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illfL^^i HI ft MmB *Ij W^t^m^r '^NJ.^3 -lT "":^- p - _~ -^g M? Ferrante By Ronda Templeton Gamecock Staff Writer Ferrante and Teicher performed at the Township Auditorium Tuesday night and, as usual, their music wove a beautiful spell around those fortunate enough to have seats. After 25 years of performing together, Ferrante and Teicher are better than ever. Introduced as the "grand twins of the twin grands," the two men totally controlled the audience throughout the two hour 45 minute performance. The evening opened with a series of " ^ 1?- ? * ? ? ueorge oersiiwm iuucd nidi vancu uum jazz to classical to blues. Following the introductory numbers, the twins introduced themselves and told a series of terrible jokes. But it didn't matter ? the audience was there to listen to the music. Ferrante and Teicher continued the program with a beautiful version of "Yesterday When I Was Young." The men worked together in complete harmony with flawless timing. It seemed impossible to imagine that a mistake could be made while they were at the keyboard. Following annthpr moHlmi 1 U11U II 111^ nTTTTTTm vTvToTTTTTTI 111V. UIV.J , George Burns, Art Carney and Let 'Going in Styl By David Baker Gamecock Film Critic For the past two years or so, American au away from cinematic downers in favor of c< When one can turn on the television each nigl ho u/antv: tr? (mar fhnncnc arn ho ttnoc tho That's why Heaven Can Waif made so much 1 Electric Horseman will be such a success in 1 In the face of this trend, it's amazing to m Brest's Going in Style was ever made. No n vertising campaign might lead you to believ aside from a few moments of humor gent warm performance of Art Carney, there is movie's 9f> minutes. The purpose of the film is to show how badl this country. To get his point across, writer ...:4u t ; n wiin uncc M'lnctgcnai idiib, jut- i UL*UI gt* DIU i (Lee Strasberg), who live together in a borough of Queens. They pool their social se but they never have enough money to make e On one hot, sleepless night, Joe comes up bank. If they get away with it, he reasons, the they get caught, thc^ 1 be put into a nice cl< meals a day. Either w. y,he says, they can't 1 After a few moments of thought, his roomi are soon off to Manhattan, packing stc eyeglasses that have noses, eyebrows anc thern This scenario possesses so many comic pos mind, but Brest never picks up on a single ! < keep the story on a level of austerity unmat< . I Christmas season. Unfortunately, Brest alsc & Teichc Ferrante and Teicher played their interpretation of a series of Stephen Foster songs. "Swanee River" opened the set with "Coonshine" following. Part of Ferrante and Teicher's appeal is that they can totally control their instruments. <4Oh! Susannah" was lifted above its usual level because Ferrante and Teicher somehow made their pianos sound like twin fiddles. "Camptown Races" ignited the audience with the auditory effect of a horse plodding down the road. mK _ ?. a. r_ _ i a _ r a i_ _ ine mosi Deauiuui arrangemeni 01 ine evening was "Greensleeves." The centuries-old song was given a poignant sound by Ferrante and Teicher that left many with tears in their eyes. "Greensleeves" is always a melancholy song about lost love, but somehow Ferrante and Teicher added new meaning through their creative arrangement. The first half of the performance was completed with the score from Lerner and Lowe's "My Fair Lady." The arrangement was lovely, and one song flowed beautifully into the next. Highlights of the medley were 4 4\A7i t h o I ittlo Hit" if ho TV I III U LillllV/ IJU, TT V/U1UH I. II L/'^ Loverly," and "Get Me to the Church on "" Ml Rea m mv i j ovci ? Strasburgin 'Style'. Home taping a <m seems to be e*-\ /lyorf cording to recoi CI vll. ClJJ they feel, is f? stations airing half and full cul unintprrnntpH ' diences have been moving Rolling Stone qi )medy and light romance. Smith, chair ht and get all the bad news tra/Asylum Re movies to be entertained. broadcasts i Tioney in 1978 and why The dangerous thre 980. well-being." S e that a movie like Martin calls for legis natter what this film's ad- technological e, it is no comedy. In fact, dition to Srr irated by the wonderfully Recording Indu no one good laugh in the America relej saying, "Over y the elderly are treated in home taping si director Brest presents us the recording is), A1 (Carney) and Willie stuff. squalid apartment in the Several quest curity checks each month, statements be nds meet. record industry with the idea of robbing a really causing ?y'll have the money, and if losses by pla^ 2an jail and be given three cuts which mif ose. taping? If so nates agree, and the three companies put >Ien pistols and wearing economic or lej 1 moustaches attached to stations and thi from the radio? isibilities that it boggles the According t one, preferring instead to operations mar :hed by any other film this in Columbia, th ) fails to include any of the more broadcast See Style, pege 8 cuts than the H^nHH^P^gyl^ifl ljjS* *' '^JUtftk. ix better tl Time." After a twenty-minute intermission, the twins returned to the stage in the most horrendous tuxedos imaginable. Electric blue pants and their lapels were accompanied by silver jackets with flashy blue designs. After the initial shock, the audience once again concentrated on the music. Jerome Kern's "01' Man River" opened the second half of the night's entertainment, followed by a series of the songs most i requested during their past few years ] together. Morris Albert's "Feelings" began the next series, followed by a "boogie-woogie"- ? type tune. The twins also played the ' "Theme From Love Story," but totally * captivated the audience with the well-known "Rhapsody in Blue." By this time, even the I children in the audience were sitting wor- ' dlessly listening to the magnificent per- < formance. Following "Khapsody in Blue," Ferrante and Teicher played a series of encores. The * audience seemed unable to get their fill of < this wonderful music. John Denver's I ording Industr \e taping of aii ird Borden :k staffwhtor currently play unintcrrupU anies, in this period late at night, from around ] nemia nationwide, midnight and make about i crying the blues eight announcements prior ig sales and in- airing. Dineen said the rhead and are decreased playing of irehing for a cause terrupted cuts was not a re t plight. They feel pressure from sponsors or one. companies, and that the \ from the radio promoters he knows, really the problem, ac- disapprove of the practice 'd executives. This, record promoters I deal icilitated by radio privately say there is r "album hours," or wrong with airing uninter ts of albums played cuts, but pressure withi rhe Jan. 24 issue of company may make them lotes a letter by Joe differently in public," said I -man 01 n,iec- in addition he feels th? cords as saying the problems of record compan ire "the most definitely not attributed tc at thus far to our taping. He cites the fac mith's letter also albums his station airs are ;lative action and greater numbers locally, remedies. In ad- feels the economy, and a < lith's letter, the amount of flamboyant spenc istry Association of record companies, is ased a criticism responsible for financial pr< t action to foster within the record industr; aps the lifeblood of any other factor. industry, strong Mark McEwen, music d of WWWW-FM in Detroit, s ions arise from the station has uninterrupted ' ing made by the hours" but that rather . Are radio stations playing new releases they p record company classic tracks such as ( /ing uninterrupted Shelter. He said he m ?ht allow for home. record sales and that albur , can the record are improved when his pressure through gives them air time. McEw ?al means, on radio , the amount of advertisii e i ndividual taping Ration receives from companies fluctuates, n Milra ' ~ 4 1 iL.i - 1 \j mir\^ i^iucrcil, dpCt'lllctlUU II let t II11S clUVt iager of WZLD-FM constituted between 20 i e station used to do percent of their total advei ts of uninterrupted He said that no sponson y do now. They withdrawn, but the static fv^^5fS@55S%'5S^-^,T ^^SJRest^^; j% j Oava Roback GAMECOCK nan ever "Annie's Song" sounded lovely on the twin pianos ? a bit like a waterfall in the country. When the audience called the men back for the second time, they played an original work entitled "African Echoes." The song was brilliant because it coaxed numerous sounds from the two pianos ? drums beats, fiddles, harpsichords and xylophones. The third encore featured the magnificent " A l...^ ? ~ u 1 1ICII1C 1IUIII LlAUUUO. mwcip <1 UCtlUUlUl tune, the audience sat totally still as if in hope that the evening could go on for ever. The final presentation was one the audience seemed to have been waiting for. A medley of songs included "The Air Force snn cS1' onH l4TUn DntHn f unu iik uamc iiyuiu ui liic Republic," but the audience of Southerners loved the big one ? "Dixie." A spontaneous round of applause broke out at the first chords of the song, and Ferrante and reicher had made a theater full of friends. If you didn't see Ferrante and Teicher at he Township Tuesday, you missed an excellent performance. Hopefully, they'll be jack next year. y v/jyjyv/oato red albums id cuts been requested not to air unin10 until terrupted cuts. McEwen said he six or would definitely discourage any of to the his announcers from encouraging it the listeners at home to tape unin- programs. He added that if record ;sult of companies chose to withdraw record sponsorship they could harm record themselves worse than the radio do not station. . "The In New York City, Dan Neer, of I with WPIX-FM said he was familiar lothing with certain stations in the past rupted who had a reputation for enIn fhn irartirvrf h/\tv*a omrx lJ?f f in iiiv vuui uging liuuit lading, ma ouiiiuii speak does album segments one day a )ineen. week. Neer said their album airing at the discourages taping because there ies are is a "talk over" several times > home during the airing. He also said thai t that while WFIX and most stations sold in statewide had been alerted about Dineen home taping, he had not received certain pressure from record companies iing by Neer, like Dineen of WZLD, felt more that excesses within the record Dblems companies was more responsible y than for profits being down than at home taping. Neer added that irector record companies are comparing ays his present sales with those of last aiDum year, when two ot the biggest than selling albums in history were lay old released. jimme Radio station managers see onitors reasons other than home taping n sales causing reduced record sales. The station economy is down, and people have en said less to spend on luxuries such as a ng his $10 album. Additionally, record record companies are not the most and streamlined, frugal businesses in ;rusing me world. Also, the record commd 40 panies are comparing the year's rtising. profits (or lack of them), to the ? have previous blockbuster year. >n has See Taping, page 8