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MTSU FEATURES . . . A BUSY CONCERT SEASON

On April 14 and 15, 1983, Steve Perry, Jonathan Cain, The biggest concert of 1983, however, was definitely Ross Valory, and Steve Smitii became ttie first act to play Lionel Richie and the Pointer Sisters. Ruth, June, and and sell out tv\/o shows on consecutive nights at MTSU. Anita, the three women that make up the Pointer Sisters, This band. Journey, capitalized on its visual show and a filled Murphy Center with so much energy almost everyone string of hits a mile long. Journey opened their show with forgot that the trio was just the opening act. The girls "Chain Reaction" and "Wheel in the Sky." They also per- opened with a dynamic performance of "I Get Excited" formed "Open Arms," "Who's Crying Now," and "Don't and did no less with "He's So Shy, " "Fire, " "Slow Hand, Stop Believing." However, Journey was not the only suc- and "Should I Do It." cess of the two nights. Opening act Bryan Adams proved After the Pointer Sisters had given the audience their himself to be a true rock-n-roller with numbers from his drug-free high, Lionel Richie entered with an electrifying Cuts Like a Knife LP that left the 12,000+ people performance of "Truly." Lionel Richie gave MTSU one of begging for more. its most memorable occasions with his performances of In the summer of 1983, Styx brought their "Kilroy" tour "You Are, " and some of his Commodore classics such as to Murphy Center Styx gave what most considered to be "Easy," "Brick House," and "Still." The highlight of the only a mediocre and over-hyped stage show. The band evening was his encore of "All Night Long, " complete with performed such hits as "Babe," "Renegade," "Mr Ro- calypso dancers and the works. The show could have boto, " and "Too Much Time on My Hands." In October, supergroup Alabama came to MTSU for the third year in a row. The group which has won the Country Music Association Award for entertainer of the year for two consecutive years, gave a very energetic performance that few other country acts could top. The band performed the classic country and cross-over hits such as "The Closer You Get," "Love in the First Degree, " and "Close Enough to Perfect." Another CMA winner, Lee Greenwood,

opened for Alabama, and it was quite an experience for the female portion of the audience. Lee performed a sax solo and his cross-over hit of 1983, "I.O.U."

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