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LPs Sound Affects The Jam Polydor PD-1-6315 The dichotomy between Bri tish and American musical tastes has rarely been illustrat ed more clearly than in the case of the Jam. In England, Jam records are frequently at or near the top of the charts, and for the past couple of years guitarist Paul Weller, bassist Bruce Fox ton and drummer Rick Buckler have swept the “Best Band" and “Best Album” categories in many English rock polls. America's a different story. Occasionally a Jam song will make it onto an adventurous FM station’s turntable, but most of the time the band might as well not exist for all the attention it gets. Sound Affects is the Jam’s fifth album; when Setting Sons, the fourth effort, was released, at least one area record store advertised it as the Jam’s debut. The Jam is caught in a classic circle: the public won’t buy the records because radio stations won’t play them, and radio sta tions won’t play the records because no one’s buying them. Sadly, there’s no reason to believe that Sound Affects will break the pattern. On the surface, Sound Affects shows the Jam in a holding pat tern. A closer look, however, indicates some subtle shifts in direction, and some interesting sources of inspiration. Weller's speech (“It is called indoctrination, and it happens at all levels, but it has nothing to do with equality. . . ”) illustrates the influence of a more recent group of politically oriented ar tists, England’s Gang of Four (GOF), who use a similar tech nique on their own “Anthrax" (on Entertainment!!). Weller’s obviously been listening to the Gang of Four quite a bit, and his feedback-ridden guitar (not to mention Foxton’s martial bass) on “Pretty Green” wouldn’t sound out of place on a GOF recording. Weller’s also been listening to his Beatle collection. The cen tral riff of “Start!” is a direct cop from the Fab Four’s “Taxman.” And then there’s the backwards guitar. . . it was a real innova tion when John Lennon recorded a guitar part and then fed it backwards into the mix, but that was more than fifteen years ago. It appears that Weller's just recently figured out how to do it (you can almost hear him yelling, “Hey, guys, listen to this!’’) — backwards guitar plays a prominent part in four songs, and it gets a bit irritating after a while. That's a minor complaint, though. While Sound Affects isn’t quite up to the standard set by Setting Sons, it's still a Jam album, which means that it’s head and shoulders above most of the polyvinyl chloride cur rently occupying the bins at your local record store. The Jam deserve to be heard. If you’re listening for the group on American Top Forty, though, you’ve got a while to wait. By Phil Bernstein Nuke-less sound with Cris, Jackson, Floyd, John Yeah, I know you know Jackson Browne's coming, but have you been listening closely? Like, did you know there are other performers sharing the stage with that sweet man of autobiogra phical love-worn sorrow and that it's a No Nukes affair? Appearing on Feb. 23 with Browne are Cris Williamson, Floyd Westerman and John Trudell. Singer Williamson returns to Eugene for this event. An Olivia Records recording ar tist, she, like the rest of the group, is cause-oriented. In the past, she has been iden tified with the women’s movement. . . you’ll soon see that everyone here has his or her own cause. Westerman sings and dances wherever an Indian community in Canada or the United States needs him and he is able to go. Through his songs he shares the Indian problems, needs, hopes and dreams. Trudell will share a few brief Indian-cause-related com ments before Browne takes over the stage with his band (made up of Russ Kunkel, Bob Glaub, Bill Payne, Craig Doerge and Danny Kortch mar). “The musicians and tech nicians donating their time and energy for this benefit concert are doing so because they want to see an end to all forms of nuclear madness,” so says the press-release. This is a "Water for Life concert — the poster is a Georgia “O’Keeffed” version of Taurus over water. The idea is to stop Trojan, stop Trident and stop Teledyne. If I sound somewhat cynical it’s probably because I know a lot of the folks who slept under the EMU breezeway Monday night aren't all that cause oriented, and as has been noted earlier, many didn’t even know who was sponsor ing the event, or what the cause is. Needless to say the show will go on, and, for a cause. Don’t smoke in Mac Court, carpool, bike or walk to the show, and know that there will be lots of No Nukes informa tion available. — Erzsi De’ak Tonight PARTY KINGS NO COVER • Rhythm n Blues Friday & Saturday TANGIERS Latin Jazz Sunday's Country Night SMOKEY VALLEY NO COVER • Country Rock In Tire Eugene Quality Inn 222 East Broadway COVERUP Ten years have passed since four Kent State University students were killed and nine wounded at the hands of the Ohio National Guard. There have been other books— some good, some bad. Not one has told the complete story of both the shootings and the mis carriage of justice. The Kent State Coverup by New York trial lawyer Joseph Kelner, chief trial counsel to the 13 victims, and writer James Munves, is the only book that really tells the complete story— with no punches pulled—of the campus massacre and the subse quent “whitewash" trial. In fact, it’s the only book about the trial. Originally published in hard cover at $15, this new $6.95 high quality 306-page documented paperback names names and shows photographic evidence. “Will haunt our memories for a long time to come. The facts, grippingly reconstructed as in a good detective story, are unfolded before an uncaring American courtroom ... the reader is caught up, involved, outraged,” says New York Supreme Court Justice Edward J Greenfield. You too, will be outraged at this flagrant coverup. No TV show, no other book tells the complete chilling story! At your bookstore, or send check or money order today for $6.95 plus $1 postage and handling to: KAYEM BOOKS 225 Broadway, New York 10007 The SBC- TV' special "Kent State" is partially based on this hook. Watch for it in early February. Theater, song, dance and — entertainment! Whether in the Valley or on the Coast, you might be able to find something to do in the coming week. • Checkout Aunt Lucy Devine's (1340 Alder St.) throughout the week for music. Tonight Gregory Fields plays from 9 to 11 p.m. jigs-n-jazz; tomorrow night from 9:30 p.m. to 12:30 a m. you can hear Kent and Alan do traditional folk numbers; Saturday night Home Cooking (country folk) plays from 9:30 to 12; Sunday Peter Thomas on classical guitar does a matinee performance from noon to 3 p.m.; Monday Robin and Kent perform a bit of folk and bluegrass from 9 to 11 p.m.; Tuesday Cecelia Ostrow and Barney Barbour do “Silvery Originals’’ from 9 to 11 p.m and on Wednesday Small Change bring in some English/Irish folk music from 9 to 11 p.m. Aunt Lucy’s serves food and drink too. • If you like dance, you might want to look into the informal studio concert sponsored by the department of dance. Entitled Informal Studio Concert I, the lights shine on Monday night at 7 p.m. in the Dougherty Dance Theatre. • On Friday night at 9:30 p.m. the Xplorers in their four-piece fashion play good ol’ rock-n roll, rhythm and Blues share the stage with the fifties-style a capella do wop specialist group the Whitetones. Admission is $3 at the door and $2.50 for Com munity Center for the Perform ing Arts (CCPA) members. Call the center for information at 687-2746. • Saturday at 9 p.m. Vashimba marimba music returns to the WOW Hall (also known as the CCPA). You should be able to dance, dance, dance (etc.). Tickets are $3 in advance and $3.50 at the door. • In Corvallis the theater department of Oregon State University presents Tennessee Williams’ drama A Streetcar Named Desire tonight, tomor row night and Saturday night at the Mitchell Playhouse. Curtain is 8:15 p.m. Tickets are available at the Playhouse box office; re servations can be made by calling 754-2784. Tickets are $4 for the main floor and $3 for balcony seating. • Now, to the beautiful Oregon coast if you get to Cannon Beach you'll be able to buy saltwater taffy and eat it while watching the Northwest Theatre Ballet on stage at the Coaster Theater. Tickets are $4 for adults and $2 for students and seniors. Call 436-1242 for more information. • Back in Eugene, Percy Hilo returns to the stage for a per formance of songs about the West. The concert is free, and will be held at the Lane County Museum (740 W. 13th Ave.) Sunday at 2 p.m. There’ll be refreshments provided by the Lane County Historical Society. "The people want music, we give 'em music" — that's what the man said. Did you get your tickets? ,... Back to the bench here we go again I know you always hear that, but it s true Every single time Kirk and I try to get this entertainment stuff into the papwa>> hell breaks loose. Kirk's been screwed over numerous times by the ever-lovin VDTs. So now we're all just raggin' - and then, to boot! Hah! You thought you knew pain then the ad-side says toodles to a real big ad and leaves us with a hour Lies tough, you know Then, I know you don't want to hear all this, but it makes us feel better, then big S hangs up on me because the Emerald bitch haunts my voice so, we just want you to know that we actually do try, here at the Thursday Revue, but we are tired - tired of machines that go beep and consume your masterpiece of journalistic prose without a smidgin of guilt such is the life up here. For those of you who remember, THURSDAY a week before publication is still the deadline for all entertainment stuff to be in the calendar and the entire section. Would like to thank Kirk Knighton for rewriting his God piece, Harris tor the photo and would just like to get Gaib to go to bed (alone) for once and 9et some rest so he can finish all the stories he's promised me. Oh, one more note. THANK YOU SANDY FOR NOT SCOWLING AT ME!! I know you're tired of my moanings, but now we've reached the end of this hazardous sequence of words. Good night, good day and keep warm. Erzsi. l Week Days 6:45 10:05 Sat & Sun 3:15 6:45 10:05 ‘Starts Fri.—i Adults $2.00 11 and under S1.00 I OAKWAY CINEMA OAKWAY MALL - 342-5351. GILDA RADNER BOD NEWHART MADELINE KAHN FIRST © FAMILY H (o ' MCA Records 6 Tapes | A UNIVERSAL PICTURE or* MUOMS *t »ll WH'<I HtStBVIC. (PGI-E& :Also on same program: MAD MAGAZINE PRESENTS UP THE Q ACADEMY —Starts Fri. Open wk days 7 pm Sat & Sun 1 pm. Call for times MICHAEL CAINE FINE ARTS SPFLD. 747-2201 Dressed TO KILL in. FILMWAVS PICTURE Co-hit “First Deadly Sin’
