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> BuDblegum stil Splinter By STEVE COLEMAN Sati Gamecock Staff Writer T1 swe Bill Elliott and Bob Purvis to i comprise a new group called effe Splinter which has just released its cut! second nlhnm "Tiha "?J" "" itv man dhiiu 1 unrecorded on George Harrison's and own label, Dark Horse Records isn' and produced by Harrison. Hie effort is the result of the TI efforts of several well-kgown wril professionals including guitarist Lov Steve Gibson - guitar, Rod Argent are on synthesizer, drummer Kenny bee; Buttery and Harrison himself on eqiu guitar. Fori The album features two songs Sec written by Parker McGee, "I'd B< Really Like To See You Tonight" with ana "Nights Are Forever", which st.ru would tend to give expectations of Tt a better than average offering. origi Yet, despite the all star exp? musicians' contributions "Two Th Man Band" simply does not ap- favo peal. that The album is very much unlike mus the styles of any of the respected In artists who play backup for back Splinter. The music comes across had | as a bubblegum, La Dee Da, type Mel of sound. frier resp< IT IS DIFFICULT to understand Hanwhy Harrison had anything to do Evi with the making of this record. His Badfi guitar predominates "I with Apologize," a cut which is the best previ cut on the album. Save The song's lyrics are well con- Lenn< structed and the style is a little Pur harrlpr than fho :?1 * " uiv icuiduiuer 01 uie u on 1 album, which is seemingly geared demoi for the teen crowd, or for those who seem *njoy the mock rock bands on Harri Bowie displ By MARK MUELLER Gamecock Staff Writer Most heroes are bold, daring anc somehow accomplish a feat unable to be reached by others. David Bowie's latest album, "Heroes" is no exception. Hie album is bold, in the usual Bowie manner, because the lyrics do not hesitate in protesting against the establishment. It is daring with respect to several cuts in which Bowie's style seemingly has evolved into something slightly new. The new release accomplishes a feat unable to be reached by any of his previous albums, in that it is probably his best album effort ever. David wrote all the lyrics and produced "Heroes," matching minds with Carlos FORF=ir2ivi nnnv r - ?? wi ? ?? ' 1 I OF THE AIR WAV I mo??w wy 's new lrday morning cartoon shows. 1 fie recording is filled with the B et little love songs which tend I give any album a bubblegum ? ct. Some of the candy-covered 1 > are "Baby Love," "I Need ir Love," "Motions of Love" | "Love Is Not Enough." Lovely 6 t it? I IE TWO SONGS which were jf :ten by McGce, "Motions of S e" and "Round and Round," g especially disappointing a luse they come nowhere near aling the famous "Nights Are ever" or "I'd Really Like To You Tonight." )th of these songs are filled 'j? i unbelievably loosely con- ^ cted verses and ho-hum music. 'J\ le album lacks in any sort of $5 inality or versatility as is $ icted of a new band. I a OrAim * * b.UUp :m3 every lacior in ^ r of them except for the fact i they simply do not produce j ic of marketable quality. J addition to their excellent I up musicians, Splinter has pre and post Beatle influence. H Evans, who was a long time I id of the Beatles, was ? jnsible for the band meeting ison. ans had been involved with c nger prior to his association o|Miiiier. Elliott had gr? ously song on an album "God inf Oz" produced by John hit Ml. vis had been trying to make I lis own by producing several Pr nstrator discs which did not Wc to get him far. Evans and for ison saw future in the two as a ' "T lays wori Alnmnn anH Pnn in ?.???*:?- ? m-uiir ill stealing 11 the album. Bowie does not displaying his talents. His I performances on keyboar ! saxophone and kato also show cellent musician. THE TITLE CUT will most 1 first single and a definite hit a words and music intertwine t melodramatic, very factual tu The everyday dream of the individual can be noted in the { can be heroes even just for a day vaguely resembles one of Bow hits, "Changes." The background vocals on "I excellent as well as on "Sons c DBSTRUCTION release - &pi^H Hteli A new album by the duo of Splinter I ixcite with its bubblegum music, < Hip, and saw them as a Beatle- get far luenced duo who had a chance at Perhi img me Dig time. fate of a the secc 1ARRISON PERSUADED Billy Practic; eston, Gary Wright, Willie tryed hi eks and others to play backup isamazi Splinter on their first album, big nan he Place I Love," which did not fail in t Hv tlllonte t -# ? ??' le music for Age," "Blackout" and "Th stop there Arabia." vocals, and If one aspect stands out d, guitar, clearer than any others, it he is an ex- voices of Tony Visconti, Ani Bowie providing backgrour "Sons of the Silent ikely be the Schneider" and "The Secret it that. The could each make the chart o provide a On "Qa"? c:i?4 * _ _ who ui mic oiieiu nge, ne. his mastery of the saxophon multi-class this number sound as if th< >hrase, "We and Bowie's voice accents I The song similar to the typical Englis 'ie's former the late 1960's. ieroes" are "V-2 SCHNEIDER" is c if the Silent strumentals on the album, i ?... uwx/nTIKC 1/ entertainment InrlrSnn linaBSBBL v~ 1 :-j~'*?*?. 4JBI SsBSHBli SBHhBB fails to backup perfojjiiance8_b^_G^fly;^J4aMiifti^^ 0- ? - - ?o?? respite and other noted artists. either. respectable album. aps Splinter's failure is the Splinter just does not appeal to 11 groups who attempt to be the style prevalent in today's md coming of the Beatles. music. It seems almost unfair that ally every group who has so many groups have the talent but is miserably failed. But it no backing, while Splinter gets 100 ing to see a group with such percent all-star support and offers le backups and Drodupprs ?? ? . wuicuuiiK us weaK as "Two heir attempt to produce a Man Band." on new album ie Secret Life of on sax again, but this time pairing him with n ueorge Murray on electric bass. Hie duo from the album provides the song with a fantastic delivery, is the combined The last really notable cut is "the Secret Ionia Maasr and Life of Arabia." The lyrics explain the id vocals. mystical secrets of the desolate desert, Age," "V-25 while Egyptian-like music also adds a Life of Arabia" traditional sound. by themselves. The voice is typical Bowie and the lyrics ' Bowie exhibits are typically ironic, such as, "secret life e. The lyrics on -over green" and "when the heroine dies." jy are pleading The hand clapping in this song is performed this with a tone extremely well and is the best in that area of h rock voices of communications since the hit "Car Wash." the hit "Car Wash." "Beauty and the Beast" and "Joe the >ne of four ineaturing Bowie - See BOWIE, page 20 T i? ?? * - nunareas of items of previously Star Fleet data are detailed in the "Star Trek-Star Fleet Medical Reference Manual," a fully illustrated large format paperback published this month by Ballantine Books. This comprehensive medical text contains neverf yVl, before published information T and illustrations used bv Star . rwjKOXl,*A Fleet medical personnel. :J\ Of the many illustrations, one P*cturec' at ^ is quite representative of the book's style. )