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4—Arcadia Tribime 4—Monrovia Journal4—Temple City 4—DuarteanTimesThursday, December 21, 1972M usicalWjmBy RANDALL DAVISMmvlt; Crtttc■W'At • — li ■ I ll^ I■PKiRMiMCrazy Horse is a good new album by the samename.group.Neil Young knew it when he made his EverybodyKnow lt;* This Is Nowhere album and gave them nearly equal billing. This was after he left the Buffalo Springfield and vowed never to play with date.a group again.But Young enjoyed jamming with them and together they made historic music.Christon Band, mostly the formerGrease Band, and the Sancti-fed Sisters, the album on AM records turns out to be both an uneven work and one of Cocker’s best releases toDanny and progressedRocketshalf funky and half psychedelic album on White Whale Records. Then after the venture with Neil Young thegroupHorseThe first, album was a masterpiece of rollicking thumping chunk-chunk-chunk rockand roll with a very crazylooking horse on the cover.After a few personnel changes Loose was released. It was softer, more relaxed, looser. Not quite as easy to get into as the first. Loom*)f growingIncluded are old cuts, new ones and some live songs. The singles “High Time We Went,” “Midnight R i d e r” and the current “Woman To Woman are not even the best songs. That credit goes to Pardon Me Sir and “Something To Say.”Ummmmmm. This is a migty taty albushm eve ifafew of the songs could have been cut just a little and a couple of te ireleaned tunes in the vault could have been squeezed in.it ★ itPhi Spedor’s ChristmasAlbum was orignally released on his own label back In 1963. It was frighteningly inovative with all the stand-ChristmasPhilChristmaspleasurablespinOne of the original members. Danny Whitten, died in mid-November apparentlyfrom an accidental drug overdose.Now ( ran Horse At Crooked I*ane on Epic Records has been released with old members Ralph Molina, Billy Talbot and Greg Leroy and introducing two new brothers, Rick and Mike Curtis.Crooked Lane spans both styles with soft songs and funky dancing tunes. “Rockand Roll-Band and “85 ElPaso’s are the type to stomp your feet with. “Outside Lookin’ In sounds somewhat like Poeo, If only more people would become aware of this fine Crazy Horse music which is reminiscent of Buffalo Springfield, Poco, and Grin, the group would probably skyrocket in popularity.The music is there. The listeners just haven’t found ityet.doe Cocker. The singer. The one-time superstar. ASpector’s Album was originally released on his own label back in 1963. It was frighteningly innovatve with all the standard Christmas songs done in a rock and roll style complete with do-whop-shu-bops and everything.Fortunately it has been re-released on Apple Recordsthis season.Specfor is the most famousproducer of rock music. When he combined his talents with The Ronettes. The Crystals, Darlene Love and Bob B. Soxx The Blue Jeans, the music turned into a masterful artistic- wreath smelling of evergreen, snow flurries and cruising the hamburger stand.Get it this week and celebrate a very Merry Christmas.
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Arcadia Tribune
Arcadia, California, US
Thu, Dec 21, 1972
Page 29
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