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The Stanford DailySill re-ighth i Din-rmers Car-naka, /iola; Jerryy Ro-ist of r, by lintet t and r bys rein vvs:Each ccent ;h orplay-came ii n -i’holepre-’ ArtsI stu-ets at9, 1976Daily photo by Handy KeithDanish rock groupGasolin performed at Sophie's in Palo Alto, along with Spirit. The Danish band is on their first American tour. Their electrified music reflects the different rock culture development of Europe.Page 5Gasolin’ electrifies rockSophie’s hosts SpiritBy David ParkerAttention Spirit fans. The original Spirit, featuring Randy California and Ed Cassidy, along with Cusolin'. a Danish group on their first American tour, performed recently .it Sophie’s in Palo Alto. Spirit played a mellow blend ot California-style rock that had the crowd jumping to their feet for the finale.Spirit is a southern California enterprise that has produced one gold album. The Twelve Divan is of Doctor Sardonicus. as well as some outstanding singles, such as’Nature’s Way.Spirit has been*together since 1968 but only Randy California on lead guitar and Ed Cassidy on drums remain from the original group. John Turlep. the group’s bass player of four months, replaced the original Mark Andes, who now is working with t he grou p Firefal I. Despi te t he rep lacement. S pi lit continues to produce very fine sounds and even has a soon-to-be-released double live album, the culmination of four months of concert and club recordings. The album will be entitled The Thir-feenfh Dream, a sequel to The Twelve Dream* of Doctor Sardonicus. and will have “sort of a magical mystery’’ theme, according to Randy California.Casolin'. a four-man group presently successful and on top of things in Europe, produces heavy electric ’60s rock. They insist that they area popular group to be enjoyed by people of all ages antitowards that end they work to add some melody to their electrified rock The rhythm and lyrics werew mr.»little simplistic at times bufthey reflect the different rock culture development of Europe. I was reminded of earlv David Bowie as 1 listened to•FCasolin'. but Hector, the manager/owner of Sophie's and rock connoisseur extraordinaire, informed me that they were really closer to Mott the Hoople.This is their first American tour, anil they man-aged to stop in New York long enough to record a single.“TheTwilight World. which will be released shortly. Best of luck to Casolin’ with their tourand their new release. The distance across the Atlantic is a great one and they will need all the help they can get to overcome the difficult task of finding a following on this si tie of the sea.Sophie’s, the 260 California Avenue night spot which hosted Spirit and Casolin’. is often the scene of extraordinary Bay Area entertainment. In the past they have featured such guests as Kenny Rankin, jazz violinist lean hue Pontv and Country Joe MacDonald (formerly of tJie Eish).II you are looking for fine entertainment, or just a great way to spend an evening, then look to Sophie's. This month they will have Maria Mul-daur. Nov. 17 and 18. Jerry Garcia Nov. 15. Bo Diddley Nov. 12 and 19. Snail on Nov. 19 and 20, as well as a Reggae group from Kingston. Jamaica, Soul Syndicate on Nov. 26 and 27.
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Stanford Daily
Stanford, California, US
Tue, Nov 09, 1976
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