped in ganism on the part of Wrs own simple matter of scholarly re- year t972, Which oiginaally had urip several e ndowmentfunds of size, and the decrease was signifi- students. search versus teaching. He com- been prediceted as $$.4 milEioa, $750,0Q0 each. cant: dowvn 167 to 975. Wiesner Another sort of antipathy men-ted that it's not normally was actually only $2.9 adltian. Gray did, however, have some speculated that this might be that Hahhanm commyented on -is true that people can teach with- The 1971 figure for compari- bad financial news to report. due to a c

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-- __ -- n u LDIII -·ICI1I)BI-l 3 ______TM TECH TUESDAY,SEPTEMBER 19, 1972 PAGE__ 3 UI ---- - Il--r- _ -·-·-4-· ions were considered for the 0 pst, addg that it was only a I coincident that a Harvd pro- By Lee ignaere Departaent -of Heat' Educa- namen of pcossible candidates fessor wa chosen ,,.,I MiT, whe looking for a new tion and Welf to him more were gene lly received from Likely cadidates, according ean for *e ESchool of Human WOmen.L) friends of the tcommtee to Hlsle. were invited to -come to MIT, where meetings with facul- eis and Soii Science, sought Thea e e death of quafied, mernbers, Hale noted. '.No for- ~1~ canidates and offered al requirements were set for ty and students were arranged. interested candidates among b be job to at least one MIT the jo , alt: ough Halge eported Hale noted that there was an black scholam aso stymied the that the commzittee had two effofst to have the candeidates I gaculty member befoare setfing 'commRee, although Halle ad- i general guidelines: 1 the new meeat "non-estabshment types." mHarvardI Professor of History mitted that efors in that dire- iamld -amhzam as te new dean? dean should be a person Io Questoned abouat the lack of ion were not a .staauous as publicty of the searcb, Hale According to Profsor of they had ben in the smrch for a had stature as a scholr in his own field, and 2) he should have replied that he neither rmade the foreign Ltature Mon-s Halle, woiaH. ;1airmja of the Sichoo's search experience as a teacher. serh secret nor anmnoutced it. omraittee, 1bo President RosenbUthi told 7The Tech Questioned 2about the cm- Inquiries about chrges that the Trqcal Fish? 1emme B. Winer and Provost that the dean's post was offered parative weights given to r- search was conducted rather alte A. RoerbIEith wanted a to someoane wihn MIT, but search and tteacig, Halle statedi slopply were answered by Halle I 10% Wascount Cards roman for the job, but Halle dclined to say whom. Repor- that scholarship was considere with the claim that the commit- xpeaned that no woman with tedly, thi pmon was Professor a necessary, but not sufficiBHent tee did a reainnable job and Availa~e Sughi experience cuild be of Economics Robert M. Solow: qualification. He noted that the came up with a reasonable candi- ound 7ho was wiinmg to take The search comumttee, which comnittee '"spent a ot of tEime date. in hnart Haie arued that Emn Pet Supply, inc. the job, although severa fhst met last December anl con- discussing ideas about ader- a more thorough canvass of pos- Just Past Kendal Square ~ualfled female candidaites were tinued to work until the begin- graduate education wth the can sible canidates would have beena bcted. (MT$s eagerness to ap- ning of the summer, never set up didates." Healso said that extremely difficult, and in all I-MD7sa St ilnt a woma-n-to thepcst may any formal procedues for ts people from schools that a ikelihoodd would have missed i Cadke.MA lJ 2142 tid to press e from the work, accordirg to Halle. The prmarily undergraduate instiu- some good people anyway. SM-3474 I

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i PAGE 4 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19. 1972 THE TECH Op~ennelass seomoyr~%p: se~j~lecieio By Lee GiuPere be arounda t the right moment got tMe blih noted that in general the faculty Student Atftaims~ such an. eXclusion seems Optimiistic and enthusiastic, the new nod to meet the candidate. -didn't have' many suggestions. Conversa- quite nother.matter, If indeed the Dean Dean-designate of the Scohool of Humani- In spite of the assertions of both Ha~. e dion with Halle, however, seems to indi- is to serv -as a gobetween for studemts ties and Social Science, Harold Hahham, and Provost W alter A. Rosenbith t;hat the -ate thatmo facultyst members 'Were and the ami.nistriaao, her appLointment appear to be the sort of man who will be search was not conducted in secret, a never asked to mtake a suggestion to the shoula be more of a joint efo rt.The fact likely to leave his mark on the School, num berof students in the Department of committee. Of course, one can argue that of the matter VMS; haoug&h, that tfil However, it is muchtoo reay to say more Humanities, including literature studeaats tiey. were never told riot t0' either.) administmfign saw otkhe,- and cls than this about Hasham'~. prospects of who were involved in efforts to g'ai a Whmae decision -Was'it to Conduct the tomake its dec aa isionre, sedniusl. success or f ailureat MIT; it is not too voice in that sectioji's hirnag pwoesh sawmh insuch a relativelgy closed manner? · a second ase, andl on ,i o e appkim. early, thoughl- to discuss the proces 'knew nothing about the searcb for a new Halle asserts that he never made a deci- bility is ten certain, is the supposedly through which Hahham was selected for dean and had never, to their-knowledge, sion to. keep the search a secret or to ongoing searob for a Denm fw· the Under- the job. aunounce it - he simply conducted the gmduadte h'o.a. Since the faculty "'a;- met with a candidate, Apparetly; they ' Accordting to Dean Robert Bishop, weren't hanging around the right offices- process without any effort to make its proved" the post~ t~t little men- whose decision to return to rsearch and existence 'known to the wider MIT com- When pressed to comment on the tion has been.made of possible candidtes teachig.in Ids chosen field of economics ,munity. The decision to announce the and no effort appears to have been made was something of an opensecret at MIT thoroughness of the sea , Ha~ere - by the adudnistmfie to obftfin spondad that he felt the committee had search, he seemed to think, was the the sss last year, the search for a new dean was businesof the President or Provost's tance and participation of most of the quickly turned over to a search commait- done a reasonable job. Furlher,Furthe agud office., cf.amaraity. (E en the rqetfor that, at any rate, a truly thoroughgoing faculty tee headed by Professor of Foreg Rosenblith, of course, denies any' ef- approval of the new wt seemaed a formal seeAro would have Been impossible, -H, L/temratur Mords, Halle. Halle, along with fort to keep anything about the search gsture - President Jeroame' -Wsner ad- Professor of Phfilosophy James~ Thomson, likened the search to the pEmcma of secret He too simply chose not to an- mitted -to,the faculty flat if they fa~ied to acceptinggraduate studentcu: Ct a given Professor of History Richalii Douglas, nounce anthing. Claiming that the esmig- approve the~ cmwaie of the post the job number of applicants,- some pr oportioin, Professor of Economics Robert Salow natin of Bishop was public knowledge, wou11d be fileed-} anwray - only thetitle mad Assedstunt Pmf~uor of Potifcal. amn be -jeted outright -they 'simply he nmde-no effort to publicize it. (in fact, ScA- lack the qualificatiom for admritance. would be differut.O _'eonce Suzanne Berger, appamntly con- the '"publicess" of Bishop's resignation The evidenc~, then, pmiAls in the ducted the search -in a very, informal For the remaindler, however, te' -auk of is disputable - this writer attended nearly direction of increwin (orwoa it b weeding is not so simple; they m-ay all b manner. No formal announcemento was al of last term's faculty meetings and was more accumate to say contionued?) secre ever made that the School w.as seekring a qualhied foracceptance. Cheaskgamong is- contact with faculty, but never heatrd fiveness on the Wt of the top adminhtra- new Dean, and no attempt wras made to thee people is a diffitult twk, Halle mention-of Bishop's departure until very tion in its deewon Imatz/ng. 'To say that thoroughly cam~i tt-l "SC-'--"-" 'lciy implied, and in fact, it may wa&e little late in the term. Of the search for a new -there is no difference between deter- ditieren-ce what is done to sort among the at least as far as Halle indicated in an dean, nothing was heard.) mined .~~ andl the. simple decision interview with The Tech. qualified applicdants - some good candi- 'It would be simple'to dismiss this not to annaon nripsrt~an proposedl Instead, the committee recived %'ug- dates m sur to be rejetedl. apparent lack of public notice by saying changes in the aarainistration is a patent gesfiams from friendly-"' and pmceede¢d to The most striking hoct about the that the student press, for example, lie - one hat has been expowd countless weed throu&h the Ust (numbeaing. severa searchthough, was that itu as conducted simply missed the story because of its times by molern p litical eOMMentatZOr dozen) using -rather inttative efttetris: in relative obscurity. Somueone, at some own shortcoindgs. Perhaps'-this is true, Th]e sell of/infonuul prae dtib.~ by Halle implied that the committee was point in the process,- chose not to arm but there are other factors which suggest Ha; e - a matter of ffHends tallag wih simply tooking for someone it felt would nonnce the departume of Dean Bishop, that -the. Wiesner-Gray ' administration fruend - aynce have be= an cmmp- be good for the job. The only 'rutW 'that and not to open up, the search for his eschews public announcements and table way of administewing amt academic alppend to have been formulated by the successor to he institute ¢ommurdty in public discussions of its delibera-tions, community, But that is no trgwr tme. group was that they ""wanted someone preferring more secretive, informal NIT is too luge For suc~h wafomal 'who people would feel comfortable ap- This is not to say that the name of methods to be effective and at t same pointing as a professor," every candidate should have, b~eea am- The first and moa t obvious example of t/~ae fair to A maembers of the MlIT Whenever a prospective candidate was nounced to the Institute com.-na'ty -o'r the administration's secretive nature was community. invited to MIT for ain inter~iew, Halle- p ublicdiscuson, or thatevery candidate the selection' and appointment of Dr. d~~~apa~~ ex~plained, a meeting was set up between s~hould have beenu subjected to a public CarolsEisenberg as Dean for Student the candidate and a group of faculty and gf~tbefore the comemunity. The selec. Affair& Wbi e the grapevine filled witha students fromt the School. How wer tion of an academic den cerainly should3 wood minors about cerlin factiots I these people, peo~ple who formed the be, if it is not aveady, a far more sublfe seebing Dea J. Daniel Nyhart's ouster, ml-rcesom in wvhich prospective deans pro~es. But th majority of the MIT the administraion sat, tight, finally an- xaculzy Sabeid have ib'tn given -fih ramricing Eisenbergs appointment with- I Since I eel

of the .searchcomamittee, Halle, explained, chance, which it seems they were not, ex out any forewarning at all. VOUM, N.,32 sveb ,a , 19t__ would simply invite f.aculty and studenats brigng/ t theo attention of the comm it- It dight be, possible to make a case Roberlt Et~ "?3; CaraI of his acquaintance in the department to tee the names of possible ¢andidates- a~finst any large scale involvement of Lee- Gipe8i~F "73,sts c~ whatever sort of meeting had been ar- (In response to._questions about the st-aremis in the selection of an academic John Miller "7~3;, gaess Mamae ra;ned. Apparently, wuhoever happened to openness of the selection promSS, Rosco- dean, but in the se ofas the Dean for Sinsy Cohen '73; A&M~hW gd&,- {

2"mm'S 0 Nes Editan3~9 FinamtPia} Aid trying to answer, so far without testing Republican Committee (the source of Sheldon Lo-athal '74, l{ To the editor.' ygar voter information) feel that since David Tenenbanum '4; Paul Scindleres aaicle on financial aid It is also unfortunate that Paul has the Democrats are fairly sure to take P&~tograpLhs £-ditori l (Friday, Sept. 8) points out very clearly mistakenly confused.he t attitudes of the Washington that it is not important for all Joe ,Kashi 'W2, John Ruawmjian '?2; I1 what those of us Whto have worked in Finanieal Aid Staff width the complex-ity Wwahingtoniaas to vote. -financial aid realize, namely, that the and semelroe obtuseness of the bsic Everyone has something at stake in the. Alex kmakowsli '72; ts mAdengage, whole subject is complex and not e2s~ly issues Were he to invest more time in ukpcoming election. Since the President Ai~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~i sseyma le X Wa t Edh I comprehended in its entirety. Complia - getting to know the iadividuahs and in appoints the mayor and the city coundl .. o dTaemx, ' Caoswo; ' , ting the issue is the fact hat aid practice trying to cope with the variety ofprob- of Waslngpton it is not unreasonable to is built on a variety of often-wnfficfing lems faced by that ofnce I pedict that8 sar that Washingtoninss have more at societal and instiut/onal 'values which his perceptions of a "system of bittern= stalke than many people.' It is only by change, over time, The apparenty contra - and animosity" would quickly be voting in the Presidential election every dictory attitudes toward student ln&-, dispelled. fouar years that Washingtonians cn say penaonce and pamntal finaucial supposrt Peter Buttner howthey. want their city-,ra. Of course, -are but two examples of the multiple A,%t, Deanf or Student Aftaim the. President doesn't have to fisten to the AacaeNew~s Edttss { themes running throughJ- th-e history of people of Washington but the people do financial aid. Financial Aid hare the right to speak out at the polls Paul closed his artic-le with several To the editor: anw it is not for you or the College Peter Chu "'715. &,rt Halstead '75 questions which may bee the relevant No doubt your information on voter National Republican Committee to arbi- I Jim Moady '753, Stet Stei~m '75, ones, but I %would su.nest some 'te registration and absentee voting pro- traily deprive Washingtonians of the rele- I Chadotto Cooper i, th~at are at le -8t1 prerequisite:. lim shoulld cedures was useful to many people. 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Yet end) off in a cormner by the door, ap walking a block back bctowards the heart of pearing more like a male Mona Lisa Nlewport transforms a haven - for tran- framed by Marc Bolanesque corkscrew sients and the bored into the once- hair than like Maine's only rock Wnroll elegant resort mecca -of the East - the star, the patched old jeans and work shirt home of the music festivals, the million - seeming les appropriate than if on a aim, the America Cup races - all in just Harvard Square ]panhandler. And nervous, I the length of a short side street. But evena bearded, New Yorker Neal Schtlman that decayed regality is somehow strange- the second Step of the two, peers uni- ly displaced, strangely incongruous in the easily out onto Thames Strewt,-mumblee remnants of a city that has been left an occasional word to Rex, before they behind by an era that has not beenkind. both venture out for another night~s three sets at what they vow win be their last h · sibly the piece Elven as the twilight fades, few cars move, instead of ignoiring the pair on the de resistance off. Iztec with occupants transfixed by a distance bar gfg, believing anyone with an album dimunitive stage. Rex's singing lead in his Tnvo-Step - that draws them the fromshores of out deserve more than an obscure street fuzzy voice and playing an Hge learned from &e road how numbe~r in Newport. But that acoustic Rhode Island. is a shdft to rhythm to Neal's crystalline runs on his ,Sum aniry cries Darkness engulfsthe area in a men- I future tense, and not their concern for P-artin and bETh, tght harmonies hwshed HlOW soeienO IR, he sees with more acing shroud, and the gaudy lights and tonright. The PA system is pretty shitty, that bit of Thames Street, anad the talent Man his~ eyes noise of Thames Stret -offer the only there well may be an exec firom Elektza the two possess shone throughthat Probably my-' favorite, "'The Infider, compani6pship and thin sheltering to be out them, and a typical night of cu-s- evening's haze of sea air and beer and paints a pi-~ure im surreal images of a man had by a wandexer. In daikness, the tomers always poses the potential for a cigarette smoke and neon light, cutting a in need of a lover and a friend[, but who is drinking has increased, and'only a few shouting match betw~een artist and swath through Newport's residual noise, tempted and ultimately succumbs to the movW to or from one of the refuges for audience, innumemrable spilled drinks, and. and setting off Aztec Two-Step as the p sibilities of visceral pleasare, only to thi's Thursday evening. The Sal Tavern anything else that would make it rough best new act to surface on the music wind up living a life of hollowness, all of seerc~ just one bar of all those crammed for anyone to play. Its just -a bit -itor scene in one hell of a long time. which layered over a dense building back- five, six to a block. But those sitting in- than disconcerting to have to face ground, cut by sparkling. guitar runs. The Called simply Aztec Two-step, their what appears a little cleaner, 'a little drunken catcalls when a mike goes dead, first of Schulman's songs, "So Easy," FEektra disc is a beautiful mixture of neater, 'a little friendlier tavern barely and its %worsefor someone just starting presents a diversion, driven along by John seem to notice a difference - yet Salt has out. Fowler's cryptic lyricism, Schulman's Sebastian's harmonica, before launching guiteawvork, and the assistance attempted a -change, an adaptation that But tonight wiould not be just a typical of people I into the classically gorgeous "'Prisoner." the others have not. In the midst of night. Aztec Two-Step began their first likeJerry-Yester and John Sebastian, Beautiful ~tarmonies, words dealing more Doug Dillard, and Spanky AlcFaraHnde recorded Top 40 imitation rock, broken set and people kept drinking and spiling with an honest eroticism than Atticas, producing a simaply excellent record. AU only by an occasional poor,, live band, and talking, but a' the music weaned a2nd a speeded-up country-ish ending, the songs show the perfect match of Rex there is this barroom featuring live folk about, spinning a magically entrancing complele the first side. musc,, a distinct softness, a sensitivity web- neorule betran to turn and listen and Neal, musically and mentally, as each complements the otheir. in Newport, as Fowler's cynical and conceding view of aging and the passage of time in they played through the album without "'Strangrersopens side two, progressing any backing musicians, adding songs by to mortal corebat between Doug Dillard Neil Young and Loudon Wafinrirght, as well as a few unrecorded originis, the and Jerry Yester on 5- and 6-string banjos synergism became all the more evident. In in "'Almost ,Apocalypse." In the latter, there appears to be the hea-viest riefer- either environment, the effect knocks one races to Neil Young, particularly his The best songs seemingly spring {from "Don't Let' It Bring You Down,"' as Fowler explores the causes of todays Rex Fowler - his imagery, in fact his whole style, brand of omnipresent paranoia. A brief in word and music, shows repite in Schulman's "Dancers All," then {'heavy influences from Neil 'Young. At least two tunes borrowv almost directly, on to "'Cockroach Cacophony." You've with overtones infiltrating I got to be good to get away with a song Several others. titlelike that, and Aztec Two-Step pull it 1e6al Schulman wrote two of the numbers off perfectly through Fowler's con- on Aztec Two-Step, but espenialy in voluted comparison Wae of desolation, being tra 6ped to Fo~wler's writing, they in -a meaningless existenc-e, perh11aps from pale, resembling watercress alongside a the point of view of a prisoner dreaming sirloin steak. The record opens with the and hoping for the outside world, one really commercial concession, a reminiscing on his past. A story of boauncing, coyly male chauvinist tune, l~eaving, without a lover who's %waiting "Baking"- that semingly everyone would behind, but -heading towiards the eventual have rather left off. But it's shaort, and reuniting is "'Highway Song," bringing a "Killing Me" soon picks things up, A superb record to a suitable close. pristine song, with some excellent But jiust telling of Az~tec Two-Step in acoustic lead work, that traces a glowing phrases still doesn't do them crumbling relationship, between lovers justice; who realize what would be a fine album by too late that they re-ally don't anyone's standards and a memorable even know each other, The epic of the night of music in Newport make me feel i album, "The Persecut & ionRestoration of Dean Moriarty (On The Road)" fol- that Rex Fowler and Neal Schulman have lowes with its ultimate observation on combined in a musical merger that leaves society's treatment -of those a ittle' u~s alla bit richer, Put away the dreariness different - of 90% of the new alb ums and listen to One took in his eyes anid you knaow A,,1ec Twuo-Step - beautiful guitarwork, hke's unsound lyries thial are, for the most part, fine There 's no way to faze him cause fe's poetry, vocals and harmonies- that sound nobody's: clowvn the way so mamy others should sound, Ile's as deep as the sea and equally free and remarkably tasteful production. It is That's why I fear him and hate him an achieveraent rare in the ba~rren waste- land that is American folk and rock. and.wish he were down ' ,.,~.,X'.%..'x\':, %....'..'. '~.'::,%:N eal V itale.%.'- Aztec Two-Step I ifs an all-encompassing narrative, pos- 4 PAGE 6 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1972 TIHE TECH -

I sameness that, after four sides and 20-odd the public'. And while they are sometimes a thoughtful blues parody.Then there's cuts, becomes unbearable. Contrast wi th a bit simplistic ("Joy tO tihe World" is the "You're Breakin' My Heart", my sentim- Beggar's Banquet, which is almost eclectic- best example of this,- theyg don't ever entally unrealistic choice for single re- in its variety of moods and styles. This ieally pretend to be deep. lease~ .which Starts off.like a little kid sameness can be traced to many. things, Each of TDN's five prvious releases running. naked down the street after a like the simplistic repetition of compdsi- (excluding the live one) has spawnaed bath - r You're breakin' my heart The Rolling Stones tion -and arrangements, like the loose, three singles which were at least relatively unmanipulated -performances. moderately successful. I see no reason You're tearin' ir apart Extle sounds more like a -live album than why Seven Separate Fools should fail to So fug-you. Exile on Main Street - The Rolling- a studio effort', and while that might' be match this record. And while there are One rcfight imagine the disconcerted Stones (Rolling Stones Records.) good for some bands, like the Dead or weak cuts, the overall pictur ofe the record exec tying to convince Nilsson to Since Exile .on Mfain Street was re- Allmnan'Bros., the Stones live have n-ever album is a good one. So if I can cool the hip vulgarity - C'mon, Harry, I leased over two months ago, I've been compared with the Stones in a recording recommend this album to you with a mean you can't sing stuff like that! Look watching the reviews. At first they were studio, at least not on record. For exam'n- straight face (_which I hereby do), then at this: "You stepped on my ass, you're all pans, pointing out how the better part ple, compare "Sympathy. for. the Devil" the least you can do is, before you breakin' my glb.ses too." Htary, think of of the double album was listless, unin- as it first appeared on Beggar's Banquet dismiss it as just a garbagerecord, to hear all the little kids wh6 buy your records! I spired, repetitious, dismally mixed, slip- and as' it is done on the live Ya-Ya's, it once or twice (especially the second mean, Eddi'e'~s father would never say shod in conception and execution, in where, the latter has clearly been stripped side). You'll be hearing parts of it that to anyone, would he? NicTe people. short, well below what the public has ofthe sea'ring beauty and demonic rage of eventually on tlme radio, anyway., Why don't say stuff like that. Jees, Harry... come to expect from the Stones. the former. wait? (phone rings) Hello? Arlene? Yeah, Yeah, Then, once critics and reviewers had a Apart from redundancy and sloppi- ...... ·'' " ''' "''' -'~'~:. ~ '::.:::'~:2:== ay P~~e k ¥.,.. What? You're goth' out with that bum?? chance to think about it a while, articles ness, another discouraging aspect of Exile Yeah, well fuck you .... But fear not - became more favorable. The trick was-to is the blatant lack of country mate'dal. there's' a censored version of the song, dismiss all the record's shortcomings by Side -two is devoted to acoustic pieces, Bob Weir which also might be some manner of a showing how rich young musicians could and of the three countryish cuts, only McCartnay spoof, fluttering about the beat a meaningful -path back to "the "Sweet V irginia" offers anything very nation's airways. oSon f $chmilsson ends roots," get down to the jukeboxes and interesting, It would have made a nice Ace -. Bob Weir(Warmer Bros.) with the suitably awful "Most Beautiful truckstops, the grime and tears and disil- single release were it not for the line Bob Weir's first solo album, Ace, World in the World", with a surprise "Gotta scrape the shit right off your doesn't exactly knock me on my ass, but ending I won't reveal here. lusion, yes, mayb e even the fear and hatred out of which the need to sing and shoes" in the chorus: delightful, but not it is a sight more satisfying thananything Musically, the album boasts such side- jump and boogie up the wall springs yet Top 40. But "Sweet Virginia," along Garcia's put together on his own, and it men as George Harrison, Ringo Starr, eternal. Since I can't read minds, how- with "Loving Cup" and "Torn & does include four worthy songs: ·the Klaus Veerm a Petern, Frampton, Nicky ever, I will eschew socio-musical analysis, Frayed," pales when contrasted with the version of "Playing In the Band" on Ace Hopkins, Jim MePre, and pedat-steelman and treat Exile like just another record, sassy hfillbilly satire of "Dear Doctor," compares favorably to ire Dead version; Red Rhodes. You get a Nilsson Von which after all, it only is. The Stones the sardonic rockabilly of "Dead "Mexicali Blues", an ace song to begin 'Dracula poster/lyrics sheet, plus a few might be the most popular band in the Flowers," of the technical excellence of with, is egged on towards perfection by other little audio surprises but most of world, but they are certainly no longer "Wild Horses," which is hardly distin- the typical "Ring of Fire" brass licks; all, Hlarry Nilsson at his best, artfully trendsetters. guishable from the Flying, Burrito Bros. "Greatest Story Ever Told" is another giddy, ultinately loveable if a bit jaded. The first time I listened to Exile on version, out long before Sticky Fingers. energetic rave-up number; and "Looks WeLl, I never did like songs about puppies Maiq, Street I was disappointed. My im- But, few and far between as they Like Rain" has a melancholy cowboy- anyway-. pression was a combination of "So what might seem, there arc some bright spots cr ying-lo ne somme-tears-into-his-buffalo- else/is new?" and "My God, that has got on Exile. "Turd on the Run" and "Rip chips-fire feel, and nice Garcia pedal steel to last me till the next Stones album, This Joint" are marvelous Bill Haley and backing. Although most of the rest of the which could be as far as a year away?" tile Comets take-offs done at break-neck Dead get to play at one p ointor another, GrassroGots- My initial reaction was to write a scathing speed, both with Bill Plummer on upright it's W6eir's show all the way, writing or caveat emptor review. The reason was bass. "Rip This Joint" is especially good: co-writing all the songs, and doing al. the Afore Along - Gr;ssroOts (Dunhill) singing probably the fact that the release is a Bobby Keys' sax work is perfect, and the and guitar chords. The cuts that AM- radio staples since the middle double album set, and there is barely lyrics must be[ something else if they're all are on the unimpressive side are made up for somewhat by the good ones, not to sixties,, the' Grassroots haven'It had an enough quality material on it for one like the few that escape through the album of n ewmaterial in over two years, record, let alone two. Much of Exile has murky mix: although in that time they've put out five the flavor (I use that term advisedly) of Gonna raise hell at the Union Hall Free singles and two albums of the Jamming With Edward, to wit: monot- Drive myself right over the wall, greatest hits variety. onous diddling around, where the clear Rip this joint, gonna save your soul I doubt whether there has ever been a intent is just to have some fun -wasting a Round and round and round we go group who's music has been better suited little time. Whosever idea it was to release to the car-radio format of AM Top 40 the Edward tapes, albeit at a $3.98 list so ,Unadulterated rock and roll hoechic koo. than the Grassroots. No preaching, no that maost stores could sellI it for just over Then there's "Rocks OWL" wid "Soul fancy guitar fireworks, just three minutes two bucks, must have thought -that any- Survivor," classic Stones stumpers in the i of danceable, humable, bubblegum blues. thing with Mick Jagger's mug on the "Brown Sugar"/"Can't You Hear Me I Ever since their biggest hit, "Midnight cover would sell millions, and that fans, Knocking" tradition; two guaranteed Confessions," virtua llyall GR singles have in light of the Stones' past triumphs, show-stoppers. "All Down the Line" has been built on the same formula, would overlook a ripoff which would the faint Chuck Berry sound of which the consisting of a subdued, minor key build help fatten up the new Rolling Stone Stones are so fond, and :'Shine a Light" is up, climaxed by an infectious, rave-up label's finances. a washed-out but listenable cop off "You ·chorus, whidth is usually the title of the The problem, of course, is that who- Can't Always Get What you Want." But I song, during which the horns and stnings, ever he was, he was right; especially in the jewel of the whole package if come mi fu~l force. In fact, one of their this area, where Edward went to number "Tumbling Dice," a laid-back rocker with I few flops was the beautiful "Waltdng one within weeks. Anyhow, the bulk of su~itably evil lyrics and an uncomplicated art. Ace ought to tide you over until the Through the Country,"' which ignored the Exile does emulate the lack of direction yet compelling melody, like one gigantic next Greatful Dead, I mean authentic winning formula . and apathetic musicianship that was Jam- riff. Greatful Dead, release, but as as for me, I Grabsroot a lbumhowever,s, have never ming -With Edward. The Stones have All in all, Exile On Main Street is an think I'll wait. I been very interesting affairs, usually built become, perhaps only temporarily (but album worth having, for the Rolling ::5::'.·'5:.·.'r... 3-~o:.-'.:'. stoifi::::.':''"'"~0e'"''' - ~lr around one or two hit singles. That it is then again you never know these days Stones- can't, it would seem, put out a genufinely difficult to get just the fight when "group" is such a loosely conform- dud without a couple of tunes suc- Nilsson combination of soplfistication and ed-to ideal), a big band a la Traffic, with ceeding. What makes the album a fright- naively necessary to appeal to the Bobby Keys, Jim Price, and Nioky ening one is that, if this is any indication, twelve-year-olds as well as the over-20 set Hopkins joining the ranks. About Price: the greatest rock and roll band in the Son of Schmgilson - Nison(RCA) (yes, there are a lot more GR fans out the Stones need a brass section like a fish history of rock and roll bands. may be, at When "Without You" became such a there in collegeland that you might needs a bicycle. and it seems that wher- long long last, running out of gas. Perhaps monster hit earlier in the year, there was imagine) is evidenced by the fact that GR ever there's a blank space, obnoxious the current US tour will give Jagger & Co. the fear that Hanry would go under a albums were always so vapid. I'm happy horns take over in place of Mick Taylot's a chance to refuel. At least let's hope so. wave of pop commercialsis and be car- to be able to announce, therefore, l-_-at searing guitar licks. For example, the ...... :::.:.-:.. :::::--.-vv.~.:_,--:::M ark Astolfi .::: ried off to the Sea of Unmitigated GR's latest, Move Along, is their greatest album's second single release could have Schlockcry. With Son of Schmilsson these album effort yet. used a double shot of guitar line to fears are happily banished, for Harry Surprisingly, the group sounds the bolster its sagging constitution; instead, Three Dog Night proves to be as comicaLly self-indulgent same despite the exit of three members - "Happy's" limp horn riff, after a couple an' irrepresively creative as ever. How- Denny Provisor, Rick Coonce, and guest of listenlugs, renders the song plainly ever, the capricious cuteness of past guitarist Terry Furlong who has formed albums has evolved into, on the one hand, offensive. Seven Separate Fools - Three Dog Night his own band, Blue Rose (which is truly Another reason I was so disappointed mischievous lampconing, a-nd on the horrible, but 'that's another review). In (Dunhill) other, a sardonically stinging wit. lstrry with Exile was a notion which I along Does it bother you that America's top their place are Joel Larson. Reed Kaiing, wrote all the tunes on the album, and in with most other Stones fans have which, AM radio group makes most of its hits and Virgil Weber. The reasons this album although false, is the fault of the Stones my estimation the score is: hits I 0, misses from other people's songs that should I succeeds wh erothers e have failed are themselves. That is the notion that the 1. The lone cut that fails is "At My Front. have been hits by the original artists? I two: the first is the material. Besides the band is going to top themselves each and Does it bother you that 1971's most Door", an old 50's rocker done to the last three GR singles, including my background of a cheering crowd. It's kind every time they do a new album. I blame popular record was a mindless song about all-time favorite "Glory Bound," there the Stones because that's basically what of sloppy and just doesn't cut the ole are at'ieast four other cuts, which are of a bullfrog named Jeremiah? Does it musical mustard. But the rest of the they've been doing from, say, Aftermath bother you that even though you only single quality, of -,which the best is on, raching their peak with Let It Bleed album is a pure joy. For instance, "Joy", hear, Three Dog Night's songs on your car I "Runnin' Just To Get Her Home Again," and the single that preceeded it, "Honky radio, you sometimes find yourself a great caw spoof in the same vein as followed closely by "Monday Love." Tonk Women." After that came Get Yer the Turtles' "Too Much Heartsick Feel- tapping your foot, singing along, even Dunhill is crazy if at least one of these ing". Ia fact, "Joy" has been released as a Ya-Ya5s Out, a predictably bad live out- (God forbid!) enjoying their stuff? doesn't get released. ing. Then Sticky Fingers, a great album I can't imagine why. Fake it, Three 45 to country stations, Nitsson utilizing The second reason is that original GR the nora de d/s¢, Buck Earl."Spaceman", but nowhere near the terrible energy and Dog Nighat have always used the highest merebers 'Warren Entneraaand Rob Grili fierce the drive of Let It Bleed. Sticky Fin- quality of material to record (albeit often first regular single release off the (sans moustache) lend Steve Bard:- a hand gets was saved by a handful of exception- by unknown -or, underknown writers), album, is an American answer to Elton with the production chores. It shows. al songs, saved by the aztec cover, saved have four capable musicians who get too John's -"Rocket blan", and is almost as There is much less n-,d to fall back on pretty. "I'd Rather Be Dead by the name "Rolling Stones" on the little of the credit, have an able producer, (Than Wet clssic GR wimpy love-song fifller to flesh label. But there's no reason to expect that have whatever is needed to create popular My Bed)- finds Harry singing, along with out the album. And so, the" long wait is the Stones, or any band for that matter, single after popular singe, many of which the "senior citizens of the Stepney & over for Grassroots ftekS 'everywhere, Pin ner Choir-Club No. 6 London Eng- can continue in one direction forever, appeal to quite a wide audience who will soon be see sPnrunning wild in the getting better and better. The Stones have land", (including you!), Through their immense about the joys of sr-ity. It seems streets boogeying to the sweet strains of stopped doing it, for they seem, on Exile, at first a bit macabre but soon settles popularity, TDN have done their "The Runway is the one way to get back to be content to run the last of the old down to just a gentle goof. "The Lottery. songwriters fayors by exposing the tunes to yYou..." And I suppose Ill1 be with riffs; and ideas solidly into the ground. Song", my favorite cut, is catchy in best m'ea.Yup. The record is permeated by a certain (and indirectly the artists themselves) to I Nilsson round tradition,and "Ambush" is I ~ ~-"~~~- e:-"~" M~:.:a ::k'.:M A sto If i:-:'' THE TECH TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 19, 1972 PAGE 7 -- pictures- of him plastered over the album - One positive aspect of Peace Will jacket. The bad receives iore attention Come is that it is Paxton's first sensibly Michael Murphey and David Newman shares the limelight produced-record in quite some time. The on tenor sax and flute, which gives the arwangements are at least palatable. band stronger instrumental interplay. Tomrn Paxton was once able to produce Michael I outstanding yet simple albums with a Geronimo 's Cadilelac After countless personnel changes, Mann on them. Murphey(A&M) with which he great deal of innovative material has finally found a band Will Come is by no means such an In a summer frought with seemingly should be satisfied. Peace relentless backsliding on the part of more effort. He seems to be trying so hard to Side one opens with the traditional only than a few 'name" rock acts, Mike "Swing Low, Sweet Chari3t," which be his younger self that he succeeds I in being redundant. Perhaps his genius has Murphey's Gezonimo05 Cadilac albumE begins with Mann and bewman trading i cooled off or he is becoming lazy; or comes as an uazxpected and joyous of the melody, playing flute and i phrases is tired surprise. 'Mke has been playing and wri- tenor sax,- respectively. Bobby Wood perhaps, like so many others, he ting for a while (he co-wrote Kenny backs them with a, dare I say, funky of protesting and satirizing and simply this is his first waiting for peace to come. Rogers'a Calico album) but piano rhythm; thers a good guitar solo ::::..'...:-..:..:::.-...:-:: -...::::. .: : :. --Wanda Adams.:.::: recorded material. Hevtewrote or co-wpote by Reggie Yoimg, and. a finer version of all but one of the tunes, including the this song I haven't heard. The title cut is a title cut, which best exemplifies the showcase for extended flute, sax, and Eric Andersen simplicity and power of Mike's music. guitar pieces, with a simple but steady "Geronimo's CadiMac" is a stiing balad rhythm section. "Dippermouth"' also which uses the Cadillac as a metaphor for features solos by Mann, Newman and the empty promnises and token treaties Young, and ends wxith some nice Blue River - Eric Andersen (Columbia) -which the whtte man used to decieve the simultaneous flute wcrk by Mann and On ad cold January night in 1965, I red. The whoopinsg guitar breaks add to Newman. stood outside of the now defunct Club 47 the sadness, the desperation, and, yes, the Side two doesn't fare as well. He has in Cambridge and froze for three hours last-ditch exhiliration of the song. No- chosen better material .of others to waiting to see Eric Andersen. After that, I thing else on the album is as good, but perform,-as evident im his past renditions contended that he should stick to writing nothing needs to be. Milce has won your of "New Orleans," "'Soul Man," and songs and leave the performing to others. attention and,dgoes onxto weave his tales "Never Can Say- Goodbye." Instead, Blue River changed my mind somewhat, and sing his songs with a vitality and a "Respect Yourself," with the exception but I still think that Andersen's talents as a writer should be his mainstay. freshness that seems almost impossible to of short solos by Mann and Young, is ,in o o oby Perhaps the three best songs off Blue imagine in today's jaded and overhyped note-for-note the "big hit" we all know Tom Paxton music scene. Every. song is excellent, and and love by the Staple Singers. "'I've Been River are on side one. "Is It Really Lovre and has fine side mrusicians (including Kenny Loving You Too Long" never should have on the album, but the closest that he At All" is nicely arranged Buttrey and Karl Himrel) never- upstage been stolen from the hands of Otis comes is with a pleasant little number pleasant backup vocals from Deborah Mike's strong, heartfelt vocals and com- Redding and Joe Cocker. "Satisfaction" called "You Came Throwing Colors." The Green Andersen. The song has a haunting, petent guitar work. Mike" leaves Neil never excited me much in 1965, and floating melody accentuated by a reason- lyrics are happy and congenial, and the and Young and the likes far behind, making Mann does what he can with it, but it's |music fits with the words. However, this able string arrangement. "Wind them appear shallow hayseed poseurs in not particularly. impressive. Altogether, song is sometimes buried by a huge stnng Sand" is a song about a father-to-be and comparison. Really, it's that good an though, this side sounds better than "Joy arrangement that just does not belong. his thoughts preceding the birth of his album. A gand debut release, an exciting to the World" and "Olf Fashioned Love Another good song is "The Hostage," first child. The lyrics are poignant and plays his own collection of ballads, countrified rockens, Sona" from the floor below. a story told in the first person about the meaningful. Andersen and just plain amiable tunes. Mike In M1ississippi Ganmbler, Herbie Mann Attica riots and what it was like to be a piano backup for the song and tends to Murphey's dues-payia' days seem just has made a welcome change by sitting guard there. Paxton's social commentary lean towards the gentleness and pensive- about over, anrd I'm warnin' ya, miss this down and lettinig the band do more of the has always been a strongpoint, and "The ness of the situation. one and you'll be kickin' yersef from work. The group has a tighter sound and Hostage" is no exception. "Blue River" is another haunting tune here to Nashville and back. ffor Mann to pull himself away from Paxton was once an expert satirist. He highlighted by backup vocals. This time, .,,-.-::.~:~:o.'"''""-""":--~ ,';-'-'-~~~.:.-'..:.-.':Mark Astolfvl:::5 center stage may be a push-push in the is still trying to be effective in that area though, Joni Mitchell does the work uith right diection. but now he is failing. In "Jesus Christ, a high almost piercing vocal quality. - '":: '--:'-.-s-'-.::-':: -'~:~:^,-*:Jeff Palmer :::'::: S.R.O." and "I Lost My Heart on a 747," One last highnlight is David Bromberg's Herbie Mann fun at a few dobro playing on "More Often Than he attempts to poke some is institutions. But we've all heard Not," although sometimes the dobro American guitar and Tom Paxton it before and it's beginning to sound trite. lost behind heavy electric Mississippi GarbTer - Herie Man The only other song worth mentioning drums. The remainder of the album is is one called "Dance in the Shadows." -just there, almost as if Andersen needed (Atlantic) make up an entire record. After giving a new Herbie Mann album Peace W¢ill Come - Tom Paxton (Reprise) Paxton succeeds in giving this song a fillers to a few enthusiastc listens,, it usually A few yearn back, Tom Paxton mysterious but yet joyful tone by merely On the whole, Blue River is an average becomes lost in my reotrd collection, couldn't help but wonder where he was using minor chords and simple bass runs album with nothing spectacular about it. then sought only for amood music during bound. Now I ctant help but wonder if he on his guitar. I get the feeling that Eric Andersen felt finals or for drowning out Three Dog likes where he is. If Peace Will Come is One of the main problems of this he was due for a record and put this one Night blarring from the room beloW. any indication of Es current self-respect, album is that it is loose and falling apart together. His arrangements and actual However, Mann's latest effort may not Paxton still has a long way to go. at the edges. For example, "California" songs are tight, but I can't imagine meet such a fate of neglect. Peace W~ill Come contains a few cuts has nice words but a mismatched jazz- anyone with his thin, reeedy vocal The reason why Aississippi Gambler is that are passable songs and even two that oriented tune. "What a Special Friend "ability" doing anything but writing. a slice above his past few albums is are very good, but on the whole it lacks You Are" has lyrics that are nothing newI There are enough good singers around because the only part of the production the masterpiece feeling of Paxtons earlier - Carole Kincg wrote similar ones a while I who would gladly perform his works. song r -- - - =::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ::: :Wanda A _dams..-:.' which Mr. Mann monopolizes is the smug albums. There isn't an outstanding-. _ -t m4'II. hI -ackT- ·- -i r ~-~l~·l~-··~-·I~CI --- I 111111I ----~-~·--- 1 -q - 1 I I7 -IL I

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4 ~, , Van Morrison

s \ rJaAB8n IBslar St. Dominic's Peview - Van Moffesen I (Warner Bothers) -

II kiss is Van Morrison. is one of the more II 1 lsting rock- performers around today. Starting out with Them in t963, he led one of the better "British invasion" I grouts, when it seemed that every' youth $ot.I"o, mark astolf from the Isles who had his hair touching his earn was forming a band. T hemhad neal vitale two U.S. hits; "Gloria" and "Here Comes kiIi-- I I The Night -then broke up in 1966. Van, IF With names like Long go4hn Silver bit the charts- again with "Brown-Eyed and Full.-Circle, what else coud they Girl," but the follow-up disc,- fashionably be but the new Jueffront Airplane mnd titled Blovin' Your MindY, did little- to II -Doors albums. rosyect/vely. Just what live up to'expectations. He disappeared .Pictured is "The Master Chassis," one of the' four interrelated parts, -.we need, rigght? No, is'ten, these 'two from sight for a couple of years, until the whih~ rnmke. up "My First Car," an automobile sculpture dJig-ned and albums are really a lot of fun, to play, excellent Astral Weeks album was 're- built by Californ-ian Don Potts. "The Master Chassis"' is radio controlled with, for both are packaged with leased in 'early 1969. The record won I desered critical 'acclaim, and, as Van has and powvered by a McCulloch 4 cylinder, 2 cycle, air cooled, horizontally punch-out, fold-over, super-constructo opposed engine. The75.4' ° long and 27,55 ° wide steel frame reu 1.5" off i gimmickry. The Dooms' comes cam- become involved'-in varied musfeel styles I plete with a put-together "Zoetrope" on each progressing album, he has never the ground, and is referred to by Potts as a biomorphic/mechanic, objet. - you sit it on your turntable, turn it been disappointing. S. Dominic ~ tPreview "°Mv First Car" will be -exhibited at - the Hayden Gallery from on, illuminate from above, and get a is no exception. September 30 through October 22. gimpy sort of primative animation, a -"Jackie Wilson Said (I'm In Heaven EI peepsshow view of the life of man, When You Smiley' gives the album a z Ifrom infant to old age and back. The bouncy, rocking start, as "Domino" and I Airplane's cover tu ms into a elgar box, "Wild Night" worked for Van'spast two II which is actually, when you open it up records. Thi s tune is even better, how- and took inside, an oh-so-tiip ever, containing talented sax playing, and uh . .. well, buy the album and find i a few catchy breaks.in the music, Where i .out what's inside. . (What 'd/o you only the brushing of the guitar strings is tI 'think?) Anyway, while the Zoatrope hear/i. ¥an's "do-da-do-do's" and "bop- I (which, incidentally, I couldm't get to ms.-wop's` sound perfect, and his handling I work as I put it togeth~er inside out) of these, syllables can always be imiatated separates from the rest of thre normal but nevear eqttalled. "'Gypsy" is a wonder- packag'ng, the whole cover of the. fi song, as pleasing lyrics are sung, to a Airplani,'s record is needed to make relaxedmusical setting in' triplemeter, the box, leaving you with only a which easily transforms into a fast m ore- su bs t a ntiabt han-most-but-still- peasan t dance between verses. Again, the quite-flimsy inner sleeve within~ which complementary brass playing is excellent, to store your Dynaflex diisc. Consee- and a jingling tambourine completes the quently, I'm keeping mine in an mood, "I Will Be There"" has a jazzy feel Elektra August Releases jacket, -which 1----14"996 was yellow and white, and took aimeiy - -= to the blue magic marker -Ff t! or embetishment describing Long Soont _ ,',- Silver I doodled one evening while watching the Olymnpics. Elektra"$ August Releases were no great shakes, so that album is doubling up with ,, J - '; Peter Allen's ?enterfleld Saddler, both I given somew-hat temporary reprieve.s above-' Jethro Tull and Joe from the trash chut-e. gglt' ,;~e5~ ~ Cocker. Ian Anderson and Playing with your stash box and I spinning your Zoetrope, you might friends' have gathered together a forget that therm are also records in- coleaction of "greatesthits"' into cluded in the fancy packages. They are an album, Living in the Past. A both let-downs. Long John $greur is lavish hard covered boogtvv)o- typically Jefferson Airplane, more i reurd set in its currently avail- rocked-up and straight-ahead than was Bark, but totally devoid of any newy able import form, most of the ideas, plumbing new depths of inspired Van Morrison songs have never been released in boredom-. Ex-Turtle John Barbarm is i America, includ]ing a live side their new drum.mer. Papa. John's fiddie to it which reaches back to th~e days of remorded in New York. Reprise is occassionally audible. "Eat Starch "M'oortance,- and contains expert piano has scheduled the disc for some- IMorn"is probably the best cut, tinkling by Tom Salisbury, "-St. I time in October. Joe- Coiker, ranking not a few karmas below "We mninic's Pre-view.:" has interestin'g, lyrics Can Be' Together," '"Crowin of as ¥u~- relates his life of interviews and teamed idth Chris Stainton and ICreation," and countless other great concerts with thoughts of the turmoil in a few other ex-Mad Dogs, just Airplane tunes. As for the Doors, well, hds hom-eland of Northern Ireland. "Lis- released an excellent cover er- ,what can you say. No one thought ten To The. Lion" and "Almos t Indepen- sion of The-Allman 'Brothers that the transition from back-up band dence Day" are two extended excursions Band's "Midniphit-' Rider,"V on · .to full-fledged superstars wias goann be through hfis mind and music, the style of I easy, especially getting off' an the which hasn't been tapped since Astral A&M. His first effort on vinyl wrong knee with the finst Lizard-King- fWeek, and these songs are welcome since last yer's "High Time We less Doors LP Other Vroices, Although surprises. "'Almost Independence Day" is I Went,4V a full album by Mr. Ithey looked pretty sharp when they Van's finst attemptw ith a Moog, and'it is Cock-r should be seen by year's did the Careft shovea few weeks back, twstefully used in a low-key mnanner, as end. Futt Cideie is a pretty insipid album, his music is not suited for the electronic ~~~~~I~~~~~~~~~~------I-~------~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ the material pinbailing betveen~ neo- antics of Emerson, Lake and Palmer or I fifties riffs, bosca-nova ramblings, jazz an any LP. Burton Cummings' piano Yes. '"Redwood Tree" is a refreshing, work is exceptional. The other is a solo breaks, and cheesy, stillborn rock-, easy listening tune, strategically placed to six--minute song called "Pain Train", Ray Manzarek's Singing has gotten a offer a rest between two songs ("St, which is both one of the prettier and one little better. And anyone who owns Donminic's Preview" and "Almost In- ftf of the heaviest tunes GW has ever-per- even ones old Doors albumu know's that depedencten~ Day") which should -require ; la Ray, John and Robby are better than more concentration. formed. The rest on the side is puzzling: average rcmk musicians, so perhaps tunes w-xhich are neither safe bet GW ~~BP~~~~ ~~a lt better things .are on the way in a it"s been a year since Van Morrison's standards, norvery exciting niew tunes. k4aa~~ album or txvo. i certainaly hope' s. last record, -the countryish and beautiful Some pleasant jamming, I suppose, but In the meantime, add thd Zoetropve 7ijelo Honeyv. It may well -be another nothing earth-sh-attering here. If the and st.a4h-box to the collection - th ye~ar before his next album, but_ the Guess Who can manage to be palpable in Alice Cooper dt-.k 'n panities set, the: recorded results make one sure the wait short bursts, however, they fall apart over will again be well worth it. Three Dog Ni-ght mutated playing the long haul, as side two demonstrates: "t .ap at IS .. ~\~'-~,'i~=,·, 2·C~·~s~Z~%,' ~ '~.N:ef ,:'... Patmer?'-" cards, and all the rest, and brace 16 namintes plus of "'American Woman", La e ~ yourself for coming atllmotions an the followed by -seven m-ainutes of something Gauess. Wtko called "Truckin' Off Across the Sky"', Cooper 45 called "Etected," a remaeke some sort of "nnmokey wrenich inside of a song "Refl-ected," off their first your head" anti-drug pitch._ And you're album, primed for' momentary rel ease; redy to climb walls. Burton Cummings' new ,albumsfrom the Who and Mott Li,~ at- the Paramount - Guess 'Who (RCA) 'tale pseudo-hip underside comes into thtle Hoopla dute shortly; David Bowie-s painfully clear view with the embar- visit to Boston in the beginnig of Unless you're an ardent Guess Who fanatic, this live set recorded in Seattle .ressingly amateurish thinghe does wLtia October; the Nilsson-StArkey- ,"Americ anWoman", and you'd be called F r arm p t on- V o orm a n -Bo a ham lsat May has Ilittle to offer. Side one contains two high spots: one is the exceed/ngly generous if you labelled this supergroup; the Marc Betan movie; album "'uneven. Ame n. : -- and lots more.. roicking good-timey number "Albert Flasher", a sin. le not-pr eviouslyavailable ~;~:;~,·~··~·~,·k`·~~c`·"~ Astofi,\nx:~