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Design par Zion pour Kitgrafik.comATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION - ORLANDO, FL - May 17th, 2002
by Phil Kichler & Michelle Larose
ORLANDO FLORIDA USA- Friday, May 17, 2002. Festival Fridays, a free downtown Orlando concert series this year treated listeners to a veritable buffet of great music. Among the headliners were such staple acts as Firefall and Dave Mason. In the final show of the series, Atlanta Rhythm Section took the stage at noon, the hottest day of the year thus far.
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Opening with "Truckin" and proceeding with an impressive list of ultra-recognizable radio hits, this band has the rare ability to take you on a trip down memory lane, singing along with tunes that seem as fresh and fun today as twenty-five years ago. Ignoring the oppressive heat they played on through "Champagne Jam", "Imaginary Lover", "I'm Not Gonna Let It Bother Me Tonight", "Doraville", "Spooky" and many more.
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Attention to detail is apparent in the sound these six musicians produce onstage, from the sweet three and four part vocal harmonies to the smoldering guitar solos by charter member Barry Bailey. Multi-talented rhythm guitarist Steve Stone and bassist Justin Senker are the cut-ups of the band and the fun they have with the crowd and each other on stage is infectious and contagious.
Keyboardist Dean Daughtry is all business as is drummer Jim Keeling, which is part of the reason the sound is so tight and perfectly blended. Front man Andy Anderson rounds out the talent here with his impeccable voice and photogenic presence. ARS still rocks and shows no signs of letting up anytime soon. Good news for those of us still under the impression that the best music was written and recorded in the '70s.
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The ARS guys are a lot of fun to hang with and a hoot to shoot (photos that is), and their music speaks to a time when intelligent content and harmonic quality were the hallmark of a successful band.