Chrysler Theatre’s new Classic Rock program brings down the house...

As the opening strains of Journey’s Lights drifted through the towering Marshall amps at St. Clair College’s Chrysler Theatre during the evening of June 20, those in the audience of close to 1,000 could close their eyes and swear it was the summer of 1980 again, they were sitting on the grassy hill at Pine Knob, and Steve Perry and Greg Rolie were singing two-part harmonies.

Cloned Classic Rock, the latest musical feature of St. Clair Centre for the Arts’ rock concert series, kicked off the first of a three-concert package, with a tribute show to Journey and Styx. Featuring seasoned Windsor musicians Pete Palazzolo, Charlie Lambrick, Paul Beresford, Jim Bonventre, Mike Kohuch and Joe Trochhi, the group nailed both bands greatest hits, so much so that a former light man for the real Styx who was in attendance said the group sounded even better than the original!

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"Greatest Hits Live" is more than just a cover band: it's an ear candy experience: a re-creation of the classic music that most of us remember from our younger days. And it's performed by six talented and dedicated musicians, drawn together by their common love of music. At the moment, “Greatest Hits” has four complete shows which are rotated at various venues.

There's the Journey program, Styx, Eric Clapton and the greatest Canadian rock bands such as the GuessWho, B.T.O, Rush and AprilWine, just to name a few. Each show is packed with accurate, note by note renditions of the greatest hits of each band, much to the delight of appreciative audiences. Guitarist, keyboard player and vocalist Pete Palazzolo, owner of the Canadian Conservatory of Music, says "Greatest Hits Live" came about after a talent show at the Cleary Auditorium, now the St. Clair Centre for the Arts, presented by the Conservatory's production company, Polar Bear Music.

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