European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 10, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                 Boston looks Back to the 70s by Jon Par Eles . Times he 1970s Aren t Over yet. Not Al test in record stores or on radio . Where Boston s newest release new usage the band s first album in algal jeans has become one of this year s blockbuster albums rising almost effortlessly to to. 1. Third stage has All the Han Nyks of a t970s hard pop album lha Slatery tempos the Grandi Osely meticulous arrangements the histrionic Lead vocals and Clarion High harmonies and lyrics along the Linoso i m Gonna say it like a Man and make you understand Amanda. I love  these add up to what fun radio s album Rock programmers Call anthems songs that use Nock instrumentation to beef up ballads. On stations thai play primarily the recent oldies known As classic Rock big hits from he 1970s third Scage Lils right in. The album has received saturation exposure since its release technically third stage is also a 1q70s-Slye album it is arranged for guitars Drums pianos and organs no synthesizers and recorded on analog not digital equipment. For that matter it does t bother with t9aos-style visual marketing there s no video clip or the single Amanda and not can an album cover photograph of the band most of All. What inks third stage to late-1970s methodology 13 ils leisurely schedule. Boston was last heard from in 197b with is second album Don look Back is  up. The 1976 Boston sold Mora than six million copies since than. The band s songwriter guitarist producer Tom Schoij has been ensconced in his Laboratory and recording studio. Inventing and patenting the Rockman a Sandwich sized guitar effects Generator play Abia through earphones. He has been working on thud s of a since 1980 with Boston s longtime Singer. Brad Del. If id a new drummer Jim Masdea. The 39 Mulc a hum look about As Long 1o create six years As the a i grit opera parsifal Iii knew How to do it any faster. I would have Scholz said by Telephone irom Boston ii was l Kiisel was wasting a lot of i me at the beginning i was putting in 50 or 60 hours a week in the studio. And in was t Lor Lack of trying i guess i make a lol of  for much of trued stage. Schaljo worked virtually As a one Man band As Well As his own Engineer. I Don t Tike having to work with other people to Tell them play this play that " to said i can t listen to them closely while i m playing so i d rasher do in myself. Every time you add another instrument by overdubbing it adds Lime and it adds another possibility of things working completely wrong. I never thought of myself As a perfectionist Scholz Boston s Surprise refuse third stage has Ell the Whf mans of e 19n� hard pop album. Continued. If you saw my car or what i Wear or my House or anything you d know i m nol a perfectionist. But when i gel involved in something i m making or building i get Picky about in. And lha details suddenly become Vevy import land it s nol Only in music it s in anything i m making but it ends up costing a an inordinate amount of time to do  record company pressure to Complete an album including a Battery of lawsuits and counter suits among epic records. Boston s former Label the band and Mca records its current Label did t Speed things up. There were threads and attacks by people who were looking to exploit Boston for Money Sci old said. They Ware looking for a mediocre piece of junk put out every year to make More Money. But that would t be True to Boston s music i dropped everything Lor six years he said. Everything except basketball because i knew that once i stopped playing basketball i might never slam Dunk again. Bui that was literally my Only outside activity. It gets pretty serious when you Don l go to see your Mother Lor Christmas you know that you be gotten heavily involved in something. Now i m looking Forward to doing a lot of things i need a  Usa eur announces drama awards the winners of the 1986 Usa eur tournament of plays held throughout Usa eur oct. 22-nov. 2. Were announced by the Usa eur Community and family support directorate in Schwetz Gen Germany. Nurnberg s production of the effects of Gamma rays on Man Mihe Moon Man golds look top honors As Best play and Frankfurt s pippin was named Best musical this was the first year that musicals were allowed in the Competition. Most entries in the tournament had won major command level competitions before making it to the Usa eur Competition. Judges were Jill Dolan a theatre critic who has Whiten and worked Lor a variety of publications Melvin White who has received numerous awards for his work including the Golden masque award from the United states army Southern command and Sharon Ammen who has performed extensive As an actress Singer and comedienne in the Western United slate and the Washington . Area. Following is a list of the winners Page 16 the stars and stripes plays Best play the effects of Gamma Hays on Man in he Moon marigolds. Numberg Best actress Carol Bennett As Beatrice in marigolds. Nurnberg Best actor David Hubert As Willy Clark in the Sunshine boys Karlsruhe lied with maj. Chad lash As Lennie in of mice and men Stuttgart Best supporting actress Peggy Kerrigan As Frances Wainwright in acting can be murder bad Kreuz Nach beat supporting actor capt Rodger stairs Max Levins in heaven can wait. Vicenza Best direction marigolds Nurnberg sett sound marigolds Nurnberg Best set design marigolds Nurnberg Best make up marigolds Nurnberg special recognition for a play in Progress acting can be murder bad Kreuz Nach monday november 10,1986 musicals bust musical pippin Frankfurt Bast actor spec. 4 Scott Hyan As pippin in pippin Frankfurt beit actress Margaret Lilian As Princess Winnifred in once upon a mattress. Kaiserslautern Best supporting actor David Owen As King sax Limus in once upon a mattress Kaiserslautern Best supporting actress Carmen Ouillin As Berle in pippin Frankfurt Bast direction they re playing our song. Heidelberg Bast set design once upon a mattress. Kaiser Statem beat lighting once upon a mattress Kaiserslautern Bast music and sound they re playing our song Heidelberg Best make up pippin Frankfurt Bast choreography Judy Murphy. Pippin Frankfurt special recognition for costumes once upon i mattress. Kaiser Slatlem