Dick
Clark’s American Bandstand Theater
Bill
Medley/Paul Revere and the Raiders
Original Stars of American Bandstand
Of all the shows that we saw on
this trip to Branson, Original Stars of American Bandstand was the
biggest disappointment. First and foremost the sound system was
terrible. It was so loud that it gave me a splitting headache. Even
with it that loud, the bass and the kick drum was turned up so much
that one could hardly understand the vocals.
I also felt that they falsely advertised the show. They promote the
show as being the Original Stars of American Bandstand. They do not
however tell you that “The Chiffons” are not really original. It is
only the former lead singer of “The Chiffons”, her daughter and
another non-original. The show is produced and much of the music is
actually played by two sons of Bobby Vee. Bobby Vee himself is still
pretty good but Fabian is now 63 and just doesn’t have the stage
presence anymore to carry the show. Chris Montez was the one bright
spot in the show.
For being one of the more expensive show tickets in Branson, the
overall production quality was very poor. The show relies to heavily
on slides, recordings, old TV clips, etc. to bolster these aging
performers. I had thought that it might be comparable to some of the
oldies music shows that PBS has been airing on television over the
past few years. It is not even close. I recommend that you pass on
this expensive disappointment and go see lost in the 50’s instead.
You will have a lot better time for a lot less cost.
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