The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 23, 1978 Page: 3 of 8
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records
Nova
Wings of Love
Usually when I least expect
it, an album comes along
which is very impressive, both
for its material and produc-
tion. Two that come to mind
are Boston's debut album and
Jefferson Starship's Red
Octopus. The past six months
have seen some occasional
good releases, but little truly
outstanding to counter-
balance the glut of mediocrity
on the market. In addition, it
has been a while since a
relatively unknown group
made it to the big time solely
on its merits.
Whether or not Nova will get
the attention it deserves for
this album is hard to say. A
public that has put the
soundtrack to Saturday
Night Fever at the top of the
charts has different criteria
for judging music than folk
like myself. Nevertheless, it's
nice to have space each week
for swipes at blandness.
Like much good music, the
material on Wings of Love
does not fall under ready-made
categories. It hovers some-
where between jazz, rock, and
something else. And I don't
mean the type of sound groups
like Chicago are into. The
members of Nova stand out as
first-rate musicians and
composers. Their playing is
both tight and individually
distinctive at the same time.
During the middle of the
Latin-based rhythm for "You
Are Light," Corrado Rustici
breaks in with a torrent of
guitar notes that typify his
clear, undistorted playing.
When the group leans toward
rock, as during the upbeat
"Golden Sky Boat," the
combination of Rustici's
guitar and Elio D'Anna's sax
is nothing short of mag-
nificent.
D'Anna's work throughout
Wings of Love shows
him to be a master of both the
saxophone and flute. His
haunting, flute opening on
"Beauty Dream/Beauty
Flame" leads into Renato
Rosset's delicate piano work,
followed by Rustici on a
Spanish-sounding acoustic
guitar. The synthesis makes
for a very intriguing flow of
music for the mind.
Not to be overlooked are Ric
Parnell on drums and Barry
Johnson on bass. Parnell
plays his drums for the
percussion instruments they
are, rather than flail away at
them like so many others
around today. On a cut like
"Marshall Dillon" he plays a
prominent part without being
overbearing in any way. Barry
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3/6
Colasco Engineers
3/6
Pratt-Whitney Aircraft Co.
3/6
Northwestern Life Insurance Co.
3/6
MCI Telecommunications Corp.
3/7
Gulf Oil Corporation
3/7
Proctor & Gamble Co.
3/7
Aetna Casualty & Surety Division
3/7
CAPSON-Navy Civilian Personnel
3/8
Toys-R-Us
3/8
Harris Corporation, Computer Systems
3/8
Goodyear Aerospace Corp.
3/8
Crum & Forester Insurance Co.
3/8
Braden Steel Corp.
3/8
Arizona Public Services Co.
3/9
Dresser Industries
3/9
Control Data Corporation
3/9
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.
3/9
C.E. Lummus Company
3/9
Xerox Corporation
3/10
Merichem Company
3/10
Motorola, Inc.
3/10
Ejitex, Inc.
3/10
M.K. Rivers Division
3/10
American Hospital Supply Corp.
Have you checked the Federal Summer Job Announce-
ment No. 414 for no test required openings?
Johnson handles his bass in
an adaptable manner,
changing smoothly from jazz
to funk to rock. His lilting bass
line for "Last Silence," a
rather Mangione-type melody,
helps make it one of those
peaceful arrangements that is
very relaxing to listen to.
It is impossible to choose one
or two top cuts from the album,
because each of the songs is
excellent for its own distinct
reason. For instance, the
softly lyrical "Loveliness
About You" provides a perfect
background for the sax solo in
the middle. If you like
progression of tone, "Blue
Lake" opens with a gentle
vocal chorus and builds to a
scalar instrumentation that
blends words and music very
nicely.
You can see that I like this
album a lot, and recommend it
highly. Listen to it. Several
times. If Wings of Love sees
commercial response, you can
get the jump on everybody else
and tell your friends that you
knew it would be a success all
along. Regardless, you will get
the chance to enjoy a
magnificent album that offers
music worth repeated
listenings.
Rate: I
—jim fowler
DOOHESBUKY
MR. WILLIAMS ?
r
OKAY, MR. DUKE,
I'M ALL EARS.
S/iFl i WHY SHOULD I
•=££u.:; HIRE WAS
: V MY GENERAL
■fear- MANAGER?
MR. DUKE, I THINK
YOU'RE QUITE MIS-
TAKEN ABOUT THE
I EXTENT OF THE PILL
• PROBLEM, WHY, NFL
0 OFFICIALS GIVE ANTI-
* DRUG LECTURES
1 EVERY MONTH..
YEAH, AND
%1 OF YOUR
PLAYERS ARE
LAU6HIN6
THEIR JOCKS
OFF THE
WHOLE VME!
/
2-22.^
MR. WILLIAM, I HOPE
I'M NOT BEING OUT OF
LINE IN TELUNG YOU
THAT I THINK 1 UNDER-
STAND YOUR PROBLEM.
BASICALLY, YOU'RE HOT
FOR. THE SUPER BOUJL!
\
*. AND WE IN THE FRONT
OFFICE OFFER MR. DUKE
OUR WARMEST WELCOME
i TO THE REDSKINS OR-
-• GANIZAVON!"..OKAY,
o WE'LL TAKE QUESTIONS
..MOREOVER, I RESENT THE
TONE OF YOUR QUESTION!
IF MR. WILLIAMS HADN'T
[FOUND ME FULLY QUALI- i;
■=' FtED, imJLtm
'Be HERE! J
fT>
MR. DUKE!
THANK YOU,
SIR! IT'S
RIGHT ON
TIME! WEL~
GOOD TO
COME TO
BE BACK!
REDSKIN
COUNTRY!
BECAUSE, MR. WILLIAMS,
YOU'RE A MAN WITH A
PROBLEM. YOU'VE TRADED
AWAY ALLYOUR DRAFT
CHOICES, AND ALL YOU'VE
GOT LEFT IS A GANG OF
ATROPHYING OLD 6EE2ERS!
\
MR. WILLIAMS, YOUR PLAYERS
ARENT PILLHEADS BECAUSE THEY
WANT ID BE. HELL, NOBODY LIKES
TAKING PILLS! THEY TARE 'EM
BECAUSE THEY'RE CONCERNED
ABOUT WHAT THE NEXT ATHLETE
MI6HT BE DOING ! /
CAN YOU
6ET ME
THERE, MR.
DUKE3.
WITH TIME* WITHOUT
QUESTION, SIR! BUT
I'D BE REMISS IF
I FAILED TO MEN-
TION THAT MY TAL-
ENTS ARE IN CON-
SIDERABLE DEMAUP
NOW!
MR. DUKE, AS FAR
AS WE CAN TELL,
YOU BRING NO
RELEVANT EXPERI-
ENCE TO YOUR JOB.
COULD YOU COM -
MENT?
/■s
YEAH. THAT'S
A COMPLETE
BUNCH OF
GARBAGE.
BUT WOULDN'T YOU
AGREE SOME OF THE
OTHER APPLICANTS HAD
FAR BETTER CONTACTS
WITHIN THE ^
LEAGUE?
/
NO, NO, I WAS JUST
HERE AWHILE AGO
NATIVE OF FOR A CONFIRMATION
nr? HEARING ONMVAP-
u L' ■ POINTMENT AS AM-
BASSADOR TO CHINA!
/
BACK?
YOU'RE A
u
NOW, IN A YEAR OR SO, YOUR
. ■ OPTIONS WILL BE OPENING
UP. BWT IN THE MEANTIME,
YOU NEED SOMEONE WHO
. CAN KEEP THE OLD-TIMERS
X KEYED, CONFIDENT, AND
* OUT OF PAIN! /
WELL, DO
YOU THINK
YOU COULD
LIVE WITH
*100,000
] A YEAR ?
W '
HMM-. I'D
LIKE TO, SIR, I
REALLY MOULD.
BUT WITH MY
MOTHER IN THE
HOSPITAL NOW..
/
BESIDES MY RECORD IN ADMINISTRA -
VON, 1 BRING TO MY JOB AN AWE-
SOME EXPERTISE IN SPORTS MEDI-
CINE. IT WILL BE MY DUTY TO SEE
THAT EACH AND EVERY MAN 15 SAFE-
LY WIRED BEFORE HE GOES OUT ON
THATBALL
FIELD!
\
LISTEN, SONNY, MY NEGOTIATING
EXPERIENCE IS A LOT MORE VAL-
UABLE TO THE CLUB THAN OLD
SCHOOL TIES! WE'RE ALSO TALK-
ING BREED/N6 HERE, BUDDY,
AND TNTE6R/TY ANP.. AND-
BOFFO. I WAS
HOW'D
COMPLETELY
EXONERATED.
IT GO?
HOUl'S THE
VEAL HERE3
tU - /
COULD
p-| ji YOU BE
MORE
< SPECI-
7 \ FIC?
SURE! SUPPOSE,
JUST SUPPOSE,
YOU'VE BEEN
PLAYING KILMER
ON ONLY 50MGS
DEXEDRJNE, SEE?..
f/7 ~
Its A REAL
PROBLEM, SIR!
0H-
m OH, i
AND I'LL TELL
YOU, SOMETIMES
Ipi) see.
rr JUST BREAKS
W'
MY HEART TO
SEE IT! /
if
BUT YOU SAY
YOU'VE HAD
SOME EXPER-
IENCE IN
i THIS AREA7
/
I'VE BEEN
AROUND TUB
TRACK A FEW
TIMES, YES.
/
PITY. COULD 0H> lhB
YOU SUGGEST HEW MTH
$ ANYONE MOM: THIS
~'<T= ELSE WHO.. IS TOO IM-
PORTANT!
MEANmiilL MHKS
inrniYOF CONTRACT FOR COM
KX m/my'
'PILLS?
y i \ U
(s>
WHY AM I
WASTIN6 MY
TIME? READ
HIM MY BIO.
\
BORN iN A
LOG CABIN
IN 1933,
MR. DUKE..
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Parker, Philip. The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 23, 1978, newspaper, February 23, 1978; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth245363/m1/3/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.