sound
by jean yeseiski
Jefferson Airplane now
has their own label and they
call it "Grunt". Their first
release is their new album
called "Bark." RCA had be4n
the Airplane's label since 1967,
but due to a lot of hassling
about lyrics, song titles and
cover art, the Airplane us now
on their own!
The album starts out in a
paper bag with what appears to
be the A&P symbol. Inside the
album cover along with the
lyrics is a list of "things to do "
with the outside cover bag. The
album is almost worth buying
just to run throught the list.
The album itself hasn't
much going for it. When it
comes to mere pleasure to the
ear "Pretty as You Feel,"
"Third Week in the Chelsea"
The following list of rock concerts is published for the
convenience of interested students. Ticket prices, if available, will
also be listed.
Oct. 12 & 13 - TRAFFIC, Academy of Music, New York
Oct. 15 & 16 - THE CHAMBERS BROS., LEON THOMAS,
Beacon Theatre, N.Y. $3, 4, 5.
Oct. 16 - SEALS & CROFTS, Princeton Univ.,N.J., $2.50,
3.50, 4.00, 4.50.
Oct. 22 - LEON RUSSEL & THE SHELTER PEOPLE,
Spectrum, Phila., $4, 5, 6.
Oct. 22 & 23 - BLACK SABBATH, Academy of Music, New
York
Oct. 23 - BEE GEES, University of Scranton, $4, 5, 6.
Oct. 24 - CAT STEVENS, Philharmonic Hall, New York
$4,5,6
Oct. 25 - SANTANA, Spectrum, Phila., $4, 5, 6.
Oct. 30 - TEN YEARS AFTER, J. GIELS BAND, Spectrum,
Phila., $5
Oct. 31 - THE BYRDS, Wilkes College, Wilkes-Barre
The Navy Officer Information Team will be on campus
in the STUDENT UNION BUILDING LOUNGE
on OCTOBER 14, 1971, to discuss with
interested student , male or female,
all officer programs.
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and "Thunk" are fairly easy to
take. Most of the other songs
leave me weary from listening.
The one instrumental
"Wild Turkey" reminded me of
dark, "quiet" nights in
Greenwich Village in a
"smoke" filled room possibly
the only place this album could
be appreciated.
Bark as a whole is typical
of Jefferson Airplane. Their
sameness is easily recognizable.
Granted all of their lyrics have
a definite purpose and message,
but their style of
communication fails to convey
the message. Maybe if they did
the entire album in German
instead of just one song (Never
Argue With a German If You're
Tired or European Song) we
could better appreciate their
translations.
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In case any of you were
= unaware, the Highacres
Campus now has a chorus,
E.' directed by Mr. Jumpeter,
music professor. It is set up as
E• Music 89, a one-credit course
which can be repeated as often
as you wish. The chorus
consists of four parts-soprano,
alto, tenor,and bass- and will
give two performances, one at
the end of fall term and one
during the spring. It will also
give performances on occasions
when called for,such as the
dedication of the new buildings
on Oct. 3.
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1971 Philadelphia Folk Festival
Review and photos
by John Roslevich
PHILADELPHIA (Aug.
28, 1971) They should have
changed the name from the
Philadelphia Folk Festival to
the Philadelphia MUD Festival.
Hitchhiking down here I found
out that the Philly area was hit
rather badly last night by the
tropical storm Doria. Rivers
were flooded, homes were
evacuated, and the Old Pool
Farm, site of the festival, was
transformed into the MUD
Pool Farm. Or more
accurately, the MUD Sea Farm;
because this place is nothing
but a sea of mud.
Enough on the weather,
now about the music. Saturday
night's concert was opened by
the traditional bagpiping of
Bruce Martin. At first his music
was ear-piercing over the sound
system, even though it was by
Hanley of Massachusetts, the
best around. The bugs were
soon ironed out and for the
rest of the night the system did
justice to every performer. By
the way, Bill Hanley was there
himself directing the sound
operations.
The first act was Steve
Goodman from Chicago. His
backup included versatile Dave
Bromberg. They did a song
about masturbation in which
two lovers "made love from
ten miles away." That's sort of
what Steve did throughout his
set, although this relationship
was between performer and
audience. The audience,
though not quite ten miles
away, picked up his vibes and
kept them alive well into the
night until the concerts ended,
about 2 a.m. Sunday.
(From here on, my notes
are either unintelligible or
nonexistent because it got dark
pretty damn quick.)
Happy and Artie Traum
were well-received and they
certainly deserved it. They sang
the title iNtgirritini
album, "Double-Back." The
odd thing is that it isn't even
on the album. The Philadelphia
Inquirer (Aug. 15, 1971 had
this to say about Double-Back:
"The pace of the album is
a bit muddy but fantastic
and over discovering something
new each time. One of the
year's top albums." Their
performance tonight proved
that beyond a doubt.
Other goodies at the
concert who were also at their
peak were Bonnie Raitt,
Patrick Sky, Lou Killen, Doug
Kershaw, and Hedy West.
KUTZTOWN (Aug. 30) I
las unable to write this
yesterday at the festival
because of certain
circumstances which found me
spaced. Again there are no
notes to follow, so if my
memory serves me well I'll
continue. (Bear with me as my
head is crashing.)
Sunday morning was a
workshop on folk dancing. It
was an unreal sight to see and
be a part of five or six'hundred
kids dancing Serbian and
European dances in a circle in a
muddy field. A hell of a lot of
fun it was and if anyone wants
tolearn how to folk dance I'm
available on weekends!
Father lan and' Caroline
Mitchell led a folk ' mass at
noon. The rest of the
afternoon was occupied by
workshops, all of which turned
out to be mini concerts led by
the stars of the night concerts.
The workshops were very
informal and personal,
something few singers or
entertainers will get involved
with.
The afternoon concert
featured "Fat City," which
consists. of Bill Danoff and
Taffy Nivert, and J.B. Hutto
and His Hawks. Fat City, in
case you don't know, backed
up John Denver on his latest
album,"Poems, Prayers, and
Promises," and on the single
from it,"Take Me Home,
Country Roads." They did a
fine show them selves and said
that Denver was in D.C. (no
pun intended) doing a gig but
Ni'lds his love to everyone."
Bill and Taffy sang "Take Me
Home" but it didn't amount to•
much without Denver. Taffy
did a neat kazoo solo also.
J.B. Hutto had the crowds
up on their feet dancing. They
have a great sound that
everyone loved.
Dave Van Ronk thrilled
the crowds with his dirty songs
and very unique style of
performing. He spent half the
time of his set laughing. It was
fantastic.
The night concert, which
lasted about six
hours,presented the cream of
the crop of the folk music
world. Fraser and Deßolt of
Canada opened the show
(following another bagpipe
solo). They were one of the
highlights of last year's festival
when the rains knocked out
the sound system. Despite this,
they performed without
amplification and really made a
name for themselves. I
especially like the recording of
"All This Paradise" on the
Columbia album. It's a good
example of how they toss back
and forth lyrics in most of
their songs.
Mike Cooney's versatility
showed when he played the
guitar, banjo, Jew's harp,
concertina, -and his cheeks!
Mike Seeger also did some
really nice things.
John Hartford showed up
with his own backup consisting
of acoustical guitar, banjo, and
fiddle. He played recently,
along with his three cohorts, at
a special concert with the
Boston Pops. If nothing else, it
proved that music is music and
that the classical Boston Pops
could very easily accomadate
the earthy folk of Hartford. Of
course Hartford is great by
himself. The audience roared
when one of Hartford's boys
did a solo of "Nashville
Skyline" by Bob Dylan.
Norman Kennedy,
formerly of Scotland, did a
fantastic job of old Gaelic
songs with no accompaniment
whatsoever. You have to hear
his voice to believe it.
Bessie Jones sang a nice set
'of blues with Dan Smith and
Dave Brcmberg behind her.
Between each song she thanked
God for letting her be there to
sing. The beautiful thing about
it was that she was sincere. She
also plugged her new book,
"Step It Down," which she
co-authored with Bessie Hawes.
Oscar Brand was his old
self as he performed next. He
simply took command of the
audience and they responded
favorably despite the shit going
on behind him with the stage
crew setting up equipment for
the Flying Burrito Brothers,
who were last on the bill.
My sentiments about the
latter are somewhat mixed.
They are a good country folk
group and combined their
sounds into some good music.
However, their subtle hints of
Kock seemed out of place. All
of that electricity didn't do a
bit of justice to their good
country music.
The Rolling Stones had
little good to say about the
Burrito's latest album. Charlie
Burton (Sept. 2, 1971) wrote:
"Aside from the occasionally
imaginative hot licks of
guitarist and banjo picker
Bernie Leaden and bassist Chris
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Robert Christgau (The
Village Voice, Aug. 19, 1971)
gave the album a C plus rating
and said, "without Gram
Parsons, the Burritos are a
solid, plaintive country band
with rock influences. If you're
into niceness..."
Well, that's how it went.
The facilities were excellent.
Plenty of food, water, portable
toilets, and camping grounds
were readily available. I had an
unreal, wild, spaced out time,
as I'm sure everyone else did. I
know I'll be back next year.
Hope you can make it, too.
Jazz Club
seeks members
A new club will grace the
scene at Highacres beginning
this year. Being formed under
the direction of Professor
Santulli, the Jazz Club
members will concern
themselves with learning about
this type of music and with
listening for pleasure. Members
will also be able to share record
collections making for a wider
understanding and appreciation
of jazz music. Anyone
interested in joining should
contact Tom Winters or
Professor Santulli.
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HIGHACRES COLLEGIAN, OCTOBER 13, 1971
U. Utah Phillips, left, converses with Bill Danoff during a break at
the 1971 Philadelphia Folk Festival. Danoff, who along with
Taffy Nivert comprise "Fat City," backed up singer John Denver
on his "Poems, Prayers, and Promises" album and on the single,
"Take Me Home, Country Roads."
Oscar Brand, left, a perennial favorite at the Philadelphia Folk
Festival, speaks with Collegian Editor John Roslevich between
concerts. Brand has recorded over 50 albums, the latest being
"Oscar Brand X" on Roulette. He has worked in every branch of
entertainment and appeared several years ago on the
"Hootenanny" television program.
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