Show Concert Review Splash 1993 visits Murray Storm failed to stop enthusiastic crowd at concert On I z 2 i 0 Y Photo contributor Servantes Vocalist Chris Murray of King Apparatus hypes the crowd at Splash o Katrina Servantes Contributor and lightning were THUNDER no match for Splash 93 On Saturday Aug 7 at Amphitheater four bands gathered to entertain those who enjoy the more energetic energetic energetic ener ener- getic sounds of style Reggae-style music with a much faster beat and generally with a horn section section sec sec- tion Starting up the sho show was Salt Lake City's Otys own Insatiable trying to get the crowd up and moving with their version of the polka Up next the a nine-member nine band from Washington DC D.C. with a message message message mes mes- sage for the This audience is all just for fun Then hailing from New York City the had the crowd going wild with their Star Trek tribute The featured band King Apparatus Apparatus Apparatus Ap Ap- from Toronto had outrageous outrageous outrageous out out- energy levels which magnified magnified magnified mag mag- the crowds crowd's enthusiasm for forI I the evening With songs from their self titled self titled CD Buy Our Stuff and the ever popular Nonstop Drinking mixed with their newly released Marbles CD with son songs such as Hold Me Down Strong Physical Physical Physical cal Urge and Liars kept the crowd starving for more I like this music because you youcan youcan youcan can invent your own dance a goer concert-goer said Most of the crowd seemed to be doing the same thing Chris Murray lead vocals of King Apparatus said If you dont don't d dance ce to our music you lose its it's also how we tell if you en enjoy joy what we play f y When King Apparatus started six years ago t they ey were a cover b band nd playing blues alternative rock and nd reggae We didn't start out as a band that's why we dont don't have the horns that most everybody has Murray said Three years ago King Apparatus started to tour w with th their own music and now shows a year on the road Because most of their following is sity-age sity students about 25 percent of their tours are to college campuses campuses campuses cam cam- in Canada With the release of the new CD Marbles s in Canada they plan to be busy touring this fall The son songs from Marbles were wr written by the three original members of the band Chris Murray Murray Murray Mur Mur- ray vocals Mitch Girio Gino bass and Sam Tallo Tabo guitar The other three members of the band Brian Christopher drums joined two half and-a-half years ago JC Orr guitar and Mark LeBourdais organ Orr Orrand Orrand Orrand and LeBourdais joined the band since September 1992 Recording is a nice break from touring because when youre you're live that's it one take When you record you can go back and work on it Murray said The new CD has the great music which has come to be expected expected expected ex ex- ex- ex from King Apparatus the only thing lacking is the energy that is felt at a live show |