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JOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS Rock Thunder Valley Casino Resort
from: sacramentopress.com
by Rorie Oliver, photo by Darren Hall
JOAN JETT, one of our reigning queens of rock 'n' roll and one of only two women on Rolling Stone's list of 100 greatest guitar players of all time, rocked a full house at Thunder Valley Casino Saturday night.
Jett, accompanied by her band The BLACKHEARTS, proved that she still has the energy and free-spirited wild-child persona she adopted during her early days as a guitarist in her first band, The RUNAWAYS.
Jett donned her signature black shaggy hair, dark eye makeup, a black tank top and Converse as she paraded around the stage, clapping her hands and encouraging the crowd to throw their hands up and sing along. Joining her on stage was lead guitarist DOUGIE NEEDLES, drummer Tommy Price and bassist Enzo Penizzotto.
The ground-level VIP area was filled with die-hards crushed against the stage, mesmerized by Jett's every move. The VIP seated area was much more relaxed.
"All of these seats are taken," Sandy Johnson claimed. ÒOur girls are out getting us some cocktails!" Johnson said she and her 12 girlfriends have been following Jett since their teens.
By looking around the crowd on Saturday night, it seems as if Jett has fans from all walks of life, as it was even mix of older and younger men and women and teens.
"How are my fans in the bleachers? Can you hear me!?" she screamed before kicking off "Do You Wanna Touch Me." She stared seductively into the audience and challenged the crowd for more hype. She touched her body and sang with her body language, "Yeah, oh yeah, yeah, I wanna know, do you wanna touch me?" The more Jett seduced the crowd, the more the crowd followed in cheers and overhead applause.
Jett and the BLACKHEARTS played a few RUNAWAYS songs, including the first song Jett ever wrote, "You Drive Me Wild." As she prepared to play the jam, the crowd died down.
"What happened? Don't be shy. Come on, sing to the universe!" she squealed.
"Cherry Bomb" was another one of the RUNAWAYS originals they performed. Lincoln teen Allison Davis, in all black clothing with a studded belt and pink wrist bands, rocked out and sang along to all the lyrics of the RUNAWAYS' ÒI Love Playing with Fire."
ÒI saw the movie ÔThe RUNAWAYS' recently and fell in love," Davis said. ÒI mean, just look at her. She is fearless!"
Agreed. Jett was unapologetic with her behavior on stage, also donning genuine smiles after the anecdotes and advice she told the audience before songs.
"Love between two people is a beautiful thing," she said. ÒBut love between three people can be an even more beautiful thing, especially if one of those people is me!" The crowd went wild as "The French Song" rocked.
Just about when the daylight faded and darkness began, the stage lights lit up and Jett and the BLACKHEARTS started playing their most popular songs. The crowd was the most reactive and rose to their feet once the beat to "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" started. The enthusiasm continued on through ÒCrimson and Clover."
Jett thanked the crowd for the night, and all band members left the stage. "JOAN JETT, JOAN JETT, JOAN JETT!" the crowd yelled repeatedly until the rocker and her bandmates came out for a couple more tunes. Once it was apparent that Jett said goodbye for the night, the crowd filed back into Thunder Valley Casino, adrenaline still rushing from the show.
Thirty-six years since hitting the music scene, JOAN JETT proves to us she still loves rock 'n' roll.
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