Students sound off about homecoming music choices
This year’s homecoming lineup brings more to the table with Sean Kingston and MuteMath as headliners for GCSU’s homecoming concert. Last year’s entertainers, Cartel and Shop Boyz, were met with mixed reviews, but this year it seems that students are excited about the music.
Last semester, students voted online for their choice bands to headline GCSU’s homecoming. Out of the choices that encompassed an array of genres, MuteMath and Sean Kingston won the draw.
“I think the music accurately represents our generation’s version of mainstream,” Matt Sanchez said.
Coming together from a curious past, MuteMath formed from the breakup of a failed Christian rock band and the gathering of musicians with a dream to play music that was not targeted to a specific genre. The band gained popularity from MySpace and tours starting in 2006, but ran into a legal snag with Warner Brothers that almost terminated the band.
“We want to make music with no barriers,” Paul Meeny, bassist of MuteMath told US Weekly shortly after the lawsuit. “We don’t want to cater to a specific audience or political or religious agendas. We’re only a band.”
MuteMath’s hit, “Typical” premiered on YouTube in March 2007 and had over 100,000 views in less than four days. Students are excited to see what else MuteMath has planned.
“It’s nice that it’s free,” junior Matt Nelson said. “I want to hear more about MuteMath and Sean Kingston, but I don’t know that I’d be willing to pay to hear a band I don’t know that much about.”
Kingston first became known for his hit “Beautiful Girls,” which combined a reggae style of music with hip-hop. A native of Kingston, Jamaica, he used music to helped him escape a troubled past.
“I think Sean Kingston will put on a good concert,” Corinne Przedpelski said. “Everyone is going to go see how these two different types of music work together.”
The bands will be playing in Centennial Center on Feb. 18, a change from last year’s outdoor venue at The Village, but some students aren’t happy with the switch.
“I think if we have a free concert we should have it on Front Campus,” Josh Davis said. ” It can hold everyone that comes and will be a great drawing point for the concerts.”
Though some students are concerned about the acoustic capabilities of the Centennial Center, many are just happy for an excuse for a free concert and potential tailgating possibilities.
“It’s all about having fun,” Nelson said. “As long as the concert’s pretty good and tailgating is in, I’m there.”
Posted by Stephanie Sorensen
on Jan 29 2010. Filed under Features.
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