Word: concert
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Judging from my own noise and the band's volume output during the last concert I attended, I should be filed in the Heavy Metal category of rock fan [June 24]. But wait a minute-I have grown up with two professional musicians (classical and jazz) in my family, so I should also be a Listener, especially since my favorite group is the Moody Blues, right? But then my favorite solo artists are Cat Stevens and Joni Mitchell, and I love romantic ballads and such, so I'm a Squeaky Clean also. What an identity crisis...
...Despite the expected overstatement, your story on the various species of rock audiences did contain its modicum of truth. One thing your reviewer failed to note, however: some groups display a nearly schizophrenic change between concert, performance and album. The recent LPs of Hot Tuna and the Grateful Dead, for instance, have been finely wrought blends of virtuosity and lyricism...
...something to calm you down. God bless you, let's everybody stand back." Amazingly, they did, and he played Presence of the Lord. It was a rare reversal of the atmosphere rock stars labor to generate. The usual formula is to arouse the crowd early in a concert and then feed on the flow of energy. But Clapton vowed not to do the number again. Said he: "That's part of my responsibility to the audience...
...changed three days later. The two veteran bluesmen, who have been around forever and influenced practically everybody, are at Passim's in the Square. It might be a good place to sneak off to while everybody else is out seeing the big names, and it's probably the best concert around for learning what music's all about. Until July...
...guitar--the critics are constantly moaning about how the crass public leaves him relatively unnoticed. With that kind of buildup, he could turn out to be a letdown, but it sounds good anyway. Could be a good change of pace while you're recovering from the Clapton concert. July...