THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Tuesday, June 11, 1996 TAG: 9606110018
SECTION: FRONT PAGE: A14 EDITION: FINAL
TYPE: Letter
LENGTH: 26 lines
I am writing in response to Sue VanHecke's review of the Crosby, Stills and Nash/Chicago concert on June 1 at the Virginia Beach Amphitheater.
While the section on Crosby, Stills and Nash was pretty much on target, there was virtually no section at all about Chicago's music. The only three adjectives used were ``easy listening,'' ``predictable'' and ``romance-drenched.'' When one thinks of easy listening, one thinks of groups like the Carpenters, the Captain and Tennille and Barry Manilow. It is for this omission that I feel compelled to write.
In no way could Chicago be categorized as easy listening when one considers the riveting intricacies and complexities of the rhythms and the trademark horn section, which never flagged. The band played a cohesive, well-rehearsed concert that continued to build momentum and excitement throughout the evening.
Chicago deserved a more complete description of its efforts than the paragraph and a half received.
TIM POPE
Portsmouth, June 4, 1996 by CNB