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King's *T< By Jeffrey Gamecock S\ Tn 1 (V71 Phi*A1A Viwrf in jl?7I k v/ai uic 1x1115 av.v.uiii^iidiicu recording a great first album, Tap? excellence of her first album could b Throughout the trying years si variations from the early style whic These variations were evident in 1 Home, an album which suffered in again evident in her latest album, To Throughout the album, King coll songwriting talents with Jerry Jeff ' have a style of their own. In the first style wins out and her words of the future provide a good opening. In "Move Liehtlv." Kine's word: album, are overshadowed by the methodical beat is lost in the smoot This song has the addition of Leo Lc blends as well as bleeds with King's v King's free-wheeling nature is r< 11 t 17 11 _ lirul * * _ ?i l a. i niuvmg waiKwunivie, uui is carr Mountain People." This song's ope Chuck Berry tune, which is a little I best felt in her smooth mellow style, i The second side opener, "You Still and acoustic stvlc. all of which throughout the album, into one song, along with King's vocals result in album. A strong fast-moving beat chan King's worthy advice is expressed Days"to a notably country style beat IV Jt ? movies From page 3 In no scene is Arthur Hiller, who also directed The In-laws, able to create even the smallest degree of suspense, while the script by Steve Shagan, Bud Shrake and Martin Cruz Smith (based on Smith's novel) leaves no Indian (or bat) cliche unturned. And if all actors were as wooden as Nick Mancuso, David Warner, Steven Macht and George Clutesi are here. America's furniture makers would be well advised to open up lumber mills in Southern California. Flayers: It's hard to tell if director Anthony Harvey intended Players to be a simple love story between an older woman and a younger man or a simple love story between a haughty bitch and a tennis-playing male bimbo, but either way the film was doomed to r~ * 1 tU -v : ..i ? A ) * tan intj uiinuie ah iviacoraw signed on to portray the female half of whichever couple it was. Rocky II: This erratic sequel to the Academy Award winning Best Picture of 1976 has all of the original cast members returning under the sovereign rule of Sylvester Stallone, who wrote, HirwtoH and etarc V4I1 V-V/ VVV4 UIIU OVU1 O . Though his direction is amateurish and his screenplay is downright childish, Stallone portrays Rocky in such an innocent, intuitive way that you can't deny his ability to endear himself to one and all. Tour Secret ai Inc. 3203 Devine 81 284-6309 Hrs. 9-8 Hon. Fast Service ouch the 5 Chamey taH Writer i wnat lew songwriters ever ao Dy ?stry. Now, nine albums later, the s her greatest obstacle. nee 1971, King has experienced :h brough her so much successess. ast year's disappointing Weconie quality as well, as sales, and are uch the Sk v aborates her unique musical and Walker and his musician, who also selection, "Time Gone By," King's promising past and disheartening 5, which are good throughout the relentless beat and chorus. This h flowing, "Dreamlike I Wander." >Blanc on pedal steel guitar, which vords of lost love. evealed in the words of the fastied to a different extreme in "Good ning explodes as if it were an old too fast for King, whose words are Want Her," combines country rock are usea in amereni segments Surprisingly enough, this mixture, the most convincing song on the icterizes the next two selections, in the words of "Passing of the Jl 6 Patti Smith Group 6 Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 6 Osmonds 7 Atlanta Rhythm Section, Aerosmi Cars, Mother's Finest, Whiteface 8 Bad Company, Carillo 1 2 Missouri 14 Teddy Pendergrass 1 5 England Dan & John Ford Coley . . zi Kinks 27 DEVO 28 Blondie, Rockpile 29 Bay City Rollers AU( 8 Chicago 12 Jimmy Buffett 18 Dolly Parton 19 Dolly Parton 2 7 Martin SEPT 29 Bee Gees FOR GREAT DEA j COROLLA CORON/ SE IIM TOYOT/ 1 640 AIRPORT B | PHONE' P^'SR.esiir 1 Ter: ry I Boj G*0 Tvr * i i. | | -1/ r >ky' disap In "Crazy," she again strays awaj beat. The song expresses the monoU each of our lives. The album's final song, "Seeing R the harsh treatment that the Indian i some of her older material and if no thinking. The new album is surely a step abo it's hardly the kind of comeback yoi will be up to King to decide whet memories of the past, or whether sh the future. De Palm Brian DePalma, the man who directed such hit films as Phantom of the Paradise, Obsession and Carrie, will be visiting Columbia Tailor C tn iAn if riiK Kic 1 o f no f UUljr u 111 V.UIIIICVIIU1I Willi tlio Id ItOl film, the comedy Home Movies, which will be shown that evening at the Dutch Square Theatre. Home Movies began this past spring as a project for DePalma's film class at Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York, Dui wnen me major mm companies began to voice their interest in the project, the project isin ILY Capri Ballroom, Atlanta Music Hall, Atlanta Carowinds th, Grant Field, Ga. 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It also features a cameo performance by Kirk Douglas, who starred in DePalma's The Fury this past year. Columbia was chosen for the site of the film's first screening because DePalma wants to test the film with an audience devoid of major film critics who might be tempted to review the film before it reaches its final cut. feSfefflSij ? [ I j \ A i r z y v I z~1 i r r z i J ? ' J T - 1 11 WkhdJKkMimk 1 vgy M CONTACTS Cleaned and Polished WHILE YOU WAIT Prescriptions Filled LSTUBBS OPTICIANS I 2931 PIATT SPRINGS RD. I WEST COLUMBIA ? in?wynim ira hi 11 The GAMECOCK is the student newspaper of the University of South Carolina and is published three times a wook on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays during the fall and spring semesters and once weekly on Thursdays during both mimmAf ?Aftninnfk with the AKTAntlnn of university holidays and examination periods. Opinions expressed in the GAMECOCK are those o< the editors and not those of the Univorsity of South Carolina. 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