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Wednesday, October 1, 1975 Scrimshaw Page 7 number of permutations, is not of just starting out. . "Hair" closed, but for these very interesting, but the singing is. Although they were scarcely three the party was not yet over Each of Barnaby Bye:s members more than a gleam in their record With a little trip to Europe, Bobby can sing lead and each can sing company's 'eye. Barnaby Bye and Peppy lovingly laid the lead well. The group creates a already radiate the aura of star- groundwork for Barnaby Bye. series of perfect four-part har- . dam. With old fashioned charm They returned in October, 1912 monies. The Barnaby Bye sound, and confidence combined with and, gathering up brother Billy, redolent of the Beatles in their hey- four-part harmonies that dazzle went out in search of a drummer. day, is applied to the Lennon- like 24 carat gold. Barnaby Bye They found Mike Ricciardella, an McCartney "She's Leaving Home" makes you feel like you've heard ex-member of Illusion, a small- and the result is captivating. them many times before. To listen time band that was growing The group also offers up its own to their debut LP, Room To Grow smaller. Mike had left its ranks to "Eleanor Rigby," a song called (on Atlantic Records), is to get a co-author a book on progressive "Jessie Girl," which portrays the permanent imprint of Barnaby's rock drumming, yet, to the other lonely death and burial of a candy sound. It's like mixing a mini- three members of the new Barnaby store owner as seen through the seance with Sargeant Pepper, and Bye, he was more than just a eyes of some children who were the the new ideas of hard driving rock. percussive maestro, he also had a woman's customers. On this tune, It's all those dandy images of raw set of vocal pipes that matched the group is properly sentimental passion prettily dressed up for an those of everybody else in the without becoming sticky and English Tea Party. The only thing -group. He was immediately lured "Jessie Girl" is the one Barnaby really American about these boys into Barnaby's ranks and became Bye performance that transcends is their citizenship-and their the fourth and final member. slickness. success story. Barnaby Bye began its love THE NEW YORK TIMES affair with Atlantic Records on a Oct.31,1913 _ Barnaby Bye was another of cold winter night at the snug New Barnaby Bye those musical buds that found its York bistro, Kenny's Castaways Barnaby Bye, a newly formed roots in Long Island. But, although Atlantic talent scout, Judy Knight, New York group making its debut they sprouted from the same so : arrived early at Kenny's dim, recording with "Room to Grow" that fertilized wrenching rocking marine-like quarters. She was continued from pg. 5, col. 5 (Atlantic Records SD 7273, $5.98), bands as the New York Dolls and planning to catch the second act' is a rock quartet that maintains an Lou Reed, Barnaby Bye was an but when she entered smack in the muny friends' who are in- anyone else who may someday individual stance while suggesting independent hybrid of the middle of Barnaby's set, she was dependents - in fact I live with one. want to pledge, to become in- echoes and vibrations from other American shores. They were, from swept away. It was true romance. Pledging, however, gave me the dependents, either. It works both groups-no mean feat in this the beginning, a band with a Less than a month later, the group opportunity to meet and become ways. I'm happy with my life at eclectrtc era. dream, a dream that transplanted was not on1y signed by Abmet close to a lot of people that I WMC - if he is not happy with his, them on musical wings across the Ertegun, the Turkish mogul, but otherwisewouldn'thaveknown-in don't blame it on some Throughout the album, the group seas to the hot London scene. Their the chief Atlantic executive not only my sorority, but others. I organization. Maybe he is the one sings and (especially well) har- dream took them back four years decided he wanted to co-produce don't think any of us feel that our with his head in the sand. monizes with what sounds like into the era when English Pop them himself. sisterhood is the fake "friendship Sincerely, cheerful innocence. Until, that is, music reigned supreme and Ahmet's baby, Room To Grow, for security" kind of friendship Kathy Clevenger you dig a little deeper into the lyric groups-like The Who, the Kinks, was a remarkably tight first that the Personal ViewPoint im- President, content of the songs, all written by and the Beatles were the won- 'album. High Spirit and fresh zest plied it is. Perhaps Bill Cochran SiF;ma Sigma Tau individual members. "Boopa," for derboys of the time. fiU the grooves and enthusiasm thinks sisterhood is just a silly example, contrasts the melodic leaps through the speakers. Billy- name for something that doesn't ,-_-:----:-:-_-:----,--::-_j lightness of, say, the old Lovin' The Barnaby Bye Dream grew tinkles on piano and dabbles with even exist. But being on the out- continued from pg. 3, col. 5 Spoonful with an adult lyric that from a unique double stem. Bobby various synthesizers. Bobby and side, he has no wayof knowing, and these guys are going to make it in a concerns the girl going with ,an and Billy Allesi, who, together, Peppy trade off grinding rootlessly no right to make that statement. big way. older man. "I Think I'm Gonna make up. one half of the group, are rocking riffs on guitars and bass, THE NEW YORK TIMES Like It" is a realistic story 01 a one- not only brothers, they are iden- while Mike beats out enough rythm As for the "disgustingly Jan. 13,1914 demeaning" practices engaged iJ;l "Rock press' members have also nighter, sung in a manner that tical twins. The look-alike Alessi to capture your heart. The vocals by the sororities - so far 1 have not looked to the rock quartet, Bar- immediately recalled the BeaUes brothers joined up with their long- are powerful-four boys with been forced to do anything which I naby Bye, in the hopes that this before Sergent Pepper com- time friends, Peppy Castro and enough lung force to blend up a mix considered disgusting or group would establish the Ne missioned them into relevance and Mike Ricciardella, fused into a that sounds like the Mormon demeaning. Hell week and Hell wYork of 1914 as another Nashville underground leadership. team, each of them writing songs, Tabernacle Choir and the Beatles night activities gave me a chance or Memphis or London, or another And so it goes. trading off instruments and together. Whether ripping into a to get to know my sisters, my San Francisco or Detroit of the Barnaby Bye, completely New blending their own ideas into the rocker like "Marsha Mamaillia" pledge class, and the sorority itself mtd-and-late-iseo's. Barnaby Bye, York with a background that group persona, Barnaby Bye. or laying down a catchy chorus a lot better. And I doubt that a few after all, was almost literally (individually) comprises "Hair," from "Boopa," Barnaby Bye harmless costumes or getting a scopped out of a local rock club, the Blues Magoos, Pendulum and It is not the first experience in comes across as a four-bodied, one- little _ dirty will warp my per- and rushed into the recording the Illusion, including some Contac the roving world of rockdom {or souled band. They close the album sonality for life. commercials along the way, is a any of the boys. Each of them has a with a tour de force rendition of the studio. In addition, three of the welcome addition to the roster of long list of lost rock and roll week- Lennon-McCartney gem, "She's Finally, I'm getting sick and group's four members were groups that are not hard, heavy or ends to back him up. Bobby and .Leaving Home," swathing the tune tired of people telling me that members of the Broadway cast of metal in approach, but are more Billy were in a group called in layers of ethereal harmonizin.g, fraternities and sororities run the "Hair" and the group currently than content to be up about what Pendulum, a nice band that broke they ingeniously turn the -song into social life on this campus. Does Bill does make its home on Long they are putting down in the up due to the classic malady known an audlo-alterpiece to the Pop Era. Cochran think a formal or a Island. grooves. as 'division of interests.' When Barnaby Bye is now busily at banquet or a party just happens to The group's debut, Room to Pendulum stopped ticking they left work recording their next LP. appear'! W~ell it doesn't; it takes Grow (Atlantic SD 7273), does not undaunted together to join the Constantly at work on perfecting weeks or months of planning, and deal, however, with any aspect of original cast of that legendary and developing their style, Bar- money, and hard work. So if Bill local color. Barnaby Bye has godfather of rock musicals, naby promises their second album warits something to do around squeezed 13 selections onto this "Hair." Bobby Alessi created the will take up where the first left off. here, get out and do it and don't sit disk and, for the most part, each of famous role of Woof. In the com- With their crystal clear voices, around and wait for someone to the 12 originals is perfectly con- pany they met up with Peppy their solidly constructed har- plan it and run it for him. We have ventional, an attempt to create a Castro, whose talents in singing, monies, their rollicking beats and social functions because we work song attractive enough to be and playing both guitar as well as their charming good looks, they for them. And nobody's stopping played over and over again on bass, brought a mutual glimmer to believe, along with Ahmet Ertegun him from doing the same t~g. radio and juke boxes, guaranteeing the Alessi brothers' eyes. 'and a growing minon of fans, that if the group some degree of national Although all three of them were there is any truth to the old Nobody's forcing Bill to jom a prominence. Greek organization. We're not at the time totally involved in the "overnight stardom" legend, even asking that he agree with our The writing, which deals for the smash hit, "Hair," they had Barnaby Bye should be em- policies. But don't force us, or certain hopes of making it blazoned tomorrow on the morning someday with music of their own .. headlines.