The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, August 01, 1974, Page Page 3, Image 3
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By Chuck Cromer
Gamecock Staff Writer
Probably every concert-goer
has experienced a performance
where a band was musically good
but much too loud, thus making
the presentation unbearable.
Such was the case with the
Mike Green Band in the Golden
Spur last Wednesday and
Thursday night. They couldn't
distinguish quality from
distortion.
Today's groups relate loudness
and "coming across musically"
as being synonomous. Bands
with inferior talent hope to gain
popularity by blowing your mind
with sound decibels the way the
more successful bands do.
Another reason for all these
terrifying audio vibrations is that
most rock performers are tone
deaf. They keep strumming
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louder and louder in order to hear
those difficult notes. The louder
they play the worse their hearing.
as well as ours becomes.
If there's one place in Columbia
where a large PA system is not
necessary, it's in the Golden
Spur. The Spur is not equipped to
handle 500 watts of booming
audio power.
The Mike Green Band did not
seem to comprehend this as they
hammered the Spur with sound
vibrations from one corner to the
other. Because of this, the size of
the audience never reached over
sixty at any one time while I was
in there.
The band consists of four
members: a bass player, guitar
picker, a drummer and an
electric piano player. Mike
Green, on keyboards and vocal,
used to be a member of the
Atlanta-based Hampton Grease
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enthusiasm throughout their gig
in the Spur. They would play a
number, make a wise remark
about the size of the crowd, and
begin another number. With very
few exceptions did the band ever
tell the audience the name of the
songs they were playing.
To keep our sanity, my group
retreated into the Spur's lounge
area. With a wall between us and
the band, the music actually
sounded good.
In conclusion, the Spur will
never be a bastion of musical
enjoyment until the volume of the
groups that perform there can be
regulated to a bearable audio
level. A decibel meter appears to
be a sound investment for all of
us.
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Loan companies are having
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