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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
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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.
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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
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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
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(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
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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<
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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.
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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
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no one good laugh in the America relej
saying, "Over
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director Brest presents us the recording
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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
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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
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: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,
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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
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"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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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