Show The Utah Statesman Ronstadt Wednesday September 2 1 1 9T8 Page 7 1 releases new LP Stagnating in the USA ’ the kev element in Mofinykmd U hrther on- is of a species or survival ijdiMing and maintaining ituming in the music in fcprrsur status - the prime &rv flexibilitv The Heath ognized Jiand by becoming virtuosos of of matility remained at the top Jrock world throughout theshif sand 9 of the ulir' Iinda mj became thi top female Roostadt bv rock war of the seventies knack fcmonstating an umannv Versatility is Collegiate comedy comes through in ‘Animal House’ ri If there ha ever iwn a movie that in idea! to ee at the of another year of athool National Umxfn her tny Ronstadt album a crazy quilt of musical Rile jewn toget her hv 'he thread of Ronjtadt vocals the vanetv of composers whose works apfiear on keer and of officer who i a Adolph it ler one la album is impressive Chut k Bcrrv Himmerstein 1 Robinson biggest fault can be llubuted to producer I’eter Asher a easily as to Ronstadt The arrangements for eat h lra k are nearly identical to th' se usevf by the trginal composers and performers Tina when one hears a trark such is Berry I ' Back in the ISA ' one wonders how Asher managed to werdub Ronstadt s vocals so well ®to the original 19S9 recording Of raurse there s nothing wrong with The album s an HO IV rompaionle a cast of relative with the exception of John iieluMhi from "Saturday Dniveral Hu lure look a Night i ham e on the ac ting in this mov ie Hluhi pay off in the role of a totally eccentric mrniUr of House the wort fraterm tv at Faber College The ret of the acting although not nearly a trong a )leluhi s i fairly high quality with the exception of John Vernon a Dean Hornier This wa a dull role to tart with and Vernon only manage to make it more dry Hv Costello ilbums coure uing Ih-lt- d Lissda Ronaladt prior to her new haircut woo a concert audience sticking to It s just a not tried and true form very adventurous Ronstadt s backup band par ticularly guitarist Waddy VSachtel and percussionist Russ Kunkel sounds lifeless when compared with their previous work Only David Sanborn on alto sax adds spark to the music Thera are a few high points on the album Rondstadl a mournful vocals on "White Rhvthm A Blues ' make the obligatory J D Souther track a standout Her ren dition of Flvis lreslev s Iaive Me Tender" may not replace the King in the hearts of Flvis fans but they U certainly pause to listen "Alison" an Flvis Costello original is highlighted by San born's sax solos and Ronstadt s throaty vocals "Living In the USA" is a solid but unspectacular effort It will satisfy longtime Ftonstadt fans without whetting their appetites for more of the same For lands Ronstadt the time has come to move ahead or step aside ' Airplay Albums K J KJ FM Sept 27 30 on Wednday-A- I I sat st midnight for hroadi l!H fd Strwsrt "Tim Passages" Thursday Linds Ronstadt "Ijving in the USA" Delta Stranger" burdensome fraternity which is on prolmtion from the start for numerous violation (low (iPA consumption of alcohol and SPECIAL GUEST STAR YVONNE ELLJMAN SPECTRUM Oct 148 pm Tickets $4 $5 I The film contain a large variety of cenea and needed and re eived a fine job of directing from John (wan di In addition the character wera well developed for a production with uch a large cant "Animal Hcmae deal with the AND IN THE of ac t iv it show Home soul At time some of the prank committed by the De lta tend lo lie extravagant or overdone The movie dor not paint a very ac curate picture of rollege life hut doe support Hilly Joel tluict that sinner have rmu h more fun than saint unknown Oscar Flvis Warren von Smokev and Hvis Preslev to Mine I few With suih an inspiring beup of srnters it is reasonable to an inspired performance expert from Ronstadt What we gel are unoriginal renditions of tach track making the album a vir toil rehash of previous Ronstadt would lreentlv nhowmg in Isogan thia movie come with complete everything a collegr or univeri(y could powibl v want or need a cafeteria food fight an hnglih pro feor who moke jwt plenty of Like ti ’Animal Honne have to lie it het r singing winding good or hard driving ountry ballads Ronstadt has focun Perhaps ataut her mwn complacent Living jutui If her new album a the USA' is anv mduation Rcestadt his begun to stagnate for v a indulgent e in immoral the college code Knowing that Iheir tune I limited the brother dec ide to go for broke In one funnv scene hut of the brother of !eita Houe all of whom are while show up at a hlac k night mc and attempt hut fail to a Friday Pablo I'ruis Th Sun" Saturday-Hill- "A PUca In Joal "Th I’he Sunday Night C om art Series feature Foreigner at 10 p m |