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George Thorogo
From Staff Reports
George Thorogood and The Destroyers, one of
rock's premier touring bands, will bring their
raucous sound to the Township Auditorium tommorow
at 8.p.m.
Rockafella's is providing bus transportation to
and from the concert. For more information, contact
Rockafella's in Five Points.
Ever since the group's first album in 1977, The
Destroyers have toured extensively.
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IN 1981, the band toured with The Rolling
Stones' U.S. tour and in 1982 joined the Stones for
nine European dates.
The apex of the band's touring came in 1981,
with the legendary 50-50 Tour, when Thorogood
and the Destroyers piled into a Checker Marathon
cab and played in a different state every night for 50
nights.
In April 1983, after tours across Canada,
Australia, New Zealand and Japan, the Destroyers
By Robert O'Connor
Despite a serious bout with paii
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haustion and particularly rue
Strider's Concert Hall employee
the constantly touring Joan Je
and her Blackhearts showed a Fi
day night crowd exactly wh
angry music means.
The concert filled Striders to fi
and obnoxious capacity. In su
port of her fourth and mild
a popular album release "Glorio
Results Of a Misspent Youth
Jett and her three-man band w<
obviously intent on explaining
Columbia why their new albi
should be bought.
"Bad Reputation" opened t
concert, which thrilled the ?
dience, and lasted for little m(
than an hour and one enco
"Bad Reputation," the title tra
from her first album, was the st
of a string of rebellious tunes tl
raised no eyebrows from i
crowd.
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fit, Jett continued the performai
with hor own remake of 1
Runaways' "Cherry Bomb." .
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their first to be distributed worldwide and their
fourth consecutive gold record. The title cut became
the theme of John Carpenter's hit movie
"Christine."
THOROGOOD'S MUSICAL influences hark
from the first album he ever bought, Chuck Berry's
"Golden Decade," and the master's influence is obilts
out anger and rebe
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i- stage presence. ment and led to J
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le the Blackhearts' second album, group's second h
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us ("You've got nothing to lose-you sant concert was
t?? don't lose when you lose fake ners and control
.'re friends"). management,
to "Nag," from the "I Love Rock
im and Roll" album, seemed to be JoanJett'smi
carbon copied from the studio like that of a pe
track, as were most of the songs, stantly has to
he "I Love You Love" and "Victim herself.
iu- Of Circumstance" continued this From her fi
)re angry but well-produced sound. Reputation"
re. What kept Jett's concert from be- "Glorious Resu
ick ing just a collection of jukebox Youth," Jett ha
art favorites was her tight sound and it. Though "I
hat slv rannort with her attentive Roll" went to
the audience. propelled her i
The remake of the timeless her success see
"Everyday People" was followed just a faint glin
iut- by two newer, catchier tunes, Jett is an M'
nee "Frustrated" and "I Need So- yet to make a
rhe meone." The biggest hit of Jett's time success. H
fett career, "I Love Rock And Roll," have sold rath
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vious in Thorogood's frenetic stage antics, which
include duck-walking through the audience while
still pounding away on his guitar.
In December 1983, the group's Christmas show
sold out over 16,000 seats in Philadelphia's Spectrum,
and the audience was treated to special guests
John Lee Hooker and Bo Diddley.
The Destroyers are George Thorogood, guitar
and vocals; Jeff Simon, drums; Bill Blough, bass;
and Hank Carter, saxophone.
illion at Strider's
i unified excite- have kept at least her name alive, if
ett's only encore, not her maturing music.
ndition of the
it, "Crimson and THE RUNAWAYS first
brought the macho female to national
attention. Known for their
HEARTS, which heavy metal overtones and teenage
Ryan (bass and ways, The Runaways were an all
stal (drums) and female band to be reckoned with,
itar and vocals). Jett soon departed and formed The
exhausted. Also Blackhearts, who were rejected by
:he basically plea- several album companies.
the lack of man- Jett's "Bad Reputation" video
I by the Strider's brings to life her initial failures, as
each record company refuses to
sign her.
isical history reads "I Love Rock And Roll" changirformer
who con- ed the minds of the musical
strive to prove industry.
It is apparent that Jett and her
rst album, "Bad three-man band must retread their
to the latest well worn oath to become the sue
Its Of A Misspent cess they briefly were. Their brand
s never quite made of angry music seems to belong in
Love Rock And this generation of rebellious music
number one and fans.
nto superstardom,
ems to have been HOWEVER, FICKLE aulmer.
diences and competition have forcrv
staple, but has ed The Blackhearts to assume the
sequel to her one- status of a just beginning band,
er past two albums It is apparent that Joan Jett
er weakly, though should not be limited to bar-room
and endless videos crowds.
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