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At the first listening to Abba's Waterloo album, it struck me as pure and'simple bubblegum muéic. It still strikes me that way but the appreciation of the album has gone up a notch or two since then. The group comes from Sweden and Denmark‘and : it's almost totally a good time band. The instrument- ation and vocals throughout are great — crystal clear.

The first cut on the al- bum is "Waterloo" which sky-rocketed to the top of the charts, especially in the States. It's fast and fun to listen to. There's no great inner message but then it wasn’t conceived

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The vocals are harsher and lOuder than‘most of the other releases. Halfway ithrough the cut you get. Shit with something closely ‘akin to the old 50's sound Iand_all combined together it turns out to be quite a song.

"Hasta Manana" eases every— thing down...the first slow cut on the album. The voc- alist could be the double for the Poppy Family sound. The melody and the lyrics are excellent.

The beat picks up again with "My Mama Said"; its a‘ _good dance song much_like "Waterloo". "Dance (While the Music Still Goes On)"

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to be that. "Sitting In The slows it down again-to what could be termed a fast twist to the disc; the Carr- waltz and it's probably the nicest cut on the album.- through the song with Mal- " flAlthough "Waterloo" got ando Gassama on the congas. offrthe ground as a single Like it's counterparts, this release it is fast being surpassed by "Honey, Honey" -and justifiably so.

_"What About Livingstone",, erent again with"King Kong '"Suzy—HangFAround" and "Ring Ring" can all be cla- ssified tOgether as more ‘fun music. That is not to sound. Benny Ander§9nyeases say that they are repetit— ious for they certainly are not that. Each cut has a rock and roll.all-the way. ‘different twist that keeps

Out", which is on the flip side of "Waterloo" on the single, tends to go back

to the style of "King Kong Song" in that it is harder rOck.‘Finally, "Gonna Sing, You My Lovesong" is, as the

The musical value of this album may be up to some qu—

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The review we did this week On the Gondolier restaurant W proved to be one of our most 7 enjoyable thus far. This cosy restaurant, specializing in Italian cuisine, is located on Sydney Street, just off Queen._The Gondolier, renova— ted from a nineteenth century building, strikes one with its tasteful;

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existing buildings in down— ~~1éontrasted with the white

town Charlottetown rather than.stucco on the walls, are a

to replace them. ’1 main factor contributing to The personal atmosphere is *the striking appearance of

emphaSized by the decor. The the place. The main amount of

dining area, although capable*space is given over to larger

of seating a number of people,tables, but there are several

pappears small and easy. This tablescset in a less brightly

feeling is strengthened by thelit niChe for couples- For the main course we had

the album interesting. "watch estion and ordinarily I wouldn't bother even to consider it as material for any type of review. But if iyou're interested in having :some kind of party music that's just fun to listen

to, this album is definately title implies a'slower sound. in the running"'

Marilyn C. MacPherson

veal Parmigliani and Chicken Caccitora, priced at $3.95 each, which appeared to be about the centre of the price range. We found the portions -of food to be quite suffic- ient and the quality excellent. to round off the meal in typ- ical Italian style, we chose Spumoni and Zabione, which were delightful, different and .a trifle expensive. The meal 'as a whole was delicious.

1 One of the things that added to our evening was the warm and courteous service extend- ed us by our waitress, who genuinely appeared to enjoy her job.

For those with an appetite, the Gondolier offeres all the spagetti you can eat, on Mon— days, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, for $2;00. Above the restaur- ant there is a small lounge suitable for a quiet drink.

For those willing to spend a little bit extra for an in— timate night out, we feel the Gondolier to be highly suit— able. ,

Albert MacDonald Wendy Sauer