ARTS Page 10 Tuesday, June 14, 1983 w i The Ramones bring madness and mayhem By C.E. Krell T HE HIGHLIGHTS of the Ramones performance at Second Chance on Sunday night: + In the opening act, the Cult Heroes, the guitar player continually showered his lucky fans with the sweat of rock and roll. n In the opening act, the Cult Heroes, the aspiring lead singer bragged about their new album, and said he would go get a copy. He proceeded to throw some acetate upon an unsuspecting yet honored fan. + In the opening act, the Cult Heroes, the bass drum had a gas mask strapped to it. + After the opening act, the road crew set up the Ramones equipment, and it took a long time. Why, I cannot possibly realize. The Ramones are only a four piece with three instruments. + There were some highlights to the equlpment: - Carefully taped to the singer's (Joey Ramone) moniter, "Audience Ann Arbor. Opening act - Cult Heroes.' - Lots of Marshall amps - the only true rock 'n' roll blasting boxes. - Johnny Ramone uses Mosrite guitars. The very same guitars heard on such classics by the Ventures as "Walk, Don't Run" and "Guitar Freakout." Let's hear it for Johnny's guitars. - Joey wears rose colored glasses. - Dee Dee drinks Pepsi. + When the lights went down, Clint Eastwood theme music played on the opening tape. " After the Ramones came on stage, the always pleasant crowd jumped and danced as someone passed out under- neath their feet after being smashed against the stage. " Let's hear it some more for that fan- tastic crowd. Great bunch of guys and gals. One particularly jocular fellow jumped on stage and threw himself onto the crowd. Words could not express my satisfaction when upon repeating the feat, the happy-go-lucky punk made a large and loud thump as the crowd par- ted and he ate hardwood. " Some more cheers for those heady bodyslammers, spitters, beer throwers, and assorted fools. Average audience IQ - 12. Even a girl punched me - and her hair wasn't short enough to be hip. " The concert ruining fans aside, there were some musical highlights that almost fought through the lousy sound (I could barely hear Joey). The Ramones didn't seem particularly ex- cited about being in (downward glance) Ann Arbor, but they still can chop up most so-called hard corps. "Little Bit O'Soul" and "Time" were sublime covers and "The KKK Took my Baby Away" and "In the Park" were ac- tually played better than most of the older Ramone songs. " I wish Tommy Ramone would rein- state himself in the drum cock pit. They miss him. " It's really strange to end on an old number, but there isn't much more to say. Long live rock. End. Daily Photo by ELIZABETH Joey of the Ramones wears rose-colored glasses. Records Gladys Knight S the Pips Visions (Columbia) Where have they been for ten years? After an interminable string of mediocre, ballad-oriented albums, this energized, funky outing is a revelation. It's the best Gladys Knight-& The Pips record since 1973's Imagination, and it's one of the best albums by anyone of 1983. If you appreciate the old virtues of soulful group singing and well-written songs, you'll love this one, particularly if "Midnight Train to Georgia" still means as much to you as it does to me. And if you like to dance, well surprise! There are five top-notch dance tracks here, aided by state of the art synth man Lean Sylvers. "Save The Overtime For Me" is already a top-five Black hit, and there are several others which could follow it straight up the charts and onto the dance floors. Don't be surprised if this one crosses over to pop, and puts Gladys right back where she belongs - accepting those stupid awards on TV. Kashif Kashif (Arista) Kashif is a full-fledged phenomenon. As the creator of an original, soothing synth sound, his music has become ex- tremely familiar in just the past year. He wrote and produced "So Fine" for Howard Johnson and "Underlove" for Melba Moore. He also wrote "Love Come Down," Evelyn King's crossover smash of last fall, and "Inside Love," the new George Benson single. Kashif's light, bubbly synth, colored all of these outside projects nicely. But-since the sound has become so familiar, it is less exciting on this solo effort than it might have been. Being an average vocalist, Kashif needs varied tricks to keep his sound fresh. He might be advised to keep his production projects to a minimum, so as not to fall victim to the Michael McDonald Luther Vandross over-saturation syndrome. - Leizer Goldsmith i JUNE 22-25 LYDIA MENDELSSOHN Ann Arbor Civic Theatre-THEATRE,8:00p presents Sat. Matinee 2:00 p.m. For Ticket Information Call 662-7282; or tickets may be picked up at the Ann Arbor Civic Xl iu um inr Theatre office, N ,338 South Main Street Night S Dream Ann Arbor, Michigan billShke48104 by William Shakespeare THE CLINICAL AREA OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY ANNOUNCES TWO RESEARCH REPORTS "Psychology in the Third Reich" Dr. Ulfred Geuter- Free University of Berlin -and- "Psychotherapy in Nazi Germany" Dr. Geoffrey Cocks - Albion College JUNE 14, 1983 All interested persons are invited to bring their lunch to Conference Room 4 in the Michigan League at 12:00 noon. The presentation and discussion will take place from 12:30 to 2:00 p.m. 4