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By Pat Matthews
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Changes on the platters
The music of today is reflective.
Anyone, in any walk of life, can
pull up a cllmfortable chair, put a
favorite album on the stereo and
relate to just about every lyric to
emerge from the speaker. I find
myself in that mood today. The lp
is Supertramp's live "Paris" and
the mood is one of anticipation
and joyful expectations. Life is so
full of change. Life is change, by
definition. Music changes for the
individual as well as the masses
and brings about change in the
lives it touches.
Hence, more change.
DREAMER-SUPERTRAMP-
A&M / 2269-S
Supertramp has been around
for some time, bus as in a lot of
other cases, has just reached the
masses. Of course, the "Break-
fast in America" lp was the
breakthrough and spawned no
less than three ultra-successful
singles, sold millions and re-
ceived Grammys for everything
from cover artwork to technical
production. Now, with the Jive
"Paris" lp from which this single
comes, it's time to let everyone
know there were a few albums
made before 1979. From the
"Crime Of The Century"lp from a
few years back, "Dreamer"
works well in concert. The
melody is almost child -like in
nature, but infectious when com-
bined with the lyrics of Roger
Hodgson. Already skyrocketing
up the charts; I give it a solid 10
out of 10.
THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS
-MICKEY GILLEY -Epic/ 9-
50940
After years of country success,
Mickey Gilley finally cracked the
Top 40 with Urban Cowboy's
"Stand By Me". Unfortunately
for Mickey-and the "other than
country" radio listener-that may
have been all the Top 40, at least
for a while. It's a shame, too. This
time out Mickey sings a tender
ballad of a love lost, then
regained. An extra helping of
piano, strings, and acoustic gui-
tar. Perfect country fare for a
deserving audience, from a new
album, too: 9 out of ten, country.
MASTER BLASTER [JAMMIN']
-STEVIE WONDER- Tamla/ T
54317F
It certainly has been a long
time since the scratch'n'sniff
"Secret Life of Plants" lp. (Never
could figure that one out.) Now,
obviously inspired by the hottest
summer in the history of mankind,
it's a Bob Marley tribute from the
"Hotter Than July" album. Initial
response has been tremendous as
Wonder attempts to do for
reggae what Blondie did for New
Wave and Donna Summer did for
disco-that is, expose it to more
than just a faithful few. And if
you're curious, you'll notice the
lyrical message is universal.
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Stevie Wonder is the Muhammed
Ali of the music world; he brings
people together. R&B and Pop,
10 out of 10.
MORETHANICANSAY-LEO
SAYER-Warner
Brothers/
WBS 49565
Now that he's back in the
public eye (he co -wrote Cliff
Richard's latest smash "Dream-
ing"), Leo Sayer grabs all the
attention
with this almost
country -ish ballad. It's sort of like
where Ringo Starr was at with
"Act Naturally". I guess you
might call it "British country."
Simplistic in chord structure, the
Alan Traney production more
than compensates. Sayer is brill-
iant in vocals, although they're a
far cry from "You Make Me Feel
Like Dancing" and that lot. It's
breezy and a pleasure to listen to.
Could be a winner: 7 out of 10 or
better.
SHE'S SO COLD- The ROLLING
STONES-Rolling Stones Rec-
cords/ RS 21001
This one should succeed where
"Emotional Rescue" failed. To
some the previous single was a
turn -off. It was mainly a dis-
appointment to the hard-core
Stones follower. It wasn't rock'n'
roll, but they bought it-so to
speak. In an almost Buddy Holly
vein, this one rocks. Mick and
Keith with the female trouble
almost ensures hit records, and
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The records are rated as follows: 10 out of 10 Top 10 peak; 9 out of 10
Top 20 peak; 8 out of 10
Top
30 peak; 7 out of 10
Top 40 peak; 5 or 6 out of 10
Somewhere in Top 100; 4 or less
Forget it, loser,
break in half.
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