'Just As / Thought' Jazz extraordinaire By STEFANIE PLEET Daily Collegian Staff Writer David Sancious’ new LP “Just As I Thought” on the Arista label is the logical step in a sequence of ex traordinary progressive jazz albums. It is easy to bring to mind the happy Hammond organ solo Sancious performed during “Kitty’s Back” on Bruce Springsteen’s “The Wild, the Innocent, and theE-Street Shuffle” in 1973. This and the soprano sax on “E- Street Shuffle” are mild.examples of Sancious’ various instrumental talents that include brilliant keyboards, moogs, guitars, clavinet and string arrangements. While touring with Springsteen, Epic approached Sancious about a solo effort. Ernest Carter on drums and percussion and Gerry Carboy on electric bass, both from the E-Street Band, joined Sancious on a solid first LP entitled “Forest of Feeling” produced by Billy Cobham in 1975 which is a blend of electric and acoustic jazz. Far from the hard rock of Springsteen, the concise jazz arrangements of David Sancious shine. This album gained Sancious such recognition within his field that he made guest appearances on great jazz albums such as Stanley, Clarke's Visit the Art Carved Representative This Week Buy Now and Save on Selected Traditional and Contemporary Rings. See our Wide Variety of New Styles. ||||||) i Supplier lor the 1980 i.,'l|lr .* United States Olympic Team ;. 12,1979 “School Days” and “Journey To Love,” and Lenny White’s “Venusian Summer.” He then returned to play keyboards on the song “Born To Run,” the title cut of Springsteen’s long awaited 1975 LP. The statement music of Sancious’ latest release, “Just As I Thought,” which Offord also co-produced, shows his growth and development through his earlier albums has brought him to a mixture of melodic jazz in strumentals and rhythm and blues involving a wide variety of acoustic and electric arrangements. The first side opens with “Run,” a fast-paced instrumental arranged around Sancious’ smooth electric bass and is followed by the title track, ’ “Just As I Thought,” which is one of two short acoustic piano pieces that ' display Sancious’ intense keyboard abilities. , Both sides of “Just As I Thought" are structured such that there are constant transitions between driving electric jazz and mellow acoustic pieces colored by the emotional vocals of Kabir Ghani, an example of which is the love song, “Again.” The reverse side ends with a touching instrumental “Again” reprise, that unifies the album’s varieties of music. • Men's Contemporary /fffN \ Women's Fashion' 'Labour of Lust': Pop rock's saving grace By MARY JO SANTILLI Daily Collegian Staff Writer Nick Lowe understands the con ventions of pop music. He understands them so well, in fact, he knows how to break from, stretch, or totally distort those conventions. Lowe makes music that is, at once, familiar and unique. “Labour of Lust,” Lowe’s recent ef fort, emerges as some kind of saving grace. It proves that somebody out there is willing and able to make good pop music. When I say “good pop music” I mean the kind of music that used to be as familiar as your local top 40 station (because that’s where you would find it). I mean Motown groups like The Temptations and Smokey Robinson and The Mjracles, The Beatles, and producer Phil Spector’s masterful work with artists such as The Ronnettes and The Righteous Brothers. I mention the above in particular because they are all perceptible in Lowe’s style—along with rockabilly and a bit of country. Add Lowe’s own rather bent ‘7os sensibility and you have “Labour of Lust," a regular pop potpourri. Lowe slips in and out of pop musical forms easily, incorporating his vast musical wisdom with stunning agility. It becomes practically an art in itself. V'ai . album review . . . symbolizing your ability to achieve n.„ Oct. 12 poce: Ground Floor HUB PENN STATE BOOKSTORE ON CAMPUS—GROUND FLOOR HUB Influences are recognizable in bits and pieces. “Cruel to Be Kind” has Beatlesque riffs underscored by a Motownish percussion section. The rockabilly beat of “Born Fighter” is embellished with a bluesy harp solo. Lowe’s genius comes to light in the way he employs musical flourishes. He is at times eccentric, but always brilliant and innovative. The rolling guitar licks on “Cracking Up,” the smashing, bashing, insistent drum beat on “Big Kick, Plain Scrap,” and “Skin Deep” 's hypnotic rhythym guitar riffs give this music a freshness lacking in most pop music. Terrific hooks abound “Cruel to be Kind” plays in your head for days. In “American Squirm” even the bass runs are melodic. You can listen to this music forever without ever getting past the wonderful melodies. But beware, for underneath this seemingly innocuous music, a truly demented mind is at work. Lowe’s sense of humor is the clincher. “Labour of Lust” is such a fitting title for this LP Lowe’s blatant sexuality is, at times, an ironic contrast to his light, bouncy tunes. For instance, “Dose of You” has lyrics that run like this, “Caught a dose of you tonite/ Need a staph shot badly,” all to a tune as sweet as cotton candy. “Switch Board Susan” is so obvious, it’s funny. Lyrics like “When I’m with you girl I get an extention/And I don’t JMMIV present: ' i Gil Eagles rffc* ®ESP expert ®Hypnotist W O ®Audience participation 'fe' z> •"Incredibly staggering" - London Times start Homecoming Right - See the "Entertaining Psychic" ... FßEE! IONITE!! 8 pm, Eisenhower And. | mean Alexander Graham Bell’s in vention” and “Your number is right/ 38- 27-38” sound absurd, but that’s just the point. Lowe’s at his best as craftsman playing the clown. When he tries to pare down to the bare essentials and become serious, as he does in “You Make Me,” it doesn’t quite work. STUDENTS BRING IN A MEN’S GOLD HIGH SCHOOL RING and PURCHASE YOUR COLLEGE SILADIUM RING FOR ONLY $lO.OO Deposit required. Master Charge or Visa accepted. Exellent musicianship can be at tributed to Dave Edmunds on lead guitar and the rest of Rockpile. Lowe himself fills in magnificently on bass. k Nick Lowe deftly assembles these three-minute masterpieces while managing to keep an air of spontaneity. Lowe dropped in with his musical sen sibility just when we needed him. m o Wanna 7 i’m practicing Play the ELECTRIC footballV organ, sir MARCIE?/^ '~7r~ EA^JTI C'MONM.t 0 GOT fn oc j g/lM! OMWW gg#? gji! / - mva^ •*\ s x= ■ — wwn f ~ \-u i—— *- DOQNESBURY ~~fl 'DOWA/fl, (jJHfST ME YOU DOING' HERE? I THOUGHT YOU MU \flPfliPEß TO WORK ON. 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