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By Jnrwi Rokosny
Staff Writer
Despite what Time
magazine says, John Lennon
was the man of the year. 1980
will be put down in the
history books, most
memorably, as the year
John Lennon came face to
face with the senseless
violence he so often sang
about. It's not that the death
of Lennon has an immediate
or obvious effect on the
course of history when
viewed as an isolated event.
But on the dawn of what
might turn out to be a very
frightening political era, one
nearu more man just people
mourning, as million of
people sang "Give Peace a
Chance" on the day
dedicated to John Lennon.
Both young and old, both
the aware and the unaware,
people of all races have been
effected by, not neccesarily
John Lennon himself, but
what he stood for and the
beliefs he helped to develop.
The irony surrounding his
death is up to par with the
mysticism that always
surrounded an event in his
life. After remaining in
seclusion and becoming a
'househusband', he and his
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vyiic icieaseu ail aioum
about their love and life
together.
After he was murdered his
songs seemed to take on a
whole new meaning. Lennon
made his biggest mark in the
sixties w'th the Beatles.
Viewing the current political
and spiritual statements of
196C's spokesmen Neil
Young and Bob Dylan,
remembering the political
activism of that decade;
hearing the social commentary,
along with the
Lennon's
year's nu
By Jamas Rokosny
StaH Writer
The past year of contempora
flooded with excellent record
new and old artists. Hard cc
bitten the dust, save a small
'magazine punk'. Disco is gro\
by the hour. Ska and reggai
taking hold of America. Olds
Neil Young and Pete Townsh
some of their best material I
superstars of the seventies s
Paul McCartney, The now deft
rock 'n' roll band in the wi
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we were blessed, sorry to say,
with one of the most beautiful 1
last twenty years "Double 1
John and Yoko.
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following are the best a
year. The last five and th
mentions are not necessarily ir
To list something called "it
albums of the year' would be i
!. well as absurd, so the categor
Disappointing Albums" has
;; stituted.
:< 1. Double Fantasy, John an
non.
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j Lennon, he and his wife finally
know what has been going on in
the form of a beautifully melod
masterpiece of a love story,
course Lennon's unmatched vo<
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: 1. R#main in IJifht TulUnn
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Taggers" by blending toget
j based rhythms and riffs with
trace of what is called "The
Sound". Giving more evidenc
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it and body alike.
3, Hawks and Doves, Neil Yo
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revising of basic rock 'n* roll
in the music of great new
artists as The Clash; and
keeping in mind the current
major issues in world news,
the song "(Just like) Starting
Over" gives an almost
cieariy defined statement
that history may once again
prove to be cyclical.
At the current time, more
and more Americans are
adjusting to what is said to
be a new sound, but in reality
is just the surfacing of a
general need by yuouths to
get back to the basics and
hv tho flpmifinrt
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popularity of bands like The
Pretenders, Squeeze, Elvis
Costello and Rockpile.
Of course the year was
filled with some major
dissapointments, for instance
the Roling Stones.
After keeping people waiting
for close to a year, these
granddads fo rock put out
one of the most uninspired
albums of the year. After one
of the fastest rises to the top,
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capita! steps. (Photo by Jet
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era, Neil Youi
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>re punk has most complicat
population of certain catchy s
ving cobwebs best.
e are finally
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ucn as Yes, are an(
in?i?Punk/New Wavi
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id, of course, Empty GL
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Heads. After
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ting. In what
usical
The Cars also lost in the
business by proving to be
lazy on vinyl and on stage.
The section of the music
business that suffered most
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uus year was me live concert
business. Due to the
obvious economical slump
and skyrocketing costs of
transportation, live performances
were few.
Helping America to keep
faith in live performances
was one of the few superstars
of the seventies, Bruce
Springsteen. In conjunction
with the release of his double
album "The River."
Springsteen is doing what
people dream about seeing
live four or five hour shows
every night.
Another noteable live
performance for the year
was the comeback of Elton
John, which Columbia was
fortunate enough to host.
One of the best bands to
come out in the last four
years, Talking Heads, extended
their line-up from
nurder prompted demonstra
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ig gives his angle on the
ual Young's songs are filled
the brain. Musically not the
ed of his work, but it has that
iound typical of Young at his
ling, The Clash. This double
vith a wide variety of sounds
s evidence that these guys
i not just a run-of-the-mill
e Rock 'n' Roll Band.
ass, Pete Townshend. The
lind the Who does it again. A
t Stop It, The English Beat,
m of this Ska band far out
: of their peers The Specials
lusic to get up and dance to.
edible version of "Tears of a
as many energetic originals.
tenders, The Pretenders,
mg debut. Winning over a
the American audience with
nd in the wake of Punk/New
tenders promise to be a big
ttO's, especially with Chris
lucer.
y, Squeeze. What appears on
be a cutesy pop attempt at
urns out to be a refreshing
lore new danceabie rock 'n'
Pleasure, Stockpile. At last
m tour last year, doing solo
xiucing oiners, ix>we ana uo.
rtlight with a great one.
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four to ten people in order to
re-create the extended sound
of their most commercially
successful album to date,
"Remain in Light."
The Quarter Moon
strengthened its reputation
as 'the' place to see a performance
in Columbia this
year by presenting such
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John Hartford, John
Hammond, Delbert McClinton
and adopting as their
house band' Phenix and
Roland Haynes, who may
well be the most exciting
band to ever come out of
Columbia.
The Township was the site
of some excellent performances
this past year
with shows like Claude
Kipnis and Dizzy Gillespie
by the Kitani Foundation;
the performances hosted by
the ever improving student
organization USC Cultural
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Charlotte Symphony Orchestra
with guest violinist
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Eugene Fodro, and Maynard
Ferguson whose performance
kicked of a week
long JazzFest coordinated
by Contemporary Sounds of
the RHUU.
The JazzFest included
performances , by combos
and ensembles comprised of
USC music students;
coupled with the fact that the
Concert Choir was invited to
perform for the president,
the fine performances of the
Theatre and Speech Dept.
(Sexual Perversity in
Chicago, Twelfth Night) and
the growing popularity of
Amateur Night, USC
students have displayed a
large amount of talent and
promise for the future.
The campus was also the
site fo some great performances
of contemporary
music with shows like Harry
Chapin, Carolyne Mas,
Bonnie Raitt, John Kay and
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This past year can be
viewed as one of hope and
change for the future with
more and more people
showing a willingness to
open themselves up to
various entertainment
forms, mainly diversification
of musical tastes.
Ska, reggae, disco, acoustic,
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