November 5,1970
Movie Of The Week
“Camelot”
By Carolyn Beck
CUB Staff Writer
As part of the impressive list of
events planned for Behrend’s
“Autumn Something-or-Other”
this weekend, the Student Union
Board plans to present the motion
picture Camelot. This musical,
which utilizes the charm, of the
days of King Arthur to present a
timeless love-triangle, was the
winner of three academy awards
and enjoyed spectacular box
office success."
Camelot is based on T.H.
White’s The Once And Future
King, and lists an all-star cast
including Richard Harris as King
Arthur, Vanessa Redgrave as
Queen Guenevere, Franco Nero
as Lancelot, and David Hem-
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directed Camelot, and Alan Jay
Lerner is responsible for the
score (“If Ever I Would Leave
You,” “Camelot,” and “How To
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Camelot has been described as
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nowness in its Arthurian setting
is “suspended in time and space,,
derived from the imagination
rather than from reference
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by Gary Thornbloom
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Procol Harurn’s most recent
venture into the world of music
after a rumored break-up and the
eventual loss of Matthew Fisher
has resulted in Home. To the
seasoned Procol lover it appears
as a step farther in the direction
that the band has been moving
toward. Without Fisher the new
sound of Procol isn’t effected, but
the sound many of us knew has
been hurt. Keith Reid’s once
superb lyrics have been allowed
to degenerate as well. Don’t get
me wrong, the group remains as
one of the best, but they’re just
not up to the peak they reached
on Side two of Shine On Brightly.
Anything after that release
always contained a trace of that
sound (and I’m sure that is one
reason so many of us followed so
hopefully), but we have never
since those heights, been treated
to anything of such high stan
dards.
Home is nonetheless a very
together album. It is varied in
style though not as much as their
previous album, A Salty Dog.
‘Wiskey train’ and ‘about to die’
are kind of heavy songs. They are
guitar oriented and dominated,
‘still ther’ll be more’ and ‘your
own choice’ are remnants of A
Salty Dog selections, although
they are left barren in lyrics, ‘the
dead man’s dream,’‘nothing that’
didn’t know,’ and ‘barnyard
story,’ are the three cuts which
best portray the Procol Harum
sound. .Here the days of
‘Magdalege/In Held Twas In I’
are reflected. The effective
organ-piano fusion is at its best in
these settings. The drums serve
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to prod the music level higher
and higher and then abandon the
sound to fall, leaving it to be
caught by the softness of the
piano-organ combination. The
lyrics in ‘the dead man’s dream’
are somewhat nausea to say the
least, perhaps revealing a change
of mood (heart?) from the Keith
Reid of previous poems.
Just when I’m believing this
the words of the other two
selections bring me to the
realization that his style is still
alive and well. He still has
reached a low point on this
particular album. Refer to the
second album for glimpses of the
best.
‘piggy pig pig’ and ‘whaling
stories’ best exemplify the now
style of Procol Harum. The chord
progressions at times lend to the
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more important and Fisher’s
organ absence is felt. This isn’t
to say that the present organist,
Chris Copping who does a more
than adequate job, is in any way
lacking as a musician. These two
tracks are where Procol Harum
is at now.
Procol Harum uses dynamics
perhaps more so than any other
group. They also weave the lyrics
very effectively into the musical
parts, so that one compliments
the other. If you haven’t been too
attentive to this band’s material
‘Home’will be of interest to you.
Even if you have been following
them, this album is worth
listening to, but if you’ve been
waiting, as I have, for a sequel to
Side two of Shine On Brightly you
won’t find it here.
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