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Thr Rrd and Black. Friday. September 3X, 1973
I’age 5
Horrison s'Material World* No terrorism seen at celebration
deeply spiritual statement
By BILI. KING
News editor
From a scruffy Liverpool
rocker to the "quiet, moody
Beatie," to the high priest of
British rock-religion is quite
a transition, but George
Harrison has managed to
make that transition with
style and a certain spiritual
grace. It is that spiritual
grace that distinguishes Har
rison's new Ip, "Living in the
Material World" (APPL
SMAS-34101.
All of the former Beatles
seem to have inherited a part
of the Beatie legacy which
they carry on. John Lennon
has carried on the political
activism; Paul McCartney,
the catchy melodies and
excitement of a touring rock
’n roll star; Ringo Starr, the
goodtime-Hard Day’s Night-
Help — nostalgic feeling; and
to George Harrison has fallen
the spiritual magic that
surrounded The Beatles after
Sgt. Pepper.
On this new album. Harri
son takes his deep religious
involvement with his music
further than ever before. All
but one of the 11 cuts carry
the message of George's
Krishna-inspired beliefs, and
all but two of the songs are
having their royalties given
to charity.
THK ALBUM'S very strong
side one opens with the
excellent hit single. “Give Me
Love (Give Me Peace on
Earth)." This short-phrased
exhortation for the better
ment of life features a
plaintive vocal by Harrison
and some nice guitar work by
him. Nicky Hopkins on
keyboard and Klaus Voor-
mann on bass also shine on
this one
"Sue Me Sue You Blues" is
Harrison's wearv reaction to
the many court appearances
he has had to make on behali
of his business interests over
the past three years. It's
driving rhythm, featuring
great drumwork by friend
Ringo. and slide guitar
perfectly complement the
Lennoncsque cynical sarcasm
of the lyrics: “You serve me,
and I'll serve you, Swing
your partners. All get screw
ed."
The least strong of the side
one cuts is "The Light That
("Met them all here in the
material world, John and
Paul here in the material
world. Though we started out
quite poor, We got ‘Richie' on
a tour”) is followed by Ringo
doing a little signature drum
bit that sounds suspiciously
like the one in "The End" on
“Abbey Road.”
The driving rock, inter
spersed with a tabla-backed
falsetto moves into high gear
as the band really cooks with
an instrumental rather like
MUSIC REVIEW
Has Lighted the World,"
George's very personal de
fense against public criticism.
George's vocal reflects the
pain and frustration of his
fame when he sings that
people say he's changed and
that people just won't
accept change " It might just
as well have been sung by
John. Paul, or even Ringo.
The pounding love song
•'Don't Let Me Wait Too
Long" is another one of the
record's better cuts, with a
strong (though a little too
nasal) vocal and a very
strong instrumental backing.
Here, as in the rest of the
album, the emphasis is a
personal one with “I" and
“me" being the prominent
pronouns. This album is
George's personal testimony,
as in the group photo where
he is the only one in color.
SIDE ONE is ended with the
title cut, which is the best
thing on the Ip. The story of
George's rise and involve
ment in the material world
“Bangla Desh" and then ends
with a traditional “Big
Ending."
Unfortunately, side two
does not live up to the
standard set by side one The
gospel-flavored opener. "The
Lord Loves The One (That
Loves The Lord)," has nice
instrumental work, but the
vocal is a bit lazy and nasal,
and the lyrics rather pedan
tic.
"Be Here Now," one of the
less memorable cuts, is a
medatative prayer in which
the vocal and organ recreate
the drone of the Indian sitar.
It does, however, feature the
strongest vocal on the album.
"Try Some Buy Some” is
the onlv cut co-produced by
Phil Spector land was done
as a single by Specter's wife
Ronnie three years ago). It is
the best cut of side two
despite the Spector "wall-of-
sound" production.
TI1E LAST two songs. "The
Day The World Gets Round"
and "That Is All” are
weaker, thanks mostly to
Harrison's use of very
Spectorish lush production
that overpowers the simple
melodies The former is the
Ip's weak sister with conde
scending lyrics and nasal
vocal, but still possesses a
certain charm.
The latter is most appropri
ate as the album's final cut.
giving the listener some more
excellent musicianship albeit
with another nasal vocal.
George needs to do more of
the grainier. McCartneyish
vocals that George Martin
elicited from him on his
Beatie cuts.
Although the album could
have used the humor of the
single "Miss O'Dell" (com
plete with George breaking
up), the serious tone is still
not too heavy to prevent it
from being enjoyable.
In fact, with the sincerity
evident in George's songs,
and his tasteful "weeping
guitar," the album manages
to overcome its shortcomings
and become something speci
al. Thus, for the legions of
Beatie fans, this Ip is
something to indeed rejoice
about.
PHNOM PENH (UPI) -
Government troops and rebels
clashed at three points near
Phnom Penh Thursday while
in the capital thousands of
Cam Indians thronged pagodas
to honor the nation's war dead
despite warnings of possible
terrorism
The national radio braodcast
warnings to Phnom Penh
residents to be on the lookout
against terrorist incidents sta
ged to coincide with the
three-day Prachum Ben holi
day. but there were no
reported incidents
During the festival in 1971 a
bomb exploded at a U.S.
Embassy softball game and
last year a bridge was
destroyed and
made to blow
Embassy car
festival
In South Vietnam, the
command said land mines
blew up two trains in the
Highlands, killing a child and
wounding nine civilians Mili
tary sources reported a heavy
an attempt
up a U.S.
during the
Communist mortar barrage
wounded eight persons at a
Roman Catholic refugee camp
in the Mekong Delta
The South Vietnamese for
eign ministry indicated that
the government would launch
an offensive soon to recapture
a ranger base in the Central
Highlands that was lost to the
Communists last Saturday.
The Cambodian High Com
mand said government and
rebel troops clashed 12 miles
south of Phnom Penh at
Kompong Kontuot near High
way 3. Field reporters said the
insurgents, launching several
attacks, drove the government
front lines back several
hundred yards with one gov
ernment soldier killed and
three wounded
The area is important
because it is the outer limit
from which rebels can launch
artillery and rocket attacks on
Phnom Penh
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By DKHHIK POLIAKOFF
The Universjjy of Georgia's
University Theater will present
contemporary plays by French,
German, Irish, and American
playwrights during its 1973-74
season Performances will
begin Oct. 24 with French
playwright Jean Anouilh's
brilliant comedy. "The Waltz
of the Toreadors" which will
run through Oct. 27.
In November the group will
present “The Night Thoreau
Spent in Jail", which was
written by Jerome Lawrence
and Robert E. Lee. authors of
“Marne". The modern day
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son's march to the sound of a
different drummer promises to
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this year.
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Reich, famous in the theater
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director-producer of foreign
plays adapted in America, will
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Lawrence-Lee program Reich,
a former student of the Max
Reinhart School of Theatre,
retired last fall as Director of
the Goodman Professional
Theatre and its School of
Drama at the Art Institute in
Chicago “The Night Thoreau
Spent in Jail" will run Nov
14-17.
In "The Resistable Rise of
Arturo Ui", German play
wright Bcrlold Brecht takes a
look at life during the I9:i0's.
when names like Adolph Hitler
and Al Capone were becoming
all-too familiar to people
throughout the world. "The
Rise of Arturo Ui" deals with
the character Ui. who depicts
the figures of Hitler and
Capone onstage. The play will
lx* presented Feb. 3-6.
Irish playwright Brendan
Behan explores life in 20th
century Ireland in a cynical
comedy. “The Hostage". Beh
an's play will be presented by
the University's players April
24 27
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fellow sits down next to you
and says his name is Tom
Sawyer or Huck Finn, don't
size him up as an escapee from
the nearest funny farm
Probably it's Tom or Huck's
stage counterparts who will
perform in the University's
final production. "The Adven
tures of Tom Sawyer" Ameri
can playwright Richard Stock
ton will present his musical
adaptation of his American
classic May 8-11.
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