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The Daily Collegian Old time string band Music to be played from the front porch From Page 1 lolita is another interesting ol the group who plays washboard jaw ot the group, appearing w harp and is known for his fancy feet occasionally Once the Califm lakes time off from his work at Pacific Champion in yodeling I oil Plat* (.lass to pUv occasionally with official yodeler for the Farmer Also in the group is harmonica player I .-s Magdnn who liefta" his musical Also playing occasionally li*,»»*cl worldwide with the once famous Mis IV credits include the t d Sullivan music in 1 resno explained c on the farm now. and in the next sere A 'Hobo Holiday* is sched or next April knew someday Id have a farm ■ people could learn to play ' r-ir music Call it what h,,me hillbilly, country CHILDREN'S ROCKERS 1 STYIIS TO CMOO« FROM 913.00 | 7 CM The Music Far—.en t___a_ ____>\ Don't be disappointed; plan now for Thanksgiving & Christmas Hubertine's TRAVELS w 5151 N. Sixth Call now for airline reservations 226-4830 im;ian FUNL0VERS1 SKIERSI EXCITING AND INTERESTING JOBS AT LAKE TAHOE California. Good pay, skiing, sailing, casinos, discos No experience required Send $3.00 for Information to SKIWORLD, Box 61035. Sacramento, Ca. 96825. T November 10,1*7g ™ TheDaOyCeOegUn The Vinyl Line BLUE PRINT Wild Blue Yonder Totallyoutofcontrol Record, The 60s are dead-or at least retired until next century-but the people who struggled through them with ideals in j< t have kept the heart of the counter i ulture beating strong for eight more .ears And they may do so for another eight In Fresno, that heart beats strongest at the Wild Blue Yonder, a nightclub where folkies still pick their 12-strings, la/rmen blow hot metal soul, belly dan- <ers wriggle their buttons, and the band for whom the club was named thrill an ever-growing cult of followers Seven months after they walked into ►cenjo Studios, the Wild Blue Yonder hand debuted their first album at a < ribarj champagne flowed like calls lor Present Baxter's resignation and the ta*\,j in the club, for perhaps the 1 in years, had real Hi !h,-,,- nnders , the Vild Blue Yonder, home to many a psychedelic rock and roll 60s holdover- i ladder leaning against one wall, wires Wangling from odd pieces of spare electronics But the club had definitely oeen given a shave and a haircut and, like that evening's patrons, come in semi-tormal dress Even the large model plane which serves as WBY's trademark had been dislodged from its home near the ceiling and placed on a shelf from which it could watch the procedings in Kobm and I sat next to Tad (the bass player) Wadham' s parents 'They'll outgrow it.' Mr Wadham said with a sardonic grin It's just a passing phase " "It'll never pass,' he added After opening and closing remarks were made ('You know how ridiculous this is? Even I sound like an IM guy '), the lights dimmed, the slide- show began, and the standing room only crowd was introduced to the music on Blue Print, WBY's first album Before this review goes any further, a nutshell assessment: Blue Print is a damn good album. It sometimes fails to capture the energy of WBY's live performances; but it is good It's hot. Cot that? OK Now, in more or less chronological order... Blue Print kicks off with some punchy rock «nd roll--Ridin' Next to You,' a sprightly paen of irreverent praise' for the man with the money and 'the hotel poolside tan.* WBY, the song and the mix all blend together like the three inseparables Bill Bixler, who sings lead vocals and three other Blue Print tunes, has r pleasant 'longhair r " :t door' earthi- mOTO ID. KX Ail JO STATfc MADE WW- YOU WAIT ' All WW FORMAT '. WI TA« YOU-t rCTUB AMD _VB YOU YOUt NEW ID. CARD ness about him Bill is no John Denver ESTed out of life in a Colorado condominium, but someone who, like us is struggling to get by with what humor and dignity he can in a world that thinks it owes you a dyin' •Instant Gratification" is the most substantial of the ten songs offered on the album It showcases Judy Bixler s sensuous vocals, which are smoothly held aloft by Phil Weimer's lead guitar bum, but eight of the songs on it share common themes-the condemnation of the Me Society's myoptic vision over to Bill and Judy's struttin', sassy, blues-talkin', slow-motion scat-singing comments about money and coke: big maroon cadillac piper cobs with stuff in the back down at the "c" level it's glassy and wide eyed nostrils gather at the with which 'Under the Weather" starts begins to disintegrate after the second chorus, and Bill's tenor sax fails (barely) to pull the song out of a spiraling nose-dive into an ocean of spaced-out disorder. It' s not that * Under the Weather is a bad song (it isn't), but WBY seem to misplace the studio tightness so evident on "Ridin' Next to You' and 'Instant Gratification," and begin to lam- but this is a jam lacking the freedom so their live performances It is The also to blame for the failure of 'Paradise* to be more than a 'nice' song. 'Paradise' and the instrumental which THE WILD BLUE YONDER: (Left te right) Tad Wadham. Winter, Bill Bixler, Alan Carlson, Jeff Bowman, Jim Bixler, JudyBiicler Photo by John Walker (staring through a picture tube into a bank vault full of mirrors), and the somewhat wistful call for a return to paradise, a place where you can dance in the rain. The only tune which does not touch upon one or both of these themes is 'This Is for You,' a gentle love ballad featuring Bill's laid-back, drifting alto sax and his and Judy's oh-so-clean The next song, 'Spoon Charisma,' is Blue Print s aorta. It begins what sounds like 14th Century Japanese jazz (but which turns out to be Jeff Bowman ' s vibes and steel drums) and kicks ful. Sadly, the bass is laid on so thick that it overpowers the weaker trebles of Jim Bixler's lead vocals, and playing with your stereo dials really can't compensate for this. While the jam sticks on 'Under the Dont be left out ln the cold this winter. Take advantage of this oppotunity to save. We.have various styles, colors and sizes. KENNa BOOKSTORE Wotenhip Tjou y__U FESTHflL CINEMAS 5560 N. BLACKSTONE 431- BARGAIN MA TINEE DAILY Till 3:00
Object Description
Title | 1978_11 The Daily Collegian November 1978 |
Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
Publication Date | 1978 |
Description | Daily (except weekends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif. : BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels ; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
Contributors | Assocated Students of Fresno State. |
Coverage | Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
Format | Microfilm reels, 35 mm. |
Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
Language | eng |
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Title | November 10, 1978, Page 10-11 |
Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
Publication Date | 1978 |
Description | Daily (except weekends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif. : BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels ; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
Contributors | Assocated Students of Fresno State. |
Coverage | Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
Format | Microfilm reels, 35 mm. |
Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
Language | eng |
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The Daily Collegian
Old time string band
Music to be played from the front porch
From Page 1
lolita is another interesting
ol the group who plays washboard jaw
ot the group, appearing w
harp and is known for his fancy feet
occasionally Once the Califm
lakes time off from his work at Pacific
Champion in yodeling I oil
Plat* (.lass to pUv occasionally with
official yodeler for the Farmer
Also in the group is harmonica player
I .-s Magdnn who liefta" his musical
Also playing occasionally
li*,»»*cl worldwide with the once famous
Mis IV credits include the t d Sullivan
music in 1 resno
explained
c on the farm now. and in the next
sere A 'Hobo Holiday* is sched
or next April
knew someday Id have a farm
■ people could learn to play '
r-ir music Call it what
h,,me hillbilly, country
CHILDREN'S ROCKERS
1 STYIIS TO CMOO« FROM
913.00
| 7
CM
The Music Far—.en
t___a_ ____>\
Don't be disappointed;
plan now for
Thanksgiving
& Christmas
Hubertine's
TRAVELS w
5151 N. Sixth
Call now for
airline reservations
226-4830
im;ian
FUNL0VERS1 SKIERSI
EXCITING AND INTERESTING JOBS AT LAKE TAHOE
California. Good pay,
skiing, sailing, casinos,
discos No experience required Send $3.00 for Information to SKIWORLD, Box
61035. Sacramento, Ca. 96825.
T
November 10,1*7g
™
TheDaOyCeOegUn
The Vinyl Line
BLUE PRINT
Wild Blue Yonder
Totallyoutofcontrol Record,
The 60s are dead-or at least retired
until next century-but the people who
struggled through them with ideals in
j< t have kept the heart of the counter
i ulture beating strong for eight more
.ears And they may do so for another
eight
In Fresno, that heart beats strongest
at the Wild Blue Yonder, a nightclub
where folkies still pick their 12-strings,
la/rmen blow hot metal soul, belly dan-
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