One Take on Girl Talk
The following is a submission from Dan Scheffler, Editor-In-Chief of Statler & Waldorf.
On April 30, 2010, UPAC concert pulled together their best efforts to put on the annual spring show, this time headlining Girl Talk. And well, they did their best. But let’s go through this chronologically, mmkay? The mass influx of people into ECAV made me feel like I was at an actual concert venue. It was nice to see the place get some real student use. I can see the gym being used again someday. Props to UPAC for the location choice.
The gym entertained all of UPAC Lights and Sound working to their limit. There were some interesting graphics of clowns and faces made of falling foods, but none of this really mattered once the show started. As soon as Girl Talk pressed play I was disappointed. Granted I can say this now after being disappointed for the whole show. Initially, there was hope it would get better. The main problem of the show was the overdriven bass that overwhelmed everything else Gregg was playing. This reduced his work to much the level of your average club. The other problem with the concert is in the music itself. What drew me to Girl Talk initially was the fact that he took many well known songs and put them together in interesting and fun ways. I could listen to a track and enjoy it for what was in it. Here, without being able to hear or guess what was played or going to be played, that novelty was gone. It wasn’t Girl Talk to me.
All in all, it was still a fun night. There were parts of his show that I really enjoyed, like when I knew everything that was going on. (I totally called the Phoenix throwback). But because of the sound problems and the style of the show, I was able to enjoy it as much as my expectations were hyped up to be.
2 out of 5
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