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ARTISTS' RECEPTION
Wednesday, December 6, 1989, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Honoring the following
New Art Exhibits
DICK DAVISON: From the Leonard's Auto Parts Series
INTRODUCTION: NINA BEALL
LEE ESTES: Parochial Subjects
Located in the Southwest Corner of the Memorial Student Center opposite the Post Office
Admission Free
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FORMAL WEAR
COLLEGE STATION
1100 Harvey Road • Next to Post Oak Mall • 693-0947
Rush explores
with reflective
human nature
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By Chuck Squatriglia
Of The Battalion Staff
Rush always has been regarded as
“a thinking man’s band.” Like al
chemists, they fuse literature, fan
tasy and science with music to form a
sound all their own. With Presto,
their latest release, they add social
criticism to the mix.
Although Presto is not a “concept”
album, the 11 songs presented on
this effort all comment on human
nature. Among other subjects, Rush
explores lack of trust, suicide, vanity
and insecurity, the marketing of pol
iticians and social and environmen
tal concerns.
The album also marks the open
ing of a new chapter for the band.
On their last four albums. Rush ex
perimented heavily with synthesizers
and electronic percussion. With Pre
sto, these instruments still are used,
but now are merely used to augment
the music, not to dominate it.
A duality to the music also is pre
sented on this album — the first naif
continues the trend set forth with
Rush’s last album, Hold Your Fire,,
but the second side is almost a
throwback to the 2112 and Hemi
spheres era.
The music has little, if any, syn
thesizers or electronic percussion,
and the title track marks a welcome
return of guitarist Alex Lifeson’s ex
cellent acoustic guitar playing. In
deed, Presto contains some of Life-
son’s best playing since 1981’s
Moving Pictures.
Although none of the songs ever
will become a number one hit, they
are all good songs showing Lifeson’s
and vocalist/bassist/keyboardist
Geddy Lee’s composing skills and
drummer Neil Peart’s skill as a lyric
ist. (Try to find lyrics like “tides re
spond to lunar gravitation / every
thing turns in synchronous relation.
. .winds are stirred by planets in ro
tation” on a Bon Jovi or George
Strait album.)
The album starts off with “Show
Don’t Tell,” an examination of peo
ple’s lack of trust and the fact that
people tend not to believe anything
unless first offered proof.
The commentary continues with
“The Pass.” Rush makes it known
that there is nothing romantic or
commendable about suicide: “So
meone set a bad example / made sur
render seem all right. . .no hero in
your tragedy / no daring in your es
cape / no salutes for your surrender /
nothing noble in your fate.” The
perfect marriage of Peart’s lyrics and
Lee and Lifeson’s reflective music
make “The Pass” one of Presto’s best
tracks.
Rush addressed the subject of
teenage insecurity and alienation in
“Subdivisions,” from 1982’s Signals,
and returns to it with “War Paint.”
The song is a study of vanity and in
security and an advisement to accept
others: “all puffed up with vanity we
“Su perconductor" has a hooi
that gets feet tapping, which
prising because the song deals'
serious topic — the market!
politicians. Only Rush could
nine a driving, almost danceabli
with lyrics like “orchestrateill®
superconductor / watch his
move. . .hoping you’ll believe
signing to deceive.” The soaj
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Rush never has been afraid to change styles and
experiment with new sounds. Presto is yet another
testament to their philosophy. The band makes no
attempt to simplify its music to reach everyone, nords
they candy-coat their lyrics or write cliche songs ate
sex, drugs and rock ’n’ roll.
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see what we want to see. . .boys and
girls together / mistake conceit for
pride / ambition for illusion / dreams
for self-delusion.” This song also
features excellent three-part har
mony, with Lee singing lead and
producer Rupert Hine joining Life-
son on backing vocals.
“Presto,” the album’s title track,
starts the second hall of the duality
expressed on the album. Lifeson’s
acoustic guitar cuts through Peart’s
driving beat like a knife, and the
strummed chords are reminiscent of
the material found on 1978’s Hemi
spheres. This homage to their ear
lier material is continued with the
song’s flight-of-fancy lyrics about
love.
Further references to past work
can be found on “Chain Lighting,”
the beginning of which bears a
haunting, almost exact reproduction
of the beginning of “Witch Hunt,”
from Moving Pictures.
features more of Hines c* (l
hacking vocals.
Rush addresses the mult®
problems facing society andtk
vironment, such as AIDS,acid
pollution and the thinnins 1
sphere, on “Red Tide." Tlit ‘
paints a bleak portrait oft!
events, but also makes a
tion: “too late for debate/took
ignore. . .now’s the time tot®
tide / now’s the time to fight
not go gently to the endlesi*
night.”
Rush never has been aft*
change styles and expeiiniei!
new sounds. Presto is yet at'
testament to their philosoplf
band makes no attempt to #
its music to reach everyone,®
they candy-coat their lyrics®
cliche songs about sex, dr®
rock ’n’ roll. For these reason!
has accumulated a fiercely 1®
lowing, and this albumsison<
fans should be sure to buy.
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Aggie Players open auditioi
for spring production casts
Auditions for two of the Aggie
Players’ spring semester produc
tions, The Fantasticks and Gam
bler’s House, will open Wednes
day at 6 p.m. in the Rudder
Forum.
The tryouts for both shows will
consist of “cold” (unrehearsed)
readings.
Students ifiterested in trying
out for roles in “The Fantasticks”
also should prepare 32 bars from
a musical of their choice.
The Fantasticks, one of the
most successtui uiusicals u*
time, tells a story of young'
and growing up.
Gambler’s House, a play ^
the Spanish Golden Age, is* 11
of an inept gambler who risk'
erything for the ultimate win®
hand.
Women’s roles for Gan#
House will be cast from Elf'
Experimental theater membf®
For more information, cal
Aggie Players at 845-2621.
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