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c,Entertainmei Uaa If IV VI K ^ fc~ -jiS-id^MK-y.v; A ' :?>; K^^fcx X:;: -: :^ ,A :&*:? ^Hfcx. .-"" ijyjr , ^p8jp||??y" ^ ; . BU?, .JPP" ^ SS^HE Guitarist Justin Haywai Wednesday performance nt dyBlu SHh: 1 w bMMBy ^gp - * -i ^|H|' '. ?^ K|fB|m?ESS$^W: JB^V'f' ?^|.. - BHBH^^ *&&: rd and vocalist Ray Thomas h 1 of the Moody Blues. es Still By JOI s One of th< to emerge '70s was gi thusiastic c night at Coliseum. ' have rema their debut 1 * 1 - Sine last le Distance V< Jimmy the conce teresting f Spheeris armed onlj guitar, bi impatience with open surface, surprising! while Sph and gave polite rou after eacl the first sc enough, hi that to ir recorded s on the nexl Spheeris guitar to s Life" with dedicating Lennon. ' great deal lifeless ve do justice other Bea featured i | gimmick: war ^!My^w W^ >;:> ^9Hk^V jg| . M ighfighted one of the year's better Going! INBARTUS went out> and b uff writer illuminating the s a pair of flouresi 5 best rock bands worn by Spheer from the early around the stag* reeted by an en- picked up his guil rowd Wednesday the short set wi the Carolina called "You rhe Moody Blues Coming, w ined active since dedicated to all t , and are now on of passion" in I g of their "Lost Although Spheer :>yager" tour. talented and imaj seems to lack Spheeris opened rt With nna" 'r something ^really ;^k-?e - n t with an acoustic ieresune it the expected ! that goes along AFTER A shor ing acts did not As, r The audience Iv was attentive opening with thi iy was ai^nuve "Gemini Dream' sens was playing, , t relea. mm more uian ndS ?LaPPwhU1e Proceeded "To" nJw^'norma " "everal son8s c a album, includ e proceeded after . tt "reduce his pre- Z ' tHr^Z "Painted Smil isong, jungle. Smile/Veterai Rocker." They put down his formed several ing "A Day In The earlier alb the tape recorder, terspersing ba the song to John rockers, keepin rhe song lost a lively and interei of feeling, and his srsion didn't quite to Lennon or to the From the al! ties. His next song "Stepping in a i strange surprise featured a every stage light synthesizer inti Patrick Mora; "replacement" the Moody B WMmEsM 1 ! continued thn evening to be s various keybc than making absence of or companiment. Drummer Gi "narrated" to the story of personal grc selection ca Balance" (fror of Balance). A it possibly preposterous r( ?irr*i ffnn Prnm I : :_-V. j Wl 1 V LvlB M' A VIII Days of Futu group entertair ' ' : with "Twilight | the familiar 4 j ternoon.'' Fr< Sojourn the I 7 - j mellow balh powerful chori \ To Our Childrei .-r -i ChilHrttn thf?v rocker "Gypsy and Distant Lar THROUGHOI concert, the enthusiasm w Much of the crc feet after nearl uh photm by chip lowui smn(. dancing concerts: the song, and it rec standing ovati itroi lack lights entirp c itage found Justin H lent gloves the audie is moving hit "Knig i. He then which rc ;ar to close ovation t th a song only stoj: Will Be next song h i c h he They he "slaves "Legend .he crowd, ("salut is is very terprisin; jinative, he '60s, Tir a certain the dry ic ty which Ray Tho >m doing solo dr good, and standing lerely 4tinThe t break,the concert k the stage, (from ; hit single Balance ' from th^ir bassist J ;e, Long the audi ger. They the stag perform the bai ff the new coming ,ing "The evening Days" and "Ride M ngs-in-one album Ii e/Reflected Chord. i Cosmic the si also per- gratitud songs from some of jms, in- road. Af llads with over tw g the show Blues he ?ting. THE 3um Octave, the cor Slide Zone" even magnificent quality oduction by faulty s s, the only ever-pn member of (vocals lues. Moraz often u )ughout the made u uperb on his came fr ?ards, more musjc up for the lighting chestral acBehin raham Edge sc the audience c . st one man's >wth in a lied "The lt l A Question ^ 1 friend called t ighl the most slraigni K*k song ever ^ ?_ A. - urea111 the album peacefi re Past, the field 0 ed the crowd Balanc< Time" and formati Tuesday Af- t^ese 1 >m Seventh detract >and played enhanc Strange," a forman id with a is, and from t's Children's played the ^he (of a Strange {0rman great r< within George LJT the entire forman audience's Auditor as fantastic. Not onl wd was on its look int y every song, also a c Singer (in a to moi Maria j was irom u r the end of be ho| d this rocker relative on its feet, populai during the Columt eived the first bring on from the caliber <9 oliseum. Guitarist [ayward subtly led ince into their great [hts in White Satin," iceived a standing hat the group could > by going into the r followed it with of the Mind" ing" that eng chemist from the r.othy Leary), and p cmnlrp offW>tc nnH mas' extended flute ew yet another ovation. group closed the with "A Question" A Question of r), during which (ohn Lodge played to ience on the side of [e. After this song, id left the stage, back to end the with their encore [y Seesaw" from the t Search Of The Lost The group then left tage expressing e, but still showing the weariness of the ter twenty songs and o hours, the Moody id earned some rest. OVERALL effect of icert was excellent, though the sound was worsened by a ound system and the esent poor acoustics were muddy and mintelligible). What p for the poor audio om the quality of the itsplf and from thp and visual effects. d the band was a :reen which reflected as a backdrop, or id various still and pictures and images whatever song was n. From the opening of a space trip t from Superman's to Earth for "Gemini to the quiet, il background of a f (I mnorc f r\r "Tho 1 liv/nvi o iv/? i ?iv e" to drifting cloud ions for "Driftwood,'' visual effects didn't from, but actually ed the overall perce. Moody Blues' perce was the second >ck concert to hit USC the week, following Thorogood's perce at the Township ium November 28. ly was it a nostalgic o the past, but it was ha nee to look forward re creative activity lis band. It can only ^ed that after this E"ly dismal 1981 for r music concerts in sia, next year will more arts of the of the Moody Blues.