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The second show at Alumnae Hall Sunday night was jammed far past capacity, the heat was prostrating, stifling; most of the twenty-five or so ''Music Man'' party arrived around 9:15, in time to hear half of the first concert including a raw rendition of the already intense "Blame It On Cain" of the first show and get fine seats, but also in time to stand or be propped in a tight, hot crowd for over an hour. Being given the nod at 10:30 we were animalistically funnelled through one door soon to be assaulted by Willie "Loco" Alexander and the Boom Boom Band. I'll dispense with him quickly (nothing is too soon or too little) with some quotes. As ''Music Man'' staffer Patty Andrews put it so aptly and succinctly: "He's got all the moves down, but he hasn't a bit of passion in his "music" | The second show at Alumnae Hall Sunday night was jammed far past capacity, the heat was prostrating, stifling; most of the twenty-five or so ''Music Man'' party arrived around 9:15, in time to hear half of the first concert including a raw rendition of the already intense "Blame It On Cain" of the first show and get fine seats, but also in time to stand or be propped in a tight, hot crowd for over an hour. Being given the nod at 10:30 we were animalistically funnelled through one door soon to be assaulted by Willie "Loco" Alexander and the Boom Boom Band. I'll dispense with him quickly (nothing is too soon or too little) with some quotes. As ''Music Man'' staffer Patty Andrews put it so aptly and succinctly: "He's got all the moves down, but he hasn't a bit of passion in his "music." That's a little euphemistic though it is true. Steve Martin of the Baboons had this to say: "I want two out of my four dollars back. and I'm ashamed that Brown University would bring him here." He is derivative of (highly derivative of in noise quality) Patty Smith, Frank Zappa, Jim Morrison and the Ramones. His guitarist is very much the Jeff Beck of 1966-67 both stylistically and in looks. So what. So this amounts to snearingly obscene, insulting, cacophonous racket. I said that. | ||
Now to the meat. And, the motion. This is the first concert I've been up for, other than the Kinks, since Led Zeppelin in March of 1973 at Madison Square. It's really the first I've been to since then. almost. Anyway I wanted to come away from that concert last night and be ecstatic. The album sends me into shivers of bliss all the time. Well I can't go that far. The drummer, however, is more of a knockout in person. He attacks his drums not savagely, but with grace. The beats that come forth are savage and each is one that you can see, hear, feel, touch, and smell. | Now to the meat. And, the motion. This is the first concert I've been up for, other than the Kinks, since Led Zeppelin in March of 1973 at Madison Square. It's really the first I've been to since then. almost. Anyway I wanted to come away from that concert last night and be ecstatic. The album sends me into shivers of bliss all the time. Well I can't go that far. The drummer, however, is more of a knockout in person. He attacks his drums not savagely, but with grace. The beats that come forth are savage and each is one that you can see, hear, feel, touch, and smell. | ||
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[[Tom Farnsworth, Jr.]] reviews Elvis Costello & The Attractions and [[Willie Alexander And The Boom Boom Band|Willie Alexander]], Sunday, [[Concert 1978-02-26 Providence (late)|February 26, 1978]], Alumnae Hall, Brown University, Providence, | [[Tom Farnsworth, Jr.]] reviews Elvis Costello & The Attractions and [[Willie Alexander And The Boom Boom Band|Willie Alexander]], Sunday, [[Concert 1978-02-26 Providence (late)|February 26, 1978]], Alumnae Hall, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island. | ||
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*[http://www.rirocks.net/Newspapers/Music%20Man.htm RIRocks.net] | *[http://www.rirocks.net/Newspapers/Music%20Man.htm RIRocks.net][http://www.rirocks.net/Band%20Articles/Elvis%20Costello%201978%2002.26%20L%20-%20Brown%20University.htm {{t}}] | ||
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