4-4-1 Kickstarts Broken Reunion Show with Bittersweet Performance
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| 441, sans bassist Holland, wows the enthusiastic crowd at the Broken Records Reunion Concert, Saturday, August 19, 2005 (photo: Gary Olson) |
Irvine, Calif. (August 22, 2005) - 80’s alternative Christian band 4-4-1 put together an energetic, passionate set as the leadoff band at the much-anticipated Broken Records Reunion Concert held at Mariner’s Church in Irvine, California on August 19.
Three of the original members took the stage, with guest keyboardist Ronnie Martin from Joy Electric and Joe Medrano standing in on bass.
Medrano was filling in at the last minute as bass player Glenn Holland was not able to make the trip from Texas after being diagnosed with testicular cancer and undergoing surgery the week before.
Both Martin and Medrano put in excellent performances in support of the intense, 30-minute set.
“Ronnie has had great success with Joy Electric and it was a privilege for us to have him play,” said Holland, recuperating at home with thoughtfully-placed ice packs. “He counts us as an influence, which is humbling and I think everyone involved took a lot out of the experience.”
The band started the night off with the jumpy rockabilly number “Looking At You” and didn’t slow down as they tore through the tome to McNamara’s nephew with “Jordan.” 4-4-1 got heavy with the sultry theme of “In The Night” and then whipped the crowd up, bouncing to “Break Out.”
The audience responded immediately to Martin’s deftly-fingered opening notes of “Fish On The Car” and came to their feet for the hit “Mourning Into Dancing.”
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| 4-4-1 opened the evening for what would be a first-rate music production. (photo: Gary Olson) |
McNamara dedicated the penultimate song to absent band mate Holland with “Is It Enough,” singing, “and it’s a wild dream, thinking I am alright; all is not what it seems, especially in this life.”
(for information on Glenn's condition, click here)
The band brought it home with their traditional closer, “In His Presence” and as the crowd sang along, the five-piece bid them goodnight and made way for the other groups for that night, Crumbacher, Altar Boys, The Choir and Undercover.
“Many people told me that they were surprised that they remembered all the words to the songs and were singing along the whole time,” said vocalist McNamara. “It was a great feeling to see that response during the concert as well as all the dancing.”
McNamara continued, “We want to thank Beth Jahnsen and Take Two Productions for a well put together program in all aspects. It was top notch.”
(for full text of McNamara's post-concert remarks, click here)
4-4-1 is working on a sort of anthology release with several bonus tracks and looking for new opportunities to perform. Please check www.441online.com frequently for updates on the band