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Sometimes Too Much. The overwhelming impression of most visitors to the U.S. seems to be one of friendliness. "People are easy to talk to here," says Sune Nilsson, 24, a student from Sweden. "You can just say 'you' to anyone, whereas in Sweden people like to be called 'sir' or by their title." Agrees Dutch Camera Distributor Peter Peperzak, 45, a four-time visitor to the U.S.: "The Americans are so open. You know immediately what they are. I like that, but sometimes it can be too much." The Wrights' happiest memory...
...Harry Nilsson, RCA; $5.98). Are there any surprises left in the record business? Two LPs after his auspicious transformation from pop poet to hard rocker, Nilsson steps forward as crooner of a dozen old goldies like As Time Goes By and I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now. Such an exercise in nostalgia is a precious fancy that Nilsson manages to bring off because his crooning is so fancy-free. He has an original crooning style that is notable for its freedom from the Sinatra mannerisms that have intimidated a generation of pop balladeers. Gordon Jenkins' luxurious string...
Solti today has a depth, a broader grasp and surer hand than ever. Still intense and energetic by any standards, he nonetheless is mellower, more at ease. Birgit Nilsson, the supreme Wagnerian soprano, notes: "In his early days he was so energetic, so impulsive. He built one climax on top of another. You felt like you were going to explode. Now he knows how to relax...
...musicians ever look at a conductor in exactly the same way. Where Friedman sees the metaphysical and Nilsson a mellower Solti, Flutist Debost sees the diabolical: "There is something of the wolf or the Hun about Solti. As he conducts, his eyes turn into cracks, his ears become pointed, and you can sort of imagine him riding a horse bareback across the steppes...
...Clearly Now, was also reggae. Johnny Rivers' Rockin' Pneumonia-Boogie Woogie Flu is reggae, although, title to the contrary, his L.A. Reggae album lacks true reggae's eccentric upside-down shuffle beat. Three Dog Night's Black and White qualifies and Harry Nilsson's Coconut (1972) has a whiff of the island sound...