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THE BATTALION
Thursday, October 11, 1973
College Station, Texas
Page 5
Republicans Recover
From Financial Crisis
WASHINGTON <A>>—With its
big money contributors scared off
by the Watergate scandals, the
Republican party says it now is
recovering from financial crisis
with an army of small donors.
Little more than a month ago
party officials were lamenting
publicly that the two-party sys
tem was in danger because the
sources of Republican operating
funds were drying up.
Now, GOP National Chairman
George Bush says a direct mail
campaign has overcome the set
back and the party will end 1972
in the black and still outspend the
Democrats three to one.
What’s more, Bush says, most
of the money by far is coming
from the rank and file. So far
this year 85 per cent of the con
tributors have given less than
$100 each with an average gift
of $22.35.
In August, the GOP took in
$260,000 in contributions, against
a $400,000 monthly budget. But in
September, after massive mail
ings, income soared to $380,000.
The September figure is par
ticularly significant coming to
ward the end of the year. Most
political money flows in early in
the year.
Most of the September income,
$300,000 of it, came from the
under $100 class, party finance
chairman Pat Wilson says.
Wilson says that with some
cash already on hand, another
$300,000 would take care of Re
publican National Committee op
erations this year.
The national committee, under
new chairman George Bush, has
been trying, apparently with some
success, to divorce itself from the
scandals connected with President
Nixons re-election campaign.
“I hope you will agree that in
spite of the ill-advised actions of
certain employes of the admini
stration in connection with Water
gate, the Republican party leader
ship . . . will not roll over and
play dead,” solicitation letters
mailed out around Labor Day
said.
“The Democrats are trying to
bury the entire Republican Party
and thereby hurt the many honest
and sincere dedicated people who
are in the Congress, as well as
many who are in the administra
tion but who had nothing to do
with Watergate.”
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It is hard to describe the new
Elton John album, “Goodbye Yel
low Brick Road.” Mere words,
like pointless, dull, drab, unexcit
ing, stupid, blah and uneven
still leave a lot unsaid.
He came on like a flash four
years ago with “Elton John,” his
first album to be released in the
U. S. He followed that with
“Tumbleweed Connection” which
caused many persons, including
this writer, to believe that he was
truly the answer. He had the most
versatile voice known to rock. He
could hypnotize with a gentle
ballad or fill his voice with so
much raunch that he could rival
Mick dagger. No two songs
sounded alike.
He has not lost his voice so
much as he has just abandoned
exploring with it. He comes across
now like some aspirant pop star
trying to sing like Elton John. No
two songs sound differently.
“Road” is a two record set, El
ton’s first double LP. Very few
people have been able to produce
a double album without throw
ing in a lot of filler or a couple
of clinkers that would be edited
out of a single LP. Elton John
is more guilty of this than most
as he would be hard pressed to
filter two sides of creditable ma
terial out of this mess.
We can’t place all the blame on
the redolent Mr. John since the
lyrics come from the pen of Ber-
nie Taupin, his faithful compan
ion. At one time, riding on the
strength of the first two Elton
John albums, he was considered
a serious enough writer to war
rant releasing an album of his
poetry. Now he is reduced to com
plaining about girls who do not
bathe enough. He also has a
bad habit of unneccessarily writ
ing in the first person. All but
two of the songs on the album are
written from this point of view
which leaves the listener d'e-
itached from whatever Taupin
wants to say.
The secret of Elton John’s mas
sive success and the failing point
of this album is that it does ev
erything to formula. There is ab
solutely, undeniably, irrevocably
nothing new to be offered from
this effort. All of his early efforts
are reincarnated here. “Your
Song.” is back in the form of
“This Song Has No Title.” “Croc
odile Rock” can be found in “Your
Sister Can’t Twist (But She Can
Rock ‘n’ Roll).” The strings that
graced all his previous albums
are back and to his credit, Elton
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uses them more professionally
than any of his peers. Sometimes
they almost enhance his songs
but I would still like to see him
do away with them altogether.
They are not missed at all in
concert as witnessed on “11-17-
70”, his live album.
With all his failings Mr John
is foremost a professional. His
sidemen, Davey Johnstone on
guitar. Dee Murray on bass and
Nigel Olsson on drums, are among
the best in the business. Elton
himself has few peers on the key
boards. It’s too bad that he has
become lazy and Taupin has lost
his imagination because all the
plusses on the album are negated
by the lack of quality material.
This is Johnstone’s best album
and Elton is wisely spotlighting
him more and more but it’s a
pity the songs he has to work
with are so very, very weak.
Thanks to Donny and Mike at
Budget Tapes and Records for
supplying the album for this re
view.
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