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By SEAN McGUINNESS t
Staff Writer
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On a hot, dusty, desert road two sunbaked e
individuals desperately fumble to repair a t
broken axle on the trailer containing the I
equipment for the band. s
Finally the heat drives the duo insane and
further progress is put on hold as they vent t
their aggression. The axle does get repaired, i
however, and drummer Darrin Gray and \
vocalist Cole Charles catch up with the oth- f
er half of the group. n
They meet up with guitarist Chad Conn
and bassist Alan Mozingo in Phoenix, Ariz., f
to discover that the club doesn't have them
on the list. Fortunately, the group limps its 1<
way to Flagstaff to play their best and most c
successful performances ever.
A candidate for Amazing Stories? No, F
just another trial of life for the Columbia- s<
based band 49 Reasons. 1
49 Reasons has traveled all over the coun- v
try to states like New Jersey, Illinois, New n
Mexico, and a mammoth trip to California.
The farther from home they go, the easier it b
is to get booked for a show. But they never tl
forget their roots. v
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>ack," Gray said.
Columbia is the band's favorite mu<
cene, and they hope to see bands from 01
:r areas tour in the South to combat the he
ic schedule of the big cities. According
)arrin, more places to perform would pi
ent a unified music scene.
Charles and Gray met in 1986 and form
he nucleus of 49 Reasons. After two yej
hey replaced their bass and guitar playt
vith Mozingo and Conn. The group mov
rom Florence to Columbia for a perfc
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rom the founding days.
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ats of backing vocals. We're more guil
dented now," Gray said.
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"We don't make any money off of salt
ut it gets us enough gas money to get
le next show," Gray said. "It helps get tl
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and Mozingo have their own jobs, yet the
>ic band is the most important thing in their
th- lives.
ic- "Basically we just try to keep our heads
to above water," Gray said. "All the money we
re- make goes right into the band."
In November they plan to go on a southed
western tour to Georgia, Alabama, Texas,
irs Mississippi, and the like. There are also
^rs plans to have another single out before then,
ed Gray sees the future of music, specifically
>r- alternative music, opening up.
"So much has already been done,"
:nt Charles said. "There is a lot of room for
new ideas, but you've got to look much
ith harder. You get off on something you've
tar written but realize that it's the same thing
someone else did. Then you have to drop it
he and move on."
ns Most of all, the band members try to
ic. enjoy themselves while performing their
rd music.
ig "I see people taking music way too seriously.
This is never a job to us. You go out
;s, there to listen to music and have a good
to time; it should never be a philosophical stohe
ry," Charles said.
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