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DEW Ard but limited following for bo nd here By PAlI DELEAN Examiner Staff Reporter Word began to drift across the Atlantic early this year about the Tom Robinson Band quartet making sizeable impression on the British music scene The groups first single 2468 Motonvay rose to the top of the charts in England last fall Another time Sing If Youre Glad To Re Gay tRobinson is earned Robinson fur ther notoriety but in no way diminished his growing reputa tion New Musical Express called the Tom Robinson crew the most important new band in Britain and another paper The Evening Standard speculated that he might be the rock voice of 78 The Rock Voice Of 78 came to anada this month both in the flesh tfor live date at the El Iocambo in Toronto and on record Impressive showings on both fronts have fostered an ardent if still rather limited tanadian following Power In The Darkness tllarvcst STRt 1778 is the title of Robinsons debut release in North America and its cor ker easily among the best records Ive heard this year Dont expect cloying songs of romance or odes to the good life from this man Robinsons symbol is the clenched fist and it wholly appropriate Anger permeates the music which is delivered for the most part at fever pitch Robinsons songs are frank political statements rebitttals to racism and discrimination and tyranny and an unsatisfactory status quo The titles tell all Against The Wall Aint Gonna Take It Better Decide Which Side Youre On You Gotta Survive Power In The Darkness Iont Take No For An Answer Right On Sister Shall Be Released There are 17 songs on Power In The Darkness specially priced two album set With the exception of Bob Dylans Released all are Robinson Rand originals Direct and urgent in lyric as well as performance the songs effectively convey Robinsons view of and commit ment to his music We want rebel music Street music down peoples fear of one another music he states on the album jacket In New Musical Express interview he elaborates that if music can case even tiny fraction of the prejudice and intolerance of this world then its worth trying dont call that unnecessary overtones of violence call it standing up Music that breaks risis music Now for your rights QLIIIIIII It crowd es timated by police at zoooojanr vision ritics ssociation middle of the piece the music Records brought it to the med park and boardwalk lenesday suddenly turned Latin Afro Inited States to record next Get Spaghettl Dinners Of equal value overlooking the St Lawrence with vocalist charitiiigandev week and to tour for month for the price of one coupon River Wednesday night for Davis erybody except the pianist So the band was added to the free Canada Week pop concert The show taped by the tllt for broadcast Friday night as part of the coasttocost anada Day television extravagana continued into the early hours today Favor Fred HOLLYWUUI al iRcutcr An international study has shown that while only one half the adults around the world formante scheduled for If might identify picture of llltll tonight Are our SPeCIO national leader no per cent of threevyearolds III the Iriittxl Jazz bond Swrngrng Singles DISCO States can identify photo graph of caveman cartoon character Fred Flintstone Another survey asked four to sixyearolds which they pre ferred television or daddy total of per cent replied television These examples of the iii fluence of television on children were cited by Tracy Western deputy director of the Fed eral Trade ommissioiis bur reau of consumer protection RECOMMENDED AS ADULT ENTERTAINMENT JusthnyouthougMHwassafe togobackinthewaten Thats tough talk but Robinson delivers lIis group plays with the stark frantic energy of the punks but manages to rise above that species by infusingits material with iii telligence and sense of purpose The sarcastic bitterness of Ilad To Re Gay or the sneering exhortatioiis of the title tttnc for example are not easily dismissed or forgotten whether you agree or not with the singers stand Power In The Darkness is revelation The tip from England was valid The Tom Robinson Band is indeed major new act PRISM Spaceship Superstar Take Me To The Kaptin and Its Over charted singles all have kept Vancouver group Prism in high profile on the anadian music scene this last year The five musicians appear to be enjoying that status Cerlt tainly theyve done nothing to imperil it on second album See Forever Eyes 10 RT 92301075 Prisms medium is commercial mainstream rock and the new record strays not at all from that framework The songs are catchy concise and uiicomplicattxl the per formances aggressive but polished anadian AMradio programmers must welcome this woup with open arms The Prism sotiiid is conglomerate of styles popularixed by other groups and as such has an iii iiate marketability See Forever Eyes for example the bands chameleonic character takes it from sophisticated Ray in Rollers Heller to pop Led Zeppelin rNNNrNoi Styx and The Beatles are obvious influences and dashes of Rolling Stones Nazareth and Rush also shine through band this malleable would seem to place low priority on its own identity and sure enough Prism lacks distinc tiveness It uses established formulas to further its own ends The bands commercial aspirations are front and centre every song is picked and packaged as potetitial single cori forming faithfully to prevailing Iradio standards This approach makes the album as whole somewhat shallow It sounds very good the first few times but wcais progressiver thinner Still theres no denying that Prism has learned its lessons well This unabashedly commercial group is systematic and professional in what its doing and also tackles the task with good energy dont tlotibt that See Forever IIyes will spawn several hits songs radio will pounce upon eagerly ly choices are thrte of the toothier rockers on the album ickels and ltimes NNrNNoand Just Like Me showbiz sons hand Then right in the when he addrcssrxl the Icler tillttri Pi Enter tamer Sammy ltavis lr con tiiied to bed by pinchth nerve Itxlnesday cancelled two pen formances ot Stop the World Want toilet Ittl tax is is resting in traction in his hotel room at the lilIxiitll ton Hotel and his spokesman Itirphy lltiitiett said he does not know whether the singer would make the closing per er Yr tRK llll usual It man tau band from him made dynamitc imprcs siori with an exciting Set on the ttli laI Irestivals piano and guitar concert crlriesrlay night The band lrakcic has two tXtiplltllltS and two trumpets and when they are blaring itli couple of tlttlllt guitars unr rlrIiieatli they sound like Stan Kentons or layriard lcrgti ROY SCHEIDER shaking gourds or playing fri can drums and singing backup Irakere was not on the pltr MURRAY gram of the festival tltS fetivrils bill running the con tcit at arncgie Ilall well past It Hwy No 89 East of Alliston Barrie 4589595 Alliston 435550 Toronto 3645068 Wedding Banquets Every Thursday Elegant Dining Dancing and slorrrprrrg yourrel He changed the sound of music witheggy Sue 3I2 Bayfield St His story will lIHUr Liorr surefire largeirric rttire rlrrtrrrrg BUDDY HOLLY Soph ios back in town Italian actress Sophia Loren holds the hand other son Eduardo on arrival at New Yorks Kennedy Airport recently At centre is her other son Carlo Ponti Jr Miss Loren came to New York to make new film called Fire Power AP Photo Please one order per coupon Good for Dining Room Pickup or Licensed under lLBO Deliver ioorI with This oupon lnly BARRIE TWIN DRIVE IN HWNEIKO AS III IILIIAIIIEII the examiner Thursday June 29 1978 11 Gibb proud of success NEW YORK AP Andy Gibb is proud that he is suc solo singer while his three older brothers the Bee toes are riding high wave of ularit too PWereV both peaking he says couldnt think of anything iiiccr than thIS forever Even so Andy concedes he admires them so much that if they asked him tojoin them he probably would give up his per sonal fame and do it lot of people thought was going to join them when grew up says Andy 20 Im happy to stay as am But if they asked me would probably jumpat it Andy was 10 when the Bee Ices began gathering an inter national following SCIIUIH DIDNT LAST had terrible time in school after that Andy says couldnt get on with anyone the kids more than the teach ers because was brother to the Bee Gees found that at every school went to left school very early When he was growing up and his brothers were away from home and famous Andy hardly knew them felt generation removed from them Now he says he feels theyre alike in several ways Wehavesimilarattitudesin our songwriting We like up tempo things positive energy The Bee Gees the name stands for the Brothers Gibb Barry 31 and twins Robin and Maurice 28 spent number of years in Australia getting their act together Andy was six months old in 1958 when the Gibb family moved to that country from England OUPLICATING SERVICES 222 BAYEIELO ST BARRIE ONT MM 336 OFFSET SHORTRUN DUPLICATING NEWSLETTERS BU LLETINS AND 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