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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 21, 1987)
□ MUSIC_ Concerts trounce summer blues I can remember thinking how boring it was going to be to be stuck in Eugene for the summer. Ugh, I thought. How am I ever going to bear this? Most of my friends will be gone, I won't have much money...Oh well, getting Oregon state residency will be worth it in the long run... at least dollar and cents-wise. right? Reporter’s Notebook by Carolyn I.amberson But looking back. I realize it wasn't all that bad. Granted, I'm flat broke, and I did have my share of boring times, but all in all there were two major events that helped me see it through Bob Dylan and the Grateful Dead in Aut/.en Stadium on July IB and David Bowie with Duran Duran in Portland Civic Stadium on Aug. 14. Now. some of you may be wondering just what the hell I'm doing putting two completely different shows into one concert story. The answer is simple. A concert is a concert. And while the musical styles, stage shows and au diences of the two may have been completely dif ferent, there were certain areas of similarity. First of all, each show evoked its own par ticular style or fashion. My initial thought at walking into Autzen that gorgeous July day was "My God. I've never seen so much tie-dye in one place in my entire life." The floor of Autzen was a sea of movement and blending color. If one was on any kind of mind-altering drugs, seeing the Deadheads writhe around in technicolor was an experience in itself. What was perhaps most amusing about the show was various types of fans and the methods one could use to distinguish between them The true Deadheads were obvious. Some were in honest-to-goodness "Dead" garb — old. hand made tie dies, long hair, beards, beads. . . the list could go on. Then there were those who weren't necessarily into the Dead lifestyle, but came for the musical aspect. The most hilarious were the psuedo Deadheads: former 60s hippies trying to get back into the "summer of love.” Seeing these people with their families in the family station wagon wearing tennis shorts. Keeboks and $20 tie dyes purchased from the Eugene Saturday Market was something that gave me an idea for an episode of "Family Ties.” You know, Michael and Eliso Keaton take Alex. Mallory. Jennifer and little An drew to a Grateful Deed show • What?” exclaims Mallory. "Make your own tie dyes? Absurd That would only mess up the tub in the laundry room Here, let's take my Nordstrom's card Tie-dyes for everyone." Oh well. I guess that’s why the United States is still a capitalist country Now of course. Bowie for years has been con sidered a fashion chameleon, a trend setter. And even though he's been recording since the late tiOs, his concert evoked none of the 60s nostalgia that the DylanDead show did Nevertheless, then* were echoes of Bowie's various trends visi ble throughout the stadium There was everyting from Ziggy Stardust to Aladain Sane to the Thin White Duke to the more recent Euro-dance lounge li/.ard of his "Let's Dance" album anti “Serious Moonlight" tour. And of course. 1 can't forget to mention what I'll call weekend punk Those arc the folks who wore every black article of clothing they owned just for the concert Just to look cool And I've never seen so much hairspray in one place in my entire life As exported, the styles of the performers themselves were quite different. Dylan and the Dead gave the audience what it wanted a long, laid-back show that proved to many that neither were close to leaving the business As the after noon sun beat down on the fans of ail ages, these two not-so-oldies-but-certainly-goodies gave a straight ahead rock and roll show. No frills, no extraneous effects, with the exception of the skywriters writing "Impeach Reagan" across the sky. Bowie, as one could imagine, was like something from another planet With a huge spider dangling above the stage and five dancers who looked liku they had just escaped an episode of "Solid Gold featuring your host Mat) Max in side the Thunderdome" flanking him, Bowie pro ved to lie not just a musician but a showman. A little burlesque at times. Bowie nevertheless did not fail to please those who had trekked from Portland and throughout the state of Oregon to witness the media event. I suppose that gets to the point of it. pleasing the audience. Both shows left legions of spec tators exhausted, happy and really wanting more, but knowing they'd gotten their money's worth So as the smell of marijuana wafted across the at mosphere of both Eugene and Portland, two of the hottest road acts of the summer packed up and moved on. But not without leaving an impression that will t>e hard to forget TROPICAL RM OROTTO LARGEST SELECTION OF FRESHWATER FISH IN EUGENE 30 years combined professional experience FISH • BIRDS SMALL ANIMALS • REPTILES AND MORE! Phone tor Hours & Specials 1110 West 61 h (6th & Van Buren) 4854887 VjteaH Concert Hall xfl Series ^ Qaall » k_4-.ll I I n| A rAk Beall Concefl Hall. U ol O School ol Music Eugene Symphony Adrian Gnam. 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