ARTS Friday, September 6, 1985 The Michigan Daily Page 7 Springsteen's 'Glory Days' numbered? By Jerry Markon WHEN BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN and the E Street Band struck up the first few notes of "Glory Days" at the Pontiac Silverdome Wednesday pight as nearly 70,000 mesmerized oss-lovers screamed with delight, a strange thing happened. Laying down 4on the stage, guitar still in hand, rock's new messiah acknowledged that married life and advancing age may rob him of his seemingly limitless energy. "I'm 35 now," Springsteen said. "I've got to start resting. Take a little breather." "I can feel that clock ticking every ninute of my life, every day," he con- inued during a break in the song. He then counted from 30 to 35, his present nge, limped across the stage, and ap- peared to "play dead" to the amusement of the crowd and band members. Are we witnessing the unthinkable a middle-aged Bruce Springsteen? Fortunately, the man who in many people's view revitalized an entire in- dustry proved that he has, at least for pow, eluded the clutches of Father !Time. Although early Springsteen fans -nay disagree, Wednesday's concert exhibited a degree of energy and in- ensity unseen in your average 35- ear-old. Amazingly, after 12 years of laying nearly every show as if his ife depended on it, Springsteen is still n love with performing. He once eclared that he would never play in a arge arena, fearing that cavernous halls-like the Silverdome-would ruin the intimacy that he felt with his audience. Amazingly, though, he seemed as comfortable as if he were playing a club in Ashbury Park. { From the opening chords of "Born n" the USA" through a 28 song set ;drawn primarily from Born in the ;USA, Nebraska, and The River, * pringsteen tried valiantly to envolve every member of ihe audience in every song, Molding nothing back in a Records Feelabeelia - East to West ( Qwest) Where are you, Alison Moyet? Your deep-throated, sexy, soulful voice would surely have been the only thing to, save this debut album by Feelabelia. Actually, East to West is not a bad album. It's just not very good. Nor terribly original, for that matter. Stevie Wonder was somewhat im- pressed with this British trio and volunteered his harmonica playing for the peppy, dance single, "Feel It." But Mark Seifton Price seems to think that he is the real Stevie Wonder and cops the master's vocal style everywhere - down to that smiling vibrato. Price also attempts to mimic Moyet in places; although he is adequate, his voice is pretty weak. Standout tracks include "Jn the Middle of the Night" and "Killing Time," both pretty tunes. Other than that, the cuts range from tolerably pleasant to what resembles a jingle for Bubblicious. The music is always too slick, but includes the respectable percussion talents of Paulinho da Costa. All in all, this is just another attem- pt to jump on the bandwagon of Brits- doing-American-soul - which also includes the likes of Wham!, Paul Young, Style Council, and Moyet. Most of those artists, however, are considerably better at it. -Beth Fertig LIBERAL ARTS MAJORS... You're Needed All Over the World. Ask Peace Corps volunteers why their ingenuity and flexibility are as vital as their degrees. They'll tell you they are helping the world's poorest peoples attain self sufficiency in the areas of food production, energy conservation, education, economic develop- ment and health services. And gutsy, three and one half hour long show. Andlie succeeded far beyond what he could have foreseen when he was traveling the New Jersey club circuit in the early 1970s. Springsteen elicited a religious fervor from his followers, who continually chanted "Bruuuce" and imitated their hero's every move. In a strange departure from his normally low-profile, shy exterior,' Springsteen radiated confidence, even cockiness, as he seemed acutely aware of his new status. He declared that he was "Feeling handsome tonight" during "Glory Days" and exhorted the crowd to follow him and the band across the country on the rest of their tour, even naming off the cities that remain. This became ex- cessive when he screamed "Do you love me?" to the enraptured crowd during his marathon encore of "Twist and Shout." The crowd, of course, an- swered with a resounding "yes!" The songs from Nebraska, although generally drawing more restrained reactions from the crowd, showed off Springsteen's voice at its scratchy best. Overall, they translated well in- to the stage, which is hard to imagine when one hears Bruce and his acoustic guitar and the harmonica alone on the album. A particularly upbeat song was "Cadillac Ranch" which seems to be made specifically for live performan- ce. As for the Born in the USA songs, "Dancing in the Dark" was certainly the most enthusiastic, as Springsteen showed off his dancing skills. "Glory Days" elicited the wildest crowd reaction owing to it being the most recent single. Most impressive, however, was "I'm Going Down," which was preceded by a humorous story about rove going sour after initial euphoria. To a lover of Springsteen's early material and the scruffy, non- conformist image he used to project, Wednesday's show was somewhat less than satisfying. The list of early favorites left off Wednesday's song list is obvious-classic songs like "Rosalita,'' "Jungleland,'' and"Spirit in the Night" were once the cornerstone of Springsteen's shows. Although rumour has it that Springsteen played "Blinded by the Light" from his nearly forgotten Greeting from Asbury Park album earlier this summer, nothing from either of his first two albums was heard. Only the title track and "Thunder Road" were played from Born to Run and even 1978's "Darkness on the Edge of Town" barely made an appearance. Springsteen's new sex-symbol image seemed offensive when a shot of his crotch appeared on the Silver- dome's giant video screen sending every female member of the audience into a tizzy. A shot of his rear produced the same result. Even though Springsteen himself seems to be used to stadiums as foreboding as the Silverdome can be, some of the intimacy was lost and there seemed to be little anyone could do about it. 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