1983_09 The Daily Collegian September 1983

              Sept. 2, 1983
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Costello adds punch; Stray Cats still rockin'
What'An
Elvis Costello record with'
horns, female backup singers and some
happy  tunes'
' That's ei
found on Punch the Clock, Costello's
ninth Americ
an release.
and certainly
his most ad
venturous
and  exciting
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off by  h
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tinkering with
his sound.
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Flvis Costello has never been an artist to
which isn't true on most albums re¬
limit himself Over the course of the last
corded these days. Langer and Winstan-
six years. Elvis has dabbled with such
ley have added a number of flourishes
wide-ranging musical forms as country.
that make Punch the Clock the appeal¬
full-fledged rock and roll, string-filled
ing record that it is — namely the solid
jazzy pop and now a more mainstream
sound of the TKO Horns, a rich string
arrangement   by   David   Bedford  and
version of pop rock lhanks to the aural
touches of producers Clive Langcr and
some fine backup vocals by Caron and
Claudia Fontaine
Some listeners may not think that
Side one opens with "Let Them All
Punch the Clock is quite on a par with
Talk." a bright, brassy rocker that sets
last year's stunning Imperial Bedroom,
the tone for the duration of the album.
While the sound on last year's Imperial
appealing as ever.
Of the 13 selections included on ihe
forceful sound of the Attractions
album, not one is thrown in as filler
Bruce Thomas on bass. Pete Thomas on
drums and the endlessly-inventive Steve
Nieve on keyboards — is in the fore¬
front this time around, making for a
pleasurable listening experience.
The rest of side one, "Everyday I
Write The Book," "The Greatest
Thing." "The Element Within Her."
"Love Went Mad,"and "Shipbuilding"
are all upbeat and bright, with the
exception of "Shipbuilding." A hit in
• England last year for Robert Wyatt,
"Shipbuilding" is a beautiful, almost
melancholic chronicle of a town where
war is about to cure the unemployment
problem. A plaintive trumpet solo by
Chet Baker helps get the lyric's simple
message across.
Langer and Winstanley are currently
on a roll — they produced hits by both
Dfcxy's Midnight Runners and Madness
earlier this year, and the first single from
Punch the Clock, "Everyday I Write
The Book," is the first Costello single to
crack Billboard's Hot 100 chart.
Side two is just as exciting as side one,
with "T.K.O. (Boxing Day)," "The
Invisible Man," and "The World And
Wife" serving as the most interesting
tracks. The haunting "Pills and Soap,"
another song about the agony of war, is
the
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'Showdown at Rainbow Ranch'
ends Clovis show this weekend
"Showdown at Rainbow Ranch." a
melodrama by CSUF theater arts
Professor Charles Randall, concludes a
four-week Clovis engagement this
weekend
The melodrama will be presented at
the lucky Lady Saloon, (in the Ardan
Shopping Center, corner of Willow and
night and Saturday.
(characterwoman). CSUF"student Mindy
Moore designed thecostumesand theater
arts Professor Howard Brewer designed
and supervised construction of the Lucky
Lady stage
powerful song with its ominous sound
On "The World And His Wife,"
Costello turns in a performance that
rivals the passion and intensity of Bruce
Springsteen.
On a scale from I to 10. Punch the
Clock deserves a 9'/S.
The Stray Cats took the American
music scene by storm last summer, rol¬
ling up one of last year's top-seeing
albums and pair of smash singles in
"Stray Cat Strut" and "Rc*fk This
Well, those real gone cats from Long
Island, N.Y.. are back again with their
second American release, Rant and
Rave with the Stray Cat*, which con¬
tinues the Cats' rockabilly revival.
Rant and Ravc.was produced by
English rockabilly revivalist Dave Ed¬
munds, and is a faithful reproduction of
rock and roll, circa 1957. The only ques¬
tion that remains is "How long will the
current popularity of rockabilly last?"
Songs like "Rebels Rule,""Too Hip,"
"Gotta Go," "18 Miles to Memphis,"
and "I Wont Stand In Your Way"are
shining examples of Brian Setzer's abil¬
ity to make time stand still and make it
seem like 1957 all over again. And even
if it doesn't make you think it's 1957. the
beauty and simplicity of the heartfelt
ballad "I Wont Stand In Your Way"
will make you wish you were.
Some might complain that the Stray
Cats stick too closely to the 1950s rock¬
abilly sound, but in these times of
automated, one-man synthesizer techno-
rock bands, it's a refreshing blast from
the past to hear someting other than two
synthesizers and a drum computer.
On a scale of I to 10, Rant and Rave
with the Stray Cats deserves a V/,.
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Sept.2,1983lMitellll|
Summer movies...and some aren't
There were over 40 films released this
summer; half a dozen of them were
sequels. They included the return of the
Jedi and the return of Norman Bates.
Superman's third screen adventure and
James Bond's thirteenth, another flesh-
hungry shark invading our beaches and
more sex-hungry tcenie-boppers degrad¬
ing our morals.
The films: Return or the Jedi, Psycho
II, Superman III, Oetopuuy, Jaws 3-D.
and Porky's II: The Next Day.
Fortunately for film-goers this sum¬
mer, there were many producers willing
a financial limb and make
s that v
" to
previous films.
But let's see the sequels first, no play
on words intended.
Return of the Jedi was undoubtedly
the most eagerly-awaited movie event of
the hot months. It was a bit slow in
spots, and the dialouge wooden and
somewhat overdone.
Psycho II was an interesting, very well-
made sequel that utilized not only
elements of fine cinema such as film noir
and the double-triple-cross, but mim¬
icked Hitchcock's style and form. There
was even a shower scene. The film's finale
received a good deal of criticism. I
found it interesting that the audience
was made to root for Norman this time.
With Superman HI, it was Superman
who needed rescue more than anyone.
Not only was the great figure in Ameri¬
can folklore make a laughing stock, but
Superman's tremendous following of
fans were let down. If Superman were a
real person, he'd file suit against Alex¬
ander Salkind for defamation of
character.
Octopussy was probably the best
sequel this summer. The fans ap¬
parently have not grown weary of Bond's
death defying, woman-wowing exploits.
To date, the entire line of James Bond
films have grossed over a cool billion at
the box office.
Jawi 3-D was an insult to the
audience's intelligence. The film com¬
pletely missed the boat with what made
the original shark story so great. Instead
of the mysterious, terrifying predator
that dragged its victims down into the
murky, unbreathable depths, we were
treated to a rather dinky looking, rubber
mechanical effect shown on camera,
fully lighted, about as scary as a dead
goldfish. The film's storyline was just
too incredible to take seriously.
Porky* II: The Next Day was a bad
joke made worse, the movie Porky's was
the teenie-bopper sex comedy that de¬
graded females and ethnic groups. And
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because of this it was one of the biggest
summer hits of 1982. I myself thought
the first film was one too many.
The list of nonsequels this summer
had its share of surprises as well.
My pick for best film this summer is
War Games. It is a very nicely executed
film that show our computerized society
is not as foolproof as people think. It is
fast-paced, exciting, fun to watch, but it
also delivers an important message that
the world would do well to heed: That
the only way to win nuclear war is to
avoid nuclear war.
Other commendable movie offerings
included Blue Thunder, the story of an
ultra advanced helicopter and a fugitive
police officer's attempt to keep it from
being used for terrorist purposes;
National Lampoon* Vacation, their
funniest since Animal House.a gigantic
step above the gutter-level comedy of
their previous film Class Reunion;
Trading Places, John Landis's brilliant
social satire that was in reality a re¬
vamped of the Three Stooges comedy
Hoi Polloi; Mr. Mora, another switched
sex roles satire starring Terri Garr.
Two surprise summer smashes were
films that teens widely identified with:
Ffauadaoce and Risky Business.
A couple of films off the beaten path
also garnered crtical acclaim: Local
Hero, starring Burt Lancaster, and La
Traviata, a cinematic treat for the ears
as well as the eyes, starring tenor
supreme Placido Domingo.
Out of the Disney ruble came another
re-release of Snow White. Disney's first
full length.animated feature, and in my
opinion, his most enchanting; after near¬
ly three decades, the long awaited movie
version of Ray Bradbury's Something
Wicked This Way Comes, starring Jason
Robards and the most beautiful woman
ever photographed. Pam Greer. That's
my ovyn bias, of course.
For every good film this summer,
there was a seemingly endless array of
not-so-good ones.
Perhaps the biggest upset was
Twilight Zone, The Movie. Many
people reportedly liked the film tribute
to the classic TV show although I
thought of it as an ego trip for Landis
and Spielberg more than a tribute to
anything. It was taken off the marquees
after only a week. The crudest humilia¬
tion this film received came at a local
Fresno theater where it took second
feature behind Hells Angels Forever.
The bulk of this summer's bad films
were space epics: Yor, The Huatcr From
The Future; Metahttonn, The Destruc¬
tion Of Jarred Syn and Spaeehunter.
(both in 3-D); Hercules, starring the
"incredible" Loo Ferrigno; Space
Raiders, a film featuring Doctor Ben
Casey himself, Vince Edwards.' not to
mention film footage and a musical
score copped from another (spaced out)
space opera. Battle Beyond The Stars:
and last but certainly not least. Krull
Two films that were testimonials to
wasted talent were Doctor Detroit.
which hopelessly trapped Dan Aykroyd
in a thankless role, and Yellowbeard.
which trapped a whole cast of great
comedians, including the late Marty
Other forgetabies were Joy Sticks,
Get Crazy, Stroker Ace, and a film
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