The Collegian Wednesday, October 4, 1989
Duo to appear
in Reed 117
Violinist Joanne Zagst and cellist Leonard Feldman are
scheduled to appear in the Reed Winter Garden at 11 am
on Sunday, October 8.
Violinist Joanne Zagst and
chellist Leonard Feldman are
scheduled to appear Sunday,
October 8, in the Reed Winter
Garden. The 11:00 a.m. show
will consist of classical
selections representing the
eighteenth through the twentieth
centuries.
Zagst and Feldman are both
members of the Alard Quartet,
The Pennsylvania Trio, and each
has been on the faculty at the
Penn State School of Music
since 1962. The artists have
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toured the United States, Soviet
Union, and New Zealand, and
both have recorded on several
labels.
This program represents a
part of this year's Cultural and
Performing Arts Series. The
event is free and open to
members of the faculty, staff,
student body, and community.
Additional information can be
obtained by contacting the
Office of Student Activities at
898-6171.
Entertainment 1
Dylan returns to form
on diverse "Oh Mercy"
by Gary Nolan
Collegian Staff Writer
As the eighties come to a
close, the music industry
releases echo the same names
as those charting in the late
sixties. Unfortunately, a
good number of these albums
remain nothing more than
feeble attempts masked by a
famous name. A recent
exception to this rule remains
the newest by rock icon Bob
Dylan entitled Oh Mercy. In
this release Dylan shows why
he has remained one of the
best lyricists that the music
world has ever produced.
The nasal-voiced Dylan
first appeared on the folk-rock
scene to an unsuspecting
audience in 1960. The young
boy from Hibbing, Minnesota
took the New York folk scene
by storm. While one of the
first folk artists to start
writing classics, his acoustic
anthems untied a sixties
generation. Such Dylan
releases, as "Blowin, in.; the
Wilid" and "The Times They -
are A-Changin" still remain
on the playlists of classic
rock stations.
Unwilling to rest on the
early success of these
"protest" songs, Dylan
changed his style quite
suddenly from acoustic to
electric guitar, much to the
chagrin of the folk purists. In
doing that, he both alienated
old fans, and opened the door
to usher in new fans. Dylan
would serve to change his
style many more times in his
career from country and
western to rock and roll, and
even to a born-again Christian
musical style.
This release finds the 48-
year-old with even more new
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influences. On the heels of
the successful , Traveling
Wilburys album, Dylan
concurs with Neville Brothers'
producer Daniel Lanois. This
New Orleans' rock sound is
different and refreshing, and
serves to complement Dylan's
style well.
The album begins with
the rockin' track "Political
World" which sets the.stage
Dylan examines his
own persona to
determine his own
self-worth,
doubt hoping to
inspire others to do
the same.
for the-rest of the-album.. The
album swings into typically
Dylanesque lyrics in "Ring
Them Bells" that usher in a
biblical tone influenced
undoubtably from the "born
again" faze of his career.
This then segues into the
unquestionable highlight of
this release, "Man in the
Long Black Coat" where the
twelve string acoustic guitar
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and keyboards set a somber
tone. The lyrics paint
foreboding, dark images of
death, and the music greatly
supports the finality metaphor
echoed throughout the track.
The casting of vivid imagry
has always remained Dylan's
forte', and this song proves
age has not mellowed that
well-honed skill.
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two excellent tracks that deal
with the emotional subject
matter of failed relationships.
The song "Most of the Time"
and final track "Shooting
Star" excellently depict the
great pain and grief associated
when one grows away from
another and love is lost.
Dylan addresses the
subject of prejudices in a
subtle, but unmistakable way
in the song "What Good am
I". It deals with the subject
in a self-examining matter
where Dylan examines his
own persona to determine his
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hoping to inspire others to do
the same.
As the style of Bob Dylan
has changed readily, he is sure
to inspire and influence. His
presence has put him in the
forefront of the music
industry, and has left him the
most respected and talented
lyricist music has to offer,
fortunately this release is no
exception.