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Two things are quite evident when one is walking through the hallowed halls of Blanchard, the first being that recorded music is very important to all those future engineers, teachers, and other unemployable products of this university.

Usually a trip down the corridors results in the ears being assaulted by such a high decibel level that you wonder whether your ears, let alone the foundations, will suffer structural damage. The second and far more crucial observation is that over all, and by and large, the general taste in music for this intellectual elite, is below what is called enlightening. In fact, in tfigmauiins9ipatiéen:iiéQr Bourgignon is equivalent to live music than l'm afraid that their taste runs all the way to Kraft Dinner. Quite acceptable in tenns of nutritional requirements, quite easy to digest and manufacture, but still not even close to the best in terms of quality, substance, and beauty.

Now l'm sure that right away most readers (I am

’assuming you all do read)

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fall back and say “What I like is good enough for me”. Pure Garbage! Likes and dislikes are inherent in every piece

of music; indeed they exist in anything we experience. However, likes and dislikes do not and cannot change a selection of “bad” music into one

will

EDUCATION

many education students into successful academic

and social gatherings?

Yesll How? Through the edUcation elections

Wednesday, October 1, l980.

However, immediate action following this key

event is essential if results are to be productive.

The executive nominees

in generating involvement amongst their fellow

Students. Talent for the promotion l980-8l.

i would like president to make it happen! Through your

involved.

music has succeeded. music should be intellect- ually fulfilling; l3 million songs have been written

about boy meets girl, boy

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Can we cnannel the apparent enthusiam of the

and energies need to be utilized

of enthusiastic activities for

to use the position of executive

Which is I'good”.

Your taste, when it

comes right down to it, is your own. less gift, however it is one to be nurtured and cared for. to the lowest level great for your morale (you mean you like those guys too? ) and the pocket book (Electric Flag albums

rarely go on sale) yet it leaves a huge gap in your PYSChe I can't truthfully say

It is a price-

Letting it fall is

my tastes are superior to_ any others, but perhaps my ability to recogniZe the differences between mediOcre and great music is more refined. i can't force anyone to agree wit. my standards nor can i compel anyone to listen to my music. All I can, or any critic can do, is at best tell you what i find exceptional, what you may enjoy, what I disdain, and what you may dislike.

Rock music is perhaps the most misunderstood and abused musical idiom. When it is performed well it possesses all the qualities of great music,*but when it is played poorly it creates all the subtlties of fingernails running over a blackboard.

Good rock should be excitable, that is to say it should be able to

move you on an emotional

plane. If it gets your foot tapping or it brings a lump to your throat, the The

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a feeling of time and place, of mood, depth, and feeling.

Repetition is perhaps the easiest criteria to recognize. The licks, the improvisational solos, must always sound fresh (even if they are all in the key of E). A three minute ditty about my "Best friends girl friend” may be quite -pleasant the first ten playings, but after that, scratch the vinyl. How- ever, a “Day in the Life" is timeless, and everytime we hear this selection it sounds fresh.’

TWO of the most difficult components of the music to which we refer are Perfection and Performance. Rock music is surely one of the few idioms that can boast of a perfect product. . Primarily this is due to’ the conceptual procedure of the singer/songwriter. In no other musical form can the composer perform the music without inter- pretation. Because of the high levels of technology of sound recording, the composer could play all the Instruments, al t e vocals, and still be true to the orginal form. The simplicity, also of the music, allows one to perform well, without fear of mistakes.

A very fine line sap; separates a good performance fmmaimormw;weaH understand deep down what causes this. A great performer like the Beatles,

' Rock music is an

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the Who, Springsteen... all have the ability to unify all the underlying' components, and bring about a sense of accomplishment, a sense of artistic iisteiefiaéianpéefgsszrthe. The music wants to be heard. idiom of performers and of characters. Nine out of ten songs that are covered‘fail, because the artists lose that sense 93 rHSB‘En'EXcSEsSXBESESréf’iy we are so inarticulate, the performer alone can express what is underlying behind the music. This is what I look for in music. This is what separates great from good to poor.

Thank you for listening to this ile of rubbi h and if ygu think you 30fi't agree, perhaps your right because you have to be.at all times,yoUr own critic.

NEXT WEEK: The new and

not so new record reviews. The essential albums, and, as an added bonus ‘ incriminating photographs of the regular Thursday night Pass-out Game.

See Ya

P.S. , congratulations go to the men's soccer team who

played well last weekend splitting a pair of games. Good luck this weekend as ’ they play Dal and SMU. Although the woman's field

hockey lost two tough matches, overall they were more enjoyalble to watch;

(i know that‘s chauvanistic).

Nov. 6 ,

. Commerce , . Final Year l Students

Today, the chartered accountant is not onl an auditor but a valued business adviser. Cha lenge, opportunity and responsibility are all part of the . career path of those who choose to enter this demanding and exciting profession.

Discuss career opportunities with Clarkson, Gordon representatives, on campus

Arrangements should be made through the Student Placement Office.

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