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AUDIOBOOK SUPPLEMENT
HARPER AUDIO
JACK PRELUTSKY/Something Big Has Been Here; New Kid on the Block; Pizza the Size of the Sun: The children’s poet laureate comes forward with three new CDS, each available individually, that are stocked to the gills with new songs and poems to keep the kiddie set entertained when you need it most. Part of the new movement away from the cloying stuff that made parents violent over time, this is stuff that was made for quality time, even if your main objective is to shut the little monsters up. The box says it’s ok for ages, but this is especially good for the young ones that you can’t shove off on school or pre-school yet as it really appeals to their inquisitive nature on all things wacky and childishly of center, like squishy things. If you’ve got little ones you need to tranquilize and prefer to keep them away from medication, check this out and you’ll see why Prelutsky’s the man.
DVD SUPPLEMENT
MVD
LEONARD COHEN Under Review 1934-77: Ah, roll the clock back 30 years to when the poet of gloom was making a bid for pop stardom by hooking up with Phil Spector for what would turn out to be a reviled album that really wasn’t all that bad. Cohen still had thick hair, hadn’t been ripped off by his manager and Spector was a media figure for his alleged fancy shooting tricks. There’s been subsequent coverage of Cohen as his career has gone through various positions, but this is the first real appraisal of his work in then real time and it’s fun to look back at what was so serious at the time. This is a dandy vid find for the hard core Cohen fan, especially if they were a fan at the time this was made.
517 (Sexy Intellectual)
BOBBY RUSH/Live at the Ground Zero Blues Club: A delightful anachronism that keeps rolling after 50 years of banging out the blues, Rush is one of the last of the breed when it comes to blues showmen that know the southern chitlin circuit supper clubs like the back of his hand. Having had a turn in the mass spotlight with a song about oral sex many years ago, Rush is one of a kind and deserves as many turns in the spotlight as he can get. If you’ve never been to a hard core, real blues show, be glad for the convenience of dvd, put it on and find out why he’s getting a late career bump from the alternative tastes. Wild and raucous fun stuff that’s a clear cut reminder about when music was a lot more fun.
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TIM BUCKLEY/My Fleeting House: A video log of Buckley as you have seen him and haven’t seen him. With clips ranging from “The Monkees Show” to “Old Grey Whistle Test”, the cult figure gets a lot more of his due than just being Jeff’s father. Quite the hip cat in need of some direction, he broke a lot of ground in a short time and it’s easy to see why so many alternative musos cite him as in inspiration and influence. Covering all phases of his career, this look back sets the pace for future looks back at cult artists that don’t deserve to be swept aside by time.
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PARAMOUNT HOME VIDEO
ODD COUPLE First Season: Doc Simon and the gang had what looked like a hard row to hoe in following up the pic with a tv show so quickly. The stars were smiling because everything clicked and Tony Randall and Jack Klugman coming in to your house every week made you forget Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau made the roles their own so recently. Even in the face of the days of rage and America being as divided as anything, “The Odd Couple” took a simple premise and kept it fresh week after week, all the way to now across the gulf of time. The well decorated show looks great without commercials and it’s one of the classics that’s primed to be appreciated in a whole new way on dvd. With Paul Brownstein producing the set, there are the extra touches tv fans expect from him and the package works from top to bottom. Check it out.
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Volume 30/Number 157
April 6, 2007
MIDWEST RECORD
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CHRIS SPECTOR, Editor and Publisher
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