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a nightmare and emerges with "Learnin
Crawl."
This album is about life, death, love
strength. On this third Pretenders all
Hynde proves to recapture her triumph a
ing the most forceful female rocker tod
But it only seems like yesterday, a wo
in her mid-20s escaped from her horr
Ohio to find herself caught up in the mic
punk-rock era of London. It's there tha
formed her band, along with her En
boyfriend, who plays the bass.
THF FIRST single, "Brass in Poet
was a hit from their 1980 debut all
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tic. Hynde met Ray Davies of the Kinks
idol, and they hit it off so well, she
birth to daughter Natalie.
It's 1983, and bass player Pete Pari
finds himself a junkie and also out of a
because of the obvious "Bad Habit."
two days after Farndon's termina
guitarist James Honeyman-Scott dies i
overdose. If that wasn't enough to deal
10 months later Pete Farndon was f
dead from drug related causes.
That leaves Hynde and drummer M
Chambers in the "Middle of the Road,'
first track off the album, which expr
Hynde's outlook on life in a mature,
palatable way:
I can 7 get from the cab to the curb, wit
some little jerk on my back
Don7 harrass me, can 7 you tell I'm j
home, I'm tired see, I'm not the kind I u
be
Oh God I'm killing 33.
The words may seem harsh and some
snobbish, but she's human too. Hynde
has matured over the past year as a p(
and as a lyricist.
SHE HAS experienced the hurt o!
meone close to her dying and the joy ol
ing birth to her baby girl, which changei
W1IUIC Vltw U11 live.
In other words, black leather, sex
drugs are no longer in her frame of refen
Quoting from the Daily Insider, the s
told a business woman's magazine, C
pany Reports, that "Once you hit 33,
can't keep talking about scum on the st
hanging out, taking drugs and havin
your friends be lunatics on motorcycles
She said one reason she wrote and rec
ed the song, "Watching the Clothes,
because that's relevant to her now. 4
spent a lot of time that way, Hynde
ips her w
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p
enders' relea
rity, lyrical :
"Maybe it's not the cooles
Dver, about."
asses The song talks about peop
ig To Saturday night, while she's
dry, watching the clothes in t
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5um, does contain a snap to it w
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,man SIDE ONE ends with "Shi
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Only Hynde on guitar. The soil]
tion, seem a bit depressing:
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with, / went back to Ohio, but t
ound I went back to Ohio, but my
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art in There was nobody
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esses The song is the type of tun
nn- noddine and tannine with
matter how emotional you g
hout "Learning To Crawl" is
buying even if you're r
toing Pretenders fan. The album
rsf to and good lyrical writing.
Instrumentally, it may
sound Honeyman-Scott an<
tributed to during their bett
what works of new bassist Male
also guitarist Robbie Mcintosh is
;rson they both .have proved
musicians.
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f giv- managed to put the whole
d her And if there were any roug
tainly smoothed them out
and abilities.
zncc. "Learning To Crawl"
inger album with a British Christm
?om- Miles," a simple pop song tli
you on radio stations for many
reet, come.
g all I'm convinced now, that
." hearing more from the Pre
:ord- ago, 1 thought that's it: No r
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is dui nyiiuc piuvcu id me
'I've album she can handle it all. 1
said. not pretending. They arc for
av to Miss Bl;
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daughter that
love for Natalie:
the rhythm no
et Consummate Showman
an album worth ^'er' 3 s'ng'n0 'mPersonator will ap
lot a die-hard
shows maturity
never have the Kier to app
1 Farndon con
er days. But the
olm Foster and By Leslie Dunson
acceptable, and Kier, the polished singing impe
to be talented such recording artists as Billy
Young, Jackson Browne and Bri
teen, will appear at the Golden 5
~hris Thomas day and Friday nights.
thing together. A singer-songwriter, guit
h edges, he cer- keyboard artist, Kier gave up a vc
with his own ship and a career in classical mi
tivate audiences along the East C
closes out the Although he has played solo
las single, "2000 four years, Kier has recently inci
at will be played bassist and a drummer into his a
Christrnases to his delivery of the songs from
album, "Consider Me," which li
we all will be been certified "Aluminum,"
tenders. A year "Platinum" or "Gold."
norePretenders. In addition to his selection of
world with this personations, Kier performs
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real. According to Kier, his impers(
ack USC
r Jerome Simpson
"Lift every voice and sing" is the f
>nai Antnem.
One young lady who lifted her voi<
nkins, crowned Miss Black USC 1<
Jenkins, a Lancaster junior, sang '
e Broadway musical hit "Dream G
)n of the pageant. '
The talent contest/of the pageant
3nya Brown who recited a dramatit
Ronald Hughes sang "Ribbon in
ening's entertainment. Stacey Robi
:pt the audience cheering * a so
r Love."
Eight women participated in i.ie p
itrina Williams, Gayle Randolph,
jnderburke, Marietta Davis, Jenkir
Pittman, first runner-up, chose a
e evening dress competition. Davis,
Send in the Clowns" for her talent
Musical entertainment by Phase
Dinen, provided musical variety, P
3ni Hassell, brought the audience t(
1" in "Beautiful Lovers." The bad
a Brown, Rose White and Melanje
The judges ranged from a law stut
ember of the State Law Enforcem
id pageant experience, as well as ec
Other awards included Most Coc
iss Congeniality, Pittman; and Mo
Miss Black USC 1983, Sarita Mey
id passed the crown on to Miss Bla
Association of Afro-American Stu<
am, and Positive Sound Inc. provi
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pear at the Golden Spur Thursday anc
ear at Goldi
quire much practic
rsonator of Bruce Springsteen, I
Joes, Neil get a pair of tight bl
ice Springs- of sand and drink
>pur Thurs- alone and scream at
he can't speak anyi
arist and attitude.
>ice scholar- Kier's show, mar
jsic to cap- and high energy,
*oast. friendly and casu
for nearly known for his cons
orporated a diences and for m?
ict to aid in involvement betwec
i his debut
le jokes has \\Cier has opened
instead of Russell, Stepenwoll
Pablo Cruise,
musical im- Kier's performar
his own the Spur and <
Showtime for both
^nations re- sion is $2. Seeing t!
title i
irst line of the Black Na;
:e and sang was Eleanor
m. n
'I Am Changing" from
iirls" for her talent porwas
won by sophomore
: monologue.
the Sky" as part of the
nson and Felecia Stovall
ng entitled "What I did
ageant: Cheryl Pittman,
Tonya Brown, Andrea
is and Mona Singleton,
sparkling blue gown for
, second runner-up, sang
segment.
Four, a group of four
hase Four's lead singer,
o its feet with her "scatk
up singers were ValenClark.
tent and hair stylist to a
ent Division. All judges
Ideational degrees,
operative, Funderburke;
st Talented, Brown,
ers, completed her reign
ick USC 1984.
dents sponsored the proded
background music.
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I Friday nights. ;
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sn Spur
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:e. In order to sing like
he quips, it is necessary to
lack pants; get a tall glass
it down; go in a room
the top of his lungs until
more and get a "Jersey"
ked with intelligence, wit ^
draws audiences into a
al atmosphere, Kier is
tant rapport with his auuntaining
a high level of
;n them and his music.
for such acts as Leon
f, Nicolette Larson and
ice will be presented by
Contemporary Sounds.
Mtfilitc* if it O r\ m A f \ rY1 IC _
lis performer is a must.