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He hasn ' t suffered enough.
What a drag
that's this summer all
Beach Boys Jan & Dean. right but, sung like that, buoyant. Of
Because he stole everything from
the old rockers only Chuck Berry still
Because he is American and all rock
geniuses are British. carries this charge. Bad times, good
music. Marching in the streets music,
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A right jab followed by a quick left
hook . Titbits
Bobb B. Soxx or the Hollywood Ifiuum If you don ’ t already know Mott the
Argyles. Hoople’s “All the Young Dudes’ is a
His sand- box sox. stunning single and Peter Frampton’s is
17. What Beach Boys single was issued Hriun, a passing fair album. Otherwise sweet
under the name Brian & Mike? fuck all has happened. The football
(A.) " Genin Hungry” CONTINUED FROM PAGE 34. season opened and the summer Great
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18. Name a Beach Boy song that uus Western Festival closed. I just heard a
based on a Chuck Berry* song. Some of these rock players are the man on the radio say that this year’s
(A.) Name one that wasn t. scum of the earth. song of the hump- backed whales isn’t as
19. Was Roger Christian and who did - Rev. Noebel pretty as the ones they were singing
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Gary Usher? back in 1963 4. Ah well.
Must be a misprint. Since I was providing Rev. Noebel
Yea, but does Mike Love? And did with the opportunity to say anything he ©
you know that Van Dyke Parks? wanted, 1 asked his opinion of the rock
20. What has been the largest selling publications, like CREEM.
“Well, my opinion isn’t very high,
Beach Boys single? even though this is being printed in one Snapshots
(A.) " Good Vibrations "
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21. Who has been Brian Wilson ' s major of them. They’re pushing the rock drug
production inspiration? Name one song subculture onto unsuspecting 13 and CONTINUED FROM PAGE 43.
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the Beach Boys have done in tribute to 14 ycar- olds. They are read by gullible really promote. They’ll book you into a
him. kids who think these cats (Cat Stevens? lot of places you normally wouldn’t
(A.) Phil Spector; " There s No Fritz the Cat?) are really heroes and work. Most of the big agencies will book
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when they ’ re not, they’re stinkers.
Other (Like My Baby) " or " Then I you into only major markets, wait until
Kissed Him " or maybe even "1Can Hear They’re immoral, illiterate and for these you’ve burned yourself out, and then
Music.” publications to keep playing them up as drop you. The biggest difference is that
heroes, they’re playing up the wrong
22. What do the 32s on the cover of side of society, as far as I’m concerned. these guys care”
Little Deuce Coupe mean? 0 0 0
(A.) 1932 I would agree with a writer in St. Louis Martha’s Vineyard is a long way from
23. Who was Tony Asher, who co- wrote who said after inspecting the morals of Macon. Alex Taylor, who has two
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some lyrics on Pet Sounds? What hap - the rock n roll set, he found that the - Capricorn albums, maintains a home
pened to him? jet set looked like ‘pantywaist Victor and budding chicken empire on the
(A.) He was an advertising execu-
ians. ’ And I’m arguing that rock n ’ roll
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tive. and probably still is. is tearing down the morals of our kids island. ‘The main advantage, ’’ the way
Alex sees it, “is that [Capricorn’s] a
24. Name the only Jewish Beach Boy. and a lot of other things besides. ’’ relatively small operation. You’ve got
(A.) You should know better. I can’t believe he said the whole the advantages of a small label where
(Would you believe Murray Wilson?) thing. you can get right to the head man
25. Two-Part Essay Question t? without any problem, but on the other
a) Explain why Brian Wilson is a hand, you’ve got the advantages of
genius. LCTTCR. Warners huge distribution. It’s perfect,
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Brian is a genius because he talks almost.”
about “health food albums. ’’ FROm Almost. Alex is currently having
He must be a genius. He hasn ’ t some problems with Walden, and the
written a good song in six years and future of their association is up in the
you ’ re running eight pages on him. BRITOin air. Alex is slightly older than your
Because he is, that ’ s all. average struggling rock and roll singer,
him. God died, but Brian took over for - CONTINUED FROM PAGE 36. and Walden ' s grueling tour formula is in
direct conflict with the time he feels he
Brian Wilson was a genius but Prep
must devote to his home and family. “I
aration H took care of that long ago. the latter to summarise The American don’t really know how this is going to
Condition and, despite Ralph Gleason,
I don ’ t care if he has an IQ of 164; politics is not a matter of knowing all be resolved,” he said, “but I’ll tell you
anybody who can knock of a fifth of the great quotations. We have to make one thing. Regardless of what might
Jack Daniels by himself is a genius in specific choices in specific situations happen in the future, I have the utmost
my book. and rock provides some of the energy, respect for Phil Walden as a manager
b) Explain why Brian Wilson is not a exhiliration, and (this summer) heat we and a man. Our philosophies might not
genius. need. I’m with the young dudes: exactly match up, but what he * s done
Because a fat Brian Wilson on stage down there is tremendous. ’
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is better than no Brian Wilson on stage. And my brother’s back at home ••*
A genius would know that. With his Beatles and his Stones, At this very minute, the Allman
Nobody is. We never got it off Brothers are hard at work cutting their
He ’ s freaked out on a mystic trip. On that revolution stuff. next album. Eat A Peach was easily
He’s not my boyfriend. What a drag. their most successful album, and the
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