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The Suzi Quatro Cult Is Beginning4.To Take Shape Among Rock Fanslate the American Red Cross sii veyed high school students and decidt Grand Funk Railroad is the nation's mlt;J influential band, so they got the ai American boys to roll up their sleev} and give some blood in hopes of attraet ing more young donors.Speaking of shots in the arm, Jerry LaCroix formerly of Edgar W'infefcs White Trash will be giving one to BJo«d, Sweat and Tears as featured vocalist BST's current European tour Th^y sure needed some help, and Jerry mifc bo just what the doctor ordered -Casablanca records is sponsoring a ri| tionwide kissing contest as a public!* gimmick for its up-and-coming baaci Kiss. Contest'll be called a “Kiss-0f£'' naturally. 4A NEW ZENITH or RCA1st MONTH RENTAL MAY APPLY TO PURCHASECOLOR RENTALS START AT $2£pc*moWE ALSO RENT SELL USED BW COLOR TV206 NORTHGATE 1-inn ,•ID 4 HI ftlCRT Ttlt’SUIDIV 12 ?tSrWE DON'T JUST SELLCREDITTERMSPHONE 472 1266101 SERVICE CIU V9 mCONVENIENTWE SERVICE!OPENSUNDAYSFN 1971, SHE MOVED to London and -like so many American musicians — finally made it in Britain and Europe, before most folks on this side of the Atlantic had even heard of her.Though her first U.S. tour is now history, that situation hasn't changed much. Suzi is still a far bigger star in Europe than in her homeland But there is a legitimate and growing “cult” interest in her music.Suzi's band looks like a gang of drunken English street hoods and Suzi tries rather less successfully to look like one of them Faced with an unresponsive audience, her Roller Derby Queen image tends to crumble a bit around the edges, the low-level acrobatic seeming a little forced.The band is raw and raunchy, Suzi's voice and bass lines perfect. Her music is the most basic, direct kind of rock, with a healthy shot of “what's it to ya enthusiasm She can make you laugh at yourself, just by noticing how much you're enjoying itBy BRICE MEYERIf you like rock ‘n' roll, you'll love Suzi Quatro.She realizes the recurring nightmare of every suburban mother with a tomboy daughter. Suzi comes out on stage in black leather with an enormous Les Paul Gibson bass slung on her hip. plants her feet wide apart and rips into a song with the kind of violence traditional to Detroit rock n’ rollersBom and raised in the Motor City, Suzi headed an all-girl rock band called The Pleasure Seakers in 1965. when she was just 15. The band evolved into Cradle and for a while included Jerry Nolan now of the New York Dolls on drumsEven Alice Cooper has to work at beinj off beat sometimes. Sweet Alice recruiter a couple of unlikely ladies — Liza Minnel li and Ronnie Da Do Ron Ron Speetot for the vocal track on Tecn-agt Lament, a track and possible single ioi the newest Cooper epic. Muscle o Love.”SUZI'S DEBIT American album, appropriately titled “Suzi Quatro” Bell 1320, is for folks who like to roll up the rug at parties-non-stop boogie, startingAlice's RecruitsDAYTD BOWIE returns for another U.S. tour starting in June Billed as “an extensive series of theatrical presenta tions,” the tour coincides with release of Bowie’s upcoming LP. “Diamond Dogs”. . Genesis, in New York for two nights at the Academy of Music, had their guitars stolen sometime between the first night's performance and the second. The thieves contacted the band and demand ed a big “ransom'’ for the instruments, which included a special custom double necked bass So they rented some new guitars and went on for the show, one davwith her big European hit 48 Crash.” and finishing with the classic “Shakin' All Over. It's a lot of fun. which is as much as you can ask of rock ‘n’ rollanyway.
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San Rafael Independent Journal
San Rafael, California, US
Sat, Jun 01, 1974
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