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By STEVE DeANTONIO
Gamecock Staff Writer
The music industry is a constantly
changing cycle of business
adaptations, a conglomeration of
styles and an infinite source of
enjoyment.
New record shops multiply
several times as often as existing
stores die. There are a variety of
categories available to a listener.
Presently, people invest nearly
as much money into stereo components
and records as they do in
automobiles. Concerts, radio
airplay and television concerts are
lucrative businesses.
"Record sales increase at a
steady rate," says Vicki
McGregor, assistant manager at
The Record Bar. "We've been
ordering between 50 to 75 'Peter
Frampton Comes Alive' a week,
for a long time now."
Concerts have had their share of
success, also. Elton John has
played before 100,000 people at
Dodger Stadium. ZZ Top, who gave
a performance in Columbia last
night, has broken several at
tendance statistics, beating figures
set by the Rolling Stones.
People take more interest and
make more investments in music
and listening equipment than they
did three or four years ago. The
stereo system, once a luxury for
college students, now is a near
necessity.
AT THE SAME time, music is
the staple of commercial radio
stations. Artists contract their
works through copyright companies,
that secure royalties from
published music.
While rock music tends to control
the bulk of the music industry's
profits, there is a market for
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By MKLANIK MASON
(iamecock Staff Writer
"Black Rose", .John David Southei
is packed with talent and sprinkled
Souther has added jazz to his balla<
ceeded.
The first song on the alburn, "Bn
Against the Moon", has a reggae i
with amusing lyrics. David Crosby ar
assist Souther on the background v
"If You Have Crying Eyes" is a sa<
that Souther performs well. Linda
harmony in this song, which is rei
Eagles' song "Lyin Eyes". Souther u
and cello to provide an interesting
companiment.
SOUTHER PLAYS acoustic guit
Hoes all the vocals in the next cut,
It's a mellow rork turu> that it: Hn
lormer style than any other song on tl
"Faithless Love" is a slow ballad tl
\olo acoutic guitar and Souther sin
holy lyric . The change comes wh<
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of records available to the
fills stores, such as Tunes ;
Country music is often labeled
backwards, but country mu
radio stations thrive everywhe
"Compared to a few years aj
country rock and jazz have becoi
increasingly popular," McGreg
said.
She said that the large surplus
records in 1 ne Kecord Bar alio
her to have a large selection
classical and opera music.
"We have customers of all ag
We have the teen-agers buying t
45's, the college students buyi
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; listener today. The music industry
and Things pictured here, with rock,
as the rock, and the businessmen
isic come in during the lunch breaks to
sre. buy classical."
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-ne ARTISTS WAVEK in styles and
jor success. Cat Stevens is no longer
one of the world's great recording
of artists. The Allman Brothers no
ws longer are as popular, because of
of the death of two band members
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he A contrast to faltering groups,
ng there are artists who have enjoyed
up Souther's
e symbolizes
elationships.
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ltments of love.
Mays slide guitar on the final song of side
!ome Home." The song would not be as
; Walsh's addition. It adds a country
Ls the mood for the lyrics. Crosby again
on background vocals.
BLUE" begins with the unmistakable
ling of Stanley Clarke. Later, Clarke
solo that is the highlight of the song,
n again adds to the impact of this soft,
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rruwi is a jazzy comment on American
>ng moves easily with a catchy rhythem
out more than any other song on the
ing Open" is typical of other cuts on the
at is is an easy ballad made special
kground orchestration. Souther sings
ms that are broken and fall down your
?ong about crumbling love relationships.
:ut, "Black Hose", sums up Souther's
it love. The black rose svmbolizes thr
ith of most love relationships. Despite
it depressing theme, the song has a good
ild probably do well on the singles chart
lould decide to release it.
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jazz, classical, disco and many othi
satisfy the consumers wants.
the taste of success after a so
mediocre beginning. Boz Scaggs m
naa received lime acclaim until his at
latest "Silk Degrees" album went
to the top ten.
George Benson, who has had a ac
long career with Creed Taylor
Records made an album on
Warner Brothers and his m
popularity and financial success ez
has skyrocketed. w
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Benson's album release on si
Warner Brothers, "Breezin", has w,
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By SAM L. IRVIN JR.
Gamecock Staff Writer Ki
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Science fiction and fantasy will
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ment film course this spring. of
The code number for the course 0
is 566-B. It is the second course to dt
be offered in the revised "Studies te
in Film" series. The first course in w
the series, 566-A, is the Films of th
Ingmar Bergman. m
The series will offer a different
topic each semester, enabling
students to take as many English di
uuv vuui ota as UCS1I Wl, T1
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TIIK COURSE will trace the ur
history of science fiction films by
viewing such representative films
as, "Destiny", "Nosferatu", hi
"Metropolis", "Things to Come", ()<
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Id more than one million copies,
any to people who know little
x)ut jazz.
ARTISTS ALTER their styles to
lapt to current trends of music.
The music industry is a money
achine, with little intention of
ising profits. It appears that
atever the consumers want _
om the music industry, it will 9
ipply. Music lovers get what they
ant and plenty of it.
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>ffered
tion films
The Time Machine", "King 0
ong", "The Thing", "The Inision
of the Body Snatchers",
rhe Day the Earth Stood Still",
Forbidden Planet" and "Planet
the Apes". "2001: A Space -
Jjootjr Will ut: U1SUUMVU 111
;pth, and an episode of the
levision series "The Prisoner"
ill be shown. There is a possibility
at excerpts from "Star Trek"
ay also be used in the class.
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The course will be taught at two
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ncimi nines; ui mesuuy,
lursday under Dr. David Byrd;
id at 11:00 Tuesday, Thursday
ider Dr. Ina Hark.
Preregistration for this course
is begun and will continue until
:t. 27. t