The Cadre, Thursday, N0vember 18.71976, page 6. 
     
    
   
   
    
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     MAX WEBSTER—MAX WEBSTER 
     
    
   
   
    
     (TAURUS RECORDS),(* * * *fl*) 
     
    
   
   
    
     It's a relief to hear 
     
     Canadian rock that is im- 
     
     aginative and original, 
     
     not copied and boring like 
     
    
   
   
    
     so many of the present bands. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Mex Webster is a four _ 
     
     piece band out of Toronto 
     
     which is dominated by Kim 
     
     Mitchell, who wrote all 
     
     the tunes on this debut 
     
     album, plays all lead 
     
     guitars, and does all 
     
    
   
   
    
     “a: I. . ..  , a) ‘.l 
     
    
   
   
    
        
     
         
     
    
   
   
    
     Canadian Rocflk Isn't 
     
    
   
   
    
     '( * a *) GRAND FUNK-HITS- 
     
    
   
   
    
     the lead vocals. His 
     
     voice is completely 
     
     different from anything 
     
     else I've heard before, 
     
     giving‘the band it's 
     
     killer edge. The bands 
     
     sound is ultra-heavy, 
     
     represented the best by 
     
     "Hangover" and "Coming 
     
     Off The Moon", which 
     
     are the standouts. 
     
     There isn't a dud to be 
     
     found on this record, as 
     
     all of it is strong 
     
     material. 
     
    

    
     It'll take bands like 
     
    
   
   
    
     Max Webster (this 
     
    

    
     album has been on the 
     
     .Canadian Top 100 album 
     
     chart for 22 weeks) 
     
    

    
     and Moxy to restore 
     
     respectability in other 
     
     markets, proving Canada 
     
     has viable talent. 
     
    
   
   
    
          
     
    
   
   
    
     GRAND FUNK (CAPITAL RECORDS) 
     
     Now that Funk have 
     
     switched to MCA Records, 
     
    
   
   
    
     {Capital has wasted little 
     
    
   
   
    
     time in releasing their 
     
     "greatest hits:. This' 
     
    
   
   
    
     ,package has its ups and 
     
    
   
   
    
     downs, a fair complement 
     
    
   
   
    
     !to the Funk albums. 
     
    
   
   
    
     The early singles are 
     
    

    
     as bad as the early 
     
     albums, etc. The best 
     
     material is the 1973—74 
     
     period, "We're An American 
     
     Band", "Walk Like AsMan", 
     
     and "Shinin' On". 
     
    

    
     These are among the 
     
     greatest singles of all 
     
     times, but "Bad Time", 
     
     "Rock 'n Roll Soul", 
     
    

    
     and "Sally" are some of 
     
     the worst, so the album 
     
     averages out at a three 
     
     star effort. 
     
    
   
   
    
     ' IS one thing-.: - 
     
    
   
   
    
     DeadYet V!' ' t 
     
    
   
   
    
     / 
     
    

    
     *( * * *) — HARD RAIN— I 
     
     BOB DYLAN (UOMUMBIAlRECORDS) 
     
    

    
     The material is fine, 
     
     but Dylan never was any 
     
     ; goodldOing live albums . 
     
     {The sound is muddy, 
     
     'hampering what)inosome 
     
     cases, is pretty gpod 
     
     stuff. The best cuts are 
     
     "Shelter From The Storm" 
     
     and "You're A Big Girl 
     
    
   
   
    
     ' Now", where Dylan's 
     
    
   
   
    
     vocal comes throughiloud 
     
     3and clear. Hold onto 
     
     ,your "Desire" album and 
     
     wait for the next studio 
     
     offering from Dylan. 
     
    

    
     ( k i: 1: *) TEASER- 
     
    
   
   
    
     TOMMY BOLIN ( ATLANTIC RECORDS) 
     
     This is a solid rock 
     
    
   
   
    
     album from a great 
     
     guitarist. You over— 
     
    

    
     look the faCt that his work 
     
     sounds alike on this 
     
    

    
     solo effort, Purple's 
     
    

    
     "Come Taste The Band", 
     
    

    
     and the two James Gang 
     
     elpees.‘ The best cuts 
     
    

    
     on "Teaser" are "Wild 
     
    

    
     Dogs " and "The Grind”, 
     
    
   
   
    
     9 fame is quite another. ' 
     
    
   
   
    
     .You'll work with varied and sophisticated it bOth heavy metal thumpers -’ 
     
    
   
   
    
     . Therefs noymifg dullabout engineering your ovvn 
     
    
   
   
    
     challen erAn’a tha s where your ngineering career - equipment on challenging projects in many parts of Since Deep Purple have 
     
     in the anadian Armed Forces begins. From there, _ the world, face the responsibilities of leadership split up , this album is 
     
     ‘ career ' ilitiesare‘unlimited. In the Canadian entrusted to you as an officer in the Canadian Armed mu Ch more im ort ant t 
     
     : cross, the erentengineering disciplines are ' Forces, and you'll enjoy the opportunity of working . . p 0 
     
     divided into.5 maiorclas‘sifications; . in all fields of engineering without being overly 1301111 and his band - 
     
     L NhnmneEnguwamxf ' mmkdtoanvone . . I , ‘ It's a fine start on a 
     
     Man ' l‘y' Wearing _ Acceptedvqualified applicants will be given officer promising career 
     
     Land. 7 . Engmeeung rank on entry, and an excellent salary along with ‘ , ' * * * * ' 
     
     'fAerospade‘ fearing,» " ,,- .3, _ many benefits. Security, promotions and opportunities ( ' ) WAKING AND 
     
     , Electronic. ' ' communications Engineering, for postgraduate training all add upito‘a worthwhile DREAMING—ORLEANS 
     
    
   
   
    
     and personally rewarding career. If that’s what you're 
     
     looking for, it's time we got togethen 
     
    
   
   
    
     Write, including your engineering qualifica- 
     
    
   
   
    
     (ASYLUM RECORDS) 
     
     With beautiful soft 
     
     ballads like "If I Don't 
     
    
   
   
    
        
     
       
     
       
     
       
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     ,tions to date, to the Director '0! Recruiting and 
     
    
   
   
    
     Selection, National Defence Headquarters, ' 
     
    

    
     Ottawa, Ontario. or‘visit your nearest Canadian 
     
    

    
     Armed ForcestRecruiting Centre, listed under 
     
     "Recruiting" infihp‘Yellow Panes. 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     Have You" and " Sails", 
     
     offset by tough rockers 
     
     like "What I Need" and 
     
     "Waking And Dreaming", 
     
     Orleans has produced their 
     
     best effort yet. The, 
     
     song.writing team of 
     
    

    
     John and Johanna Hall' 
     
     dominate thE album, 
     
    

    
     as they have developed 
     
    

    
     into a top—notch team. V 
     
     With the exception of 
     
    

    
     two mediocre tunes, 4 
     
     .this could have been a 
     
     five—star effort. As 
     
    

    
     it is, the album should 
     
     produce two or more hit 
     
     singles besides "Still 
     
     The One". ‘ 
     
    

    
     ( * *) TAKE NO PRISONERS— 
     
     DAVID BYRON (MERCURY 
     
     RECORDS) A 
     
    

    
     The lead singer (and 
     
    

    
     main hindrance) of Uriah 
     
     Heep has released :L 
     
    

    
     solo album. ‘This album 
     
     makes it obvious why the 
     
     Heep is a vehicle of the 
     
     past. The album is aimless 
     
     with some of the worst junk 
     
     I've come across in 
     
    

    
     a long time. This one's " 
     
     a real dust collector! 
     
     Speaking of junk , it's 
     
     time,for another Kiss 
     
     revihw.“‘ l 
     
    

    
     (8) THE ORIGINALS — KISS 
     
     (CASABLANCA RECORDS) 
     
    

    
     This is three slabs 
     
    

    
     of plastic, each witha ' 
     
     thick coating of crap! 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
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