tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400657606445846452.post3298680548198243855..comments2023-10-26T04:11:46.690-07:00Comments on South Sound Arts etc. - Alec Clayton: Into Something GoodAlec Claytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15518600413157551190noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400657606445846452.post-73789633668673000032011-06-05T15:15:56.062-07:002011-06-05T15:15:56.062-07:00I thought everything was fantastic - the singing, ...I thought everything was fantastic - the singing, the dancing, the musicians and the arrangements. Well done!<br /><br />-Price (friend of guitarist Don)Maltbymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15924982674656499920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400657606445846452.post-36925691145338904572011-06-02T12:26:54.628-07:002011-06-02T12:26:54.628-07:00Surely all these comments from "anonymous&quo...Surely all these comments from "anonymous" are not from the same person.Alec Claytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15518600413157551190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400657606445846452.post-39132677402445713452011-06-02T12:06:02.529-07:002011-06-02T12:06:02.529-07:00Really boring...especially the second half. It lo...Really boring...especially the second half. It looks like the actors are making fun of the 60's instead of recreating them. A nice try, but with such a young cast...it's just not worth it. Buy a 60's music collection instead!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400657606445846452.post-44438236467688374242011-05-16T15:32:44.455-07:002011-05-16T15:32:44.455-07:00Another reader said: There is a story through the ...Another reader said: There is a story through the songs. It is telling the story of Britain's working class and reflects what was happening with the younger generation during the 60s. Go see this show if you love the British rockers of the 60s!! <br /><br />I asked Michael and he said: If there is a story it escaped me. There is no dialogue per se; only songs and lyrics back to back. However, there is a theme and a timeline, which is considerably more than most mere concerts offer. <br /> <br />The theme is the so-called British invasion that irrevocably altered the music scene in the US while simultaneously reflecting (some would say influencing) the socio-political changes happening during that period. The musical timeline begins around 1964 and proceeds more or less chronologically through the early 1970s.<br /> <br />The first set (they call it act one) has songs about love, loss, feeling down and feeling good. Act two, after the intermission, introduces songs that reflect the growing psychedelic influence, the free love era and the peace movement. All that may not matter, for even if you don't know the cultural history that spawned these songs, you will definitely feel the changing moods they represent.<br /> <br />For the record, I was a teenager in 1964 and remember every one of these songs, my wife, somewhat younger, remembers only some, but my son was born more than a decade after that period ended. We all, perhaps for very different reasons, enjoyed the show immensely.<br /> <br />Michael Dresdner<br />www.rainydayukes.com<br />"You can't stay sad while playing a uke."Alec Claytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15518600413157551190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400657606445846452.post-29152457309142485832011-05-16T11:53:06.455-07:002011-05-16T11:53:06.455-07:00Is there a story or is it just a concert?Is there a story or is it just a concert?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400657606445846452.post-62214943588402412782011-05-16T10:29:31.647-07:002011-05-16T10:29:31.647-07:00This show rocks! There are many numbers that broug...This show rocks! There are many numbers that brought the audience to their feet and there was lots of singing along with the cast. This is a terrific show!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com