October 26, 1978
DlSCussions
by Michael Argento
Giant for a Day Gentle Giant
Gentle Giant isn't the band
they used to be. Gone are the
unusual time signitures and
classical influences, but the raw
energy of the band remains.
"People were getting the
wrong impression of Gentle
Giant. We aren't a classical
quintet, we're a rock'n'roll
band," said lead vocalist Derek
Shulman.
The first clue of this change
came with the group's last
recording, Missing Piece. This
recording seemed to be the
bridge between the "classical"
Gentle Giant and the "rock'n'
roll" Gentle Giant.
Giant for a Day completes
this transformation. This re
cording contains the simplest
music I've ever heard from
Gentle Giant. They stand to
risk losing some of their hard
core fans, but they can pick up
an all new presumably larger
audience. Some people may call
this selling out, but Gentle
'Music Survey
We know who we are, but
we don't know who you are. To
help us understand your tastes
in music, we would appreciate
answers to several questions.
Replies may be submitted to
the C.C. Reader office, W 129,
dropped off in our mailbox in
the SGA office, or just handed
to anyone on the C.C. Reader
staff. Your participation will be
greatly appreciated.
-What type of music do you
listen to when you are driving?
-What kind of music relaxes
you?
-What kind of music do you
Giant just wants to be a "Giant
for a Day". After all, they've
worked long and hard to de
velop the cult audience they
have today. Gentle Giant just
wants the popularity they de
serve.
The album contains several
cuts that display the group's
love for rock'n'roll. "Words
from the Wise", the opening
cut, is a straight-forward rock'
n'roll tune molded into the Gen
tle Giant style. "Little Brown
Bag" and "Rock Climber" follow
this same mold. Both songs are
based on the hard-driving
guitar of Gary Green with
Kerry Minnear's keyboards
prancing about in the back
ground. John Weathers' drums
and Ray Shulman's bass pro
vide a solid rhythm section for
the playful guitars and clavinet.
"Thank You", "Friends",
and "It's Only Goodbye" show
the mellow side of Gentle Giant.
Although this album may
come as a disappointment to
hard-core Gentle Giant fans,
Gentle Giant is finally going to
be recognized as a rock'n'roll
like to hear when you are
partying?
-How much money do you
spend on records in a month?
-How often do you go to bars?
-How often do you go to bars
with Disco?
-How often do you go to bars
with a live band?
-Do you appreciate bands that
play original music more or less
than bands that play other
band's music?
Who are your favorite local
bands?
-lArtar., is yrytur favorite record-
Ing at...at/sr?
C.C. Reader
e Arts
Youth Ballet ?results "Nutcracker"
New York City Ballet mem
bers, Sean Lavery and Lisa de
Ribere will dance lead roles in
this year's Christmas produc
tion of Nutcracker. As guest
artists of their parent company,
the Central Pennsylvania
Youth Ballet, they will be this
season's Sugar Plum Fairy and
her Cavalier.
The youth ballet, headquar
tered in Carlise, is under the
artistic direction of Marcia Dale
Weary. The fourth annual per
formance will be presented at 1
and 7 pm, Saturday, December
16; and at 2 pm, Sunday,
December 17 at the Hershey
Community Theatre, Chocolate
and Cocoa Avenues.
Lisa, daughter of Andre and
Elaine de Ribere, has toured
the U.S., the Soviet Union and
Straw first Novel
Mary Gordon's first novel
Final Payments explores the
protagonist's search for a sat
isfying life.
For 11 years of her life,
Isabel Moore has sacrafieed her
freedom and idenity to nurse
her invalid, ultra-conservative
Catholic father.
With her father's death she
realizes that her life is open to
whatever channles she chooses
to pursue. "...I wanted some
thing outside myself, and larg
er. ... I thought of a book I had
had as a child. It reminded me
of myself:the perfectly empty
circle of the child's head and
the sickening expanse of poten
tial."
Even though Isabel has lim
itless choices she must struggle
with and conquer her rigid
Catholic past.
The novel is full of parochial
cliches and symbolisms. Unless
Scandinavia as a member of the
New York Company, under the
direction of the famed George
Balanchine.
Sean, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Eugene Lavery of Harrisburg,
has been a member of the San
Francisco Ballet and the Frank
fort Ballet in Germany.
Both were students at the
School of the Pennsylvania Bal
let Company, under the direc
tion of Barbara Weisberger.
Among their instructors were
ballet-master Frano Jalencic,
Richard Thomas and Barbara
Fallis.
Joining them as alumni of
the youth ballet will be Clay
Miller, Darla Hoover and
Corinne Giddings.
Mr. de Ribere, president of
the youth ballet, will again
By Lyda Baker
one is familiar with such a
background, the references can
cause the book to drag in
places.
However one does not need
the Catholic background to, eip
predate the wit and humor
surrounding these references.
One of the strongest points
of Final Payments is the sus
pense Gordon builds into her
plot. One is always anticipating
what will happen to Isabel next.
The novel gains much force
through its ending which con
tains the horror and impact of a
Joyce Carol Oates story.
Final Payments is a book
which deserves to be read. It is
thought provoking and emo
tionally sensitive.
This novel also marks Mary
Gordon as a talented new writ
er with something worthwhile
to offer.
perform the role of the eye
patched, ambivalent Drossel
meier, mechanical wizard and
clockmaker, to create a father
daughter team. And adding a
father-son team to this unusual
cast, the elder Laveryt will
portray the Grandfather of the
Swiss family in this year's
production.
Tickets, available now,
range from $l5 for supporters
for a loge seat, listing in the
program and invitation to the
Saturday night reception; $8
loge, $6 orchestra, $4 mez
zanine, $3 balcony, and $2.50
for children in any seat.
Reservation chairperson,
Elaine de Ribere, P.O. Box 282,
York, Pa 17405, may be
reached by calling (717) 252-
1715.
BLACK STUDENT UNION
and
THE SOCIAL COMMITTEE
PRESENT
A HALLOWEEN PARTY
On Sat. October 28
At the Student Center
DISCO: 9 pm-2 am
MOVIES: 2 am-7 am
PRICE: $2.50
Dress with or without costume.
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The Most Original Costume
The Best Costume
The Worst Costume
me to our disco from Phila
t's gonna be a groovy night