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Re: Thoughts on OtR...
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From: <Ponybat at aol_com>
To: <paragin.1 at osu_edu>; <over-the-rhine at actwin_com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 1999 10:08 PM
Subject: Re: Thoughts on OtR...
> i didn't know otr in the "good old days." i first heard them 5 years ago
> when my brother made me buy Patience, and the only concerts i've been to
were
> the emery concert in 97 and 3 shows this year.
and you are telling me that you don't think there is a huge drop off between
the stuff on Patience and their recent attempts? OtR's music used to be
lively, with rhythm and spirit. not to mention Karin's voice used to be so
much clearer. Jack's lackluster guitar playing cannot hold the candle to
what Rich used to do for the band. There were songs last Saturday where i
saw Jack playing the guitar, but he had very little contribution to the
music. and it was comical when everyone went nuts over his strumming the
guitar, yeah, that's hard to do...And of course their recent insistence on
playing mostly as a trio without a drummer or a bassist hasn't helped their
case any.
>so - my perspective isn't as
> broad as it could be, but to say that OtR is lifeless . . . good God!
where
> were you Saturday night? surely you weren't at the same show.
> the band _is_ evolving into something that it wasn't previously.
actually, at this point, I'd say you are pretty clueless, maybe even go out
on a limb and say you are on Crack!!! OtR is evolving into another mediocre
band. As far as i can tell, there has been a slow decline ever since Eve,
maybe even Patience, but Good Dog Bad Dog was definitely the beginning of
the end. I think Lindford's attempt to get rid of everyone in the band who
is just as talented maybe more so than him is destroying the band. He'd
probably get rid of Karin, except that they are married...
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