Thursday, March 17, 1983 P ag e 4 The Pendulum features Seger makes good case for ‘old time rock and roll’ by Debra Taylor stood three female singers all dressed in red Staff Writer against the black background. The sold-out crowd was beginning to get Seger, with his hair cut a lot shorter than restless. It was 9:10 p.m. last Friday night. usual, but still with his mustache and Five minutes later, the lights in the beard, played five songs off of his new Greensboro Coliseum went out, and the album, “TTie Distance.” His hit single crowd became alive. The coliseum began to “ Shame on the Moon,” along with “ Roll tremble, and Bob Seger and the Silver Me Away,” “ Boomtown Blues,” “ Even Bullet Band appeared on stage. The crowd Now,” and “ Making Thunderbirds” were that once sat in their seats, waiting all big crowd pleasers. impatiently, were now on their feet, With his hands in his jeans pockets, whistling and yelling at the top of their griiming at the crowd, Seger joked around with the crowd about how hot it was on Concert review stage. He often pulled at his drenched, sticky shirt. But he did not seem to mind at lungs. And it was only the beginning. all. It looked as if he enjoyed putting on The grinning Bob Seger, dressed casually the show just as much as the crowd enjoyed in a pair of jeans, a black shirt and white watching it. canvas shoes, started off what was to be a Seger also sang many of his older songs, 22-song show with his hit “ Feel Like a such as “ Old-Time Rock and Roll,” “ Still Number.” The Same,” “Her Strut,” and “We’ve Got The Silver Bullet Band, with its two new Tonight.” After singing his hit band members — drummer Don Brewer “ Katmandu,” he and the Silver Bullet previously in Grand Funk Railroad, and a Band, left the stage, only to return a few new guitarist who looked all of the age of minutes later to screaming fans to sing 17 — did an equally fantastic job. “Night Moves” and “Hollywood Nights.” Saxophonist Alto Reed dressed in skin He then left the stage again, but the crowd tight red pants, with a white shirt that was wouldn’t let him stay gone long. He soon unbuttoned to his navel, and a pair of dark returned to sing his final song “Turn The sunglasses, was excellent. He played several Page.” different types of saxophones and even Bob Seger didn’t have many bright lights played the flute. He was “ as good as the or outrageous costumes. His concert was guy from Bruce Springsteen’s band if not nothing fancy; it was just plain good. For SEGER played in a sold-out Greensboro ColiMnm last better,” one of the fans conmiented, the hundreds of people who spent a cold Friday night. Those fans who waited so long for Seger tickets referring to Clarence Clemmons of the E. night at the Greensboro Coliseum to get were rewarded with his performance. Photo by Debra Street Band. tickets early in February, it was well worth Taylor. Standing behind Seger and his band. the wait. Southern rock and blues energized crowd by Walter Wlntermnte the slightly balding former My Own Two Feet.” (some members of the group About 9:30, “ Barrere and Staff Writer Little Feat member, Paul “After Lowell (Lowell The Dregs) and some of the Friends” jumped up on Little feet and larger feet Barrere, to an enthusiastic George the late leader of chorus people I knew in stage and played one and a pounded the floor of the audience of Elon students Little Feat) died, I was very Hollywood, and we cut on half hours of the kind of Ramada Inn Friday night and devoted fans. depressed,” said Barrere in album.” Dressed in a flowered shirt hard, riveting Southern rock an interview after the con­ Joining Barrere in concert and blues that had propelled Concert review with a “Dracula Sucks” cert. “ I also couldn’t get a Friday night were three bumper sticker plastered Little Feat to stardom. demanding more from record deal, and that made mOTbers of The Dregs, a onto his black Fender guitar, Barrere started off the set “Paul Barrere and Friends” me even more depressed.” critically acclaimed jazz-rock Barrere mixed some old with “Old Folks Boogie,” a after an encore performance “ Finally, my agent and I fusion band formerly called Little Feat tunes with two or satirical song about getting of “All That You Dream.” got up the money for the the “ Dixie Dregs.” three cuts off of his newly old that Barrere says he album ourselves,” he said. “ We dropped “ Dixie,” How ya’U doing?” said released solo album, “ On wrote for his daddy, on “I recruited these guys because everyone thought we Little Feat’s “ Waiting for were a Southern Rock band, Columbus” album. which we aren’t,” said T. “ Don’t you know that Lavitz, keyboardist for the you’re over the hill, when Dregs. “ All our close friends your mind makes a promise just referred to us as The that your body can’t fill?” Dregs so we dropped the Barrere wailed out the lyrics name.” in a Southern drawl. Mike Wheeler, a slide “ Love Sweet Love,” and guitar player from Cincin­ “ She Lays Down The nati, joined the other four Beat,” were other songs band members in a 20-min- Barrere played off of his 'ute jam session on a new first solo album. song by Barrere called The concert peaked with “ Sweet Coquette” that got a marathon jam session led people sitting at the back by Rod Morgenstein, drum­ tables of the Ramada stand­ mer for the Dregs. Andy ing up and pushing closer West of the Dregs hammer­ and closer towards the front ed out an impressive bass of the stage. line on a black, rectangular “ The Underdogs,” a local instrument that resembled a Southern rock group was the cigar box with strings more opening band for Barrere. than a bass guitar. They played songs by When T. Lavitz broke Lynyrd Skynyrd and other into the set with a piano Southern rock artists. solo, the performance A group of roadies and became pure Dregs, a blend PAUL BARRERE, former lead guitarist for the now-defunct band Little Feat, performed Student Union Board mem­ of jazz and rock that got the with The Dregs last Saturday night at Rumors in Burlington’s Ramada Inn. The bers assisted in lifting amps audience stomping and hol- S.U.B.-sponsored concert was a mixture of old classics from Little Feat and new music from and adjusting the lights after Barrere’s recently released album. Photo by Ken Lipstein. the Underdogs performed. eont. on p. 6