Timpview High School - Talon Yearbook (Provo, UT)

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CONCERTS here coues the %am again The 1984-85 year was one of Utah's best for concerts. Something about the noise attracted large num- bers. making concerts a main attrac- tion for the young crowds along the Wasatch Front The big name bands delighted their fans by stopping over In Salt Lake for a show The list of entertainers included: Berlin, Talk Talk, Romeovoid. Violent Femmes. Psychedelic Furs. Fleshtones. Echo and the Bunnymen, Howard Jones. Eurythmics. Thompson Twins, Hall and Oates. Chicago. Rod Stewart. Dol- ly Parton and Kenny Rogers. The Cure. Modern English, and General Public. One of the most successful and exciting concerts of the year was the Thompson Twins Let’s get one thing straight. There’s no one named Thompson and there are no twins in sight The band is fronted by Tom Bai- ley. Alannah Curie, and Joe Leeway The twins opened with “The Gap”, from their latest album Into the Gap The most enjoyable part of the show was the band’s mobility All three used remote, wireless, headset micro phones, enabling them to move around the stage, adding antics to their vocals. The band finished their show with “You Take Me Up.” dedi eating it to the enthusiastic Salt Lake Crowd Unmistakably. Howard Jones had a riot opening for Eurythmics at Park west. Perform- ing all his music live, Howard Jones is a one-man-band, using synthesizers and a drum machine to create an exciting, bright new sound. Beginning with the first cut from their newest LP. Touch, the Eurythmics domi- nated the open-air stage at Parkwest just after dusk. Visuals played a key role in this show. Annie spent most of the evening in a bellhop uniform. Dave wore a beige suit accented with rhinestones at the neck. Eurythmics bring a real sense of theater to their performance, relying heavily on costuming and drama to add to the show’s excitement. All of those who came and performed in Utah brought a fun time and made favorite groups seem better than ever. CONCERTS 111