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SLAMMER From Page Eight stayed longer but he was pressured to leave for enforcing the rules so strongly that some of the inmates were threatening his life. "One day my supervisor advised me that my life wasn't worth two cents and I had better get out while I could. I left that day for good and told very few t people that I was leaving. It is a wonder though I made it out at all," he mentioned. Greer left his job as a guard < with five months of notes that he t had collected. He received a s fellowship to Hollins College in s Virginia where he worked on v the first drafts for his prison c story. Then he went to Maine a and lived with George Barrett v for a year to polish up his story s and find a publisher. t( C * c 11' t t CLV#AM S-] =PCOISEM IU"THEMWONDE Slammer's four main characters, the priest Breen, Lhe Black revolutionary Moultrie, the new inmate Childs and the guard Walsh are typical )f what one would expect of itereotypes in a prison. Slammer is the story of the nteraction of these four men md the conflicts they produce hat inevitably lead to a riot. ;tructurally the book is weak. _reer even recognizes this fact. lowever, the book is loaded vith twists of plot and in eresting variations to ituations and ideas. This novel is more about a >lace than a particular haracter. It presents a world hat most people don't want to ee and have no access to. lammer is a story to get in olved in because the reader an experience the impressions nd ideas about this prison 'orld. After reading it, the 3unds, the smell, the overall ,elings are not easily forgot !n. The reader begins to valuate his feelings on in arceration and capital punish ient. Greer is teaching English in dIe USC College of General tudies. He is planning his next ook, a novella on a past event. le also wants to write on reland someday. LEVI'S AMERICA'S FINEST JEANS SINCE 185C -BELLBOTTOM OR STRAIGHT LEG -BLUE DENIM OR CORDUROY MON LEVY'S and BRITCNES MREW CORNER LADY AND ASSEMBLYST. WIWILm ANNOUN4 ECOMING ELECTION y R ~t. 7 Thurs r your favorite at: U SE 9:00 at 9:0aii 9:0() an pt &IDI ALL PART OF FUL WORLD OF II I HHiiSUIUSIHHIg HISgUIggIIigigttas,,,,s,at More of the: from the All By ARNOLD KIMMONS Gamecock Staff Writer The Allman Brothers Band has been around f a long time. They have experienced setback after setbac and yet they have still survived. With the trag death of Duane Allman, people said they wou die. But Dicky Betts kept them alive. When Ber Oakley died, it seemed they would surely die They didn't. Then Greg and Dicky did solo albun and tours, and the band seemed dissolved. TI Brothers and Sisters album ended that, thougE But one has to wonder how many lives do thi have. Their new album, Win, Lose or Draw, z pears to answer that question. THE ALLMAN Brothers are beginning to fai out. They have been around for so long that i their material is starting to sound alike. The on thing that distinguishes Win, Lose or Draw fro: Eat a Peach or Live at the Fillmore is the absen of Duane's guitar work. And this differen cannot be called good. Their problem is not unique, though. Mo groups that record as many albums as tl Allman's have run into the same situation. Tho: groups that overcome this hurdle by finding ne sounds become the real supergroups. Greg Allman has never been considered master organist. He has not changed that cc ception with Win. Lose or Draw. His vocals hai always been his strongest point and they still arf He has the perfect voice for country-rock music In fact, it is his funky blues vocals that distingui: the Allman Brothers from all the other Southei groups. Dicky Betts had tough shoes to fill when Duat passed away. He responded well, though, and ti new album is further evidence of that fact. He used mainly as an accent and for solos. His guit, work is top quality, especially on the instrument "High Falls." CHUCK LEAVELL is the backbone of th album. His work on piano and electric piano is l far the highlight. He is excellent in the breaks ar sets the rhythmic pace for all the songs. He hi become a steady performer for the band. "Can't Lose What You Never Had" is a sour IIIIIIIIIIIIIInn IIIIII nunnunnil i CO 1Twici *Doct *Cast DJES THE || 1914 QUJEEN | n-Offs L day 0ct 9| TF 1 - 5:00pm - 5:00 pm 2 CMP "'SUPERS 4 e MoNU4E Ef COLUMBIA Ti Ticket Location O RO IN A" Tc- ec nnusninnitinitutitninmitinut$ Presented By N 5alame man Brothers ic d The latest from the Allman Brothers. p opening song. Leavell plays his piano with a lot of feeling and Betts compliments him well. The next le number is ok, but as the title suggests, it's "Just 11 Another Love Song." Nevertheless, the next cut is y a blues thing. The piano part here is good, but the n song pretty well fits into a typical Allman e Brothers mold. The title track is blues, too, but it e is a little different. It's a mellow one, and Dicky's slide guitar is perfect. "Louisiana Lou and Three ;t Card Monty John" is a western, gambling story. e It's a rocking number with a pretty good guitar e part. Chuck plays a saloon-type piano that is exceptional. Side two opens up with a 14%-minute in a strumental, "High Falls." It begins with lone n- chords and cymbol crashes, and sounds more like e an ending. It fades into an accoustic guitar background for Dicky's lead. The melody line is excellent, and he handles it likewise. The second h part of the track is an electric piano solo that n Floyd Cramer would be proud of. Greg's organ background accents it well, too. Chuck then fades e into a backing role for another lead solo. This one e is mellow and Dicky is great. It is smooth, clean, and the quality of each note is stressed. Tbe track r ends with the beginning, or the ending, or i whatever. Definitely the album's best offering. 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