ROCK-A-RAMA
RODERICK FALCONER-New Nation United Artists) :: Now that everybody from the Cult to Sparks to Iggy (?) has agreed to bury the swastika, along comes Roderick Falconer to cash in on the presumed pseudo-Nazi void. The joke’s on you if you’re enough of a dumkopf to buy this album, as the “New Order” trappings of the jacket and liner have nothing at all to do with the music, which is the usual singer-songwriter hippiebilly cliches, his divine muse at least one pop album.
ROCK-A-RAMA
RODERICK FALCONER-New Nation United Artists) :: Now that everybody from the Cult to Sparks to Iggy (?) has agreed to bury the swastika, along comes Roderick Falconer to cash in on the presumed pseudo-Nazi void. The joke’s on you if you’re enough of a dumkopf to buy this album, as the “New Order” trappings of the jacket and liner have nothing at all to do with the music, which is the usual singer-songwriter hippiebilly cliches, his divine muse at least one pop album. As a Bryan Ferry, Rod Falconer would make a better Jim Nabors. R.R.
TOM WATTS-Small Change (Asylum):: Less of the grease bowl tuck ‘n’ roll space-line-ona-bass-line than you’d expect. Heavy on the booze ballads if ya wanna know the truth— somber somnambulance at soundalike junction when the shit hits the gravel pits. But if it’s variety you want, here’s a secret: play it at 45 RPM and the gruff huff turns into Paul Williams after 20 hack-packs and you can still understand every word! M.D.