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Rock Concert Is Real Groovy
by: Thomas MacCluskey Rocky Mountain
News Music Critic
Barry Fey did it again - a GREAT
rock concert at the Auditorium Arena Thursday night, with the Vanilla Fudge,
Spirit and Led Zeppelin in colourful living sound!
And Feyline has nearly solved the
sound fidelity problem - even on the main floor - with stationary speakers
systems on the floor augmenting the group's systems on the rotating circular
stage.
One hitch occurred - tangled cables
underneath the bandstand pulled the plug on the Fudge and almost melted
their entire performance. When repairs were completed, the clock had punched
my deadline. Thus - catch the Fudge review in Saturday's Rocky Mountain
News.
Spirit - quintessima strong - MUSICAL!
Everything especially interesting
because of a non-ending, high varied rhythmic continuum structured by Ed
Cassidy, pile-driven by bassist Mark Andes, girded by conga drummer-vocalist
Jay Ferguson and filgreed by pianist John Locke and guitarist Randy California.
A further dimension especially welcome
was the group's friendliness to the audience and humour.
The concert was cranked off by another
heavy, Led Zeppelin, a British group making its first U.S. tour.
Blues-oriented (although not a blues
band) hyped-electric, the full routine in mainstream rock - done powerfully,
gutsily, unifiedly, inventively and swingingly (by the end of their set.)
Singer Robert Plant - a cut about
the average in style, but no special appeal in sound. Guitarist Jimmy Page,
of Yardbirds fame - exceptionally fine. Used a violin bow on the guitar
strings in a couple of tunes with resultant interesting, well integrated
effects.
Bassist John Paul Jones - solid,
involved, contributing. John Bonham - a very, effective group drummer,
but uninventive, unsubtle and unclimactic in an uneventful solo.
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