Thursday, September 30, 1976
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University Daily Kansan
Heart's beat captures audience
By GREG HACK Contributing Writer
The fans went crazy last night when Heart closed its set with their showpiece, "Crazy Kissed" hard-drive band had sparked the crowd, which demanded and got two encoches.
Heart, which has become popular only second, obviously loved the hot reception in the country.
Vocalist Ann Wilson, who writes Heart's songs with Nancy Wilson, is the group's focal point. She proved herself to be one of the strongest, most versatile female vocalists around, especially in hard rock. Heart's success was largely due to her.
"Crazy on You!" and the band's other hit, "Magic Man," were the show's highlights, featuring Ann Wilson's wild but perfect vocals.
She was ably supported by Nancy Wilson's backup vocals and the guitar work of Roger Fisher, who did a good job with the band, without losing touch with the rest of the band.
Ann Wilson also showed she could sing softer, slower songs. The second encore, Harry Nelson's "Without You," showed off her amazing range and left the crowd smiling.
A medley of a new song, "Magazine," and "Soul of the Sea" was haunting beautiful, with eerie yet soothing synthesizer work by Howard Lewis and acoustic guitar by Nancy Wilson that provided a biting counter rhythm.
The 'Wilson' lyrics on the softer songs reflect a troubled, melancholy spirit.
'Going down the city sidewalk alone in
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"White Lightning and Wine," were mediocre and threatened to become boring—the cardinal sin for music, especially when it is live.
the crowd. No one knows the lonely one whose head's in the clouds.
"Sad faces painted with over those magazine smiles. Heading out to magazine stores, where he lives."
Also in the rock numbers, the touching lyrics of quieter songs turned into a repulsive "dance with the devil" theme that failed to edify.
The show was good, but Heart would do well to rely more on soft, quiet numbers. Their three opening numbers and two songs in the middle of the set, "Devil Delight" and
Heard didn't play two mellow, pleasing songs from its first album—songs it easily could have substituted for a couple of the heavier numbers.
Cate Bros, the opening band, showed versatility, tight instrumental work and good vocals by all four band members. In short, they were much better than one might guess after hearing their only hit, the formula-rock "Mister Union Man."
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