Who 's Making Lo ve - Blues
Brothers - Atlantic/ 3785
From the brand-new Brothers'
album Made In America is this re-
made , updated version of the mid -
Sixties soul smash _ It's always been
one of my favorites, and this live
recording from the Belushi , Ackroyd
and company US tour will certainly
be a show-stopper wherever it's
played. Of course , it's danceable and
you can't help but love the lyrics. I'm
glad someone's giving the old "soul
men" some recognition : 10 out of 10.
Without You - Melissa Manchester
- Arista/ AS0579
And while we're on the re-makes ,
here's a standard that could be a hit
for anyone who releases it , at any
time . H arry Nillson gave this
Thomas Evans and the late Peter
Ham (of Badfinger) composition the
male rendition, and now just about a
decade later , the female inter -
pretation comes courtesy of Ms.
Manchester. The lyrics were meants
to be sung in a powerful way , and
that 's just what she's done . And this
in turn "fires up" the orchestration .
The best of both worlds meet on this
all-time classic; 8 out of 10 or better .
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Seven Bridges Road - Eagles-
Asylum/ 47100
O n the lp version they state at the
beginning that they were taught the
song by a Stephen Young from San
Diego. The acapella start makes you
think back to old Poco or old Eagles,
for that matter. The song moves into
an up-tempo acoustic sound that
highlights the crisp harmonies of the
group . It tells a story and that's
where the country influence comes
in . Then it ends as it started-
acapella. O ut of the ordinary music
from a "live" lp which featu res
recordings from as long ago as 1976
and as recent as July , 1980. A good
set and a very easy-to-listen-to
single: 9 out of 10 on highest chart.
You - Earth Wind And Fire-
Columbia/ 11 -11407
What can one say about Maurice
White which hasn't already been said
already? He's one of the greats. He
knows how to put words and music
together to make songs. Not since
"After The Love Has Gone" hs
EW&F been so mellow. This love
song makes the wait worth it. It's
fabulously beautiful ; 10 out of 10 on
highest chart.
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Centuri pacts to fly Phoenix
HIALEAH, Fla.-Centuri , Inc . has
entered into a licensing agreement
with Amstar Electronics Corp. to
manufacture Phoenix, a space war
video game.
The joint announcement was
made by Centuri President Edward
Miller and Amstar Executive Vice
President Hank Vandendop. Under
the terms of the agreement , Centuri
has the exclusive rights to Phoenix in
both upright and "maxi" models for
the United States, Canada , and
Central and South Amer ica .
Cocktail table distribution rights
have been assigned to the Bally
Group by Amstar.
"Phoenix, recently introduced in
the Japanese and European
markets , is proving to be an ex-
tremely popular game with excellent
income reports in both the upright
and cocktail versions ," according to
Miller . " We anticipate a similar
response from both the North and
South American markets."
Phoenix is a highly progressive
space war game in which the player
controls his missile on a mission
through the universe, said the
manufacturers. The player embarks
on his mission with orchestrated
music setting the tone of the game .
The planets and galaxies constantly
roll before the player as realistic
space graphics maintain a continual
vertical motion on the sc ree n.
During the space journey, the player
is attacked by enemy Phoenix war
birds . The player must defen d
himself by hitting the Phoenix birds,
scoring and clearing a path for
continuous journey through space.
Five action -filled frames of on -
slaught and maneuvering bring on
enemy war birds during each round
of play, and the game's pace gets
faster with each rou nd . The fi nal
frame introduces the giant e nemy
s paceship carrier , hol d ing an d
protecting the enemy alien that is out
to destroy the player missile. He is
escorted by a convoy of enemy war
birds, and the final challenge per
round is to break through the huge
spaceship and eliminate the alien
creature .
A barrier shield button a nd
brilliant Phoenix bird sounds and
graphics are just a few of the features
of Phoenix which enhance player
appeal.
"We are pleased to be working
with Amstar in the licensing of
Phoenix for North a nd So uth
America ," Miller sai d . Centu r i
distributors were to receive their
samples of Phoenix uprights in
January , with volume deliveries of
both the upright and maxi models set
for later in the month .•
Ed Mille r, president of Cen turi, Inc. (left) and Amstar Ex ecutive Vice President
Hank Va ndendop in Hialeah signal their agreement o ver marketing rights to
Ams ta r's Phoe nix space war video.