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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 3, 1982)
Stylish cars included the predicta hie run of Mercedes-Benz, BM’K’, Mazda RX-7 and Ratsun 280ZX, plus a DeLorean and a Porsche or two. Finally, if a major dollop of refined sensibility was to be found anywhere on the fashion questionnaires, it was in the words of a University of Texas senior of the male persuasion who attends, says he, some 30 movies and 50 concerts in an average month. Austin should pass an ordinance," he states clearly, "banning cardboard salt-free' fashions " Now who can argue with that? The Rhythm Method (of Party Giving) OA party without music? C’mon! You'd do better without food, or drink, or even guests. Unless ij you care to play host for a rap session on Reaganomics, there's got to be a reli able juke box fo.k., stereo) and a stimulating selection of long players Here's where we can help. Rilling a few of Ampersand's musical con trihutors, we've compiled a helpful — but by no means all-inclusive list of records that can give any party a lift As the venerable VS’illie the Shake said "If music lx- the tixxl ot love, play on ., LIVE AT THE APOLLO VOL. D James Brown (King) The perfect party record Cher two hours of I B at his Mr Dynamite peak, and believe me. we re talking dance attack. There's a 20-minute rendition of "There Was a Time' that won t quit and for the dreamy side another 20 minutes of It’s a Man s World." Too much Tom Vickers 25 THUMPING GREAT HITS The Date Clark Fite (Polydor) Of course, the Dave Clark Five never l\ki 2S hits But thev did have' a solid beat Also a joyous!) lacks organ and farts saxophone. Stick with "Glad All Over" and the other bona fide hits. Steten X. Kea LET IT BLEED The Rolling Stones (Atlantic) Old but irresistible — especially loud over a gixxi stereo Nominated tor rowdiness and rhythm Alison Hick trite HISTORIC PERFORMANCES LIVE AT MONTEREY POP Otis Redding & The Jim i Hendrix Experience (Reprise) Two masters for the price of one, how can vou go wrong’ Big O abso lutelv torches the crowd with the help of the solid Stax hand t Booker T. and the MGs plus the Memphis Horns V On the flip side Hendrix lays out the performance that caused his career to ' catch fire" in America. Don Snotvden THE SUPER HITS VOL. I Various Artists (Atlantic) Sure to get everybody up and mo\ mg A total shing-a-ling experience from the late Sixties, including "Hold On. I'm Coming." "Mustang Sails." Respect." “In the Midnight Hour" This is the record that can teach you to do the Philly Dog Bob Merits JR. W ALKE R & THE ALL-STARS GREATEST HITS Jr. Walker anti tbe All-Stars (Motoun) Mr Sax had a partv going on m the studio when he put down these tracks "Shotgun" and I'm a Road runner" are guaranteed dance star ters, and the human who can resist the sax hook to "What Does it Take" hasn't been lx>rn vet S~X.lt. SILK DEGREES _ Hot ScagXS (Columbia) A classic with no bad tracks. And, tor some reason, it reeks of sex Vl'liat more can anyone ask of a party record? A.W. UMi! Hob Mar ley anti tbe Waiters (Island) One gsxxt thing about niusic/When it hits >v>u feel no pain' That's the first line Marley oasts on this, the de finitiw reggae album to date. Bend your knees to the chopping rhythm guitar and the rest of your body will intent a new dance on the spot. ns. GREATEST HITS Mitch Rytler ami tb«• Detroit Wheels (Virgo) For true rock and roll party spirit tliere is no white singer bandleader who (us matched Mitch. Forget your punks, your Springsteen, even your Stones, this gut was the heaviest Little Latin Lupe Lu," "Devil with the Blue Press.'' this IP kicks from start to finish. T.V. IN A SILENT WAY Miies Daris (Columbia) Threw you off a bit with this one, eh? But with its steads, understated pulse and the spare, atmospheric melo dies, Silent WViv is the perfect album for cruising down to the end of a king night of serious partying, D.S. Finally, here are some timely choices when the old Stones and Motown records don't quite get your mojo working: U it's a birthday party: The Birth day Party, Grand Master Flash and the Furious Five 12-inch 45. If you want the scene to be a skanking sensation: the first albums of either the Specials or Madness. If it’s a punky reggae party: Sin semilla by Black I'huru. Wailing Souls LFS on Studio One or Mango, or Bob Marley and the Waders' Punk) Refine Pttrn 12-inch 45. It it s a crawt-on-your-bel fyl ikea reptile, boogie-til ya-puke affair the first George Thorogood and the De stroyers record on Rounder tteatur ing "One Bourbon. One Scotch, and One Beer "), or, even better, Heuare o) rfv IX>g by Hound l\>g Taylor and the Houserockers. ,\nv J.Geils Band record before Monkey Island might do just as well If it s a TV party and your guests have thrown the TV out of the win dow along with most of the furm ture / Xanaged by Black Flag tt your friends are chronic cough syrup drinkers, Detroit auto workers, or are similarly brain damaged Rim Rimer by lggv and the Stixiges. If your friends are intellectual types who like to get down and txxigie every once in a while: Re main in Light by Talking Heads. If the party is being held in a ga rage: the first Sonics album or Sometimes Gotxl Guys Don't Wear White" by the Standells. If the police pull up in the drive way and all the lawn chairs have gone into the pool: Brian Eno's Music for Airports at very low vol ume. (Useful dialogue: “Honest, of ficer, we were just having a quiet evening at home with friends .. If you want everybody to gel the hell out: Trout Mask Replica by Cap tain Beefheart or Ascension by John Coltrane. — Chris Morris described as "eclectic" and “unique\ yet she is a multiplatinum seller both in her native Great Britain and in the international community.
