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By Luanne Hicks
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"If we are going to do something,
we are going to do it all the way,"
said Evensong member Joe *
Taylor.
Quality and professionalism are
indeed two standards of the easy
rock music performed by Evensong.
The five members of
Evensong have combined strong
vocals with solid musical talent
into a rather light but enjoyable
form of music.
The Columbia-based band has
found a niche in the world of music
t that lies somewhere between
discomania and rock'n roil. The
music has enough beat to satisfy
the dancers in any crowd, yet the
material is also produced well
enough to keep listeners entertained.
THE TALENTS of the experienced
musicians in Evensong
compliment each other well. Joe
Taylor and Julie Campbell combine
with lead vocalist Siiftnn
Taylor to give the group one of the
top vocal sounds in Columbia. Joe
Taylor plays the lead guitar with
the ease of an accomplished
musician. The keyboards of
Campbell give the band a polished
sound. While Paul Russo on bass
and drummer Rick Stansill keep a
good steady dancing beat and add
depth to the music.
The stronfi vocals are a hichlieht
of the group. By mixing the three
good voices, the band is able to
create many different moods for
the audience.
The band's repertoire of songs is
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definitely suited to its talents.
Songs by such groups as Fleetwood
Mac and Steely Dan are characteristic
of Evensong's style. The
combination of male and female
vocals work together to produce
very accurate renditions of such
Fleetwood Mac tunes as "Say That
You Love Me," "You Make Loving
Fun" and "Don't Stop."
STEELY DAN enthusiasts will
appreciate the strong male vocals
on "Reelin' In the Years" and the
precise version of "Rikki Don't
Lose that Number."
evensong sounds especially tight
on "Smoke From A Distant Fire,"
"I Believe in Love," "Running on
Empty," and "Europia."
Their three original songs, "I
Don't Think That I Can Go On,"
"Waiting For You" and "Ladies of
the Night" are a welcome creative
change that has been accepted well
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originals are not flashy imitations
of Top Forty songs but rather a
solid welding of the band's unique
talents.
The original numbers are a high
point in the act. "We can mess
around playing other people's
material," Joe Taylor said, "but it
will just be messing around. So far
our originals have been accepted
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ANOTHER ASPECT of Evensong
that attests to their emphasis
on professionalism is dedication to
their music. The five members of
Evensong make their living solely
from their music which indicates
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