CADET SLOUCH
by Jim Earle
Page 2
College Station, Texas
Wednesday, July 25, 1973
THE BATTALION
Batt Record Review
New LP From Old Byrd
By TED BORISKIE
Roger McGuinn’s big problem
is that he can never stay in one
place long enough. Brainchild of
the Byrds, he is one of the truly
innovative forces in rock (and
there are so very few of those).
He introduced Bob Dylan to
his greatest mass audience
through a string of Byrds hits
that were classified as “folk-
rock.” Later with “Eight Miles
High,” “Mr. Spaceman” and “5D”
he and the Byrds created “space-
rock” which is still being copied
today. Gene Clark’s fear of air
planes and McGuinn’s ego clashes
with other members of the Byrds
(notably David Crosby) were
spelling doom for the group as
they entered their last major
phase—“country-rock.” McGuinn
abandoned his 12-string guitar
which had been the group’s trade
mark and plunged into steel-
edged country, an apparent sui
cidal move. McGuinn made it
work but it cost him the last
two members of the original
Byrds, ironically to a country-
rock group, the Flying Burrito
Brothers.
“IPs a new style shoe that eliminates the grassbur
problem but still gives that casual, informal look!
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Crystal Tree Named
Dear Editor:
Reference is made to the arti
cle on the Crystal Tree in a re
cent issue of the Battalion (see
attached) and particularly the
reference to the Texas Forest
Service.
Admittedly, it is a difficult
tree to identify. Yet, let it not
be said that the Texas Forest
Service failed in its efforts to
give a proper scientific name.
What would it be without such
on this University campus.
After thoughtful study the fol
lowing is hereby given as the
official name: Kebrlestone tri-
limbus var. crystalline
The genius name incorporates
the studio and artist (LTV) in
volved in its creation. The spe
cies name is symbolic of the
three main limbs and the variety
name is obvious.
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Seen For Texas
to
The worst of the
HOUSTON-
1973 gasoline crunch in Texas
may have passed, but shortages
in other areas of the nation are
still causing inconveniences for
motorists, according to the Amer
ican Automobile Association’s
weekly fuel report.
In a telephone survey of 178
gas stations in 36 Texas cities
it was found that most stations
have all the fuel they can sell.
None of the stations contacted
reported gas rationing or alloca
tion. This was the first week of
the summer that the AAA survey
has reported no Texas rationing.
About 30 per cent of the sta
tions in Texas are still limiting
their hours of operation and
motorists need to be cautious
during the evening hours and on
Sundays.
Other areas of the nation ex
periencing shortages of gasoline
are western Kansas and the
states of Oregon, Utah and
Maryland.
Survey taken on Thursday,
July 19, 1973.
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The next few Byrds albums
were an uneven and haphazard
lot, notable mainly for their
variety of group members. A
few years ago, he found some
sidemen who pleased him enough
that he managed to hold them
together in some semblance of a
group for four albums, culmi
nating last year with “Farther
Along,” the best Byrds album
since the middle sixties. This
effort had the Berryesque “Tif
fany Queen,” the best rocker the
Byrds had ever recorded, along
with Clarence White’s strikingly
beautiful “Bugler.” At least the
Byrds were seeming to jell once
again.
This note of optimism was
soon overcome by another—the
original Byrds, finished with
their various ego trips, agreed to
let bygones be bygones and record
together again. It sounded too
good to be true. The event
proved greater than the music
as the album (released in March),
though technically perfect with
flashes of brilliance, was gen
erally uninspired and predictable.
McGuinn’s “I Was Born To Rock
and Roll” seems pale indeed in
comparison to “Tiffany Queen.”
Maybe we expected too much too
soon and the Byrds are really
only human and need a little
time to get the feel of playing
with each other again. So we
wait for their promised second
reunion album to be the one we
had hoped the first to be.
In the meantime, McQuinn, re
fusing to sit idly by, has released
a little gem of a record, his first
solo album, entitled “Roger Mc
Quinn.” Produced by David
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Crosby (he produced the Byrds
reunion album), it is a wonderful
showcase for McGuinn and all his
big name friends.
He kicks off the album with
his biggest name, Bob Dylan,
playing harmonica on “I’m So
Restless” while McGuinn adds his
own harp licks. It comes out not
surprisingly sounding like the
early Byrds. “My New Woman”
could have been lifted from the
grooves of “Deja Vu” which
proves McGuinn was not entirely
ignoring Crosby and friends dur
ing his lean years. This has all
the original Byrds on it and I
like it better than anything off
their recent album.
“Lost My Drivin’ Wheel” is a
good rocker with Jim Gordon
supplying the beat. It’s a shame
McGuinn can’t rock like this with
the Byrds. “Draggin’ ” is a
Beach Boys type with a former
Beach Boy, Bruce Johnston, sup
plying the Wilsonian “ooos.” This
has the best single potential of
any cut on the album.
Side two opens with “Bag Full
of Money,” a refugee of a mus
ical by McGuinn and Jacques
Levy that never came off. There
are six songs from that ill-fated
project on this album while others
have popped up on previous
albums. This is some sort of
veteran’s lament with a steel
intro by Buddy Emmons, the
most under-appreciated steel
player in the universe.
“Heave Away” is a traditional
whaling song McGuinn sings with
Spanky McFarlane (from Spanky
and Our Gang!). “M’ Linda” is
a calypso number with Hal Blaine
keeping the calypso beat while
McGuinn sings “I la la love m’
Linda.”
This album is not directional
by any means as McGuinn plays
wtih a variety of styles. It’s not
even all that new with six of
the seven McGuinn-penned tunes
coming from the years old liaison
with Jacques Levy. It is not
going to make dear Roger a
household name overnight.
It is, however, the most re
laxed and self-assured work to
come from McGuinn in years and
will do until the Byrds come
along with their next big one.
What more could you ask for?
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