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I mmmm With the first year of the 1QR0s rnmintf tn a clncn America is currently in limbo between two vastly different administrations. Looking back on the last four years doesn't give much hope to some for the next four years with Reagan (ray-gun) taking over. Many believe the '80s could be filled with much of the same turbulancc the sixties had. We haven't been to war in a long time, and everyone knows war helps the economy. Patriotism has been on the upswing as a result of the Hostage Game, anu ouiuc ui uui yuuugci brothers have already left their names and numbers with the War Council. SO WHERE are we going? Why am I writing about political matters in a music column you might ask? Well, the answer is that Neil Young has graced us with his views on the current rituations in America with an album entitled "Hawks and Doves." With that title and the rt no rvKi /i ? r* m C f Uo gt apuiL ucdigu ui LUC album's cover and sleeve (a white star surrounded by blue on the front and three stipes, two red and one white 1 11 i - 11 i ana ine lyrics wriiien in reo and blue lettering), it is obvious from the start that Mr. Young is making his statement about America. Basically, the album has two themes, sometimes represented by characters, hawks (war) and doves (love). The album opens with a dove song called "Little Wing," in which "She comes to town when the i -1 1 ' 1 1 cnuaren suig, ana leaves them feathers if they fall.*' The-side closes with one o! the most obvious 'hawk songs called "Captair Kennedy," which contains the very strong verse : 1 am a young marinei headed to war v i 11. i *t- a r ;?_ i m iniriKing doui my iamii] and what it was for There's water on wood an( sails feel good And when I get to shore hope that I can kill good." MUSICALLY, the album ii quite similar to "Comes ; Time.'' carefully produce< and influenced by country rather than the rockinj sound Young produces whei //m 1// WIIIIWI KIWHilWiliW^IH WPWII'H WITH VERY ! SUNC RfSfRVfcO SEAT TICKETS N HOMEFOLKS (Aug MYRTLE BEACH STEREO [j :< (0(??n?lll?) WILLIAM ! SOUND TOWN (Or?i STROM I Ba?BM??I ? HHSSBBE performing and recording Un?on ' VI U?4 Y I1V1 DC. The second side of the album is more upbeat, with . the songs built around simple melodies, showing the artist is emphasizing the lyrical composition of the album. These are in tradition with the out in front political statements of ^aBplfppg "I'm gonna figure out m . Chrissy, right, played b explains her interest in a. \ Law/or) in a scene from " ? The USC Department 01 ' present the play Dec. 9 it r ~ i r /* * 2721 ICO; , Co in w?v 1 Monday 1 11:30 ] Saturday ; ? Dinner 5 IN CONCERT JsthK iRSHflllT SPECIAL GUESTS 38 i r>/\i IK l A OAI IOC ^MHVJLIINM VA^liol )AY DECEMBER 14 OW ON SALE AT COLISEUM BOK OFFICE TAYLOF u?l*) CHAIN REACTION (Chelation) MUSICIANO (I DEAN'S INC |N?wb?(ry) HAN OEOAN'S (W^U-twxo) > MUSIC (Oranoaburo) SEACO MUSIC (SumUi) MUS (wood) IICAS SOUNDS (Fl?r*n ?) OARLINOTON Ml I S D?UO STORE (McCormlck) f A S ONUO CO (S?lvM |M I m?A fepl HI Hn IH^VH |NH Young's music, "Southern man when will you pay them back." The song "Union Man" is almost comical in the presentation of its message. It is about a union meeting in which the main subject 01 business is to distribute 'Live music is better' bumperstickers. - :% . :-<:-:;:-:-:-.:-:-.>>j$^^^B -; v~5? -. r-^s^-3-~ ] T^r-B^^^. x':;: wK JHH y whole life from it, " says >y Rebecca Koon, as she stro/ogy to Susan (Fredrica 'In the Boom Boom Room. " f Theater and Speech will trough 14. PR tflng Lunch thru Friday - 2 p.m. r is Mexican :30 - 9 p.m. 1 UCK^ DrtUIAL :UM ? 8:00 p.m. I STREET PHARMACY CARoTsRlCOROS ^^BCAUCD tc ?ox (Ch??i??) BY BEAVER JSIC (0?ilt!>9ton) Ml THE SONG "Comin' Apart At Every Nail" also deals with the plight of the working man: "It's awful hard to find a job, on one side the government, the other the mob. Hey, hey, ain't that right, the workin' man's in for a hell of a fight." But what kind of a fight? Young has expressed a belief that it is 'war' during wartime or peace. This is also evident in the lyrics of the title track with the lines: "Heady to go, willin' to stay and pay U.S.A., U.S.A. So my sweet love can dance another free day U.S.A.. U.S.A." It would be ridiculous to try to compare this album to any of his past albums because, as a true artist, his music reflects his thoughts of the time the music is written. Also Neil Young's albums differ from time to A. 1 ^ ^ /~\ I 4U ? 1 1 1 nine. uuserve me iasi iwo albums he released, "Live Rust" and "Rust Never Sleeps." BUT ONE thing is for sure, this is a great album, one of the best to be released this year. If we do go to war in the next four years, let's hr\rvn m nrn mucin lit/a thic 1 iwpv 1I1V7I C 11IUOIV, UI\C lllio, along with the anti-war philosophy during the Vietnam days, prevails and we see doves, not hawks, flying overhead. / Ua 17 110 788-5901 December 3, 1 980 ? GAfV I 0*0 Look Your Best For ( t Get Acquainted With 1 I _ ? ? _ . I * T I nairstyung seam, i Coupon and receive ^ Cut & Style. j For Men or Wc VALUABLE C 1^9 Lifestyle C ls& Kl 4 CONVENIEN Woodberry Square Lexington Please Call for an Appi Mon.-Fri. 9AM-7PM, Sat Just Present This Coupon Name Address Phone I mEDKEN* 2 ^ Holidoi X/jK Skx, loce Columbia Mall , Devine Street .it Queen 00 am to <* 30 pm 10 00 am to 6 00 pm \ 1EC0CK - Page 9 / ^r/rioirrraz>! J.B. 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