Association concert last night
 

This concert was not nearly as good as all of the other concerts I've gone to - usually they are fantastic. I don't know if it was the performers, the sound system or both. They seemed not in tune with each other and off key. They even had to start one of the songs over again because it appeared they were not in the same key. The songs all brought back great memories but I was rather disappointed with the quality.

I have to agree with you...it was just OK, certainly not the best 'original' performance I've seen at Savannah ... Peter Noone/Herman's Hermits is still the best.

Some of it is the poor acoustics in the Savannah Center. To me, Rocky and the Rollers sound better outside at LSL than inside at Savannah. But, I think alot of the less than stellar quality is that the vocalists are getting a bit long in the tooth and their voices just aren't that strong. I'm sorry to say this applies to Rocky's crew too.... I love their band sound but the vocals are sounding a bit strained at times.

I guess I got my $20 worth.

Do they ever have any classical performances or jazz by famous artists there?

To each there own, but I haven't seen any events listed yet that appealed to me enough to even consider buying a ticket. We've only been here a few months so I'm hoping it might change in the future. Otherwise, it looks like we'll have to trek to Orlando or Tampa.

Shame....It seems like a nice venue from the outside.

I really enjoyed the concert, but have to agree. The problem seemed to be with the addition of Jordan Cole, formerly of the Christy Minstrals. While he is a very personable man, his singing and microphone skills were lacking. He also added his own guitar stylings, which were not compatible with the sound of the recordings we are all so used to hearing. Even though the concert did not sound exactly like the old songs, I still enjoyed myself and it is amazing to see some of these musicians up close after the concerts, after having listened to their music all these years. Especially enjoyed "Along Comes Mary" at the end of the concert.

All in all, I still enjoyed the concert and wasn't sorry that I went - I go to almost all of the 50's/60's concerts. I think it's great that we have this here for us.
As far as other types of music, The Villages Concert Band and The New Horizons Band perform at the Savannah and that is a variety of music - marches, broadway, Gershwin, etc. I play sax in the NHB - our concert is Nov 29 and 30. The Concert band is Oct 25 and 26. I'm sure you would enjoy them both.
Also, the Church on the Square has some other types of music - the Philharmonic will be starting up in a few months.

I love the Philharmonic and did not go to the Church on the square for music because I thought it was a churchy thing. OH no, I didn't mean that. I just hadn't realized until I was dragged there that it was not a religious thing.

I am making myself look bad. I didn't mean that like it sounded.

The music at the Church on the square is BEAUTIFUL.

Church services are too..I just thought it was a church service and it isn't.

I need coffee.:mornincoffee:

Also enjoyed Along Comes Mary last night. Here are the lyrics since it is almost an unintelligible tune. (Actually, I don't get the lyrics either).

Along Comes Mary


Every time I think that I'm the only one who's lonely
Someone calls on me
And every now and then I spend my time in rhyme and verse
And curse those faults in me

And then along comes Mary
And does she want to give me kicks, and be my steady chick
And give me pick of memories
Or maybe rather gather tales of all the fails and tribulations
No one ever sees

When we met I was sure out to lunch
Now my empty cup tastes as sweet as the punch

When vague desire is the fire in the eyes of chicks
Whose sickness is the games they play
And when the masquerade is played and neighbor folks make jokes
As who is most to blame today

And then along comes Mary
And does she want to set them free, and let them see reality
From where she got her name
And will they struggle much when told that such a tender touch as hers
Will make them not the same

When we met I was sure out to lunch
Now my empty cup tastes as sweet as the punch

And when the morning of the warning's passed, the gassed
And flaccid kids are flung across the stars
The psychodramas and the traumas gone
The songs are left unsung and hung upon the scars

And then along comes Mary
And does she want to see the stains, the dead remains of all the pains
She left the night before
Or will their waking eyes reflect the lies, and make them
Realize their urgent cry for sight no more

When we met I was sure out to lunch
Now my empty cup tastes as sweet as the punch

Maybe you should try something stronger...:wave:

Jazzper, The Lenny Wilson Quartet (really a quintet now with the vocal)
is local, but very good and highly recommended. They play at the squares and were at Church on the Square last night. I don't see much in the way of famous jazz folks coming through here.

You don't? It's an anti drug song.

Another clue: Mary is the drug.

I've seen the Association twice about 15-20 years ago when I was in Miami. At both concerts their harmonizing was mediocre at best. At both concerts (about 3 years apart) they managed to criticize the sound guy. Hmmm... either get a new sound guy or some new excuses!!

Actually quite the opposite. According to The Association last night the song was banned on half the radio stations. Allegedly, Mary was thought to be a reference to marijuana.

The song is about life in a drug culture that the writer of the lyrics observed in the 60's. I remember marijuana being called "Mary Jane" in my Woodstock days.:angel::wine::angel:

Of course Mary was a reference to marijuana! Go back and read the lyrics you pasted. You think it was pro-drugs?

does she want to see the stains, the dead remains of all the pains
She left the night before
Or will their waking eyes reflect the lies, and make them
Realize their urgent cry for sight no more

really? And yes, I know the song was banned. I assumed that was a reaction to the song being about marijuana, and that those who banned it didn't understand the words either.