Surprises, Disappointments by Casey Mccabe Murphey That the Public Is Probably Not Aware Of

march thursday, 9, 1978 ad lib page 3 Concert offers both surprises, disappointments By Casey McCabe Murphey that the public is probably not aware of. traction. But choosing to play their slower material first, Although "heavy' is a term not usually associated with the America lost the audiences ehthusiasm over this pro- The audience at -- Saturday's America Michael Murphey folkcountry balladeer, it was the wailing electric sound longed period, producing embarrassingly small reactions concert had a chance see to some different aspects of each from Murphey and his very capable band that brought the after many songs. This doesn't necessarily reflect the one a group, pleasant surprise, one a slight disappointment. crowd to its peak energy level toward the end of his set. quality of the performance, it was a matter of what they The pleasure was an impressively heavy Michael All of which was no help to America, who took the had to work with. stage in not the best of health, and experiencing an unfor- The crowd did react well to America's 'hits' and the tunate amount of equipment trouble. This made for a heavier guitar work, but not to "Norman", a strong new rather loose structure for their performance as opposed to song written by Beckley, which could very likely be their the usual tightness the band is known for. next single. As in athletics, it is harder to play catch-up- , Murphey led off 'the show with his last hit, "Carolina which America had to do with the audience. Beckley com- in the Pines", and went on to show the near capacity mented on stage, somewhat under his breath, that it was some crowd material from his new album Lone Wolf, a good thing you keep your best stuff in your pocket. which sounds like a funkier Michael Murphey. One must That is exactly what they did, concluding the show take into account that Murphey steps up the pace when with "Sandman", "Sister Golden Hair", and "Horse With opening for another band, but the role fit him well. No Name", and giving the crowd their money's worth. . "Renegade", Murphey 's hardest rock output, was fol- Maybe too much emphasis has been put on crowd reac- lowed some mind-altere- by excellent jamming by Murphey and the tion, there are usually ebbs of enthusiasm in every d band, most notably the fine acoustic and electric guitar crowd. But as long as the audience controls the work of Sam Bronnsard. As might be suspected, the atmosphere for a show, the ability of the performer to more crowd responded loudly to the quieter, but more understand it is going to be an integral part of the music. familiar of '!' strains "Wildfire", and "Carolina in the Well, you can please some of the people some of the "f,f Pines". time. . . What might not have been expected was how the f crowd fell in love with Murphey his all too short a during set. He showed them he could boogie, and he touched many of the female hearts in the crowd with his more sensitive pieces. Previous experience has shown that rock crowds will tend to applaud anything that is loud, fast, or familiar. Yet there was a strange frenzy in the crowd to get Murphey back on stage for an encore. And when he came back to do "Geronimo's Cadillac", a song that could v-"-4 be known by only a minority of the audience, the crowd continued to go wild, clapping and singing along to the chorus with enthusiasm reminiscent of a Jerry Jeff Walker crowd singing "Redneck Mother". Murphey drew out the song as long as possible, and the crowd kept with him. He was loving every minute of it, though he did indeed seem perplexed at how this particu- lar crowd had come to life so well. To be perfectly fair to America, they had an off night-everyb- ody has one. They were aware of it throughout the show, and anyone who has had the opportunity to see them before, knows that was all it was an off night. This should be taken from a performance aspect. The music was quite precise, and the vocals were tight. One must take into account the situation; the main members of America, Dewey Bunnell and Gerry Beckley had colds, Beckley's broken finger hampered his guitar and piano work, and the group suffered an unusual amount of equipment trouble. Such problems produced unnaturally long pauses between songs, and drained crowd energy, though the group handled the situation humorously well. The strategy of song selection proved a crucial factor Photo by Bob Pearson that the band could have controlled. Coming off a power- Photo by Bob Pearson Michael Woods ful opening act, the crowd was anxious for the main at Gerry Beckley

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