On Friday, February 28, 1992 at 11:57:17 AM UTC-6, Bob Taylor wrote:
Avenue G and Jeff Sack are both part of Rich's backup band (I just
saw the concert in Newburg, OR a couple of days ago). I'd give
both and "OK", but nothing really new or special, but the sound was
really lousy (small, unsophisticated PA in a big, echoey room -
anything detailed turned into instant mud).
The concert overall was great (if you ignored the sound quality -
i used to run sound quite a bit, so if it's off, it bothers me -
probably shouldn't, but it does.). I'm a big Jimmy A fan (i was the
only one who clapped when Rich announced him as a founding member
of Vector), but his stuff didn't come off well at all without a
regular band (Rich & Beaker backed him up, and they clearly weren't comfortable playing his style of music) and decent sound - it was
way too complex for the situation.
Rich was great - i'd never seen him live before. He's completely unpretentious - the exact opposite of a lot of the current big
set, big lights, bit costume tours. He came out in a faded t-shirt
and ugly, baggy shorts that kept slipping down - no shoes, socks.
He was great both singing and talking - he was really open and
honest, which made him easy to like.
Bob Taylor
HP Vancouver
What was the name of the venue where Rich Mullins performed in Newberg, Oregon??
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