March 23,1977 THE DELPHIAN Page Twenty-Three Audience Turns, Turns, Turns On To McGuinn KYI'KTKKTKICIIMANN Helving on what seemed was to be an enjoyable the late Ws. The Byrds. expertly Saint Patrick's Day was like nothing but pure evening with overtones of McGuinn, formerly of combined new material something different at noise. Petty and group with some Byrd favorites, Adelphi this year. Closing played through their such as "Mr. Spaceman/' out the day's celebrations segment of the show in and "I'm Going to Find were two concerts by Tom hurried fashion. Singing that Horse if I Can." IVlly and The Heart- completely unintelligible McGuinn proved a total breakers and Roger words and blending this crowd pleaser. Finishing McCiuinn and Thun- with S.S.T. level volume, his performance, he was der byrd. Neither show the band totally deafened called back for an encore. drew the crowd (hat was the small crowd. When it For those in the audience expected by the Concert came time for The who were possibly un- Committee of the Student lleartbreakers to leave familiar with his new Activities Board (S.A.B.). the stage, they were material, the encore was Hitting the stage with greeted with cries of relief more up their alley. •eardrum-shattering vol- from the few people that Performing "Mr. Tam- ume. Tom Petty and had not taken to the halls bourine Man." followed by his hand of musicians for hearing relief. "Turn. Turn. Turn." treated the audience to a Following a quick McGuinn had the audience different form of music. resetting of the stage, the in the palm of his hand. The audience, singing and What one would actuallyV lights dimmed, the crowd call this type of music is roared and McGuinn went cheering, still wanted debatable. I would call it more from him but after into "Lover of the Bavou.V " garbage. This set the pace for what Former lead vocalist for the Byrds, Roger McGuinn. throe hours of performing, ho was undoubtedly tired. It is unfortunate that more people did not take From The Studio To The Stage Ihe opportunity to par- Tom Petty and the Heart- really confident about our future. we knew we hada goodalbum but problem in getting psyched." ticipate in this evening of breakers appeared with Roger Kverything is happening so fast; we didn't know how good we'd do Petty, the band leader, thinks music. singing. and McGuinn and Thunderbyrd this that each member of the band is general entertainment. past Thursday night at the highly talented individually. "It's 1 For those of you who were University Center, in a concert not easy to 'put things together there, you know what I'm winch exemplified two groups on but we have grown a lot in the one a ions journey to success. year that we've been playing talking about; for those of Kor a group that's been together. Everyone is interested you who were not there. together (or only a year, the in working hard and the work is vou missed it! Hcartbreakers have progressed starting to pay off," Petty said. extremely well. In addition to Their performance was pretty their ABC-Shelter label album. good. The Heartbreakers are a Tom Petty and company have fast and hard beat rock n' roll Bern stein On been performing across the group that mixes up the tunes in country- "We work about 20 each song they play. Their mask- hours a da>, every day of the definitely resembles the tunes of The Beatles week, but it's a lot of fun," early English rock groups. BYSUEFOKESTIERO commented lead vocalist. Tom "Unlike many groups we put Thus afternoon, S.A.B. Lecture Petty. the music in front of the show. We Series is presenting Sid Bern- We ail dig rock n1 roll and we are performers, but our first stein, a man who Ls known love playing, but more im- priority is playing good music," nationwide as "the man who portantly we love creating rather Tench said. brought the Beatles to America." than recreating," drummer Stan Mike North, The Heart- His association with the Lynch went on to say. "When we breakers' manager, has high Beatles began simply enough in finished the album we were Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers. hopes for the group. "They are a 1962 through a homework hard working bunch of guys. assignment in his history class. in concert." 'Iney know what they have to do His instructor had the class Sciarratta . The Heartbreakers made the and they do it, but at the same reading British newspapers in 'Continued from page 21) transition from studio to live time they're enjoying it." order to gain a better un- years with a rock band. "I use performances in a rather good It's not easy finding their too bizarre and hysterical. Ours music in all my productions. But derstanding of America. While wasn't as absurd." fashion. On many occasions album in record shops here on glancing through the en- the most important thing for me young rock bands experience lang Island, but if you look hard Serious Comedy isto remain open to my impulses. tertainment section, a group Sciarratta "takes his comedy much difficulty in performing enough you'll find it. The album, called The Beatles caught his I am always trying to make a live in front of big audiences. along with their performance, very seriously. I come and make statement. I enjoy doing theatre eye. Bernstein proceeded to get a statement and then leave. Keyboard player Benrnont Tench was impressive. According to in touch with their manager, most u» the parks and streets. I told the DELPHIAN that the Petty the group will be corning Americans feel most strongly would rather stay out of theatre Brian Kpstein, and to seta date in about that which is very funny or Heartbreakers psych themselves out with another album soon. The 1964 for them to play at Carnegie because it is easy to make an for a concert "naturally." "Each Heartbreakers is an exciting very senous. 1 want to release the artistic statement in a theatre. Hall. Following this they were demon inside my audience and of as loves to play in front of big group, but they have a long way booked on the Ed Sullivan Show, People expect to be entertained crowds--we rarely have n to go. help them find true joy and spirit for two hours before they go out and the rest is history. in life through Joy and comedy to dinner. 1 want to do theatre in "Fun Loving Guys" This is my most powerful the parks and subways. Then Bernstein is also responsible message." I theatre will mean something to for the two Beatle concerts at This summer Pat Sciarratta Second Annual them. I keep searching for a Shea Stadium, the first concerts wdl be touring the country with theatre which will radically move ever held there. His memories of the Bond Street Mime. They have people. My students here at Faculty Concert the Beatles at the start are as the most bookings in San Adelphi work very, very hard. I "fun loving guys having a ball, Francisco. He also was invited to tell them they can't want lo do not taking adulation very perform in a festival in Nuancy. theatre, they have to need to do it. Margaret N. Shakespeare seriously. America for them was France. It has to be something they have ;j new land, a frontier for their "My biggest mistake was to do." Flute tnlent." 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