March 1969
CALENDAR
CALENDAR ߞ March 1-14 March 1-7 EXHIBITS SATURDAY, MARCH 1 David Driesbach, prints on exhibit through March 7. University of Windsor Art Gallery, University Centre 9 a.m. — 11:30 p.m. daily. William Fanning, small watercolors and drawings.
the FROST
The Frost are the kind of group that shouldn’t be here. They should be in recording studios -sleeping at the St. Regis -eating at the Savoy Grill in London -they should be the house band at Carnegie Hall -they should be playing to packed houses all over the world.
THE FOOL
Seemon, Barry, Marijke, Josie
LED ZEPPELIN
Pam Brent
Dominating a fifteen year period, surrounding 1930, the big and exciting thing in transportation was the dirigible, or zeppelin, a self-propelled, steerable balloon made rigid through internal aluminum framework. Owing to the conbustibility of the gases used to suspend these huge structures, they were considered unsafe, and were prohibited after 1937 with the crash of the Mindenberg.
HOT ROCKS
George Todt
It’s getting weird kiddies! Everybody’s tight; tight like a precision machine. But who wants to hear a machine make music? It doesn’t matter what comes out of a Marshall amp; what counts is what comes forth from the human plugged, into the amp.
THE CREATIVE LISTENER
Richard Walls
Avant-garde jazz has been surrounded by controversy the last eight years or so, most of it ridiculous. The central question tossing back and forth on this sea of controversy (what?) is usually “Is it music?” Very basic. Predictably one side says yes and the other side says no.
Features
MELANI SAFKA.
Ice Alexander
There is a certain virgin innocence in some people that cannot be denied the freedom to show itself otherwise; as soon as restrictions are used, the innocence is tainted and the virginity becomes slutlike and worthless. Melanie Safka has that innocence.
The ASYLUM CHOIR
I remember about two months ago, before the magic of “Blackbird” and “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” had entered my mind, I was listening to the Nighttripper show on WABX and I heard the new Beatles album. I yelled to my wife “Here’s the new Beatles’ album!”
CROW’S NEST
Pam Brent
The editor told me to get out some local news, so that’s precisely what I’ll do. Since for the past two weeks, the highlight of my weekend has been a visit to the Crow’s Nest West, in Westland, I shall give an account of the happenings there and put in a plug for the place.
PROKOFIEV: SYMPHONY NO. 5 IN B FLAT
JUDY ADAMS
Moscow Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, David Oistrakh, conducting Melodiya/Angel (R-40003) newly recorded in the USSR
Features
ARCHIE SHEPP.
Richard Walls
Damn If I Know (The Stroller), Frankenstein, Fiesta, Sophisticated Lady Archie Shepp, Tenor Sax; Jimmy Owens, Trumpet; Grachan Moncur III, Trombone; Walter Davis Jr, Piano; Ron Carter, Bass; Beaver Harris, Roy Haynes, Drums. Recorded January 29, 1968.
Trans Atlantic Blues.
Bob Stark
Ask a typical British blues fan who the best blues band playing today is and he’s likely to answer that it’s Fleetwood Mac or John Mayal. Ask him what he thinks of B.B. King or Butterfield, and his answer is likely to be that they have a couple of nice sould bands.
Depravity and Corruption
JAZZ ON RADIO?
Richard Walls
Detroit is not a bad example if one is to go into the relation between jazz and the mass media (particularly radio, since that seems to be the only mass media that jazz has crept into.) In fact, it probably exemplifies what is a rather sickening condition.
Depravity and Corruption
CAPTAIN BEEFHEART AND HIS MAGIC BAND
Derek Lister
Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band are in the peculiar position at the moment of being well-known in England, and yet practically unheard of in their native America.
Depravity and Corruption
ANATHEMA BLUES
Richard Walls
This purports to be a brief introduction to jazz—not a dull fisting and enthusiastic prompting, like a Sears catalog, but rather, a brief exposure of at least one direction you could (can) direct the scope of your feelings.
Depravity and Corruption
TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT!
Ice Alexander
The Blue Cheer suck! That will give you some idea of what this column is about.
KEELAN over
Richard Keelan
Richard Keelan visited us to tell us what he has been doing since the sad demise of the Misty Wizards.
Soft Machine
Picture yourself in, of all places, Flint, Michigan, about a year ago, in a big smelly auditorium, sitting, with a few thousand other people, at a Jimi Hendrix concert.
RATS
Ice Alexander
There are many groups around that one automatically conditions oneself against. Most of them are after the fashion of Herman, Monkees, Archies, etc.; and, because of these leading examples one is generally totally justified in barely giving listening times to these people.
THE 4 SEASONS
Jack Adams: Engineer, Producer, Musical Director, and partner of Tom Wilson, Independent Record Producer.
LETTERS
THE EYES AND EARS OF SERVICE
DETROIT LOSES ONCE AGAIN
Gayle Clark
Yes, folks, it’s happened once more, another Detroit band has made it big... in another city that is.
ourman?
BILLBOARD — The 10,000 assorted bills and resolutions already launched in the 91st Congress show that many legislators have a keen concern —for better or worse—with the young, with their music, their movie and TV fare, their votes and their draft status.
HYPES....
The following news release is reprinted in order that you, out there, can see some of the strange side of the music business. This was written by an agency, which shall remain unnamed, paid to write “hypes”. Pay Careful attention to how seriously they describe this album, which, according to this release, will revolutionize all music.
TYRANNOSAURUS
Phil Richardson
It is quite difficult to describe an album like this, and, since it is a rather unknown, or should I say unpromoted English album costing six dollars, not many people will buy it. But that is not the purpose of this review. Nor will I fill your head with a cut-by-cut synopsis and explanation of the very heavy poetry and symbolism of the album.That is something that is something that should be left to the individual.
SOUNDS LIKE
Richard Walls
A noise rushing to the head, an urgency that cannot be denied. The juxtaposition of sound. The juxtaposition of feeling. Feeling, colors, and poetry. Something very simple, yet awsome. Where words fail. Where words become hints at what is really felt. Why I don’t like poetry. Why I am me and not someone else.
Jansch
Ice Alexander
Bert Jansch is slowly creeping into your existence.
,THE VILLAGE PUB
Phil Richardson
Detroit has kind of a strange thing happening in this age of supergroups and sessions. Sometimes it takes the form of an FM radio disc jockey chiding the local club owners for not backing local groups or the mentor of a certain local group accusing radio stations of not supporting local groups or in general, everyone accusing everyone else of not supporting our groups. Despite all this, I think if we look around, we will see that “It’s getting better all the time.” For one aspect, we have to look no further than Birmingham.
ouT oF mY minD
Partick Munce
I have been reading and hearing about a new “Rock Standby” returning to the States, with new visions, new inspirations and a new appeal. So strong was the audience response, and so overwhelmed the group that they will get their just rewards here, cancelling their European sellout dates to spend three more weeks in the U.S.
GRANDE BALLROOM
Richard Keelan
GRAND RIVER at BEVERLY
“SOUTHERN COMFORT” with Teagarden & Van Winkle
Gayle Clark
Thursday, February 20, was a big night at Finney High (so what if you’ve never heard of it!). The Senior Class sponsored Teagardin and Van Winkle in concert, and man, I swear that place hasn’t been that lively since the boy’s john caught on fire!
CREAM au revoir
Ice Alexander
I can remember, in 1967, being at an all night “rave” at the Queen’s Hall in Leeds, England. On the bill were the Small Faces, Pink Floyd, and the Cream. It was Cream’s second live gig together, and when the Faces didn’t show, 80% of the crowd left the hall, leaving the Floyd and Cream to entertain about 35 people from the hours of 6:00 ‘til 6:00.
THE WORLD OF ROCK
Bob Stark
Including Dozens of Photos of Top Recording Stars and Groups by John Gabree
HYPES AND ANTI-HYPES
Roy Feldman
Most Americans have fallen into the trap of being controlled by the media in their musical tastes. Often a name can sell a million albums even though quality is non-existent.