University of New Orleans ScholarWorks@UNO Wavelength Midlo Center for New Orleans Studies 1-1984 Wavelength (January 1984) Connie Atkinson University of New Orleans Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.uno.edu/wavelength Recommended Citation Wavelength (January 1984) 39 https://scholarworks.uno.edu/wavelength/39 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Midlo Center for New Orleans Studies at ScholarWorks@UNO. It has been accepted for inclusion in Wavelength by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@UNO. For more information, please contact [email protected]. ORLEANS '84 World's Fair: 'The Most Exciting Plate In The World' Trash Movies As Art Movies Theatre Art& Music Rolling Listings With Shirley and Lee Thoroughly Modem Marsalis BULK RATE U.S. POSTAGE PAID ALEXANDRIA, LA PERMIT N0.88 utauelenglh ISSUE N0.39 • JANUARY 1984 ISSN 0741·2460 ''I 'm not sure, but I'm almost positive, that all music came from New Orleans. 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Siren says that its influences range from Miles Eats Davis to Emmerson Lake and Palmer, which ought to be at least So after months of ill health, eclectic enough to get them by in Tupelo's has finally died, and Tip's the (murually) exclusive environs of doesn't really cotton to your brand Uptown and Fat City. of aggressive pop-rock, which leaves ''The musicianship is the key ,'' Jimmy's as the only Uptown club says Alvarado. ''This is the best you can play, and you can't play group of musicians I've ever played there too often; and you know that with." And it is true, Siren is out in Fat City, they'll even pay clearly a cut above your strum 'em­ you halfway decent, which is nice thump 'em-dump 'em garage wave 'cause the guys in your band have band. Alvarado, a veteran of local a thing about eating-in their own acts Toulouse and Hyjinx, writes apartments, no less-but new wave most of Siren's original material; play because it gave them more definitely won 't go over out there, and this material, particularly a Why Palmer control," he said. "When you're they may throw stuff at you: so pair of tunes, "No Way Out" and playing real hard and loud, they what the hell do you do? "All Night Long," allows the band Can't Play have much less control. I got along If you're committed to being a to lay claim to a future that may Earl Palmer, who was the world's well with all of them, especially working band-and in New promise more than playing their busiest drummer until his election Bones Howe, who was one of the Orleans right now, that's a helluva audiences' favorite covers. On a to the post of secretary-treasurer of greatest mixers they ever had in commitment-you go to Fat City demo tape Siren recently recorded, Los Angeles Musicians Union Local California.'' and play heavy metal, and slide in at bassist Bird's own Visionary 47, dropped into town recently to As a union officer, Palmer is not the occasional original; you play Studios, covers of the Motels and attend a convention (of the Inter­ permitted to play anywhere. It is a Jimmy's and anywhere you can on the Pretenders come across as com­ national Foundation of Employee condition he accepts: "I feel it's a campus and cover the Pretenders petent, but the band's own songs Benefits), visit with old friends, fair rule. I don't think it's fair for and so on and slide in the occa­ have much more enthusiasm-and sample a few clubs and eat sea­ an officer to go out and compete sional original; and you hope that some decent hooks. If Siren is able food. with a guy who's paying his salary. somewhere in there you find and to expand on this side of the show Palmer did take off enough time I can live with the rule. Oh, I'd carve out your own identity. and phase out the covers-and not to offer one reason for his prom­ like very much to play. I could use Such is the pragmatic approach go hungry in the process-look for inence on so many records. "The the extra money like anybody adopted by Siren, a four-person them to atuact some industry in­ engineers always liked the way I e lse. " New Orleans band that terest over the next few years. characterizes its music as " upbeat In the meantime, go check them , progressive pop.'' Formed about a out; and when some beer-guzzling 8 and check out Sleepy;s set. Even­ year ago by lead singer I keyboardist cretin yells, " Play Pat Benatar, rually Rounder signed Sleepy to a Dee Alvarado and drummer Keith man," scream out loud and clear, contract and Billington produced Posey, the line-up also includes Jim "Do some of your own stuff." the It Ain't What You Eat, It's Beckwith on guitar (he teaches the -Keith Twitchell The Way How You Chew It album and Sleepy's "sleeping" career Geoff swears "You can tell if a began an upswing that is still go­ material, too. Everything from the person is lying by the timbre of his ing strong. swamp pop-ish ''There Is voice ," but he sounds a little too The old bus finally burned up Something On Your Mind" to Frogman Henry's "Ain't Got No techno-rock-affected on the vocals and gave way to a 35-foot-long to "It Never Occurred To Me" to R.V. that houses all the comforts Home" to Smiley's "Ain't Gonna be making such claims. Maybe he's of home for Sleepy, including his Be Your Dog No More." His right; I thought those guys in Rush wife Linda and his two beautiful powerhouse version of Fats' ''I'm and Uriah Heep really did slay little girls, Jessie and Melinda. Ready" echoes Sleepy's personal rock philosophy while showcasing Sleepy parked that R.V. aside Tipitina's this December 7 and his expressive phrasing on lead proceeded to rock that joint till the guitar.