Show Wednesday December 5 1979 Page 1 4 The Utah Statesman A TODAY! potpourri of yulefide offering -- - i$ II 1$) (s “MINI” i: v) VT v li CONCERT usu Ensemble Sunburst Hendrix: back from the dead Lounge 1Z-3-0 b Rod Headrick A legend in his - on time and now the legendary Jimi Hendrix has a Christmas album credited to his name some nine years after his death 1 fediey The Little Drummer Boy Silent Xight and Auld Lang Syne is producer Alan Douglas' excuse for a Christmas aibum The music on the album was at Christmas ¥ a ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ NOW YOU CAN EARN OVER $6500 witharmyrotc tn l'eausr rT71 VMr when b nrw you can oom- enh smp " a vacancy is available y2° qua-fR”rvf or Guard unit and at the same time enroll in the ft TCadvwed owrse at Your Reserve or Quid yxir college E5 and l7el scKw 'ear as an Army RTC tvKed Sureeot °ll1LT31od r'ar ? of advanced ROTC youH be college 'on it! Soence at your sctxol Military 752-135- (§) ARMY ROIC recorded by accident b‘fore a recurding session at the Record riant in 1969 with Billy Cox and Buddy Miles Hendrix started to play some of his versions of these Christmas classics and Cox and Miles joined in the jam session to keep the holiday spirit alive Hen-dr- 7 style The Hendrix versions of the three seasonal classics are uh well not to cop out but they're Hendrix drugs and all You are sure to get a kick out of the music especially if you enjoy Hendrix in the first place However when' you pull the album out from inside its colorful cover you may be somewhat disappointed that only half of each side is cut with music Douglas must believe in quality and not quantity since side one has a mere five minutes and one second worth of Hendrix magic on it As for side two no you're not the proud owner of a one in million defective record but the victim of a conniving record producer who is out to make a buck knowing damn well that all you Hendrix record collectors are going to buy the album anyway If you want to complete your Hendrix record collection you'll need this album Even the five minutes and one though second of music are very good this is going a little far when it comes down to making bucks off legends of the well I guess that's what past Christmas ia all about Hair Designers agwwjg ARMY' VATIONAI GLARI1 ARMY RfSERYI x Appointments 55 N Main w 752-531- 0 r The Muppets outsing John Demzt by D L Mabery Things haven't been going too John Denver lately Commercially and creatively the man well for peaked in 1976 Finding himself with a lot of spare time on his hands Denver went on to bigger and better things like his acting debut in Oh God: and hoarding natural gas at his Aspen retreat Ah but the rich get bored so quickly and ostensibly Denver is ready once again to get back into the spotlight And what better vehicle than to share billing with touches of pedal steel woodwinds Kermit pop1 sings his personal Christaal "Peace to last throughout to ing year" The cameo appeanm i Teeth and the Electric marks the highlight of dObil Together The Electric lfc rocks along with rsv ma( lines and loud drums li Dr K I cuts loose with "Little St Na This album is not like Ahi' the Chipmunks strictly for the kiddies Nor a A CM Together a timely rijufl i I season like the previously nhf M the Muppets? John Denver Christina! The Muppets are currently riding the Elvis Presley album of A Christmas Together ha high on the smash success of The Muppet Movie the musical which joyable triviality that Me A' launched Miss Piggy as a sex symdy and Sis can tnssne bol and Kermit as a auave leading season The album B to k man The Muppets being an agreeable bunch apparently haven't let suc- next to Tennessee Emit I Silent Night and to be pleyd the grandparents come ctfhg The next time the Muppki1 for the recording stadia ttayi should consider hooking ap some real animated types to Village People cess and recognition go to their collective heads and don't mind Denver's blatant social climbing However the Muppets should have protested the spectacled mop top getting top billing for it is the Muppets who shine here The music on A Christmas Together is simplistic as all the good Muppets tunes are and easy Eh 1 The Long Run The to sing along with Denver acta as your token straight man to the (Asylum) IA 2 Cornerstone Styx Muppets who are as always a joy Heel Out the 3 In Through to listen to Song) Miss Piggy's “umpb-pa's- " on Zepplin (Swsn Mac (' 4 Tusk Fleetwood “The 12 Days of Christmas" are Bros1 simply delightful and her perfor6 On The Radio-Gt- 1 mance on "Christmas ia Coining" One and Two Volumes will probably get her a Grammy mer (Casablanca) nomination 6 Journey Through Kermit being the chronic sentimentalist that he is gets the Life of Plants Stevie chance to expand his talents with (Tamla) his solo performance of "The Christmas Wish" As the studio hand supplies the proper musical (sMEHHy CHR1STMS Thanks for helping us complete our first year in the business Top albums |