Wayne Watson and The Imperials Concert Review

r | 1 hedanger ofChristian music is in the *• glamor and the glory ofit,whichmay swelltheartist's head withpride The Imperials and Wayne Watson have successfully avoided this danger

Vocalist David Will of the Imperials confirmed thisbysaying,"Ifthere's any talent, any glory, we give it back to Him."

Of course, there will always be those who at the sound of a screaming guitar or a steady beat will proclaim "It's sin!"

Will said. "But the Imperials isn't my ministry. Reconciling man to God ismy ministry."

If theirmusic issin, these men are wasting theirentirelives, he said.

Wayne Watson started thenight of October 8 rollingwithcutsfrom his latestalbum,"Watercolor Ponies."

He did the best he could without aband to back himup, andsome energy and excitement was lost without their presence

But Watson didn'tonly sing. He shared from hisheart relevant issues and concerns and gave encouragement tothe audience.

The highlight of the evening though was the Imperials From the onset of the showcase spectacular, the adrenaline rose and excitement, whistles and screamsfilledthe air.

Shortly into the program Willreminded the audienceexactly whatit was therefor "We came tosing, but more importantly to honor the Lord." At that, the group broke into "I Just Came to Praise the Lord."

Then it played selections from its latestLP, "Free the Fire." Itwasthesong "In the Promised Land" from its album, "Let the Wind Blow,"however,thatbrought theaudience toits feetforthefirst time.

Then a well constructed melody ofsongs from earlieralbums tooklong-timefans down memory lane nothing less than beautiful

Who could help but tobe stirred by the haunting melody, "The Boss," writtenand sung by Jammie Lee Sloas. The pianosoloby Bo Cooper was Wayne Watson , who performed without the benefit of a band,concentrateson his music. The peiformer sang songsfrom hisalbum "WatercolorPonies." He alsotooktime losharehisheart inthe student-filledmulti-purposecenter.

The Imperials managed to keep it all in perspective Members were continually sharing Scripture and giving brief testimonies The Imperials and Wayne Watson combination willbe atoughact to follow for future groups who play for the LU audience.

"It was the best concert I'veever seen at LU." said Kur t Voggenreiter the SGA Vice-PresidentforActivities