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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 1, 1982)
' TMIRTDMV NATURAL HAIR DESIGNS FOR MEN AND WOMEN / 50C off vr° all Nexxus products Great gift ideas 561 E. 1 3ttl Across From Mv s 485-4422 Coupon expires December 25. 1982 mince rUCKLiKi RICH EGGNOG DRINK and GIFT CERTIFICATES Campus 9 a.m. - 11 p.m. M - Th. 9 a.m. - Midnight Fri. Noon - Midnight Sat. Noon - 11 p.m. Sun. Atrium 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sat. Noon - 6 p.m. Sun. »9»0 .1^0 rCs ^As '#9*j ^Q&$!8P» 4s'A3?^9t. ySfore» Records/Dan McMillan New discs should score gains Nebraska Bruce Springsteen "Last night I dreamed that I was a child/Out where the pines grow wild and tall." That sums up Bruce Spring steen's feelings on his new solo album, "Nebraska " It's the feeling of hearing Springsteen for the first time, innocently and without prior expectations Because this album was so shrouded in secrecy and didn't utilize the vast talents of the E Street Band, even hardcore Springsteen fans had no idea what it would sound like “Nebraska’ doesn't sound like any of Springsteen's five previous albums, including the often-mediocre "The River " But despite critics' claims, it isn't exactly a sparse, primitive sound Using mainly acoustic guitar and harmonica, a little light electric guitar and some occasional organ and echo, Springsteen weaves a decep tively intricate framework of sound Lyrically, the songs deal with familiar territory: passions between brothers, down and out people, his father and even a token car song What distin guishes 'Nebraska" is that these familiar themes are not transformed into anthems like "Born to Run" or "Prove it all Night," but are left without easy resolutions On an artistic level, "Nebras ka" is a wise move By not releasing a typical Bruce Springsteen album,' Spring steen forces both admirers and detractors to listen carefully Secondly, this album should save Springsteen from the trap of being both a popular and critically acclaimed artist who always has to balance commer cial concessions against critics' expectations For now, though, Bruce Springsteen has released his most personal album, a some times gloomy album with no cheap answers The songs on Nebraska' deal with emotions and feelings, the very things that give real people a "Reason to Believe " MEN AT WORK MEN Q» mmw Who Can It Be Now Men At Work It is usually a bad sign when the first album by an unknown group yields a Top 40 single The automatic assumption is that the band isn't too talented, but just followed a hot style Men at Work, a new Aus tralian band (remember Cold Chisel?), and the group's debut album, "Business as Usual,'’ almost avoids this problem What is troubling, is that "Busi ness as Usual'" is so instantly likeable one expects to find some hidden flaw But after six close listenings it still sounds good The hit single, Who Can It Be Now?," is a great Top 40 song Its picture of a paranoid locked in his house to avoid bill collec tors is a rather vivid cut The song has a good beat, is very danceable and I give it about an 80 Every album should have a highlight, although with quite a Continued on Page 3B
