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*( )penfirfi? i'm Montr* By DAVID STEELE Gamecock Staff Writer Ronnie Montrose, the first sound familiar but the last nai Group, Van Morrison and tl have connections with this n piayea lor these people and < own and "Openfire," his first: art. Ronnie Montrose started ii local groups until he moved to Morrison. After recording two he left and joined the Edgar After a platinum album ? Winter, he left to form his ow group toured Europe and the several albums and worked Dan Hartman and with Gary Weaver" album. After Montrose's first a recorded "Open Fire," his n was produced, incidentally, l it is well enginee sounds are sharj AFTER 10 YEARS in the i Montrose is no newcomer. His through in this album. Mcntro guitar, and he captures the j fully done diverse effects ou His talent is not limited to 1 wrote six of the nine songs, twi Winter. Montrose's plays gi dolins and mandocellos. His band includes Alan Fil Schlosser on drums, while , sequencer programming r Ophuls 1 From page Frenchmen did not fighl the! Resistance." IN 1974, OPHULS VISITED at the request of the Departn of English and Anthropology lecture filled the Nui Auditorium, and Ophuls conc< to a television taped interview * T TCP T\; u' vjuv-i v. mo viau uu w curie should be as entertaining successful. The Award for Distinction ii Arts which Ophuls will recei given yearly by the Ideas Issues Committee of the Ri House University Union, award is unique in that it is f by the students of 1 Nominations are accepted the student body, and the mittee votes for the recipien the past, the award has gor such distinguished artists Robert Motherwell, Jules Oli and Ansel Adams. Since 1913 Hairstyles for . Gentlemen & Ladies Gamecock Days Mon.-Thi Reg. $12.00 style only $9.00 with student I.D. | 18 stvlists to serve you Calf for appointment f Price Guaranteed [ Thru March 31 1 2800 Devine 3405 Forest I 799-5890 782-64 pressive Dse make name probably doesn't t\ me might. Edgar Winter ai i?c group lviontrose all pj ame. Ronnie Montrose )thers. Now he's on his solo album, is a work of e i Colorado working for a California and met Van u i albums with Morrison, tl Winter Group. a ind single with Edgar 'n band, Montrose. The United States, released * with Kathy McDonald, Wright for his 4'Dream c< Ibum went gold, he r, lewest album ? which g >y Edgar Winter. i, red, and the e: K 3 and clear. t< rl g S( nusic business, Ronnie i professionalism shines ' se's main interest is the Wi art of creating master- aP t of this instrument. Pi? the guitar, however. He thi o with the help of Edgar dh litars thpr#?min man. ffu ch tzgerald on bass, Rick Jim Alcivar performs nartenot, Moog syn^1 fill use lents . His % -sing jnted I 1 with I W ssday and n the ve is ' and issell The Jiven JSC. from comt. In le to ? as tsky, I fl Wo Rbo Exp >? Now i n no i2j| i -^: is solo prer tesizers and special effects. Bob A id conducted the orchestra. Edgar iano, harpsicord and Moog sequen THE ALBUM itself is an excel vent in progressive music. All ir Ibum blends a variety of musical st nique to Ronnie Montrose. It is well le sounds are sharp and clear. Gen Ibum, this is good musical listenii The sides are arranged so that eacl vely and mellows down toward th< le orchestral arrangement by Bol Dmes before the title cut on side c After the orchestral introductioi aces into a song with a good bass lin uitar sound from Montrose. Good ,p< iteresting theremin rhythm puncti THE THIRD cut on side one, "M xcellent example of the diversitv lontrose arranges. Jim Alcivar era equencer intro which leads to srestingly recorded mandolin a fiythm. The song then jumps into uitar rhythm. Edgar Winter creatc Dunds with a Moog sequencer bass The fourth cut is an old movie ithout Pity" is performed with fo d an orchestra. Montrose's guita mo have the sound and profession; s version of the song astonishing fersity of sounds Montrose pulls fr itar is a welcome change from the ord blasts you usually hear from i See MON1 uou ne s love. iOvtl |y | AMm 1 It 1 And VMndvAd llNk P t* J V Mwwl a f, !j TP*m J LEOBUSCAOL1A I I Warm And nderful Bo< ut Th? Lofg erience In I pefback.gl.95 lcivar arranged ^ Winter performs ^ . I lently produced V istrumental, the ~3f yles into a sound * Jfel engineered, and . J Jlplil erally an upbeat i side starts very . . ' J/hgi b end except for b Alcivar which >n * il?sSSfiHHS^v$^i^l e and a very fast . f ercussion and an late the song. U < j; ,1 v"< r and Winter's Ronnie Montrose^th< alism that give presence. 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