European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 1, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page the stars and stripes april entertainment the Pointer Sisters break out by Frank Spotnitz United press International if you mentioned the Pointer Sisters Early last an awful lot of people would have conjured an image of four women singers in a 1940s now All that thanks to the double Platinum album More than a year of nonstop popular music videos and two grammy one for pop performance of jump for your love and one for arranging its taken the Trio the fourth left for Solo career in 1978 a Long time to beat the nostalgia act and now that Treyve done there not taking any a followup album to breakout is nearly Complete and the Sisters will stay on the Road at least until the end of the by the Pointer Sisters will have toured for two full years with Little or no break a grueling to say the All this hyperactivity belies a Large dose of even of were just getting the door Anita Pointer said in a recent seated next to Sisters june and who laughed in they reset Ting us look in right now and when that door opens we Haven made it june ill know when i have it for till be there in big she provoking howls of laughter from her outbursts of laughter occur frequently in an interview with the Pointer who act very much like they listen to each other attentively one then two of them break into a separate return to the interview to make a laugh at someone or join in swooning Over a shared Bruce Springsteen in this each of them would like to record a Solo but they assure you with an ease that can Only come from close relatives that they will not split they say Solo projects would be fun if Only so each could have All the Lead vocals for Why did one of their better los but probably not their prove to be the pointers breakthrough we didst have that concentrated Energy that we had on this album Ever before concentrated by the record company and everybody around Ruth equally important is the sheer dance ability of the sleekly produced All of which Are delivered with the pointers usual in so excited and Neutron dance Are propelled Forward at Breakneck Speed by frenetic vocals while jump relies on a swirling synthesizer arrangement and steady disco which is still in the top 20 after a year on the has done away with the image of the Pointer Sisters As four girls in 1940s but the efforts to establish themselves As a viable singing Trio began sever Al years we changed our style of we changed our we changed our we changed our record top of the charts top 10 singles one More night Phil Collins we Are the world Usa for Africa material girl Madonna crazy for you Madonna Lover girl Stepna cant fight this feeling Reo Speed Wagon Nightshirt commodores in on fire Bruce apr Anasteen rhythm of the night Devaroe too late for Julian Lennon top 10 country singles country girls John Schneider Honor bound Earl Thomas Conley High horse nitty Gritty dirt band 1 need More of you the Bellamy time dont run out on me Anne Murray walking a broken Bojaj Williams girls night out the theres no Way Alabama dont Call it love Dolly Parlon Waltz me to heaven Way ten Jennings top 10 soul singles Nightshirt commodores jul be lock in up to you Wollon Felder featuring Bobby Womack hew attitude Patu Labelle til my baby comes Home Iwlew Vandross be your Man jew Johnsons revue we the Pointer Sisters new look Anita Ruth and june we just we had to because we didst want to be caught in that at the clothes were simply a Way of getting the from had served As backup singers for a slew of acts including Boz Dave Mason and Elvin Bishop for years be fore they got a record contract in there were a few most notably How Long betcha got a Chick on the Side in but the nostalgia Appeal that landed them on talk shows was keeping them from being taken they we rent listening to whether we could sing or Anita they were of those girls with the crazy by the clothes were out and the Pointer Sisters were collaborating with producer Richard Perry on their biggest hit song written but never recorded by More hits Hes so shy in 1980 and slow hand the next but All of that was Only a prelude to the Success of the Perry produced breakout were appreciative that people Are finally appreciating what were Ruth Europe marches to a new beat watch nato the forces in Europe Are being strengthened by an other division the first airborne Rock v Roll beginning april 14 of the nations hottest Rock musicians will perform a series of concerts free concerts for military audiences on this Side of the the supercharged Rock show features members of cheap Leroux and the legendary stills among the stars performing Are Singer guitarist Ste phen bassist George chocolate Perry and keyboardist Mike Finnigan of stills Nash Gui Taris vocalist Robin guitarist Rick drummer Bun Carlos and bassist John Brandt of cheap trick Kansas drummer Phil Ehart Singer Steve formerly with now with streets guitarist Mike Slamer and drummer Tim also of streets keyboardist Tom Coster of Santana and Singer guitarist Tony Haselden and bassist Leon Mudica of the Allstar Rock group tour was the brainstorm of Kansas drummer Phil who proposed the show to Uso and Dod officials two Yean last year the performance made musical history when it entert Atodd uric and enthusiastic american service audiences in the Hawaii and Diego Garcia in the Indian american servicemen and women Are often forgotten by the said when we toured last it made you see How much we meant to those service peo ple Cut off from entertainment and Rock v at the shows they would Tell us How much we meant to them when its the servicemen and women who Are the it was a very emotional experience for Ehart emphasized that the groups intention int simply to perform concerts but also to visit service personnel who Are in hospitals and stationed at Remote we want to let them know that we care and that they Haven been said the first airborne Rock v Roll division will per form at the following locations Aviano a hangar april 8 Vicenza gymnasium april 8 Augsburg Sheridan Cavern Community Center april Stuttgart Panzer Cavern gymnasium april 8 and april 8 Karlsruhe Garten Halle april 8 and Baum older Smith bks gymnasium Hall of champions april admission to ail performances is free to service members and their since seating is some Community officials advise getting tickets in Advance of the Check with your local morale support activities recreation Center or itt of