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| 10-24-2003 | Previous edition: 10-23-2003 |
        
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Printer-friendly version Jam band presents unique style
Staff Writer "Syncopated Strangers" joined together Thursday night at Loeb Playhouse to listen to Umphrey's McGee, a jam band from South Bend. No word other than psychedelic can describe the show. The lights and smoke rising off the stage created an atmosphere that enhanced the sound, an effect that made the experience truly amazing. Umphrey's opened with "Get in the Band." As the drummer moved his arms up and down, it was hard not to groove along with the music. Many in the crowd gave in to temptation, swaying to the music and contorting their bodies with spastic movements, following the beat. The band crosses several genres and brings people together through music. It was obvious that some of the group's major influences are Phish, Metallica, and Motley Crue. In order to share their music and gain publicity, the band records their live performances onto CD through a microphone named "George." The CD is passed on to the bands dozen or so "Umph freaks" — the band's cult following — who then redistribute the music, creating future fans and helping to make their music more widely known. "The Purdue public needs something to stimulate them, especially on the weekends for those who are under 21," remarked Janelle Donahue, sophomore in the School of Science. Kendra Fricke, a sophomore in the School of Liberal Arts, quoted the philosopher Plotinus to describe her feelings about the show. "We are not separate from spirit, we are in it." Printer-friendly version |
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