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New Ro By JEANETTE DOWNS ON Gamecock Staff Reporter has i more Linda Ronstadt's latest albun album, "Simple Dreams," is a side, littlp rli?innrv>ir?fino ( flmnarwf fn " mm ?v?v. v.?^V4|/^/w?t>Vlll^ VM W lOOl Q some of her previous recor- The dings. Unlike "Hasten Down the Poor Wind," her best work, "Simple1 bling Dreams" is choppy, Ror unorganized and yet beautiful in enjoy: spots. does Ronstadt's voice is good on ceptio most songs, the harmonies are which excellent and the musicians, as her. ? usual are tremendous. What fectiv< Hopsn't work srk wpII is thp cnnoc - " ? - -- ' ? V..X/ J 1 IV? A lv themselves and the way they classii are arranged. The The album encompasses a (defin wide variety of styles, with super authors ranging from Buddy Easy' Holly to Warren Zevon. "Simple the a Dreams" leaves one feeling Ronsfc he's listened to several different and th albums. In" Ronstadt doesn't consider Don herself a country singer, but a her c pop singer, although she is somec closely associated with country the be because she has done a lot of it. the al T7 the "M LineS? peace i From page 15 Situa are real, and any journalist will around immediately be able to relate to the fir the yelling and bickering going on product around the editorial table. to tactf There are, however, a few writer I slightly out-of-place characters in Other f the office. Max, the paper's rock of how columnist, is a sort of post-sixties addisp Arnold Horshac character. weasel Stanley, the business manager, The is a conservative suit-and-tie positior figure that is as out of place around corpori Student G ovcxx WKjfe A fee o JL ^ ^ C ? ?? - * m n i uniib c Election nstadt a "SIMPLE DREAMS" she monies on ncluded several rockers, splendid vo than on any previous l. The first cut on the first RONSTAE "It's So Easy," is loud, of arrangei nd, thank goodness, short. eluding the i other fast rockers, "Poor, Will Never Pitiful Me," and "Turn- Dolly Partoi Dice" interrupt side two. One can see istadt sounds like she handles cou 5 doing these songs and' her perform them well with the ex- Side two, m of "Tumbling Dice," impressive.1 simply doesn't work forj mentioning >he is so much more ef- "Blue Bayoi e on the slow songs, the stadt does a ?ick ballads and country with the e cs. really does tl remainder of side one problem b itely the superior side) is listens to the b. Following "It's So songs on sid? ' is Zevon's "Carmelita," slow to fast i lbum's brightest spot. very unharn -? - aui o vmc hows aiong Une song le song itself is beautiful. swallow is Sorrow Lives Hers," with Keith Rich, Grolnick accompanying Dice." The n piano, she sings of throughout me who left her, and gives stadt's voca st vocal performance on don't work bum. There are no har- pulsating be; ainline" as a redneck at a are all in a que ally. of changes a r lions that occur normally make. Thestai any news office prevail in at the slightest st scenes of the paper's are all worriec lion room. The editor tries the paper. Ullv tell a shv jntrnvf>r?*?H tTSrar. J, U.V1I lliuugll hat his story is really bad. the "Mainline1 >cenes involve the decision they still strive much space to allot for an publication, lay, and a reporter trying to The hopes, di in a late story. of each individ paper is currently in the the course of t 1 of being bought out by a There is son ite publisher and writers "Between the I nv/ornmQn+ lo v ? V#? y IIIIV/I IB 8 V ^ applications i L no PYrcntmnc f ten dollars musi mailable in SGA c s will be held Moi Ibum wee the song, just her SOMETHING MUST I ice and the piano. for the musicians on this This is Ronstadt's first >T DOES a couple without friend Andrew nents herself, in- His presence, however, /ery impressive, "I really missed as she ha Marry" done with excellent musicians b i singing harmony. her up. how well Ronstadt Bassist Kenny Edwt ntry classics with! consistent and efi ance in this snna __ ? ?? wV..e. nit uugimui. 1 11C 11CW Uri however, is less Rick Marotta, has e> rhe one song worth rhythm and carries the is Roy Orbison's along well. u" in which Ron- The piano work by G fine job, especially on "Tumbling Dice' nding. Her voice "Sorrow Lives Her< le song justice. The beautiful and handled egins when one master. Veteran lead g i placement of the Waddy Wachtel is 'ex ; two. The order of' especially on the loud nu *nd back to slow is Ronstadt's albums ha lonious. nnovtin nallnpn Maaw * VII pUVVVI II. 11C1 especially hard to Like a Wheel" was e> Mick J agger and and the first album to ! ard's "Tumbling apart from other I instrumental are vocalists. "Prisone the , album. Ron- Disguise," its successor, Is, however, just something and was with that kind of pointing to many of he at. But she came back wi uidry about the type not always heavy ai lew publisher would nipresent. Although the ii is prepared to quit facing imminent doom, tt : sign of change and prevails an air of lighthea I about the future of throughout most of the m i the staff feels that One of the best corned " is past ita prime, occurs when a big, lor ?to hold onto the old young man comes into tl picks up a typewriter and reams and problems down. He then informs ual is brought out in that ho ic ? M vwiiivuipvi ai he movie. and he has' demonstrated le comedy relief in "Death of Communicatic fines''. The mood is then demands an intervie v Accepting Applicc ' / qu< I" ho nrocantArJ v w I i VV I IC* >ffice - 1 st floor RH nday, Sept. 26. Rur be said ' album. m 4-^3^eb^^R Hm -^gEgggprneBm is not acking 5P^C?Zf f irilv: Li IB ' BbH Hmgk ^^R9|1S|| ccellent Tlf^iM songs '^aGBSS ;," is like a masterpiece, "Hasten Down the uitaristj Wind" in which she was at her cellent,' best. mbers. Ronstadt has given us I sve an "Simple Dreams" in whirh Kh#? I "Heart is trying more and different tquisite things. It is an adequate album, set her but somewhat less impressive Female than her last, r in Ronstadt's voice is exquisite, lacked and her musicians are better disap- than ever. If they continue to r fans. work together, there will be a th her little magic on the next album. / 1 ^ 1 iu uin- ui^urtuiNiKU Dy the man's paper is display, Max walks over to a lere still bulletin board and tears it off the rtedness wall, sending papers scattering. ovie "Paper in Flight", he then informs the artist. v y scenes What follows is an outrageous lg-haired display of carnage as the two le office, proceed to tear up the office in an throws it attempt to "out art" one another, the staff Even with its comical characy artist, ters, "Between the Lines" is still a I his own rather realistic look at the in." He newspaper business, its w. energeticness, color and nathns itions For | i k i * :ominql I f ; || n applying V 5 i