APRIL 21, 1972 --PAGE THREE 4r. Eigliarrrs Talltglan / ENTERTAINMENT MOVIES
MUSIC
THEATER
sound
by jean yeselski
Cheech &
We're going to digress a bit
to take a look at a non-musical
album. The name of the
album: Cheech and Chong.
The back of the album
cover states:
"Here we are in the
seventies. Vietnam, racial
-unrest,disagreeable dope laws.
The release of the Pentagon
Black Diaries, etc. So in light
of the current Funny World
Situation we live in and with
our distinct longing for
laughter in the face of disaster,
may we offer you the Hard
Rock Comedy of one Chicano
(Cheech) and one Chinese
(Chong) in hopes that laughing
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Chong
with tears in the eyes does not
become the national
pastime..."
The album is one of the
best and the funniest I have
ever heard. Each time you
listen something different is
brought into perspective and a
whole new series of laughs
develop.
Cheech and Chong are
currently playing such places as
the Bitter End in New York
and the Main Point in Bryn
Mawr, as well as colleges across
the country. They are
tentatively scheduled to appear
at U-Park Fall Term. If you
don't get a chance to see them
before that time plan on seeing
them Fall Term at U-Park.
You'll be glad you did.
Uh-h-h-n-n-ya!
Eric Clapton LP
due on Atlantic
(EARTH NEWS) Atlantic
Records is producing a double
album called "History of Eric
Clapton." The set includes cuts
from when Clapton was with
the Yardbirds, John Mayall's
Bluesbreakers, and Cream up
to Blind Faith, and Derek and
the Dominoes.
DUN IN' M.
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concert reviews
Jon Anderson of 'Yes' almost
missed concert at Kutztown
YES, March 7, 1972
Kutztown, Penna.
by Kathy Laughlin
"Move back, you-'re not
getting in until you stop
pushing, so move back!", the
concert aide screamed. The
crowd didn't, and several
people almost went through a
plate glass window. One guy
was pushed down a flight of
stairs and into a stair railing.
Two fences on the grounds
were pushed over, and the
crowd continued its impatience
as they awaited the "Yes"
concert.
At 8:30 p.m., a half-hour
late, the backup group
"Gravel" came on stage with
hopes of calming down the
mob which filled Keystone
Hall in Kutztown on March
7th. They failed.
In Wilkes-Barre
Fire disrupts PG&E,
Detroit
MITCH RYDER & DETROIT
PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC
April 18, 1972
Wilkes-Barre, Penna.
by John Roslevich
Mitch Ryder and Detroit
were the stars of a concert on
Tuesday billed as the WILK
Radio Spring Festival Concert.
There were two shows, 7 and
10 p.m., at the Comerford
Theatre, Public Square, in
Wilkes-Barre. We made it for
both shows, the second of
which was W e is benefit.,,
In clogni the first shoivs,
Mitch Ryder and Detroit had
the capacity crowd standing
through their versions of C.C.
Rider, Devil With the Blue
Dress On, and Good Golly,
Miss Molly. One of the
producers of the show who
stayed in the lobby all night
because of the "loudness" got
ticked off when Detroit came
back for a somewhat extended
encore. He told someone to up
the house lights immediately
after the encore to end the
show and clear the kids out.
Sounds like the stereotyped
capitalistic producer, huh?
Pacific Gas and Electric,
getting second billing, opened
the second show at 10:15 p.m.,
only 15 minutes late. This in
itself was remarkable
considering that the entire
theatre first had to be cleared
from the first show.
Charlie Allen was the
featured vocalist for PG&E and
after being introduced as
"from Los Angeles, California"
he said, "I didn't think
anybody knew me in
Wilkes-Barre!" His excellent
vocals (he was the only
member of the group to sing)
were matched only by his
snappy choreography, made
even more impressive from
front row seats.
The music was moving
enough to prompt more than
one kid from his seat into the
aisles dancing arid clapping.
The time was 10:05 p.m.,
and the crowd was still waiting
for "Yes" when, all of a
sudden, the music started
again. The audience was filled
with the astounding sound of
"Roundabout." During the
concert, there were lapses of
music, only momentary ones,
when Jon Anderson would
speak to the crowd. He
explained their songs, the
mood, and made several
comments on the audience. All
in all, "Yes" played until
11:45 p.m. with a short break,
and a 15-minute encore at the
end.
Some of the songs they
performed were I've Seen All
Good People, from the "Yes"
album, Heart of the Sunrise,
The Clap, Long-Distance
Runaround, Perpetual Change,
concert
The lead and bass guitarists, as
well as the powerful little
drummer, were all spotlighted
during their own solos. And
they were great solos.
Their set could best be
described as, smooth,
everything flowing freely. Once
the audience was ignited
(almost literally) with
excitement during the first
song, that excitement never
died, even though a fire broke
out in the theatre's air
conditioning system at 11 p.m.
At first no one seemed to
notice the light smoke and
odor emanating from the
balcony. Some dudes from the
sound crew crawled on stage
and spread the word to the
group. The cops came running
down the aisles spreading panic
and yelling for everyone to get
out fast. Meanwhile, the band,
which was still playing,
stopped and announced that it
was only a small electrical fire
under control and that we
could just stay where we were.
They started to play again and
everyone laughed at the
insanity of the moment.
Things were going good
again when some fireman-type
dude jumped on stage, grabbed
the mike from Charlie and told
everyone to leave through the
side frie exits. Unreal. It was
hard to believe it was
happening.
There were 600 or 700 in
the audience and all were
evacuated in a matter of
minutes, most still dancing,
and laughing, and joking.
By this time we were in an
alley with much smoke
spewing from the upper levels.
At around 11:40 p.m. a general
alarm was sounded, or so we
were told.
There were three sets of
equipment and instruments
still in the building on stage.
Besides the paraphernalia
belonging to the two featured
groups, there was equipment
owned by the Buoys used for
and Rock and Roll, mainly
from the "Fragile" album. In
total, they performed over 15
songs, all charged with
excitement that generated
some of the heat in the
jam-packed room.
After the "Yes" concert, I
had the privilege of
interviewing four out of the
five members of the group. The
following is a list of who they
are and what they do as a
memeber of the group: Chris
Squire - bass guitar; Steve
Howe - lead guitar; Jon
Anderson - lead singer; Bill
Bruford - drummer; and Rick
Wakeman - organist and
pianist.
The concert at Kutztown
was an extremely unique
experience for these artists.
There were several reasons.
One was the fact that they had
been up since five o'clock that
morning, traveled from Atlanta
to Philadelphia, and then to -
Kutztown. Another thing that
happened was the loss of Jon
Anderson. While in Atlanta, he
boarded the wrong plane, went
from Atlanta to Pittsburgh,
instead of Philadelphia. He was
the show. There was a mad
rush to roll everything out the
stage door into the alley and
into the trucks.
Some jerk, who we found
out later didn t belong to any
of the groups, picked up a
Fender bass guitar belonging to
Detroit and kept inching his
way away from the area saying,
"Bay, I'm sure glad I saved my
guitar. And shit, I don't have
any insurance, either."
Somebody finally realized it
was missing and retrieved it,
but the would-be rip-off artist
got away.
Everyone congregated in
Public Square by midnight and
some students who dorm
nearby ran and got their guitars
Black Oak
Arkansas helps
Nader and PIRG
Ralph Nader is being
helped by rock group Black
Oak Arkansas in setting up
local and state citizen action
groups in Arkansas. The rock
group is playing two benefit
concerts to raise money as
folk singer Pete Seeger had
done in Connecticut a few
years ago.
Nader raider Don Ross
of the Public Interest Research
Group -- said that action
groups are trying to be set up
all over the country. Ross
added, "The fact that
18-year-olds now have the right
to vote but still cannot run for
office in many states is one of
the problems, but our main
attempt is to help all people in
society." (EARTH NEWS)
then flown to Phillie, and then
to Kutztown. This explained
why there was such a delay in
the concert.
Another unusual thing was
that the concert was oversold
by about two thousand people,
which made Keystone Hall
extremely warm.
The artists, as people, were
extremely nice. All told me
that they were exhausted, yet
all managed to keep a sense of
humor. As musicians, they
have been playing their
respective instruments for
several years. Steve Howe, the
lead guitarist, said he had been
playing for 12 years, and that
he could play any stringed
instrument. Bill Bruford just
said that he had been playing
the drums for "ages, and ages,
and ages..."
Surprisingly enough, the
group thought it was a "bad
concert," because of the heat.
Most people would disagree.
The people expected only a
little, but were given a lot.
Everyone left, not pushing and
shoving as they had come in,
but slow, with smiles, and
memories.
and a harmonica. Some
danced, some played, some
sang, some just watched. And
to think a fire was the unifying
factor.
The concert never was
resumed. However, Wednesday
night Mitch Ryder agreed to a
free concert in the Square "for
those who missed him at the
second show and for anyone
else."
The whole gang at WILK
Radio are to be congratulated
for a decent show. Tickets for
it were a mere $3.00 advance
in high contrast to the rip-off
prices (like $5.00) we usually
have to pay in Hazleton.
Rock isn't dead. It was
alive and well in Wilkes-Barre
this week, thanks to
WILK
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`Joe' explores radical
violence in America
"Joe" is perhaps the first
motion picture to deal with the
unrest and lifestyle of
contemporary middle America.
Produced by David Gil and
directed by John Avildsen, the
film tells the often touching,
frequently amusing story of
two widely contrasting figures,
Joe Curran (Peter Boyle),
homeowner, bowler, and World
War II veteran who earns $l6O
a week and Bill Compton
(Dennis Patrick), a
$60,000-a-year advertising
executive. Despite their
contrasting degrees of
sophistication, they are drawn
together by a common distrust
and envy of youth. When Bill's
daughter, Melissa (Susan
Sarandon), becomes enmeshed
in an East Village environment
of drugs, Bill and Joe lash back
with
,vengeance that is a
timely and stunning
commentary on the
consequences of radical
violence in America.
People well may credit the
makers of "Joe" for having
made a prophetic film.
Actually, Norman Wexler
wrote his original screenplay
nearly two years ago, intending
only to create a fantasy which
dealt with the ramifications of
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the generation and political
gaps that trouble our country.
When the Wall Street
altercations of the Spring of
1970 began between the
youths and construction
workers - nearly six months
after the completion of filming
"Joe" - the cast and crew were
perhaps the most shocked of
all, though perhaps less
surprised than average man on
the street.
The movie will be shown
next Wednesday at 8 p.m. in
the New Classroom Building.
Donation is 35 cents.
Sponsored by the Student
Union Board, this is the next
to the last presentation in the
Highacres Film Series.
series
April 26
Joe
May 17
Illustrated
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Sponsored
by the
S.U.B.