Middle Tennessee State University - Midlander Yearbook (Murfreesboro, TN)

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demand . . . the very next nigtit Bryan Adams opened for both sold-out Journey shows. Lee Greenwood, CMA Male Vocalist of the Year, performed before Alabama. features 29

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MTSU is close enough to perfect for Alabama. Journey returned by populi Journey ' s multi-platinum records feature keyboard player Jon Cain. 28 features

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MTSU FEATURES . . . A BUSY CONCERT SEASON On April 14 and 15, 1983, Steve Perry, Jonathan Cain, Ross Valory, and Steve Smitii became ttie first act to play and sell out tv o shows on consecutive nights at MTSU. This band. Journey, capitalized on its visual show and a string of hits a mile long. Journey opened their show with Chain Reaction and Wheel in the Sky. They also per- formed Open Arms, Who ' s Crying Now, and Don ' t Stop Believing. However, Journey was not the only suc- cess of the two nights. Opening act Bryan Adams proved himself to be a true rock-n-roller with numbers from his Cuts Like a Knife LP that left the 12,000+ people begging for more. In the summer of 1983, Styx brought their Kilroy tour to Murphy Center Styx gave what most considered to be only a mediocre and over-hyped stage show. The band performed such hits as Babe, Renegade, Mr Ro- boto, and Too Much Time on My Hands. In October, supergroup Alabama came to MTSU for the third year in a row. The group which has won the Country Music Association Award for entertainer of the year for two consecutive years, gave a very energetic performance that few other country acts could top. The band performed the classic country and cross-over hits such as The Closer You Get, Love in the First Degree, and Close Enough to Perfect. Another CM A winner, Lee Greenwood, opened for Alabama, and it was quite an experience for the female portion of the audience. Lee performed a sax solo and his cross-over hit of 1983, I.O.U. The biggest concert of 1983, however, was definitely Lionel Richie and the Pointer Sisters. Ruth, June, and Anita, the three women that make up the Pointer Sisters, filled Murphy Center with so much energy almost everyone forgot that the trio was just the opening act. The girls opened with a dynamic performance of I Get Excited and did no less with He ' s So Shy, Fire, Slow Hand, and Should I Do It. After the Pointer Sisters had given the audience their drug-free high, Lionel Richie entered with an electrifying performance of Truly. Lionel Richie gave MTSU one of its most memorable occasions with his performances of You Are, and some of his Commodore classics such as Easy, Brick House, and Still. The highlight of the evening was his encore of All Night Long, complete with calypso dancers and the works. The show could have 30 Features