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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1975
Page
12
The history of concept albums in rock features mixed success from The Beatles to The Who. Jet hro Tull and The Electric Light Orchestra are discussed, noting ELO's strong recent concept album as a highlight amid uneven prior attempts.
The piece praises ELO’s Eldorado by United Artists LA 339 G as stylish and vigorous. It notes nine strong individual compositions with Jeff Lynne’s compelling songs while exploring a young dreamer’s mind and his disillusionment with reality.
A TV film week critiques the forces of darkness prevailing in Exorcist era fare. The Dead Don’t Die and Mephisto Waltz mix satanic rites with suspense while Dan Fogelberg’s Eldorado and ELO’s Souvenirs receive music review noting their memory themes and stylistic echoes.
JW Staff Writer Elden Harwood began as a boy changing marquees in Lawrence and rose to manage five Commonwealth Theatres in the city. He notes 1974 attendance highs, price increases, film supply challenges, and his devotion to watching and selecting films for the chain.
Ralph Gage reviews Merle Miller’s Plain Speaking and notes Truman emerges as an unusually uncommon president from the Midwest. The book mixes cautionary Watergate angles with affirming lessons in values and leadership. It invites readers to reconsider quick judgments and to seek deeper insights into character and history.
Arts listings span Kansas Union exhibitions at the Museum of Art and Lawrence Public Library with works by Haskell Indian Junior College students and faculty. Nearby venues include Jivana Gallery and 7E7 Pewter with glass, ceramics, weaving, and paintings on display noon to five.
A 125 year old Caucasian Kilim rug, woven around 1850 between the Black and Caspian Seas, joins the Kansas University Art Museum as a permanent display. Donated by Mr. and Mrs. D.H. Miller, the kilim showcases natural dyes and traditional loom-based artistry from a region where textile folk art has endured since the Middle Ages.
The Rev Jack Vaughn of the National Conference on Christians and Jews will address a newly formed group studying religion in public schools at 7 30 p m Monday in the school administration center. He will discuss guidelines and lead a game to illustrate differing assumptions.
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