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Singing their latest hit, "Lick It
U p " are Kiss band members
Paul Stanley and Gene Sim­
mons.

A night in heaven

Records and radio just aren't the same
after you've been to a concert.
The band is on stage, the music is
blaring, and the crowd is clapping to the
music,
During the 1983-84 school year many
groups performed in the Omaha area
including, Kansas, Heart, Styx, Quiet Riot,
Genesis and Kiss. After the last strains of
encore had faded talk of a concert went
on for days and the concert goers decked
themselves in t-shirts as remembrances of
the event.
"The best concert I've ever been to
was Triumph, because they had an
excellent light show and I like their music,"
said junior Brian Moore.
"The best concert I've ever been to
was AC/DC, because it was an excellent
concert, they really know how to excite the
crowd," said junior Kim Moore.
For students who couldn't go to a
concert there was an answer if they had
cable television. They could watch Music
Television (MTV). The radio was left off and
the sound of Sweet 98's J.J. Taylor and
Z-92's Joe Blood weren't as popular any
more. We were now watching the per­
formers and seeing the video jockeys (VJ's)
like Alan Hunter and Nina Blackwood.

Before Genesis came on stage The crowd listens intently as
Feb, 4 at the Civic Auditorium, Heart sings one of their hits,
Phil Collins, lead singer of "Barracuda",
Genesis, sang his solo hit “You
Can't Hurry Love".

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