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Trying to drum up support for Kemp-Roth, a group of Republican leaders, including New York Congressman Jack Kemp, toured the country for three days last month in what they called a "tax blitz." At the cost of $150,000 for the trip, the Republicans figured they got $2.5 million in free publicity. But their live audiences were hardly worth the effort...
...guitars, pianos, and even synthesizers snaking their way through the medley of sound. Chicago pieces are rarely dominated by a single performer. However, in their interweaving of sounds and the multi-rhythmic arrangements they are more closely related to classical suites than to many modern rock compositions, with their drum-thumping and guitar twanging...
They managed a lone hit, "Different Drum" in 1967, but the group eventually split, leaving Ronstadt to fulfill the Capitol contract as a solo vocalist. Then the '60s turned to the '70s; and the dark-haired, wide-eyed, carefree spirit of the California music scene hooked up with producer Peter Asher and soon evolved into a sensational new female vocalist. Five platinum albums later, the innocent Arizona teenager has risen in stature to the top of the heap, taking over as rock's leading female vocalist...
...STANDOUT OF Ronstadt's latest, though is Little Feat pulser, almost reminiscent of "Poor, Poor Pitiful Me." Carried along by Russ Kunkel's sure-handed, driving drum beat and a steady Kenny Edwards bass line, Ronstadt displays the power of her sharp, brassy voice in a heavily throaty verse that rises to an upbeat, bold chorus. The bright, '70s rocker contrasts strongly to "Oooh Baby Baby," a mellow Smokey Robinson tune in which Ronstadt uses two male backup vocalists who add a sweet falsetto giving the song a Motown-like sound. The song works quite well; Ronstadt's voice makes...
...roll-guitars-didn't come through the way I wanted." So this time out, Scholz, who has an M.S. in mechanical engineering from M.I.T. and six years working at Polaroid behind him, started asking questions. "Engineers would tell me, 'This mike sounds good on a snare drum,' and I'd ask why. They'd say, 'I don't know, it just sounds good.' " Scholz bought some analyzing equipment, started studying Boston's sound and changing the frequency dispersion of the instruments...