Summer Nebraskan, Thursday, June 21,1979 Page 6
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eystone. Review
Keystone, one of Lincoln1! hottest hew rock b&ndi
ihould probably not be named Keystone.
Jnitead, it ihould be named something like the "Three
EV or some other synonym for electric, exciting and
energetic. Because that's what Keystone's audience ex
periences whenever Keystone takes it to the stage.
And this summer, besides taking it to the stage, the
seven-member, extremely versatile group will also take it
to the streets in a 23-foot campervan and a 18-foot horse
Lead guitarist Kent Hamilton.
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trailer as Keystone begins a five state concert tour that
might change their lives.
The band, who when in Lincoln, is usually seen at the
Royal Grove Lounge, will tour North and South Dakota,
out-state Nebraska, Iowa and Colorado. It is a giant step
for the band, yet only a dent in the competitive music
world.
Keystone's greatest quality, and the members agree, is
its ability to adapt to all styles of music. Six of the seven
members are strong vocalists who greatly Increase the
band's style options.
It is also interesting to note that five of the seven are
Lincoln East High School graduates. They, along with a
wholesome Tennesse boy and a stylish New Yorker, com
bine sounds, ideas and styles and produce very convincing
and viable musical sound.
Different tastes
"All seven of us have different tastes," said Norman
"Fuzzy" Blagman, 21, the bongo player and middle tenor
from Yonkers, New York.
"We just kind of pool them together. We have to give a
lot to make it work," he said.
The band usually performs other groups work, however,
the members agreed they would like to start experimen
ting with some original pieces.
Mark Anderson, 21 from Kingsport, Tenn., and Kevin
Moore, 22, from Lincoln combine voices that sparkle at any
vocal range, Moore, the bass guitarist, can smoothly move
from low-bass almost bull-frog note to a high tenor falsetto.
Anderson, an accoustic guitarist has perfected Rod
Stewart stage movements which boosts his credibility as a
rough-edge sounding tenor.
Rick Hamann, 21, a keyboard player from Lincoln, por
trays a very showy Rod Setger and plays an impressive
piano. Chuckle McCracken, 21, the drummer and Rob
Palmer, 23, another keyboard player add very fine backup
and rhythm sounds.
Kent Hamilton, at 19, is the youngest member of the
band. However, he Is experienced -and shows it -as the
band's lead guitarist. His ability to "bend" his guitar str
ings combined with some fast finger work produce an
almost ideal sound that Is Well-blended.
Fine harmony
And Blagman, while singing most of the band's discojazz
songs doubles as a fine harmonizer.
Keystone Is not only an exciting band to listen to, it is
exciting to watch, Hamilton said that is one of the band's
goals.
Each radiates with electricity that seems to encircle and
captivate their audiences as well.
They just look like they're having a good time.
As for long range goals, Anderson laughingly said their
ultimate was to be "rock gods" but seriously added that
they all know they haye a long way to go. v
Formerly known as Fragile, Keystone is a band that up
until now Lincoln has called it's own. The band has ac
cumulated a lot of Lincoln loyalists who want to think that
"hometown boys have done good."
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