Readers Rate, Rake Music, Theater, Art and Dance : Pop Music

Readers responded with sincerity, wit and, occasionally, vehemence to our queries for their assessments of the best and worst in pop music, theater, art, classical music and dance in Orange County in 1992. Here is some of what they had to say:

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Best club shows: John Prine (Coach House); Mary-Chapin Carpenter (Coach House); Al Stewart (Coach House).

Best concerts: Neil Young (Pacific Amphitheatre); Concrete Blonde (Greek Theatre); U2 (Anaheim Stadium).

Worst club show: Michael McDonald (Coach House).

Worst concerts: Blues Festival (Pacific Amphitheatre); Lollapalooza ’92 (Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre--”overrated, no variety musically”); “and even though not in Orange County, Bruce Springsteen (Los Angeles Sports Arena)--Who would have thought a Bruce concert could be so boring?”

JOHN ROOS

Lake Forest