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JOAN JETT concert last night. When punk goes mainstream
from: Brainshrub.com
by Paul -V-
I attended a JOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS concert last night at the Orange Peel. A friend of mine got a pair of tickets as a gift from the Asheville Citizen-Times since she purchases print advertising for her company, and the AC-T wanted to make a good impression as they rolled out their new tabloid "Take 5".
JOAN JETT is a woman who dresses in fetish leather, wears porn-star eyeliner, spits on stage and belts out lyrics like: "A.C. D.C. She's got some other lover as well as me."
Yet she still has cross-over appeal to conservative business-types, frat puds and middle-aged moms who think they are still cool.
Go figure.
Punk has become so mainstream that businesses woo clients with concerts. Hell, they even gave us free booze and horderves!
In any case, here are some thoughts about the concert:
1) I quickly got tired of people in the crowd commenting on how good she looks at age 47. Yes, she DOES look great; and so would you if you had money, time and a personal trainer. Next subject please.
2) Jett is a woman who knows how to play the audience. Every movement she made was as purposeful as Kabuki theater, and yet executed as if it was all spontaneous. She's a genius.
3) "The BLACKHEARTS" were tight, although I got the impression they were a bit over-rehearsed. I think they see themselves as the replaceable elements of the show - when in reality I don't think Jett would be nearly as effective without them.
In conclusion: Even if you aren't into JOAN JETT, she is definitely worth seeing.
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