Adrian Belew is a guitarist's guitarist. He was hand picked by Frank Zappa back in the 70's to appear on the classic Zappa album, Sheik Yerbouti. Belew was also an enlisted gun for David Bowie, Talking Heads, Paul Simon and many others. In addition to his own eccentric solo efforts, Adrian Belew was also an incomparable force in the British progressive band, King Crimson. It may seem odd then for Belew to hook up with a group of college students from Cincinnati (formerly known as The Raisins) to create a slightly new wave form of power-pop rock. The Bears proved to be a small sensation at the national level with college kids. Their concert at Bogart's in Cincinnati was nothing short of a homecoming for the band. With a set list from two albums worth of music, along with The Raisins lone regional hit, Fear Is Never Boring, The Bears gave an impressive concert. Guitarist/vocalist Rob Fetters rose to the challenge of playing alongside Adrian Belew and surprisingly held his own in guitar solo swaps with his new mentor.

ADRIAN BELEW and THE BEARS
BRIAN LOVELY

The venue is really the story here. The concert was free and the beer was cheap. Picadilly's (or Pick A Disease, as the locals called it) was a big nightclub on the Indianapolis west side. It seemed to always draw large crowds of boisterous people. I think the neighborhoods used to complain about it. In the summer of 1988, Picadilly's played host to a few free concerts. It was essentially a dance club, so a band like Marshall Tucker seemed like an odd fit anyway. I recall very little from this show other than the place was so big and there were so many people that I doubt all that many of them were there for the music.

A week after the Marshall Tucker Show, we were back for The Outlaws. I remember we didn't stay for the whole concert. I think something better came up.

The summer of 1988 was one of the hottest on record in Indianapolis. When Dylan's Interstate 88 Tour set up shop on the Indiana State Fairgrounds, the evening heat was an oppressive 91 degrees. Bob Dylan's band was hot as well, none other than G.E. Smith along with Kenny Aaronson on bass and Chris Parker on drums. Despite the combined talents on the stage that night and a setlist loaded with hits, the concert failed to impress and the heat didn't help. Dylan was practically inaudible throughout the show. Even devout Bob Dylan fans must agree, this was not one of the better performances of Bob's long and accomplished career. He seemed sloppy drunk as well.

Unfortunately due to work obligations, we missed The Alarm entirely.

BOB DYLAN SETLIST

Subterranean Homesick Blues
Just Like A Woman
John Brown
Masters Of War
Tangled Up In Blue
Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again
It Ain't Me, Babe (acoustic)
Trail Of The Buffalo (acoustic)
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right (acoustic)
I Shall Be Released
Silvio
Like A Rolling Stone
The Times They Are A-Changin' (acoustic)
All Along The Watchtower

BOB DYLAN