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entertainment (4-4,7 . 1.
In the past few Spotlight
Entertainment articles, I have
attempted to guide Behrend
students to local sources of en
tertainment and enjoyment.
However, one must realize that
Erie isn't exactly "the" place to
be for a good time. Many out-of
town students have complained
that Erie just doesn't make it;
specifically that there aren't
enough concerts.
Presently, since the con
struction of the Erie County
Fieldhouse, there have been
more concerts geared toward
Erie's youth than ever before.
But there remains a little black
cloud lurking over the city. This
little black cloud jinxing Erie
take form in its audience. Anyone
who has ever attended a local
function, outside of those at
Behrend, must admit that the
`average' Erie audience doesn't
fulfill the 'average' performer's
dream.
My first experince with a
concert, (not counting Herman's
Hermits) was in 1969 when Sly
and The Family Stone performed
at the Gannon audi. First of all,
this was the first worthwhile
musical event for Erie's youth
that I can remember. I was ex
cited, but during the concert it
was evident that not too many
other spectators were.
Sly walked on stage, and like a
bunch of ignorant hillbillies the
audience remained perfectly
silent, denoting no welcoming sign
to the band. Between songs, the
Erie gathering hesitantly sub
mitted a muffled applause. I
know you must be thinking that it
must have been a terrible per
formance, in order for an
audience to react in such a
manner. Surprisingly, Sly put on
one of the greatest shows I've
ever seen.
At this point I attributed the
audience's poor quality to
inexperience and left it at that. So
too, did most of the promoters.
There were two more concerts
that year. The auditorium was
nearly empty for both and the
audiences hadn't changed.
Sly must have spread the word
because the next big'name
concert didn't materialize until
1971, when Chicago played at the
Warner theatre. Audience
reaction still hadn't maintained
. any amount of sophistication or
interest.
At this point, most of the wise
people started to go to
Cleveland, Buffalo, or Pittsburgh
for their musical entertainment.
A new awakening developed with
the realization that the audiences
were actually having a good time,
but at the same time remained
controlled and • responsive.
Erie's newest excuse was that
Tryout Meeting
Do you have school spirit, a lot
of energy and pep, and a big
mouth? If so, why not put it to
good use and become a Behrend
Cheerleader! We need seven
basketball and four wrestling
cheerleaders. (soccer
cheerleaders must try out again)
There will be a short meeting
for all interested persons,
Tuesday, October 28th (common
hour) from 11:00-11:30. This
isn't a practice, it is just a
meeting. It will be in the Erie Hall
classroom. Please come down
and give it a try. Tryouts are
November 6 during common
hour.
If you have . any questions,
contact Chris . Ritchie, 345
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the city didn't have any place
offering the proper facilities,
especially acoustics, to hold any
concerts. Hence the concert rate
was gradually declining.
Outdoor festivals, featuring
several big-name bands at the
same concert, began to flourish in
the Erie area. But as to be ex
pected, the audience was a rowdy
one; more interested in getting
loaded than listening to the
music. Sure, the audience was .
responding but in the wrong way.
With the construction of the
Erie County Fieldhouse went
Erie's excuse of poor facilities.
Even though the Fieldhouse is
structured mainly for sporting
events, it has been bringing in
many good shows.
Even with the better facilities
and more experience, the Erie
audience leaves much to be
desired. For example, jazz great
Freddie Hubbard performed this
summer at the Erie Arts
Festival, in a free outdoor concert
in Perry Square. Hubbard was
superb...the audience stunk. The
audience was consistently noisy
thoughout both of Hubbard's
performances and lacked sup
portive response. Not only was
the audience rude but they were
ignorant. Before the last number
some jerk sitting next to me
shouted that he wanted to boogie;
to "play something we can all get
down to." At a jazz performance?
Another example is when
Frank Zappa played at Gannon
last fall. The audience was'so bad
that several people who attended
a Zappa concert in Columbus,
Moonchildren
opening soon
.. by Mary Jo Santilli
Collegian Staff Writer
For the past month, the cast
and crews of "Moonchildren"
Behrend's fall production have
been rehearsing and preparing
for the performances that. begin
October 29 and continue through
October 30, 31 and Nov. 1,5,6,7,8,9.
Mr. Arno Selco, director of
"Moonchildren" says everyone is
confident and looking forward to
doing the show. With the casting
of the role of Uncle Murray, the
show is complete and ready to go.
Fred Beebe, father of Jay Beebe,
a student at Behrend, was cast as
Uncle Murray.
Tickets for the show will go on
sale Wednesday, October 22,
through November 5 and can be
purchased 2-5 periods Monday
through Friday in the TV lounge
of the Reed Union Building.
Tickets will also be sold at the
door. Tickets cost $1.50 for
students, faculty and staff and
$2.50 general admission.
Only 60 tickets are available for
each performance. In the past
people have been disappointed
because they waited too long to
buy tickets, so they should be
bought in advance to insure .a seat
for a performance. The October
30 and November 5 performances
are already sold out.
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By Gay Catania
Entertainment Editor
Ohio, two nights after his concert
in Erie, quoted Zappa, while
relating his experience to the
crowd, "If you've never been to
Erie, Pa. don't go!" Can you
really blame him?
These are just a few examples.
One could write a book on the
notorious reputation of Erie's
audiences. Erie is known as a
difficult place to play because the
audiences are known to sit on
their hands. Nothing has changed
since that first big concert back in
69 except that the audiences
became more noisy and in
considerate. And, probably
nothing will change in the future.
Being an entertainer myself, I
can inform you on how a per
former gives the performer a
sense of appreciation. Silence is
expected during the performance
and a performer is always open to
criticism when they are off stage.
Not only does the performer
request correct behavior, but so
do the other members of the
audience.
Maybe if a few more people
were considerate, appreciative
and responsive, there would be a
lot more musical events
scheduled in Erie. If the future
doesn't show any promise we
have only ourselves to blame.
'Damn good
By Jeffrey P. Urraro
The Fleetwood Mac concert
was simply fantastic. It was one
of those concerts where a person
had a damn good time.
The concert last Thursday
night at the Erie County Field
house attracted approximately
1000 people; an unusually small
crowd for the 5,000 seat
Fieldhouse. The size of the crowd
projected a nice, calm easy-going
feeling. There were not any of
those big concert hassles; such
as, lack of space, movement or
sight. The atmosphere was
pleasant and peaceful.
Scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m.
with the Amazing Rythem Aces,
the concert was delayed for close
to an hour and a half because of
an equipment truck breakdown.
Finally about 9:00 p.m., the
Amazing Rythem Aces, from
Memphis, Tennessee, came on
stage. They have only been on the
concert circuit for three months
and only been recording together
for a year. They have played
concerts with Loggins and
Messina, Marshal Tucker.-- and
the Edger Winter Band.
Currently they have been playing
second bill to Fleetwood Mac and
are basically known for the
current AM hit Third Rate-
Romance.
The first number .they played
was a fast moving, harmonica
wailing one. They went on to play
a mixture of fast and slow songs,
but played only 45 minutes.
Next came on Fleetwood Mac,
who orginated about ten years
ago in England. The group was
formed by Mic Fleetwood. Mic
Fleetwood, the drummer, and
John Mevie, the bass player,
are the only original members
left. The newer members are
John's wife, Chris, who plays the
Behrend Collegian
Daryl Hall and John Oates
On this, their fourth album,
Hall and Oates attempt to re
create the musical style , of their
1973 classic album, Abandoned
Luncheonette. They come very
close, much closer than on their
197x4 fiasco, War Babies. They are
now with another record com
pany, who apparently are trying
to introduce them as a new act.
Chris Bond, who has been with
them for quite a while, produced
this album, and while he handles
Hall and Oates better than Todd
Rundgren did, their best material
has, been on their first two
albums, which Arif Mardin
produced.
This album opens with
Camellia, a song about love lost,
and a poor guy sitting at a table
still crying out for ol' Camellia.
"It seems she was some Magic
One Night with something for his
pain but all she left was a pretty
name". It could have been a good
song, but like a lot of Hall and
Oates material, Camellia is too
drawn out to hold the listeners
attention.
The next song, Sara Smiles, is
much better and is also very
reminiscent of Las Vegas Turn-
concert'
organ and sings; Stevie Nicks,
main vocal and Leslie Buchamn,
lead guitarist. The currently have
a new album out named Fleet
wood Mac which has been out for
three months.
They started out by playing a
song from their album Bare
Trees the song was played very
well and the crowd loved it. They
went on to play songs from their
albums Kiln House Albutti,
Fleetwood Mac. 'Mystery to me',
Hereos Are Hard To Find, and
others which I did not recognize.
Their music had a professional
down to earth beat_ The beat
figured in and out in such a way
that it took my mind and body
down a river of esctasy. Unfor:.
tunately, because of the delay
earlier in the evening, Fleetwood
Mac played only one and a half
hours. For that time over 1,000
other people and myself were
treated to a concert that we will
never forget. Bill Dale: Thank
you for the wine!
Next concert: Todd Rundgren
on October 28 at the Erie County
Fieldhouse.
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By Kevin Conway
Collegian Staff Writer
around, from Abandoned
Luncheonette. This song is per
formed as a blues ballad, a
unique style that Hall and Oates
uses very effectively, but not
often enough. If the music on the
rest of the album was played in
the style of Sara Smile, it would
be a really great collection of
songs, and on this song Hall and
Oates restrain themselves from a
habit they have of singing the
chorus over and over for about
the last two minutes of every
song. This song is very effective
without any of that, and I wish
they would try it more often.
Nothing at All is the last song on
side one and it is nothing short of
superb. The song is done as a
blues number, and describes a
situation all of us have found
ourselves in at one time or
another. "All the things that used
to mean a lot to me don't matter
anymore, ain't no surprises, and
we're too young to come to that ...
we spent last night like every
night, sitting and staring. I wish
we could fight, at least that would
be something."
Side two opens with Gino, a
song about their manager and
how great he is. It's nice of them
to do, but I imagine that Gino will
still take his percentage of the
profits.
Ennui on the Mountain is about
their lives as musicians and all
about their needs and wishes.
"Everyday we try to get higher,
any way to dream at the end."
Of the ten songs on this album,
there are two, three at the most
that are performed in a way that
Hall and Oates are capable of.
The other songs take up space to
complete the album, but it really
seems like a half-hearted effort
on their part. This is a shame, for
they are talented musicians and
composers, but seem to have lost
interest for he time being.
If you're going to buy one of
their albums I would suggest
Abandoned Luncheonette. as a
matter of fact I would suggest
Abandoned Luncheonette if
you're going to buy any album.
P.S. Is this month ever gonna
end?
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