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Jett wows crowd with rock 'n' roll
from: aberdeennews.com
by Mike Corpos, American News Writer
Artist sounded as good if not better than in the '80s
The Who's "Won't Get Fooled Again" blasts over the PA system and the crowd begins to stir.
Out walks the pint-sized powerhouse of '80s rock known as JOAN JETT and her band, the BLACKHEARTS.
For more than 25 years, the pioneering diva of female hard rock has been wowing crowds, and Friday night was no exception.
Jett and her cohorts hit the stage at the Brown County Fair and gave the crowd a show to remember.
Coming out to her early hit "Bad Reputation" and following it up with "Cherry Bomb," the one memorable hit from her first band, The RUNAWAYS, Jett proved she can still rock - and rock hard she did.
With New York punk guitarist DOUGIE NEEDLES taking the lead, many of Jett's hard rock hits take on a harder, punk edge.
Vocally, Jett was as raspy as ever and sounded as good, if not better than she did in the '80s - something few acts from that era of excess can still claim.
That, and very few acts from the decade of Reagan still look good in skin-tight leather pants. But Jett, who must work out like a madwoman, is in phenomenal shape, jumping with the beat and jamming on her guitar like she has since the age of 12.
The band played a few songs from its forthcoming album, "Naked," which gave the crowd something new to feast their ears on.
Only slightly softer-edged than the classics, the title track and the almost-ballad "Androgynous" got the crowd ready for the onslaught of her big hits.
It took the opening riffs of her classic 1981 "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" to get the crowd on its feet and really singing along.
She followed that with "Crimson and Clover" and "I Hate Myself for Loving You," covers of Tommy James and the Shondells and Gary Glitter respectively.
With the show lasting little more than an hour, the Philadelphia native worked the crowd, prompting sing-alongs and eliciting cheers, and even inspiring a few brave souls to shake what their mamas gave them.
Jett and keyboard player KENNY LAGUNA have been together since the early '80s when the BLACKHEARTS began playing clubs in Los Angeles.
Needles - a self-taught punk rocker - with his fully-spiked mohawk hopped up and down as he worked his magic on the music. Thommy Prince laid down the powerful beat while Sam Yaffa kept time on bass.
After finishing the main set, the band came out for an encore set with Iggy Pop's "Wild One" and "Everyday People" by Sly and the Family Stone.
When all was said and done, the 40-something Jett proved she is as timeless as rock 'n' roll itself, and much like the Rolling Stones and Aerosmith, she proved that if you love rock 'n' roll, you never have to grow up |
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