I ventured away from El Dorado last night, & had a great time at Our Place in Camden, AR. The debut performance of Our Band was a complete success, and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves immensely. Good crowd on hand for the majority of the night, and I saw lots of familiar faces.
From the short introduction video at the start of the performance, down to the very last song... you could tell that this band was ready for this show. Each member realized that practice time is over...now, it's for real!
It also didn't take long to recognize the fact that this band will indeed play a little of everything. With seasoned musicians that have years of experience playing in differing bands of differing styles, they certainly run the gamut of musical genres. Their eclectic set list includes classic, current, & southern rock, blues, country, funk...they do it all, and pull it off quite well, at that!
The fact that they use 4 vocalists adds to their versatility as well. It gives them a depth that some bands lack, and it certainly keeps things from becoming stale. I thought Glenn, Wendall, Beau, & Mike all did excellent jobs on the mic, and Barry as well on backup vocals.
You'd expect a band in their first live performance to make a few mistakes, and they did...but surprisingly, very few. They seemed to transition fairly well from one selection to the next, and there was a good flow to the sets. The band seemed to enjoy the pace, and the crowd did too. Overall, I'd expect this band to develop very quickly into a well-oiled machine.
After the second set, Vocalist Glenn Walters, and Mike Duke on acoustic guitar, performed "Bluesman" by Hank Williams, Jr., at the special request of an audience member. Young guitarist, Kelsey Camp, provided back-up rythm on electric guitar. I really enjoyed this little break in the order, and it seemed a fitting bridge between the sets.
I found Our Place to be a very nice venue for a live music performance. The sound was a little too loud on the first few songs, but it didn't take the sound man long to level things out, and it was excellent for the remainder of the night. The staff were very pleasant, and the beverages were ice-cold...nice place to hear a good band, for sure.
All in all, a very enjoyable time...the way it ought to be!
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