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Bachman Turner Overdrive

The success of Bachman Turner overdrive's first ‘two albums could have been a fluke of just beginners' luck - but it wasn't! BTO's third album "Not' Fragile" has hit the mar- ket even more solidly than those before. The rough, sappy style is as good as the album's name and the title cut. It's hard rock in a listenable form with very obvious bass continuance through- out. Turner takes care of most of the vocals with the distinguishable voice that has become the ETC identification.

"Rock is My Life, and This is My Song" has the more conventional sound and is reminicent but not repetitious of "Blue Collar" of BTOI — excell— ent musical rifts and| lyrics. '

"Roll On Down The High- way" and. T¥99kllAinY .t- seen: . Nothin"Yet mare definate" single possibilities.'It's

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real rock and roll with the same commercial value as "Takin' Care of Busie ness". (BTO II).

"I met a dreadful woman, she took my heart away, She said I had it com— ing to me But I wanted it that

She looked at me with those big brown eyes And said,'You ain't seen nothin' yet.'"

"Free Wheelin" takes a drastic change from the

\rest of the album. It is a dedication to Duane Allman and it captures a distinct sound which brings to mind the Allman Brothers.

Randy and Blair Bach— man do a tremendbus rend— ition on lead and second.

BTO's seems to be taken with the style of other groups and from the easy Allman style, they blast into\"Sledgehammer" which could pass as earlier

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Grand Funk. It has a slow, thumping beat and wailing lyrics and would probably pass as the poorest cut on the album. However, its soon forgotten for "Blue

Moanin'" which must be the very best cut or the

. album. It's sound makes

it the first choice to a~ chart—shattering 45RPM. It's got what only BTO can give it}!

"Second Hand" continues in the true BTO sound but

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seems rather downhill af— ter "Blue Moanin". The final cut "Given It All Away" ranks with "Sledge- hammer". There are some

good instrumentals but

the vocals kill the cut

with high level screeching. All in all, the album

is definately worth its

output and should pro—

duce a million seller

within weeks. Super album!

by MARILYN MACPHERSON

“‘EXIt; Mlckey

The Executive of the Student Union would like to congratulate J.T. "Mickey" Place on his app— ointment as Sales Repre— sentative for radio stat- ion C.H.T.N. Since Jan.

1, 1973 Mickey has been acting as our full-time business manager. His

services have been deeply appreciated and most ben— eficial. He will still be employed on a*part-time basis for the purpose of doing our books. We wish Mickey great success in his new position.

Gordon Campbell President UPEISU

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