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Show The Daily Utah Chronicle Openings 1978 Page Twentv-Xin- e from page 28 acts, and the clown doing the sound mix seemed intent on sabotage his 45 minute set went over pretty well. In fact, considering that the vast majority of the assembled were unfamiliar with reggae, much less Tosh himself, his reception was surprisingly warm. But, while Tosh's bouncy rhythms especially the infectuous marijuana anthem "Legalize It" were quite engaging for a while, they soon exhausted their limited appeal. By the end of his set the crowd was tired of him and Tosh didn't deserve the encore he took. Next out was Eddie Money who proved to be deserving of fame by rifling through a blistering set his recently-acquire- d rock 'n' roll. His FM radio staple, "Two of ballsy, hook-lade- n Tickets to Paradise," provided one of the day's brightest musical moments. Money's stage persona combines the best of Rod Stewart's stylings and moves with Joe Cocker's mannerisms into a musical personality that is, if not all that original, at least as engaging as its sources. While Money provided a few of the afternoon's most act, Kansas, interesting moments, the concert's second-bille- d was responsible for most of its dullest. The P-- blurb in the official concert program claimed that Kansas "exploded" out of their home state and "rocketed" to national fame and fortune because of their boundless musical talents. After witnessing the group prima donna their way through one of the most pretentious mishmashes of "progressive" rock it has ever been my misfortune to witness, I have my doubts about that story. A much more believable scenario of the band's exodus is that they were run out of Topeka by a gang of common-sensicaKansas plowboys whb were outraged silliness in over the group's gall in playing such gawd-awfthe first place as if that weren't enough, to name their stinking band after the Sunflower State itself . . . But enough of this malicious tirade. Suffice it to say that Kansas took what seemed to be an interminably long time to quit making their peculiar brand of noise. But on the bright side, things began to look up almost as soon as they left the stage it began to rain . . . R so-call- ed l, ul drenched in a freezing TA7aiting v Rocky Mountain cloudburst for the Stones to play Rolling is in the warm sunshine while preferable to casually basking Kansas performed anyday. Or so I kept telling myself, at least, as I stood drenched and freezing in a lightning-lade- n thunderstorm which at about 5 p.m. had suddenly rolled out of the mountains which border Boulder on the north and west. The heavy rains had everyone worriedly speculating that perhaps the World's Greatest R(xk Band wouldn't play after """ tiwTOWl,'"ll" " .: all. About an hour into the storm, the Boulder native who had with been kind enough to share an impromptu poncho-ten- t sudden such that offered the observation me consolingly storms were virtually a daily occurence in the area and that they tended to "disappear as quick as they come." To my surprise, fifteen minutes later her solid knowledge of local weather patterns was confirmed as the dark clouds which had blanketed the valley began to break and the stage crew started the massive undertaking of squeegeeing off the performance area enough that none of the Stones would electrically fry when they began prancing about with their electric guitars. Nonetheless, there no longer remained any doubt that The Event would indeed take place. The only question remaining was whether it would or even could satisfy the lofty expectations anticipated of it . . i . r" ' T""7 - liiiiits 5S homage to the group's spiritual forefather found Jagger bedecked in a natty sport coat, emblazoned newsboy cap, polyurethane pants, and a with a swastika and the word "Destroy." He pranced, danced, jumped, and played while spitting out lyrics at breakneck two-son- g T-shi- rt feel good! 4rfv Cj speed. Meanwhile, Keith Richard and Ron Wood traded with an awesome ferocity those patented screaming, biting Berry licks that the Stones have adopted as one of their own trademarks. And all the while, in relatively subdued fashion, bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts casually played more solidly and efficiently than any other rock rhythm section I have run across. And, believe it or not, those two numbers proved to be the low point of the show. For it was when the Stones launched into original numbers that they really hit their stride. Rarely pausing to chat between songs, Jagger led his mates through "All Down the Line," "Honky Tonk Women," "Star Star," a string of songs (with Jagger on third guitar) from their latest album Some Girls, "Love in Vain," "Tumblin' Dice," "Happy," Berry's "Sweet Little Sixteen," "Brown Sugar," and "Jumpin' Jack Flash." Throughout, the music was unbelievably tight it seemed as though each of the Stones knew a bar or two ahead of time exactly what the others were going to do. Not that their efforts sounded stale or clichetl to the contrary, the music overflowed with more excitement than I have seen produced by a rock band in more than 10 years of concert-goinAnd remarkably, that excitement was not produced at the expense of musical quality. While Jagger, Richard, and continued on page 30 g. v I 3&;V s knows what makes dancers was one of the most moving experiences I have ever had. The Rolling Stones have been doing what they do for almost two decades. They have toured North America eight times and most of the rest of the world as much, if not more. They have released nearly 30 albums. After all these years it has undoubtedly become, to some extent at least, a job. And the Stones are getting old. 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