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You
don't have to ask around too much to hear
a story like this:
(Alan,
at a friend's wedding in Glasgow, 2005)
"The 'band' consisted of 2 guys
toting guitars and using backing discs -
the backing was really cheesy, quite
obviously cheap karaoke stuff. They were
just about OK to begin with — the singer
carried off some stuff well enough, but
his style never altered, and they hardly
communicated, so they soon started to lose
the audience.
The vocals seemed to tire and crack up as
time wore on, so they turned up the
backing volume to compensate and then
started repeating songs they'd done
earlier. Eventually the whole thing got
just unbearable - we actually felt trapped
in the room with it! They took nearly an
hour's break which, when you consider it,
was a bit of a cheek, but actually it was
a relief; what little atmosphere there
might have been, though, had just fallen
completely flat.
We sneaked out the hotel like guilty
schoolkids just before 11 when the
newlyweds went upstairs to get changed. We
met quite a few other couples leaving and
saying much the same: '...
we feel terrible sloping off early, but we
just couldn't stand another minute of that
racket!'
We
heard later that there were only a few
people left at the end ... it
was a real shame for the bride and groom -
who were mortified - because the
rest of the day had gone really well."
This is honestly not scaremongering
- it can and does happen. You have to
remember that you - and your guests - will
have your music as a backdrop all night
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