The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, February 01, 1980, Page Page 11, Image 11
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By Ward Borden
Gumocock Staff Writer
As the members of EQT stood
lear their bus parked in front of
the Russell House, prior to their
Wednesday and Thursday night
shows in the Golden Spur a
passerby asked, "Is Joe Walsh in
there?"
The answer to the question was
obviously "No," but EQT managed
to put on a good show without
Walsh. The Atlanta-based three
man band was able to enlarge a
sparse Wednesday crowd, eliciting
shouts and whistling throughout
their performance. The band,
consisting of David B. Cantonwine,
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(Bear) Sauls, lead guitar, lead
vocals; and Donny McCormick,
drums, lead vocals, did a
creditable job under less than ideal
circumstances.
A combination of nasty weather
and an Eagles concert at the
Coliseum made the job of drawing
a crowd a difficult task. Band
members felt roadies Larry Tubbs
and Reggie McKuen deserved
credit for their little recognized
jobs.
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band about ten years ago according
to bass player Cantonwine
and has been doing the three man
act for about two and a half years.
They tour the eastern seaboard
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and are on the road "just about all
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gig at the Capri Showroom in
Atlanta. "About 1,500 people
showed up for it," said Cantonwine.
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ace changes less than
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variety of hard driving songs from
blues to country rock. They played
a version of the Gene Autry song
"Sunshine" that would have had
the old actor diving for cover
looking for his six-gun. Later they
brought the house down with a
very hot version of "Shake, Rattle,
and Roll" which was elevated by
the hot guitar lead of "Bear"
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and 50 percent songs written by
other people, which individual
members of the band like. We don't
do top forty," said Cantonwine.
In spite of the fact that EQT
plays a variety of music, the pace
changes less than the styles they
perform. Almost all of the songs
wre knock down driving types
characterized by guitar leads from
"Bear" Sauls. Occassionally a
bass or drum solo would be thrown
in, to show the ability of the other
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chord progression again and |
again, leaving innovation for Sauls
to create in his leads. Additionally,
most of the lead vocals are done by
the drummer, McCormick, leaving 1
a void in the place of a "front" |
man. Though the music is the J
thing, stage presence in live shows
shouldn't be underestimated.
KQT is too good a band to come
down on hard. They put on a good
show, especially for those that
appreciate good musicianship and
hard-driving music. The real test
of a band is whether or not they
entertain their audience. The Spur
crowd seemed well pleased.
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The show ended with the high energy rocker from the Hotel California
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band returned, played "Rocky Mountain Way", left the stage and was
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After they did "Greeks Don't Want No Freaks" the band dedicated
the next song to their friend Jackson Browne and treated us to a
tremendous version of Browne's classic "Take It Easy" Just when I
thought the show was over the band returned with the beautiful love
song from On the Border, "Best of My Love".
The Eagles gave us the best of their music and the audience showed
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the Eagles proved that they are one of the premier bands in America.
They utilized their crisp vocals to their fullest potential, and are one of
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