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...band is tight, but the intricate mini-fugues and pompous fanfares that highlight the horns still sound gratuitous. The vocal sections are disappointing; Chick's voice lines are difficult, and Gayle Moran has the training but not the panache to sing them convincingly (where O where is Flora Purim?). Bassist Stanley Clarke cannot sing well--and on this date he sounds like he has both a head cold and a bad case of stage fright. The banal lyrics don't help matters...
...before you can dwell on the strength of the first rocker, Chicago comes back with a soft, mellow love song, done with great control and feeling by bassist Peter ("et") Cetera. It may not be their most effective attempt, but sandwiched between two hot, hard-driving numbers it does very well for itself. While Cetera and Dacus, along with pianist Bobby Lamm, do all the vocals, the highlighted instrument in each number varies, with flutes, trombones, guitars, pianos, and even synthesizers snaking their way through the medley of sound. Chicago pieces are rarely dominated by a single performer. However...
Karla tried U.C.L.A. for six weeks, got her boyfriend, Bassist Kenny Edwards (a mainstay of the Ronstadt band), to write her English papers, then dropped out. The pair formed a group called Bryndle with Wendy Waldman and Andrew Gold, cut one unreleased album and ended up playing for rent money in a bar near the airport. "We did Top 40 stuff like Jumpin ' Jack Flash and I Want to Take You Higher, " she says, adding: "At least my piano playing got stronger...
...Well," teased his pal, Bassist LeRoy Marinell, "you get good ideas. But then you get too excited...
TINA WEYMOUTH is one of the rarest oddities of the rock world, a female bassist, and she lays down a strong beat, along with drummer Chris Frantz. Talking Heads' music is very slick and sophisticated, moving from Latin shuffle beats, through disco pop to straight rock...