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Bromberg Ban< By ANDY ELLIS bai WUSC-FM Station Manager H tur In this the age of $7.98 list albums, a performer rot should truly feel obligated to release exceptional sm albums which contain a wide variety of musical styles, outstanding talent and a clear crisp recording fro sound. He Such performers as Peter Frampton, Elton John and Stevie Wonder can place any list price they '1 desire on their albums and still be guaranteed good the sales. Their albums sell on reputation of the artist '1 alone, with little or no consideration of the artist's fea current talent or ability. "S; On the other hand we have the talented few who P have been overlooked for far too long. David pre Bromberg and the David Bromberg Band is a prime sof examnle. "Brokings AlvinHrm " ?' . ...V...UUI1, llic IJU1IU D liilt'M MIJ studio effort, does meet the criteria set forth above Br< for an exceptional album, and even tends in spots to Sol go heyond this criteria. 1 "M AS A HACKl'F AKTIST for such singers as Bob 193 Dylan and Jerry Jeff Walker, Bromberg learned the nit basic skills to be considered a class A performer. Sat As a solo performer, he has mastered his art through time and experience. I The cuts on "Reckless Abandon" tend to fit into five an< rnrii " ? ? * * >v. j uiounvi uuu umerem categories: rock, Mr bluegrass, Orleans jazz, Irish battle tunes and blues. The amazing point here is that Bromberg and the We invite yoi the famed Erno Laszlo In i j (imr% I -wmawf \ Forest Lake SI i I l i 1 ^1 Cashmeres *?no/ nt Shetlands ,?* * / *v ?_ ??.? UoM nuoK 9mrfi ~ Pulitzer StlidCl J has excepti nd seem at such ease with each style. The album contains only two original Brombei les. "I Want To Go Home" is a typical Brombei :k tune with very strong horns rounding it out vei oothly. 'Baby Breeze" was written by Bromberg with he m the band's bassist. Hueh McDonnlri :mH ii ard. rilK S()N(i is very pretty and quiet, yet tends to I ; weakest effort on the album. Phe two instrumental cuts are both medleys whic iture the band's talents on songs ranging froi ally Goodin" to "Battle of Bull Hun." klathew Moore's tune "Beware, Brother Beware >ves that regardless of Bromberg's newly acquirc >histieation, he is still capable of presenting h >er dry sense of humor. The song is an oration 1 am berg with the band cheering him on in a net jthern gospel "Praise the Lord" manner. ;he hiehlieht of tho .ilhnm ic ^ u*v? .? u 0? - - .u ii uiin Ainigvi Irs. Delion's Lament." The song is the story of O's gambler who is sent to the electric chair f< irder, and winds up in hell conquering the throne < an. JAN'I) MKMBKHS Darrell Leonard, Curt Linbei i John Firmin recreate all the sounds of Bourbc eet with incredible work on trumpet, trombon See KKOiUKKIM;, page I i to visit istitute in our store. [topping Center 787-8337 If to I Khakis Jeans P J. Walsh its yp * -Ct 1 fV I'm going to C AX Pilgrim Feast J I'm going, pilg All you can pile o j A touch ional alb J t mBBgOBBBSra BHNSnH ^ \W^B^ps3?H 8 Mg JEER MHHHBflRv HHHHHHi ? David Kansas i From page I standing behind the mike with I hands behind his back, but Iowa the end of the show he danced ai gestured like an incarnation of I; Anderson. DIKING ONK of their thn encore pieces Steinhardt caper* I about in a black cape like son hnirv fnrm nf nrQnnli J ... >? UVUIU. The encores were undoubted the best part of the entire sho' j The feature encore wa prophetically, "Carry On IV | Wayward Son," which delighU the crowd. After that can "Lightening Hand," the only bla< ^ " i'J Jj&jf " y r\ \ ^ apstone Cafeteria's Where do you fhinl rim?! n your plate for + * > Plymouth Hod esday night to 6:,'I0 p.m. im iiSgySill fT^ w t hH Bromberg 4 lis spot on the new "Point of Know rd Return" album. id The best performance of the an entire evening, however, was the closing song "Magnum Opus." This was one of the few songs that ee sounded right. Kven the sound ^d equipment was up to par on this ie tune. It was a good finish lor a bad night. i.. ?? - 1 * i,y ii i? u MiuiiK' inai a oand as a. talented as Kansas had to suffer s, with a poor sound system. If ly Kansas is slated to perform here ?d again, and if they are using the ie same system, just go out and buy :k an album. 1 Had a Piece Latelu? V - i FAST FREE OEUUEftV 2702 ffc 3^wood (rlw Ihk 3800