Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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AS JON LANDAU, former and co-producer of his two musical endeavors in 1974, " forward by taking it bi Springsteen has in fact look roll and recycled the wild ex to gimmickry over the past But not only does he owe h roots of rock music; he als< Landau told Newsweek tha most artists because he rea coastal Jersey, where no re visit." OBSERVERS MAY theor cess could be partly attribute type image he projects, bee* promoted by the television su the film successes of "Ami films of similar subject ma cidental, for Springsteen ci himself; his preoccupation w linhrinciriflo nvirl uolnac io ? n W|/IVB us^ui^kl MUV* V IUUVO iO CI |J a lyricist, he can relate rever the 1950s. Beginning the show with Buddy Holly's "Rave On", rr? ? I % I 1 II1/4 C? US. I 1 1 1 V2 e? I3A Cc 1 ca] I BUSH I SHOP li teen audier e Brooks " hrff Writer ii 11 to Columbia's Township n and the warm reception led audience, convinced me a large following and that a 0 i attract a near-capacity p as of heavy airplay by Top n f< fans who came to hear w t initiates to his music by is recent "Darkness on the ie audience seemed to be n tiim since his first album in " iry Park, or at least 44 lis third album, which gave u potlight. 44 Si ? many rock performers v. tracted Top 40 airplay, did w recent recording. Like any S ipt to boost his record sales F le latest album, which in- c tomised Land," "Prove it cing in ine street" ana tne c e his earlier material ample a ta," "Asbury Park, 4th of n J F Rolling Stone record editor n latest LPs, described his si Springsteen lias taken rock ick, keeping it young." U ed to the roots of rock and n ?4 it?a. 1- ? ' * .uicuiciii uutt rum nas iosi G few years. n lis success to looking to the v j owes it to his own roots. t he "has more depth than " lly has roots in a place ? & cord company scouts ever u S e ize that Springsteen's sue- vs xl to the James Dean, hood- e iuse of the nostalgia crazes h iccess of Henry Winkler and s] erican Graffiti" and other u itter. But it's merely coin- y reated no such image for c ith fast cars and blue collar art of his life. Therefore, as v ence of tales reminiscent of r v a startling early rocker, f< Springsteen moved on to v / #t ew.y ? CZ / /ei/fet&t/i irat reg. 200.... irat reg. 449... watreg. 995.... L'tiG reg. 1495... Any of the al 17 ye now or RIVER MALL O.OO? 6:00 MON-PRI G n A m (Mn r\ A.AJ DA I . ice is enthi Badlands," a crowd-pleaser, and idicating early in the show he i lany of his earlier releases. In performing "Spirit in the Ni| udience by walking into the crow< me might suppose, then, that Spri erform in a cozier, nightclub-ty] ack performers would dare venti jar the crowd may not be able to rould prefer to stay within the confi PERFORMANCES OF MANY ? ecent LP followed, including the The Promised Land," "Prove Racing in the Street." The fin Tapped up with two of the eve Thunder Road" and 4'Jungle axophone solos by Clarence Clem rere produced with outstanding < 'hich continued throughout the ev< Dringsteen's vocals and theatrio "ine "orchestration proved that I oordinated on stage. The second set was chockfull < luding Elvis Presley's crooner, 1 nd Bo Diddley's "Mona." Sprinj oots were brought up again in 14 uly," which was complementer ederici's accordion accompanimc lade a smooth transition to "Sh< tomping rocker. A MAJOR HIGHLIGHT of the cc p," an early release from his firs elates his own childhood. Acco arry Tallent and Steve Van Zandt idlnHin Hlnn/i uriik ivauvuv uivuu ITIHI UlgOlWtl O ocals were strenuous, yet clear i One of the most well-received Rosalita," an energetic rocker thf axophone harmonies, a penetrati ith extreme precision and speed pringsteen concluded the 2Mz ho ncores, including 4'Born to Run,1 raited to hear the entire evening. 1 nd, he was hesitant to give a seco is apparently strained voice. Hii pent, but few performers could nsuppressed raw energy and vigoi et give a performance that seei I1VOU UVVVI. The concert's only drawback v olume would have been appr nelodies were muddled because tti /as too high. But, without a doufc ormance was one of the best Colu witnessed in a long time. No One Beats O Tiffan I Diamoi Solitai $] $c $? xrve set in lUh 'white gold DOWM^nTATTV ?WiixlXU?Vr NEXT TO PENNYS OPEN DAILY 9:3Q C railed "Spirit in the Night/' Intended to perform ght," he startled the is as he was singing, ingsteen preferred to ?e atmosphere. Few jre into a crowd for restrain itself. Most ines of a stage. ?UTS from his most title cut, "Factory/* it All Night" and it set was superbly _ I. i 1 mug? w?i rociere, iland." Noticeable ons in "Jungleland" Parity and vibrance ening to almost rival 9 as crowd-pleasers. the band was well)f 50*8 melodies, in'Heartbreak Hotel/' gsteen's New Jersey Asbury Park, 4th of d nicely by Danny ait. From "Motia" he 5's the One," a foot ncert was "Growing it album, in which he mpanying guitarists contributed to a nice leads. Springsteen's uid vibrant, i performances was it highlighted concise ng drum solo played and powerful vocals, ur concert with two " the song so many bearing the concert's nd encore because of J energy was nearly have released such * so totally and freely, ned so perfectly or... 1L-1 _ lUil. 1 ros uuu a uiue less opriate. Too often, te amplifiers' volume >t, Springsteen's permbia audiences have ur Prices! : i & I Kid I res I L?Ouu S9900 }9goo >95?? r 76643345 I : J