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'Sally' misses Reed kinkiness
By JEFF DeBRAY
of the Collegian Staff
Lou Reed took a "Walk On The Wild Side" a few
cars ago with his album "Transformer," which
,hot hun to national recognition. In that album, his
, econd solo one, he preserved the kinkiness that
(11 , 4inguished his career with. "The Velvet
nderground.",
That walk didn't last very long. though. In his
(~test album. ''Sally Can't Dance," Lou Reed has
bt come rnoce and more commercialized and lesS
.nd less kinky
Kinkiness and the ability to project the sexually
perverse and decadent side of life ai•e Heed's forte.
When tie does it well, not many can match him for
Since his rise to stardom, Lou Reed seems to
have abandoned that style more and more,
probabh in an attempt to widen his audience
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appeal. There are still some traces of his old flair cut on the album is "Ennui," or "boredom." It cer- Solti injects the right ele
in his new album, but not enough to make it totally tainly is.ment of excitement, and ex
rewarding.Perhaps in tribute to his old Warhol crowd is 'citement is as vital a compo
"Animal Language, - the best cut in his new "N.Y. Stars," which is one of .the better of a nent of the "Symphonie" as
album, is in the best Reed tradition. Musically, it's mediocre lot on the album. Chances are that his old „the opium that figures in its
very appealing as it tells of a cat and a dog, hot for New York gang would like the old Reed better than .. 'pr ogram ." There are
each other, who can't ".get at it" because the new one. - characteristie qualities in the
somebody puts a board up between them. They There is still a spark of that Lou Reed ability to music that make it difficult
manage to make do with the situation, though. tell some strange stories, though, in "Sally Can't if not impossible to
This is the Reed' style. Reed hi's - a good Dance." "Billy" is reminiscent of some of Reed's thoroughly rob it of all ex
backgrounsi for this type of humor, if you want to better work, telling the story of an obviously citement, but a performance
call it that. because of his affiliation with Andy homosexual relationship. that is too carefully shaped
Warhol and his group during the 60's. As for the title cut itself, "Sally Can't Dance" is *ill succeed in disparaging
If you know anything at all about Andy Warhol, obviously aimed at getting a lot of air play on top Some of that excitement.
the epitome of kinkiness, you can realize how well 1 40 - -ish AM stations and seems to be succeeding . With the first notes of the
Reed would fit in with such a crowd. Reed has been quite well. "Reverie, l ' the first
known to perform his act in the nude while asking, That's precisely the problem with the latest from movement, Solti announces
'Why am Iso shy?" Lou Reed. He seems to have abandoned that oddly his conception of the score. It
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It's this kind of "humor" which is so sorely appealing perverse tradition, of which he was such
lacking in his new album. Probably the best titled a part, in becoming so overly commercial.
Record R
Solti's 'Fantastique' is fantastic
. By KEN HOROWITZ ' the recording studios for CS 6790, Solti conducts one of
of the Collegian Staff more than 25 years) has been the great performances of
Sir Georg Solti is a acclaimed as equally Hector Berlioz's "Symphonie
remarkable conductor. He os- remarkable. His discography Fantastique;" it is one of the
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tensibly has boundless amassed, among its ac- best on or off discs. The ly
energy, vitality and in- cVmplishments, the first corn- reservation in recommend ng
spiration. A uniquely talented plete recording of Richard this recording is that it
man, he invests his pertor- Wagner's operatic tetralogy might require a few hearin s
ma nces with passion, "Der Ring Des Nibelungen." for Solti's conception of the
strebgth, polish and beautiful His successes are many, his music to make its full impact.
execution. He wolk on failures few. There is nothing radically
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records (he has been active in On London records release, different about his
interpretation, it is perhaps
too carefully conceived and
brought off- to be fully.
appreciated. at a first
listening. It is definitely
great.
Sound is bankable but romantic
Loggins: a musical apprentice
By LEAH ROZEN
of the Collegian Staff
Driving in the car this Workshop)." called a woman is in the song Boston," are "Girl From
summer, listening to all the "Sunset Lady," and there she Knoxville, "Second-Hand
crap played on the radio, oneis a woman of the evening. Lady" and "Let Me Go Now."
the
was drawn to Dave Loggins'including it contains "Boston " cut. A an even 10 songs,
The rasp in Loggins' voice
7 lot of the other songs sound grows on you and helps to add Each of these numbers
"Please Come to Boston.
Admittedly the lyrics are similar to it, as though texture and character to his shows Loggins' concern for
Loggins knows that he hada songs. Many of the songs men-
relationships and their tran
rather sentimental, and his
bankable sound and intends to his highway life, and the_ sient nature. In "Let Me GcL
voice does have a rough rasp tion
to it. Still, the song wore well cash in on it. voice confirms this. It soundScA Now- he sings, "I guess I
as the summer progressed. A romantic strain runs as if he has been through a lot, should . have been gone before
Loggins has a new album through all of his work. He' and his lyrics illustrate his now, 'cause I'd never wear
out on the Epic label. It's still refers to a woman as his history. t p out a pair of shoes, Walkin'
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called "Dave Loggins, Ap- lady and girl. The only time Good songs on the album, in
prentice (In a Musical one of the opposite sex is addition to "Please Come to
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is a beautifully Conceived
notion, a noble over 4 ,all idea of
eviews
the music. The second
movement, "Un Bal" is only
slightly lacking in grace and
swagger, it is brought off well
nonetheless. The third move
ment requires something of
-the,richness and opulence of
the - Philadelphia Orchestra.
•but the Chicagoans acquit
themselves beautifully.
Many conductors mis
interpret the fourth
movement. "March to the
Gallows," and conduct an
eager race to the scaffold. A
successful interpretation of
this movement can incite a
singular fear and,horror in the
listener if the conductor
realizes it is more than a
catchy and clever "tune."
Solti takes the march at about
the same tempo as most con
ductors, regretably, it is not
sheer "fear and horror."
The fifth movement
"Dream of a Witches' Sab
bath," is not the fitting
conclusion to such an
overwhelming account of this
music. The witches were not
resting on this sabbath
perhaps it was just an off
night. More likely, Solti is
trying too hard, and some of
the excitement of the thrust
and forward drive has fallen
from 'Me kitchen to your
nedroom."
In "Second-Hand Lady" he
sings. "Secbnd-hand lady,
won't you try and understand,
If you're a second-hand lady,
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Solti has, commendably,
restored the Chicago
Symphony to the ranks of the
world's greatest orchestras.
The Chicago plays with vigor,
polish and conviction,
although I suspect that this is
their second best, not para
mount ability.
The recording team does
justice-, to its canon of vivid
recorded sound.
The record surfaces are
quiet and not afflicted by the
warp and rumble evident on
some of the day's thinner and
more flexible pressings. The
liner notes (the disc is
packaged in a colorful double
fold album) are not especially
illuminating but' are con
spicuous by the absence of any
mention of the third
movement.
Of the recordings available
those of Colin Davis, Herbert
the IXiston Symphony Or
chestra and Solti are the best.
I would hesitate to place
best. I would hesitate to place
Solti's at the top of the list.
Rather, it is for the collector
who wants an inspired and
personal account of this
perennial favorite.
Then I want Co be your
second-hand man."
The music is mostly
acoustic and balances well
with the vocals. There is some
nice fiddle playing, fittingly
enough, on "My Father's
Fiddle."
The album's title is ex
plained by a poem printed on
its back cover:
"Music is my life..
A constant learning
process.
Always an apprentice,
An apprentice I'll die,
An apprentice I'll live,
...in a musical workshop."
Prof. E. Z. Jay I