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Entertaint Roches < fcN By Tanya Savorv Staff Writer While artists such as Olivia Newton-John and Barbra Streisand are singing sweetly about the trauma of broken hearts and life in a magical land of love, three sisters from New York are concerning themselves with roch0)|b i 1 A ;-" / , ' rl r" , ^T~ X ^ ' t _7. _" A^*"_ - T_V-_ r i.'-\ The Roches new album, 'Nurds,' ha, humor and sensitivity. Mate swam MT Mr again subje< in new movi By David Baker too late to offe Film Critic observations The subject of modern day subject. The n mate-swapping was have been con examined first, and some stuff in the 191 say definitively, in Paul sure a block of ic Mazursky's "Bob & Carol & A first-rate ca: Ted & Alice" in 1969. Since Shirley MacLa then, it's been held up, Coburn, Susan looked at and re-examined to Steven Collins the point where there isn't a Kellerman, are single corpuscle left to be the inferior itu catalogued. although they ti to overcome t Jack Smight's "Loving deficiancies, ti Couples," the latest in a long manage to coax i line of you-try-mine-and-I'll- snicker from ev< try-yours movies, is done in easily amused of by the fact that it comes to MacLaine p the screen at least 10 years Beverly Hills who's suffering - v odi ?iiuui i; goes with their original >0 ggyflj^IEBESBsHSflflH^:1' Hroff nri nn if lK/\ f mM . a transfusion cou Shirley MacLaine in such a bloodless 'Loving Couples' this. ~ri entarara :a!l them dirty laundry and the joys of being a nurd. The Roches' second album isn't often obviously sentimental and never sweet. But what can you expect from a record bluntly pntitloH ...uuvu iiuiua ; "My God!" you're screeching, "an entire album without one love song?" Not really. aaaBgBpEL ^WSKBm \. s no love songs, but rather songs of ring' j||, st, including Wj ine, James , , Sarandon, and Sally ^ v trapped by iterial and, I ry valiantly he script's hey never more than a Couples swap partners it ^n the most Coburn. viewers. ortrays a ~ through a I to Coburn. & MiliJ rgeon. She T rii illins in one ;ould-only- www ivies meetlive-in love ^ ? lcut^ Slow Boat-1 the couple f breaking Off the port of Shanghai swimj tine-Collins human eye. As the character's s Doburn and the outline of a man, an H'man, ne of their figure. He is panting as he swims ,out /s a hnnsn ~i j " 1 .. CU1U wean, ne s goi nis large, :es Collins, elastic strap on his head. As he is t, and in so he mumbles something about bei he domino Two Chinese taxi cab drivers s everyone water and begin interrogation. I partner at Chinaman. "/+#$/&#)(/&" conti The drenched figure, knov 1 is well at (hereafterreferredtoasH'man,a ritating. It speak a work of Chinese nor does previously His speech pattern consists of i fairy tale- translated into Garnet and Black ems more H'man is immediately thrown i a genuine is whisked away to a downtrodde Under a scorching, single lamp ble per- purpose is for being in China, all con- 4,To gain a better understand!* yt minuies purpose with relation to the vari ilm was at commerce," H'man says before But even one of the Chinamen. ldn't save "Liar," one of them yelled. "Y effort as ambassador to China, right?" """" """"' WWII IIP I 1,1. WHlUt selves m tu a. _ uieie are cuis mat are full of emotion. These emotions, however, cover a wide range without a whining, nauseating voice concerned only with repeating the word "love" 35 times in three and a half minutes. Overall, the Roches' new effort is an appealing combination of humor and sensitivity. It seems the most popular criticism of the Roches' new album concerns their new sound. They have acquired rhythm, keyboards, and an occassional clarinet, as opposed to their initial sound which was icauicieu iu iwo acoustic guitars. Old fans are screaming "traitors" and "Top 40" and. other such obsceneties. How ridiculous. The perfect harmonies, fresh songwriting and guitarist talents have remained unchanged, so why would anyone want to get hysterical over extra instrumentation? As Terre Roche remarked in a recent "Rolling Stone" interview, "1 still don't hear anything on the radio thai sounds like this " Not hearing anything on the radio that is similar to the Roches' style is an understatement. You won't hear anything anywhere that is vaguely similar. The three voices are smoothly blended like those of Crosby, Stills and Nash, yet they are ocpacinnolltt ihnnJni" l-i? 41?' -r * ** u.vuuic imt* mai 01 ueue Midler. The melodies are often bouncy and singsongy, but usually for the purpose of conveying sarcasm. "The Death of Suzzy Roche." which is a laundromat workers lament, written and sung by Suzzy, concerns the disgusting r the romantic comedy 'Loving Couples,' s Be 13 MBW by i Oft A I dividual accused selling out to the | A frightened H > a figure barely visible to the for his possible a hape takes form, one can see pleads. 'Takeit e a president, an international a deal. If you lei graduatespeakei ' nf k. *1- " 1 * * . ui ./icum anu soaKea oy me The parties car thick glasses bound by an he would name s[ only inches away from port, Centers after the ng "thechief." H'man is brc fish the creature out of the members of the ( "#$%/&=$," asks the first minutes and H'i inues another. spreads quickly vn universally as Holdy newspapers writ nundercover name) doesn't president and su he speak a word of English. Tension hits the j strange Illinois propaganda taking American TASK force is se into a waiting cab whero hp - _ m* mail IO HIC U1IJ I n hotel, the "Shanghai Inn." He is sent back , H'man is asked what his at USC early Sund the students and ig of the country and USC's landmark strides ous propsects of travel and change between I he is struck with a club by soon. According t will be made is a ou have come here to be an tries. Don't believ The other slant-eyed in- Chinese refugee. MB?? urn 1,1 1 urds habits of the Koche sister. An overloaded machine is the last straw and the worker, in just retaliation, decides to "finish Suzzy's cycle." Not exactly your basic theme for a song. In direct contrast to the mood of Suzzy's sonf i? Maflflio'c J ' ''" ?D .... o ocuit-ucpi ebbing "une Season, which makes use of discordant harmonies to further emphasize feelings of disagreement. The sisters seem to be referring to their own sibling conflicts and gently explain, "I've got to get away from you, if only for a day or two". 'The three voices are smoothly blended like those of Crosby, Stiffs and Nash, yet occasionally theatrical like Bettf* Min/vr ' If this is not diverse enough for you yet. >?< you don't think you'd care lor all original songs, there is also a traditional Irish bahr. "Factory CJjrJ," and a 1M3 Cole Porter tuiu "It's Bad for Me." which is sung a cappella. "Nurds" is an innovative and ver\ different album which is certain to receive mass condemnation from musical con formists. It's difficult to k<?<?n irr?v? i vi** n \ri I dering, though, il this wouldn't secretly please the three sisters. How many conformists have you heard lately singing " Nurds- I'msogiad 1 am one!" ?tarring Shirley Mac Laine and James ttmk (Mb 7 H'man Of not "h#?ino trno tr? ?iio r ..py <.??. iu mo ^.uuiury, ior people of USC." 'man cowers in fear, not only for his life but mbassadorship. "Wait a minute, guys," he asy. I need to keep my easy job Let 's make t me go, I'll make you Summer Session II s." inot agree to the deal, as H'man pleads that >ecial sections of the proposed Carolina Arts two hoodlum bandits. >ught to trial on charges of bribing two Chinese secret police. The case lasts three nan is banned from the country. Word of the H'man demise. The Chinese e of the disgraceful actions of the USC ggest that he be hanged, shot or worse, air as China-U.S. relations falter. Hints of tourists in China hostage run rampant. A >t up to investigate other USC personnel. ^ Al >i me orient. to the U.S. on a fishing boat and will arrive lay. According to Reports, he may try to fool administration by talking about great he has made. He might say that an exJSC and Chinese students may take place o our information, the only exchange that trade of bad blood between the two coune what H'man tells you because now he is a /r . f r.