ARTS Page 7 Wednesday, January 28, 1981. The Michigan Doily 1~ Detroit's uneasy Ryder By FRED SCHILL The spirit was willing, but the flesh was weak. Mitch Ryder grimaced through a set of pounding, sonic rock 'n roll at Second Chance Monday in an at- tempt to give life to a comeback attem- pt that so far has languished in concep- tion. Immaculate it wasn't, but the music Ryder's excellent band churned out revived much of the zest and spirit of his glory years. Even the newer material was given a smoking sen- sitivity and tension that ultimately lit the fires of the sluggish audience. THOUGH DENIGRATED by the critics, the new songs jumped to life tempestuously, churned with intense, pumping rhythms, rocked with con-' tagious insistence. There was little in- novation to speak of, and the lyrics were mostly downright dumb, bot nobody ever accused Ryder of genius to begin with. The strength of the material Monday night was its spirited fervor, its catchy enthusiasm. The band has an uncanny feel for the music; they can control the pace and intensity wonderfully, building songs to a fever pitch with smooth but dramatic changes of pace. WAccented with pounding downstrokes, the music was infused with torrential jams and reflective solos. The band, in fact, saved the show from the struggling Ryder. Perhaps it was all those years working in a warehouse, or maybe he's been playing too many gigs, he might even have that Asian All-Star flu that's been going around-I hope for his own sake that he has some excuse, because Ryder's voice was AWOL the whole of the set. PART OF THE problem was the sound, which caused occasional; problems all evening, but that clearly cannot be the scapegoat for Ryder's withered vocals. His voice cracked repeatedly, had the range of the Chip- munks on a bad night, and was not up to the pace of the more rollicking tunes like "Too Tight," "Tough," and "I Don't Wanna Die." 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Both of the medleys were identical to the ver- sion Bruce Springsteen recorded on No Nukes, which leads to some uncomfor. table conclusions about the Boss. Ryder has been doing this material for years, but it has lost none of its vitality or vigor-even with Ryder's erratic vocals. Otherwise, the songs suffered from Ryder's vocal limitations. The attem- pted screams remained attempts most of the time, and everything else was strained and tentative. Doubt about Ryder's health rose in my mind; as a performer, he was torpid and his movements minimal, while his face seemed perpetually twisted into a strained grimace. INDEED, RYDER'S opening com- ment, "We deserve about 20 points for even getting started tonight," may have been more sincere than it seemed. Unless his voice is down for the count, though, I think there is reason to believe in Ryder again. As he said, "It's not really a show yet, but someday it will be." An equal opportunity employer. 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