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JOAN JETT fans still love rock and roll
from: theprogressnews.com
By Jeff Corcino Staff Writer
The iconic band JOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS closed out the 154th Clearfield County Fair with a hard driving rock and roll performance in front of a large crowd at the grandstand.
Jett, lead vocals/guitar, whose career in music spans four decades, pulled out all of the stops in her lengthy discography. The band performed her early hits like "Cherry Bomb," a 1976 hit single that was co-written by Jett when she was a teenaged guitarist in the band "The RUNAWAYS" to the BLACKHEARTS recent single "Any Weather," a song she said she wrote with Dave Grohl, of the band Foo Fighters, and formerly of Nirvana.
To the delight of the crowd, the band blasted through its hits like "Bad Reputation," the show's opener, "Crimson and Clover," "I Hate Myself for Loving You," "Do You Want to Touch Me," and the band's smash hit from 1982 "I Love Rock and Roll."
The hour and 15-minute performance also included a few covers like Sly and the Family Stone's "Everyday People," and "Wild One," by Johnny O'Keefe, which were both performed during the band's encore.
In addition to "Any Weather," the band played several songs from its latest album "Unvarnished," which was released last fall including "Fragile," "Hard to Grow Up" and "TMI."
Jett spoke to the crowd throughout the performance and often urged them on. At one point in the performance she slowed down and spoke for a few minutes on how her hometown in Long Beach, New York, was devastated by Hurricane Sandy and how impressed and inspired she was on how Americans came together to support her neighbors as well as all the victims of disasters in other parts of the country.
Those in attendance gave the band positive reviews for its performance.
"It was really great," said Stess Dively of Altoona.
"I thought it was phenomenal," said Estelle Velicky of Philipsburg. "She's an inspiration to all women."
She said her favorite portion of the show was the band's performance of "Cherry Bomb."
"It was very good," said Terry Snyder of Clearfield. He said Jett was one of his earliest musical influences and said she is one of the reasons he learned to play the guitar.
"It was awesome," said Taylor Pearce, 16, of Morrisdale.
"I loved it," said Natalie Zetts, 16, of Morrisdale. "She is so awesome."
"She's the best," said Nathan Zetts, 13, of Morrisdale.
Nancy Smith of Centre Hall said she thought it was a good show and wished it were longer. "I wished she would have played for two hours," Smith said. |
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