UNDER
THE

COVERS

by Michelle Dubuc

It was a pitifully small
crowd that assembled in
the Multiplex Monday
night for the Melanie
Doane/Great Big Sea
concert. It’s also really
too bad: because a lot of
people missed out on a
great show by two of
Canada’s best perform-
ers. Melanie took the
stage with all the exu-
berance other perform-
ers might have reserved
for a larger crowd, and
wowed the audience
with an amazingly eclec-
tic and energetic hour-
long performance.
Possessing a_ beautiful
voice only hinted at on
her radio _ singles,
(“Adams Rib,” Waiting for
the Tide,” etc), she
quickly mesmerized the
crowd. Melanie is a very
multi-talented per-
former; as well as
singing, she played fid-
dle, keyboards, and gui-
tar during the course of
her set, once even using
these talents to play an

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amazingly jazzed up

version of Beethoven's

from other fifth symphony.
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was also a big part of
the show: her drummer
took a photo of the audi-
ence in mid-set that is to

versSities.

Great Big Sea

be posted on
www.melaniedoane.com
, and she also managed
to incorporate a little
Prince George culture

(i.e. beer and_ the
Cougars) into the best
rendition of the

Backstreet Boys fav “l
Want it That Way,’ I’ve
ever heard (given that it
does not take much to

outdo the Backstreet .

Boys).

Great Big Sea are
always a lot of fun, and
Monday night was no
exception. These guys
obviously love what they
do and put every ounce
of energy into doing it.
The audience may have
been small but the ones
who came were die-hard
fans - two Newfoundland
flags waved proudly
throughout the night and
the crowd didn’t stop
moving once. GBS
played a good mix of
songs from all four of
their albums, concen-
trating of course on their
newest, “Turn.” Cranking
out favourites like “When
’'m Up (| Can’t Get
Down),” “Runaway,”
“Ordinary Day,’ and oth-
ers, the Newfoundland
foursome showcased

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their unique blend of
Celtic roots. Attempting
to summarize each GBS
member's duties is diffi-
cult - lead singer Alan
Doyle also plays guitar,
bouzouki, and mandolin,
Sean McCann does
vocals, drums, tin whis-
tle, and bodran, Darrell
Power handles vocals
and bass, and Bob
Hallett sings, plays
accordion + about a mil-
lion other things. Even
the naming of Alan
Doyle as the lead singer
is a risky one: every
member of Great Big
Sea is an integral part of
their sound: this is espe-
cially apparent on their
beautifully sung acapel-
la numbers like “General
Taylor.” Great Big Sea
gave 100% during their
1 1/2 long set, and came
back for two encores
(one of which featured
the coolest inflatable
men | had ever seen - no
they weren't those kind
of inflatable men). Alan
Doyle perhaps summed
it up best when he
exclaimed, “Monday
night seems like a great
night for a kitchen party.”
It was. ,

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