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Show Chronicle - Page onday, September 26, 1988 airs Twenty-fiv- e to psGfoinnn) tomiiglhit Twisted, pop edge fosters distinction on the band's three most recent albums helped jettison them back into the public 3y Johnny Peqorelli Chronicle staff writer It's the first day of school and the only Vvav to get this quarter off to a good start is to blow-of-f homework tonight and go tee the Bears. Now just who are the Bears, some of jyou may be wondering. Formally, they are Adrian belew on guitar and vocals, Chris Arduser on drums, Bob Nyswonger on bass and Kob r etters on guitar. But more importantly, the Bears are one of America's more acclaimed straight old poprock bands. And while comparisons to stuff are fretoe Beatles' more light-heartquent for the Bears, it's Belew's twisted pop edge that gives tne band real distinction. eye (and earned the' band their first A Grammy nomination). And if you hear some interesting guitar on Paul Simon's Qraceland album, 4'' (: chances are that's Adrian Belew. Beyond that, Belew has released three very good solo albums, Lone Rhino, Twang Bar King and Desire Caught by the Tail which not only showcase Belew's considerable electricelectronic guitar prowess, but his ear for good pop melodies as well. And let's face it, not everyone can imitate the "ill sounds of power tools, rhinos, whales, seagulls and elephants with a guitar and No, they aint missionaries. They're the Bears, a pop band obsessed with everything still come up with catchy tunes. from complicated potatoes to dying mackerel. Nyswonger, Arduser and Fetters all hail " Belew himself is one of the most well- - from a band called the Raisins, who had ally ended up good buddies. known and respected guitarists perform developed quite a following after years of o And so the Bears were born. And after tonight at 8 p.m. Tickets are $6 for ing in rock and roll today. Over the years; jainming around that OhioKentucky part albums, The Bears and Rise and dents. The warm-u-p honors will be Belew has performed with the likes of of the country. Belew met up with the this band has received a fairly formed by Velvet Elvis, a quirky li'l pop while Raisin David some Frank Heads, Bowie, boys years ago touring solid supply of good reviews and is unit from Kentucky. You've got the rest of Talking Zappa, the Tom Tom Club and Laurie with his old band Sweetheart. They had a building a loyal audience. the quarter to catch up on your home-S-o Anderson. His work with King Crimson few beers, sniffed a little glue and eventu-check 'em out at the Union Ballroom work. t y' ed : stu-tw- per-Shin- 3 Author dissects turbulent '60s decade By Andrew Hunt McCarthy era). Caute is also careful to separate the New Left movement from the countercultural scene, "Despite the common sensibility joining the New Left to the counterculture, they were by no means identical," . Chronicle staff writer The Year of the Barricades David Caute Harper and Row -$24.95 hardcover -- ' . There has been a spate of books in recent years chroni civil rights and feminist cling the history of the anti-wamovements of the 1960s; And regretably, most of these books contain the same flaw: The authors have a tenden cy to lump the New. Left, cpuntercultural (hippie), Black and womens movements together into one big, reminisJ cent, unintelligible, inexplicable hodgepodge. Historian David Caute, author of The Great Fear (the most brilliant record of the McCarthy era to date), has taken the daring first step in attempting tg dissect and analyze the 1960s, focusing on the most turbulent year of the decade, 1968. . Instead of centering The Year of the Barricades around the most obvious icons of 1968 (Martin Luther King Jr., Bobby' Kennedy, Che, Ho Chi Minh, et al.), the bulk of Caute s book revolves around protest movements around the world, particularly in the United States. Early in the book, Caute makes important distinctions left and their mod between the Old Left (the ern disciples). and the libertarianMarxist foundations ol the New Left (the origins of which date back to the r, ! pre-195- 0s - CHOICE . . . Caute writes. "Between the 'politicos' and the hippies there was tension, even animosity. Many of the militant students of 1968 who occupied the universities and confronted the police in the streets wore short hair and would rather have swallowed castor oil than LSD." While Caute's perspective on the New Left and world protest movements is like a breath of fresh air, his leftist interpretation of events is tainted with a bit too much Caute sounds as if he thinks, at times, the New Left did more harm than it did good. Caute blasts the New Left for its sectarianism and rampant chauvanism (and rightfully so). But he also launches into a barjage of criticism against practically every other facet.of the protest movements. He attacks Soviet imperialism while simultaneously lamenting the leaders of the Czechoslavakian resistance for not anticipating a Soviet invasion. He chastizes French students and workers for failing to execute a successful, united revolt The list goes on. " - In spite of this minor, somewhat obnoxious shortraming, The Year of the Barricades offers a comprehensive and informative account of one of the most significant decades of the century and the lasting impact it left behind. nit t rr ; r 4 "i r,, x i i f" $Z:l i its, 3, V V - - V Proof of your individuality 1 hcthcr it's rock climbing, hang gliding, kayaking or river running, women today want a choicte. That's why more women are choosing the Utah Women's Health Center for all their health care needs. ySA W " Since 1974, the Utah Women's Health Center has responded to those needs. 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