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James Rokosny?GAMECOCK One of !- -aiS^ii^H^pilJii :^txs-v;~;;; :/WPP^~ % -. ; . ,. .,,v . Dick Green requests Thorogood pranced an if he was enjoying the the audience. Dave Matthewi-tiAMECM'K Thoropood during fnto Allstars the most MMMMf i1 gl th in Wl an rh tin sir foi ba CO < V S?J Gr am mc F per bef C Bei Dave Malth?-ws-<? AMKt'Ot'K Cdi more volume 's u doc T roa _/ 1'?' juna ijig stage as * nc ? show as much as T bini son froi at t sin* brie, bed A pre] diss Mel one Roc to a wiU r#gyf:;:/W^^p^B T Ijfe Jv"'t the per snip3 fe" ,;^^^hS sec< ;? & ^ri,j sho R|(jl^ fe|f\ V : :?| H "% ;',.Fee .^Stisa aud sho spri tt? fide San soui ven ^mmMmMM?liM sett t: "' the that >nse lead break the aud ?, Thorogood ant : invigon By James Rokps Entertainment Editor As George Thorogood and tht lishing touches on the first of 'ening in the Russell House Ballr litarist for the opening act, The A1 e rockingest college on t hp rv After witnessing what turned out vigorating concerts USC has hos 3uld be rather difficult to prove hir rHE ALLSTARS made their thii d demonstrated the clean-cut, ythm and blues that keeps brinj ie they play, they get better and b< The band has made some signific ice their first performance her indation of Green ; Lucile Schoettl ss and Paul Hammon, drums an< tisistant throughout their perform; Steve Bliley was originally the rhj *ves as manager. The replacemei ay, along with the additions of Ca d Tony iPellagrosi on trumpet has | tre professional quality to their mu ?OOR SOUND QUALITY marn formance, but they managed to ore 'Lonesome George' took the st ipnrOO ThrtrnrtAnW nn/t r\r>r.?? X.VI aiul uguuu CI 1114 IIIC L/Cail1 Ty and his peers only dreamed al i ignite a crowd like few people are indeniably the star of the show, bu tsn't exactly go by unnoticed, he Destroyers stormed the stag< ring with such great R&B tunes le Bourbon, One Scotch, One Bee >rogood's first album on Roun< )rge Thorogood and the Destroyen HOROGOOI) NEVER LET the p ing wild stage theatrics with p< rtc frnm hie ^iiia olkntvif 1?' it via >110 111 01 iryu aiuumo mv,iU n Move it on Over, in which he re he end of the song, and did sonri jing "He was cold, tired, hungry ad/The lady took him in and f /Now 'that' was me." lthough the first show had to be cul pare for the second, the audient ippointed. They were treated to a ] Daniel's 4,Ride on Josephine" and of the many Chuck Berry cl kin'." horogood can move around the sta nd fro, playing behind his head, c lout ever missing a note. HE ALLSTARS came out for the last concert they would ever do. formance is so intense, it has onds. Dick Green said he was moi w than any he could remember. It ounding out a wide variety of mus sling" to the Beatles' "Bad Boy," ience on fire. The degree of im ws since their first appearance in ing is astronomical. Steve Riggs nee, Green's stylish guitar playir dy Gray's complimentary guiU nds of the horns, all blend in to \ turous music, held together by ing of drummer Paul Hammond. HE CROWD was going wild by stage. Running ttyough an almos t of the first performance, Thoro stage as if he was enjoying the i ience. i the Destroyers iting con* ny ? Destroyers put the I two shows Thursday oom, Dick Green, lead ' . llstars, stated: "This is ! >ast." to be one of the most t Sj| ted in recent years, it m wrong. d appearance at USC B i8 hard-driving style of > jing them back. Each H itter. ant personnel changes ru MomK 1 tiV7A nr\\~ ? f ?* b i iuai vil A, 19(9. 1 I1C 8SB e, vocals; Steve Riggs, CtjI i vocals, has remained ances here. fthm guitarist and now it of Bliley with Sandy |Jfl?J?f(?i rlo Novi on saxophone //_'v.ll given the band a fuller, isic. id the Allstars' first get the crowd going ; )? ^fl BHH oyers do what Chuck bout doing. Thorogood ! able to do. Thorogood ftSlSB t drummer Jeff Simon pSpgppSg , ? ^ K ed hiin breakfast in amazing. ] which eng t short to allow time to showed hi; ce was by no means first time powerful version of E. it's the sta a comical rendition of He also lassies "Reelin' and into songs was dispta ge swaying his guitar fifth or si Iropping to his knees, performar HE CO/ second set as if it was called it, The sincerity in their familiar ] a crowd lumping in smiling, T re psyched up for this believe pos -I 1 snowea. iircswi lie, from "I've got the "Move It C Green and Co. set the that he is o provement this band ladder to si i the Golden Spur last Upon ob ' more apparent con- (George 1 ig, Schoettle's vocals, Records; j ir work, the soulful ' Better The veave a tight, yet ad- the Destro; the consistent pace difficult to in which t sound whic le time Thorogood hit THIS CC t identical song list to was as goo good pranced around along with show as much as the Thorogood great dispt s , W*\b3& 19 certs at _;:^1 vfl^glBS* 3 and sent the crowd as .John Lee Hooker's r," which appears on naveMauhe ier Records entitled s Thorog >ace slow down, com 1*. . 1 i:i! - _ _ r TU-v ; jweriui renumons 01 mcscu iding "It Wasn't Me," the power jpeated the first verse "Carole" e play on the words, play it aga pamp a hpnaina fr?r The rai ood singing the blues in Rh ncluded the country-influencec rocker "Who Do You Love,' that would make Chuck Berr in. )port Thorogood had with t He frequently put the microphc ulfed the Ballroom with a wa s appreciation with statement we've ever played in South Ca rt of a long and lasting relation; inserted the words "Carolina whenever possible. The effect i lyed in the form of a loud upr xth time it began to lose its ice never lost a thing. IXEI) PEOPLE into singing uur aninem, jonnny B. ( Berry shuffle, kicking his 1 horogood gave off more energ isible >nd show was highlighted by th )n Over," in which Thorogood < ne of the most energetic perfor jperstardom. serving the fact that on the rhorogood and the Destroyei Move It On Over, 1979 Rounc in the Rest, 1979 MCA Recordj yers only do two original songs consider them a top grade ban hese songs are duplicated c< :h is strictly Thorogood's. >NCERT, presented by Conte d as a concert can get. The au< the amazing performances ol and the Destroyers, turned t ay of what rock and roll is all a! j jK ^*y j ESKpp-:^ dVnj^^HE; ^Ki - ?J&* J* - * jfc ML ftff^C9H Eve Matthews-^AMECOCK use 1 Ballroom I "Cocaine Blues," ' and a version of y embarrassed to he audience was me into the crowd, II of applause. He > like, "This is the rolina, and I hope ship." i" or "Columbia" t had on the crowd oar. But after the sincerity, but his along with, as he ]k>ode. Doing the eg, dancing and ?y than one might e much requested . once again proved mers climbing the >ir three albums, rs, 1977 Rounder ier Records; and ;), Thorogood and , one might find it d. But the manner >ntains a distinct imporary Sounds, rtience's response.^^** f The A^stara^ ,,l?^ he eveni"^ *0 a \k ' ' "' '