Wednesday, September 5, 1934
Daily Nebraskan
Page 19
B
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Review by Chris Welsch
Dally Nebraskan Staff Editor
Chuck Berry may have written the
book on rock n' roll, but after his concert
Saturday at the Omaha Civic Audito
rium, one has to wonder if he read it.
After an electric set by The Coasters,
Berry plodded through a one-hour per
formance that left fans disappointed. He
played about eight of his hits, which
averaged out to about a $1.50 per song.
Part of Berry's problem was the mis
erable back-up band. Apparently Berry
hired them locally, and he said that he
arrived only a half-hour before the show
began, so there was no rehearsal.
That much was obvious. When Berry
paused or sang an extra verse, the band
would trip over themselves trying to get
into time.
- Berry opened with "Roll Over Beethoven."
His voice had its characteristic whine
he sounded in top form. But it wasn't
until he played his greatest hit, "Johnny
B. Goode," that his guitar playing came up
to par.
"Johnny B. Goode" wa3 the climax of
the concert. His back-up band was tight,
everything came together and the crowd
stood and danced.
Berry's on-stage patter amused the
crowd, but his audience participation
plans failed.
He asked for four couples to dance in
front of the stage. When about 200 people
obliged, he refused to play until only eight
remained. There was no danger of a riot
half the small crowd was balding and
the other half just wanted to dance.
Berry played several great tunes: "Carol,"
"School Days," "Sweet Little Sixteen" and
"Nadine." He closed with an extended,
fast-paced version of "House Lights." The
crowd screamed for more than 10 min
utes for an encore, but Berry was gone.
Although the show was sloppy, Berry
seemed ageless. He looked trim, and he
managed to get down and do a couple of
his trademark "duck walks."
The Coasters played a half hour of their
hits. The sound was muddy, but not as
mired as Berry's. They closed with "Yackety
yak (Don't Talk Back)."
Christian singers rock Lincoln crowd
By Ward W. Triplet III
Daily Nebraskan Staff Editor
As the pre-recorded music played and
the crowds milled in the Bob Devaney
Sports Center Saturday night, it didn't
look much different from any other con
cert. There were the usual tons of sound
equipment hanging above the stage, which
held a regular-looking drum set, four
keyboards and a banner proclaiming the
artist's name.
There were the usual bunch of lads
running around, a group in the top decks
yelling at another group on the floor and
the same clapping in anticipation after
the 7:30 p.m. starting time passed. Some
one in the upper decks even tried to start
a "we got spirit" cheer.
But the difference was the artist was
not Huey Lewis and the News or some
other raucous rocker. It was Amy Grant,
a 23-year-old Christian rock singer from
Nashville. Grant was the first Christian
singer to be invited to the Nebraska State
Fair, and her performance and accep
tance would lead one to believe she won't
be the last. She was nothing short of
spectacular.
"Spectacular" seems like an odd word
to use when describing a Christian singer,
but then Grant isn't typical of the stuffy
gospel singers we grew up listening to on
those rare Sunday occasions. Grant has a
distinctive voice found more often on
country and western songs. She writes
music that can be listened to any day of
the week. In fact, if it weren't for her
songs that spoke of her love of God and
her speeches that reiterated that point,
she could have broken into "He Broke
Your Memory Last Night," without miss
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