PAGE 2 — THE COUGAR CRY, JANUARY 29. 1982 Album Review Editor*s Comer I By: Richard Jarvis For this months albums I have Fine Arts Comer In the midst of a busy school year, winter struck, and reminded looked north of the border. humans how frail and fragile such things as schedules are. Ice and snow Canada has produced more not only played havoc with traffic, they also drove school activities to a top-notch acts lately than in halt. In the middle of a howling blizzard such things as ballgames, almost any other period. New classes, and club meetings lose some of their importance. Hopefully, groups, such as Loverboy, however, the weather was abated for a while, and we can get back on Triumph and Chilliwack, are By: Penny Self & 13. The cost will be $7.50. This track. It is time to pick up steam and get moving. Spring is coming and doing great, and the old ones, like INCLUDES A MEAL! the end of the school year will be close behind it. Start now to get Rush and April Wine, are Preparation for plays can at Casting is as follows: everything prepared before the final bell sounds. enjoying new found prosperity. times become a personal and Both of this months albums are trying time. For a month or so THE BABIES By: Bob Watts second efforts by fast rising new we’ve been working hard on our groups. Loverboy’s Get Lucky student directed plays. We may Director — Penny Self and Triumph’s Allied Forces are not have been easy to get along Baby Boy — Bob Baity some of the best material around with or any fun to be around but Baby Girl — Donna Duncan State, Here We Come...Again! now. Get Lucky is a great we’re proud about what we do. followup to Loverboy’s debut During the hustle and bustle, ZOO STORY Winning a state championship Friday afternoons in the gym album, and Allied Forces makes changes have occurred of which is something very special. There during the rest of the winter up for Triumph’s weak first you, the students, may want to be Director — Debby Davis are some players and fans here at months. Signs will be posted effort. informed. These changes include Peter — Gordon Chatterton WCC who know what that feeling letting you know when this will Loverboy is riding one of the new casting, new dates and Jerry — Wes Martin was like last year in Raleigh. But start. If you are working, start industry’s biggest hot streaks opportunities for an open show. this is a new year. The now to arrange your schedule with now. They have avoided the usual Because of the change in So now you know. We’ve really NCCCCSGA Softball Tourna­ your employer so that you will be second album jinx with an even show-dates, February 11th is now worked hard to make you proud ment will be held in Salisbury and available for practice this spring. stronger set of tunes. The album the final dress rehearsal. Night of WCC’s theater department. So will be hosted by Rowan The team will practice every begins with rock in “Working for classes are invited to watch! The please, support us. Come see the Technical College, the only team available afternoon. the Weekend” and runs breath­ dates of the play are February 12 show! that beat Wilkes last year. There lessly through to “Take me to the are new spots to fill. We must If you would like to see WCC Top.” Loverboy’s forte is hard start now to defend our state title. repeat as the champion this year, driving rock-n-roll with the pop Movie Preview support the team by trying out or touch, and songs like “ Lucky By: Keith Johnson wall comedy about the new couple by just providing encouragement One” — “only the lucky get to see Plans have been made for this next door. Neighbors has been and spirit. Come out and enjoy the show, only the lucky really get With today’s high cost of criticized for not being up to par year’s tryouts to start throwing the feeling of being a State to know” — and “ Jump,” with living, students must spend their and having informal workouts on with The Blues Brothers but the Champion.. .again! its hook of “When I say Jump entertainment dollar wisely. The former Saturday Night Live duo you better jump, and when I say price of the average movie ticket have a success. Neighbors is a walk you better get ready to say has risen and viewers are more crazed film, which will give the goodbye.” On “Emotional,” consevative, choosing flicks which average movie goer the sensation Paul Dean’s guitar sounds like the are more appealing to their tastes of being in the twilight zone. 7000th son of Chuck Berry and interests. I have viewed some Taps: George C. Scott portrays bounding out his own kind of of the current motion pictures in an aged military school general backbeat. Dean’s playing anchors our area and some which will be whose hospitalization threatens with group and pushes it to making their first appearance. I the faith of the academy. Timothy stupendous heights. Matthew will try to preview a few of the Hutton plays the role of a cadet Frenette’s keyboard lays out a winter money makers so that you, leading an armed defense to keep textured background for the the viewer, can have an idea of the institution open. Taps is a group to stand against. What has what to expect: good picture and can be also got to be the killer cut on a killer Neighbors: Belushi and Aky- moving. I recommend it highly album is “ Fangs in the Street” roid are back again in this off the because it is full of emotion. with Mike Reno’s lead vocals and heavy crashing guitar leaving no doubts that they mean this one. All in all, this Loverboy album is Mu Alpha Theta well worth the price. Triumph has bounced back By: Harold Foster their dues are requested to pay strongly with Allied Forces. It is them as soon as possible. strange that this power trio, with The Math Club met January 22, a heavy metal reputation, should 1982, to have pictures made and Each WCC student is invited to have so many good quality, pop hand out Club T-shirts. The Math attend the bi-monthly meetings, sounding songs with such spectac­ Club wants to thank everyone at which are held on Thursday at ular acoustic guitar work, espec­ Empire Oldsmobile-Cadillac and 1:00 p.m. in Room 410. Anyone ially the instrumental “ Petite members for making the car wash interested in joining should Etude.” The vocal duo of a success. contact Paul Newton, Chapter guitarist Rik Emmett and drum­ All members that have not paid President. mer Bill Moore gives the group tremendous range, and Mike Levine’s bass nails it all down, even on the slow tunes. His keyboard work adds a fourth The Old Homeplace dimension to the band’s sound. Songs such as “Fight the Good Fight,” and “ Ordinary Man,” The house stands now where it always stood. with its chorus at the intro, show a Across the road from the old oak tree. definite Rush influence, only Between the fields and encircling wood, natural for a Canadian power The house that once was home to me. trio. The album starts out rocking with “ Fool for Your Love” and No one comes running as I stand goes into the albums best cut — Beside the barn my father helped build. “ Magic Power.” With its ringing The sounds that filled my childhood land acoustic guitars and powerful, Have all too soon by time been stilled. clear vocals — “ I’m Young, I’m Wild and I’m Free, I got the Without my family it is a lonely place. magic power of the music in me” Still it’s nice to know that wherever I roam. — it shows a complete under­ No matter what sun shines on my face. standing of the freedom of music. Sooner or later, all roads lead home. “ She climbs into bed, pulls the CAMERA SHY covers over head and turns her little radio on; She’s had a rotten day so she hopes the DJ’s gonna play her favorite song; It makes for any hard rocker. her feel much better, bring her On a local note, any chance you Just closer to her dreams; a little magic get to see SIDEWINDER locally power makes it better than it should be taken. They are a A Friend seems.” versatil, impressive band and if That verse sums up the album. you’ve not seen them, you are in a He was not my brother. The next cut, called “Allied small group of unknowing people. Just a friend, no more. Forces,” begins with the tense They are a great band to see and Still, I miss him. sounds of a heart beat, air raid you can catch them at the He had a good laugh, siren and machine gun fire. A Brickhouse or P.B. Scott’s. It is a and I miss his smile. bomb whistles through the air, guaranteed good show. Other We were close, and suddenly the music explodes locals to see are PASSENGEER, riding imaginery trails together. into a rocking tribute to the hard NO DOUBT, BULLET, and Good man and true. rocking fans in “The Denim DIAMONDS, all of which are I do miss him, but Army.” This album is a good buy quality club bands.