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(* *) FRAMPTON COMES ALIVEfiPETER FRAMPTON (A & M RECORDS)
I thought I'd better say something about the biggest selling rock album of 1976 and now one of the all—time best sellers.
It was the #1 selling album in the U.S. for fifteen weeks in a row, and is now over five and
heading for six million copies
sold. With the total re— ceipts from this album and the resulting concerts,
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Frampton has grossed $50 million dollars this year alone. That's quite a change from his financial situation just before the release of "Frampton", the studio album that pre- ceeded "Alive". The Frampton" album was a desperation effort, as he was a quarter of a million dollars in debt. sold a healthy 200,000 copies and he was able to pay off his debts. Ovious- ly he has few debts now. It actually puzzles me how this album has sold so many copies. He has a passable ex- pertise with both acoustic and electric guitars, but sadly never uses them to much effect on this
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Your lead of the ten of clubs is won by partner's king, and he returns the three of clubs, South following with the four and six. Declarer runs three rounds of diamonds. Your partner's king falling to the ace on the third round while you discard a club. Now comes the six of spades from the declarer's hand. How do you defend?
What was partner's original club holding? With
"frampton"
album. Th» rock tunes on side one are some of the most mediocre junk I've heard come across. "Show Me The Way" stands out like 3 Jimmy Page lead break in the middle of a Monkee's song (the Monkee's greatest hits album has just been released,
by the way). "Doobie Wah" is a puzzler also. Is
it a tribute to the Doobie
Brothers or is he singing about his weed? I am inclined toward the former as the first half of the song sounds exactly like the Doobies' "Eyes Of Silver" and the second half like "long Train Runnin'". Side two is basically an acoustic side, but Frampton does give us a couple of decent lead breaks in "I Wanna Go To The Sun". The only place he shows some skill at playing his acoustic guitar is in "Penny For Your Thought", but the instru- mental lasts only a minute and a half. It's followed on side three by"(I'll Give You) Money", a tune performed much better on his "Frampton" album. Most people consider Frampton as suddenly emerging as a great and talented music— ian/writer. Well over V three quarters of the material on this album can be found on his previous "Frampton" “album and his Frampton's Camel albums, ones which completely bombed, with the exceptionkof "Frampton". He is not an overnight sen— ‘ sation, he's been playing and
and playing and
wrtiting music for ten
years and he's still only 26. I don't really know
how to sum up this album,
except to say it bores me,
and that's not what rock
K Q J 3 or K Q 3 he would not have played the king at trick one, and with K J 3 he would have returned the jack, not the three. You are thus forced to the con— clusion that partner had only K 3 in clubs and declarer Q J 6 4. But declarer bid diamonds and then spades, therefore he must have a singleton heart. Now count ‘his tricks. He has four in diamonds and three in clubs. The ace of hearts, along with dummy's king would give him nine tricks, so you ignore that possibility. If his singleton heart is anything but the ace, you can set the con— tract for sure by pouncing
The Cadre, Thursday, October 28, 1976, page nine
50 million: dud
music is supposed to do. (* * * *) THE GIST OF THE GEMINI_GINO VANNELLI (A&M RECORDS)
Gino Vannelli is one Canada's fastest rising stars, gathering about the Montreal kid a fair cult following in Canada and especially the United States. He has introduced a totally new concept into the rock world with his distinctive vocals and interesting material.
Vannelli's last album, "Storm At Sunup", was a giant step over his previous ef— forts, and with "The Gist 0f the Gemini", has made another major progession.
The material comes through so much more clearer on this album and as a result Vannelli style comes to the fore
that much more.
Vannelli rocks on such tunes as "A New Fix For'76" and my favorite from the album, "Carnal Question", which
of
. is part of the impressive
"War Suite" on side two. Also included are several of his slow contemplating numbers such as "Ugly Man" and "Omens of Love".
With involved lyrics, con- sistant vocals, and strong a arrangements Gino Vannelli has produced his best album yet.
(* * *) CHICAGO X: CHICAGO (COLUMBIA RECORDS)
This band is considered to be consistent. Too bad it's consistently boring and unimaginative. Once more Chicago breaks no new ground. Typical numbers such as "If You Leave Me Now" and "Another Rainy Day in New York City" are included to keep the Chicago AM Radio fans happy - '
"Scrapbook", "mama Mama" and 1'you Get It Up" give this effort its' three stars. Consider it generous.
on this trick with your
king of spades and leading the queen of hearts. It would be fatal to play low to this trick, for South certainly has A Q of spades (count his points) and the jack of
spades would be his ninth
trick. The missing hands: EAST
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