Page 4 Section II Portland Observer, December 8,1982
The Dynasty Sound
D O N T J U 8 T LOOK LIK E A MODEL BE ONE ’
The American Heritage Dictionary defines "dynasty" as a succession of
rulers from the same family that maintains power for reveral generations.
The definition applies to Solar Records group Dynasty, which has scored
several hits on their own and whose member collectively and individually
have powered still more hits by Solar labclmates the Whispers, Shalamar
and Carrie Lucas.
Right Back A t 'Cha!, released in October '82, is the fourth and latest col
lection in the Dynasty legacy, and according to lead vocalist Linda Carriere,
it crystallizes the group's vast musical growth during the past year. " D y
nasty has grown in such leaps and bounds since the beginning stages," says
Carriere, who co-founded the group in I979 with Kevin Spencer and Nidra
Sylvers; Leon Sylvers and William Shelby joined in '8 1 in time for Dynas
ty's third album. "W e're settling into our relationships with ourselves and
with Solar. Everything has jelled, from our relationships as friends to those
as performers. That's why we all feel Right Back A l 'Cha! is four steps
ahead of our last L P ."
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Resurrection Band
The Resurrection Band achieves the rarely-found balance between un
compromising Christian advocacy and bracing rock musicianship. Since
forming 11 years ago, the five-member Chicago-based group has refined
their hard rock attack while continuing to write songs with a Biblical per
spective. "Some people still see us as a dichotomy," Kaiser concedes. "But
for us, there's no conflict between playing rock and being committed to Je
sus. For younger people, rock is a common denominator— we want to use it
to tell them about the Lord."
The group's album, released in November '82 by Light Records, spreads
(hat message with all the rock-driven energy the band can muster. Their in
strumental thrust is stinging and dramatic, whether charging through a
heavy metal-tinged number ( “ Military M a n ," "W h ite Noise” ) or a tune
with new wave overtones ("S o In Love W ith Y o u ," "Reluctance"). The
lyrics are equally potent— "Babylon" depicts the modern world in flames,
while "Area 312" and "The Prisoner" portray spiritual hunger. The words
and music combine to focus on (he struggles of being a Christian in the
1980s
During the first year of its existence, the Rez Band loured diligently, per
forming from Florida to Michagan. At the time. Jesus People U.S.A. num
bered 35 dedicated Christians who travelled across the country by van and
car. Kaiser recalls those days with fondness: "As a travelling ministry, we
were able to make impact on whole communities, because we'd go to areas
no one else would visit. W e'd stay in towns of 10,000 people for two or
three weeks, and by the time we left, everybody there knew us. We’d play
concerts every night, sharing with Christians, non-believers and anyone
else. It was very exciting."
The Resurrection Band exists to reach listeners with the Word—and to
deliver it with the best rock 'n' roll they can offer. " A ll of enjoy rock—
it's part of our culture,” says Kaiser. “ At the same time, we need to express
ourselves as Christians. Combining rock and the Lord might be controver
sial to some, but that’s okay. As long as we get people to think—that's (he
important thing."
Travis House Presents
Love
Your presence is requested as we plant seeds and watch them multiply
by giving food baskets to needy families in the metropolitan area. Sche
duled is an afternoon of top entertainment. Raffles will be held and all
prizes will be announced. There will be holiday tables for early Christmas
shoppers
Sunday. 12 December, 1982 • 2 p.m. til 7 p.m. • Coliseum travelodge
1441 N .E .2n d Ave.
Entertainment: Love’s Congregation Er C o., Passing Arts Theatrical
Group, Cross Section Featuring The Strawberry Gamblers. The Gregg
Smith Band. Mark Grice, a vocalist. Steve Glavin, a mime and handbone
dancer
Admission: one can of food.
Soujourner Truth Theatrical Group
Presents A
Live Performance
Sun., Dec. 12th, 7 p.m.
Cover Charge At Door
Geneva's
Restaurant & Lounge
4228 N. Williams
Call 282-6363
for information & reservations
10 00 a m 6:00 p m
«60 00 par tic ket
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W illiam Shelby. Nidra Beard. Leon Sylvers. Linda Carriere. fr Kev
in Spencer.
Kevin Spencer notes that the new effort stresses a band sound, one that’s
more economical instrumentally. "W e didn't use any strings or horns, so
we can reproduce the same sound iiYconcert.” Producer Sylvers adds that
Dynasty's vocal potential is real
ized even better on the new album.
"It's so strong overall because it fea
tures more of our vocalists than ever
before. I'm more excited about Right
Back A t 'Cha than anything I've
done before because it's artistic, yet
accessible to most people.”
Dynasty's debut, Your Piece OJ
PORTLAND'S
The Rock l.P, released in July 1979.
showed great promise— the single " I
D on 't Want to Be A Freak (But I
Can't Help Myself)" made the RAB
Top 40. But with their July 1980
Adventures In The Land OJ Music
L P , Dynasty proved they were on
the scene to stay. The album
climbed to »11 on the black music
charts, sparked by the singles " I'v e
Just Begun To Love You” (#6 RAB
/pop-charted) and " D o Me Right"
(Top 40 RAB)
Dynasty toured the States as part
of the extensive '8 0 -’8l Solar G a l
axy O f Stars package following the
release of Adventures In The I and
O f Music. Then they returned to
Los Angeles to chart the course of
The Second Adventure, assembling
new songs they'd started on the
road. "H e re I A m .” released as a
single in advance of the August '81
L P , bulleted up the charts into the
RAB Top 30, as did the follow-up
single "Love In The Fast Lane."
Live, Live Entertainment
Featuring
FINEST. .. J A Z Z • BLUES • FUSION STARS
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"During the last year,” says Leon,
"Dynasty not only concentrated on
writing material for Right Back A t
‘Cha!, our third album, but also de
veloped and produced other artists.
We’ve all been very busy developing
our other talents.”
In early '82, Sylvers established
Silverperson Productions Inc., as he
says, " to be a production entity for
young writers, artists and produc
ers, like Kevin Spencer, W illiam
Shelby, Dana Myers and Linda Car-
iere— an avenue for all the people
I ’ve worked with to put our talents
out there without being ripped o ff.”
One o ff the first Silverspoon Pro
ductions efforts was the recently-re
leased Arista l.P by new group Real
to Reel, co-produced by Sylvers,
Spencer and Shelby.
Sylvers added that he was espe
cially impressed by the knack Linda
Carriere has for production. During
the recent sessions for Right Back
A l ‘Cha! (released in October ’ 82).
he notes that "she proved not only
to be a great singer and composer,
but great at the controls as well."
'Tiinan
Lester McFarland and Friends
Sunday,
Dec. 12th
No Cover Charge
L u n c h S p e c ia l
$1.00
All day Thursday
Opart 11 a m . to cloelng
Special drinking
Special eating
All Well Drinks
New York Steak Dinner
$1.00
A l day Thursday onfy
$8.95
Sundays only
Milton & Oscar’s
5 7 0 0 N .E. Union
2 8 7 -6 3 4 7
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